Lowcountry Style
The colonial style I knew growing up was Puritanical New England stripped-down, cold-weather, and practical. A visit to Charleston South Carolina last week and Savannah Georgia last year completely changed my mind about what it colonial can be when a bunch of rich guys are styling it up with wrought iron and other elaborate details. It is the opposite of Puritanical, as one's home was the place to show off one's wealth to everyone.
I just wanted to share a little Southern flavor; the buildings pictured here range from one room cottages to spectacular mansions; from boutiques to restaurants, and from abandoned warehouses to wisteria-draped, double-porched classics. I love them all!
Which one is your favorite? Let me know in the comments section!
I just wanted to share a little Southern flavor; the buildings pictured here range from one room cottages to spectacular mansions; from boutiques to restaurants, and from abandoned warehouses to wisteria-draped, double-porched classics. I love them all!
Which one is your favorite? Let me know in the comments section!
In Charleston, many of the homes are known as "Charleston singles," a fact I learned from my awesome septuagenarian tour guide Randy. The home was one-room and a hallway wide on the street side. Then a door at the gate leads right to the long porches. The reason they oriented the buildings this way was because the British taxes were based on streetfront measurements, so they minimized that width!
Oh, just your average little modest Charleston building! Thank goodness for the shade the oaks provide in the summer.
Q