Saving Lowcountry farmland
Conservation of family farms important to Beaufort County Story by Edward Thomas + Photography by Michael Hrizuk Lifetime Bluffton resident Mary Olive Pinckney Merrick, who died in 2014, would have …
One foot on a tractor
By Lisa Allen Underneath this Bluffton builder is a farmer, through and through. It’s not unusual to get an email from Ben Kennedy at 2 in the morning. That’s often …
How to Choose Flooring
We all have our opinions on the best things in life—the best books, the best vacation spots, the best way to cook a hamburger on the grill. Not many people, …
How to: Style bookshelves
Items are available for purchase through the J. Banks Retail Showroom located at 35 Main Street on Hilton Head Island.
A space to gather
A Hilton Head Family designs another residence with gathering and rest in mind.
Five ideas for your home: Coastal family getaway
Minor enhancements & upgrades that make a major difference.
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Buy it or try it: Baynard Park Road
This Sea Pines home costs $4.5 million, but its inspiration is free.
Rediscovering a lost art
For centuries, the Lowcountry was built on tabby. With the formula lost to the ages, D. Pierce Giltner unveils his modern take on an ancient art.
The Accidental Gardener: Don’t call me a kumquat! Well, you look like one!
Loquats, also known as a Japanese apricot or plum, are in the Rosaceae family, the same as apples, pears, peaches and nectarines. Kumquats, however, are a citrus fruit — think …
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Metal in interior design: The remix
How to pull off the mixed metal interior design trend everyone is raving about.