Hands down, lowcountry style is my favorite. It’s all equal parts worn, casual, genteel, beachy, rustic, country, proper, and southern. This month, Coastal Living Magazine featured a South Carolina lowcountry rambler that I could move into today! Take a look at how amazing this place is.
Trees dripping with Spanish moss frame the home perfectly. The whitewashed brick chimney gives the home a less buttoned up look, while those huge porches welcome, “come and sit a spell.”
That front door is complete perfection. I also love how they weren’t afraid to mix and match different styles of overhead lighting all in one front porch entry space. I could just imagine sitting here sipping an iced tea and watching the river roll on by.
If you were planning this space below you might think, no, the golden tones in the hardwood flooring will certainly clash with the reclaimed barnwood ceiling, but surprise, they totally don’t. They work perfectly together, thanks to the crispness of the white walls and window frames and the casual slipcovered furniture. All of it melds beautifully and lets the real star, the outdoors, shine.
This little breakfast nook is so charming I want to sit down, sip a coffee and eat that croissant right there. The painted ceiling paired with the mismatched vintage table and chairs balanced by the worn plank floors comes off cute not cutesy.
It is amazing what you can do with a small space. This room, if you saw it without the built-in bunks would probably look more like a hallway than a bedroom, but with the space-maximizing built-in bunks it looks like a perfectly generous room for two kids to crash at night. I really have an obsession with built-in bunks. We put them in our own beach house and the kids LOVE sleeping in there, and I’ll admit, I’ve spent a night or two in the bunks and they are very cozy.
And finally, the outdoors. This looks like it would be the most refreshing respite on a hot and humid South Carolina summer day, I can hear the cicadas humming. This space is a great example of the lowcountry’s ability to mix prim with casual. The detailed architecture under the eaves, iron patio furniture, and black-bottomed pool are formal, yet pair really well with the rustic, worn look of the oyster shell brick and au naturale landscape.
