"Renovating an old house on Sullivans Island presented many challenges, from preserving the integrity of the original outside to updating the inside. Throughout the entire process, Steve and his team were creative, resourceful, responsive, and fair. They helped to solve problems, rather than say it cannot be done. If we had to do it over again (and we won’t, because we did it right), we would choose them, no question about it."

                                                                                                                                                                 -David Russell and Jamie Brownlee

The front facade of the house remained intact with a few updates including a new roof, infill on one side of the porch and a new coat of paint. We wanted to preserve the original architecture of the structure while opening up the majority of the interior spaces.
Old front exterior of the house, prior to renovation.
The kitchen in the house prior to renovation.
The kitchen was added to the rear of the house. It was designed to look like a porch was infilled with windows and columns. By doing this it created a look of symmetry that the original house embodied. A custom soapstone sink and AGA range complete the ageless look and feel of this traditional beach cottage.
The kitchen area was part of the main addition to the house seen from the back of the house. A portion of the countertops were fabricated on-site with Tabby, an oyster shell-encrusted stucco material that has typically been used as exterior cladding on southern homes for 200 years.
All the heart pine wood floors, columns and various beams throughout the house were reused. The pine structural beams that needed to be replaced were re-milled and repurposed to construct the Dining Room table and multi-level Kitchen island.
Before the renovation, this is the stairway into the front entry way. The stairs were left in tact.
The cottage feel of this beach house reflects the casual style of the family that lives in Atlanta, Georgia.
The underneath of the house was in bad condition and needed major repairs in order to keep the house intact. Moisture and other structural issues existed had to be corrected before renovations could take place.
Before the renovation the living room was separate from the kitchen and other spaces. Herlong designed the home to be open to all spaces combining entertaining, living and dining all in one.
The entryway was not moved from the original spot though the area the the right of the door was walled off. The stairs were painted a dark blue and retained throughout the renovation. All the windows and doors were also restored.
Reclaimed wood, revamped furniture and restored windows and doors breathe new life into this coastal cottage.
A small section of the porch was in-filled to mirror the other side, thereby providing ample space for what is now the Master bathroom.
The master bedroom of this renovation was once a smaller living room off the main space of the house.
The exterior on the rear of the house was drastically but visually unobtrusively altered. An exterior stair on this side of the house was not original and was removed during the renovation. To reduce the vertical feel of the house, this facade was made to look like it was once a porch.
The back of the house shows where the main part of the renovation took place. A staircase was removed and a three car garage was added as well as the kitchen above.
The front facade of the house remained intact with a few updates including a new roof, infill on one side of the porch and a new coat of paint. We wanted to preserve the original architecture of the structure while opening up the majority of the interior spaces.
Old front exterior of the house, prior to renovation.
The kitchen in the house prior to renovation.
The kitchen was added to the rear of the house. It was designed to look like a porch was infilled with windows and columns. By doing this it created a look of symmetry that the original house embodied. A custom soapstone sink and AGA range complete the ageless look and feel of this traditional beach cottage.
The kitchen area was part of the main addition to the house seen from the back of the house. A portion of the countertops were fabricated on-site with Tabby, an oyster shell-encrusted stucco material that has typically been used as exterior cladding on southern homes for 200 years.
All the heart pine wood floors, columns and various beams throughout the house were reused. The pine structural beams that needed to be replaced were re-milled and repurposed to construct the Dining Room table and multi-level Kitchen island.
Before the renovation, this is the stairway into the front entry way. The stairs were left in tact.
The cottage feel of this beach house reflects the casual style of the family that lives in Atlanta, Georgia.
The underneath of the house was in bad condition and needed major repairs in order to keep the house intact. Moisture and other structural issues existed had to be corrected before renovations could take place.
Before the renovation the living room was separate from the kitchen and other spaces. Herlong designed the home to be open to all spaces combining entertaining, living and dining all in one.
The entryway was not moved from the original spot though the area the the right of the door was walled off. The stairs were painted a dark blue and retained throughout the renovation. All the windows and doors were also restored.
Reclaimed wood, revamped furniture and restored windows and doors breathe new life into this coastal cottage.
A small section of the porch was in-filled to mirror the other side, thereby providing ample space for what is now the Master bathroom.
The master bedroom of this renovation was once a smaller living room off the main space of the house.
The exterior on the rear of the house was drastically but visually unobtrusively altered. An exterior stair on this side of the house was not original and was removed during the renovation. To reduce the vertical feel of the house, this facade was made to look like it was once a porch.
The back of the house shows where the main part of the renovation took place. A staircase was removed and a three car garage was added as well as the kitchen above.

Located on a barrier island at the mouth of the Charleston Harbor, this rare home was originally constructed around 1890 and is on the National Register of Historic Places. Overtime additions were made to the home until the owner of 22 years came to us with ideas for a major renovation.