Description: A new Captain’s Island home offers a fresh take on contemporary Southern style by ROBIN HOWARD / photography by HOLGER OBENAUS Charleston’s natural environment has always influenced its architecture and interiors: Homes are designed to capture the views, light and breezes, while cool color palettes and organic materials provide a respite from the heat and humidity. Nature plays such a significant role in what we want and need from our homes that without going the extra mile creatively, we risk ending up with the same house as our neighbors. Steve Guaglianone, third-generation homebuilder and founder of Novella Homes, is a master of using the natural materials we love in innovative ways. Today, we’re going to see his latest project, a Southern-style contemporary home on Captain’s Island, a 100-acre enclave on Daniel Island where marsh and river views dominate the scenery. The 5,500-square-foot residence has six bedrooms and six and a half baths and is a haven for a family with three young kids. “The clients wanted a classic Charleston exterior with a more modern interior,” Guaglianone says. “They wanted high-quality finishes throughout, and they have young children, so they wanted it to be comfortable and family-friendly.” For this project the builder teamed up with designer Jesse Vickers of JLV Interiors. “We have such a great collaboration with JLV, and Jesse does a fantastic job,” Guaglianone says. Indeed, Vickers and Guaglianone are an exceptional team. Together, they create interiors that are organic without veering into bohemian, global without leaning Scandi and coastal without being nautical or trendy. As we walk through the home, notice how their bold use of black finishes and accents keeps the neutral palette grounded and elegant. One of the design hallmarks of this project is the intentional use of geometry. With few exceptions, shapes are either circles, squares or rectangles. Along with texture, the deliberate and consistent repetition of shapes adds a layer of subtle interest throughout the house. Another hallmark of the design is that every room has a visual anchor that serves as something for the eye to hold onto. With such majestic views outside and so many beautiful details inside, elements such as the large gray pendants over the kitchen island, the heavy rectangular coffee table in the family room and the warm wood floating vanity in the primary bath tell us where to rest our eyes, or at least where to start looking. The effect is profoundly calming.
Price: 16 USD
Location: Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
End Time: 2025-01-11T13:01:33.000Z
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Publication Name: New
Publication Year: 2024
Genre: Design
