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Marguerite Wyche.

THE NAME TO KNOW. 7 Par rish Ct. Greenville $1,225,000

Marguerite R. Wyche, President 16 W. North Street Greenville, SC 864.270.2440 www.wycheco.com

Set on almost 2 and 1/2 acres of land, this 4 bedroom, 4 1/2 bath “Low Country” home offers an incredible, private oasis. Crossing your own bridge you glimpse the pond and waterfall!

With its long front porch, wide pine floors, high ceilings, and open floor plan, this home offers so many features! Master bedroom is on the first floor and has “his” and “her “ space, updated kitchen & breakfast room open to walled garden and backyard. Inviting deck chairs at the pond’s edge are the perfect place to relax after a busy day.

104 Parkins Lake Rd. Greenville $2,825,000 This stately Georgian residence is situated on almost 10 acres of land including a pond and guest house, thus, creating a rare “in-town” estate.

The main house, with over 6,500 sq. ft., 4 bedrooms, and 5 baths, features an exceptionally open floor plan, high ceilings, extensive molding. The interior rooms range from a bright sunroom with the views of the pond; a warm, inviting cherry library; and, a downstairs pub with a full length bar and brass foot rail! The home’s inviting terraces lead to a fabulous “Pond House” with a full kitchen, sauna, and hot tub. This property offers an exceptional lifestyle!

6 Woodland Way Cir. Greenville $1,775,000 One of Greenville’s finest residences on over 2 acres of landscaped grounds overlooking Cleveland Park.

With its high ceilings and expansive proportions, this 4 bedroom, 5 bath home offers an open floor plan rarely found in this market. Its custom features are simply too extensive to list, a few include: Master bedroom suite with entertainment center; His & Her baths and closets and a balcony overlooking in ground pool and Cleveland Park; handsome library; whole house generator; garages with 4 car capacity; media/den room and much more!

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100 Chamberlain Greenville $1,375,000 This classic two story brick 6 bedrooms & 5 bath residence is located on the 7th fairway, & green on one the best locations in all of Chanticleer! Welcoming two-story foyer greets you & high ceilings, large windows; handsome moldings; hardwood floors. An extensive remodeling was completed this past year and include: fabulous, open new kitchen... new appliances, vaulted ceiling, handsome custom stained cabinets, stone floors, granite countertops; two honed granite sinks. Outdoor screened porch overlooks the golf course with outside fireplace!

First floor Master bedroom with private deck and new bathroom. Other features include: study ; theatre room; pool room &upstairs kid’s rec room. Fabulous home to enjoy with family and friends!

26 Harcour t Dr. Greenville $877,500 Come and discover why this fabulous home was featured in At Home! Just minutes from downtown with over one acre of private, landscaped grounds, this 3 or 4 bedroom, 3 bath residence is simply incredible! Carefully renovated with flair seldom seen in this market, it features top of the line decor, fixtures, appliances. Totally new kitchen with La Cornue range, Meile dishwasher and custom Sub zero with wine storage to name a few. Master bedroom with FP and bath totally renovated with Magarita glass mosaic tile, and many other features! With the exception of the period half bath, all baths have been remodeled.

New, electrical, plumbing, HVAC. Gorgeous salt water pool, spa and inviting covered rear porch. Exquisite, convenient, totally remodeled with taste and style...just superb!

641 Altamont Rd. Greenville $925,000 Charming mountain home nestled on 9 private, wooded acres. Cypress shakes outside & warm wormy chestnut inside, a beautiful view of Furman & downtown Greenville, pool & slate patio, 3 bed, 3 baths in the main house as well as an attached guest cottage with porch, bedroom, bath, fireplace, & separate kitchen.

Main home features a large vaulted living room, dining room, and bright “keeping room”. While just minutes from downtown, this property offers quiet, comfortable retreat.

Square footage in MLS reflects both structures.

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Marguerite Wyche.

THE NAME TO KNOW. 10 Crescent Ave Greenville $637,500

Marguerite R. Wyche, President 16 W. North Street Greenville, SC 864.270.2440 www.wycheco.com

Walled “Charleston” garden with classic water fountain. 11’ ceilings downstairs, hardwood floors, and lots of light.

Updated kitchen with breakfast nook and updated appliances. Welcoming deck and covered porch overlooks a private fenced back yard. Four bedrooms and three and a half baths. The master bedroom has a wonderful view of Crescent Ave. and its own wood burning fireplace! And...there is a hidden tree house in the backyard!

400 Crescent Ave. Greenville $1,295,000 Exquisite, traditional two story brick in the heart of Alta Vista with a superb renovation keeping the charm of the original structure.

The front entry encompasses a lovely foyer with access to the study & living room. High ceilings & handsome moldings create an atmosphere of graciousness. From the living room, sun room, dining room, & family room you have exceptional choices for entertaining. The kitchen & breakfast room have been totally renovated. The first floor master suite offers a gracious dressing room, “his” & “her” space, & a totally new bath. Fireplace, wet bar, & French doors open onto a stone patio, with a view of the private garden. Upstairs offers three or four additional bedrooms & three full baths as well as storage & an exercise room. Truly an exceptional residence on Crescent Avenue.

147 Marshall Bridge Dr. Greenville $579,000 Minutes from downtown Greenville, this spacious contemporary provides an incredible private lifestyle. Great room features cathedral ceiling, large windows, pegged hardwood floors and stone fireplace! First floor master bedroom has “his” and “her” baths, and it’’s own access to a private deck! Large kitchen has a breakfast area and overlooks the front porch.

Upstairs, two bedrooms, Jack and Jill bath and seating area are perfect for children or guests. The downstairs has a large rec room, fireplace, bedroom, full bath, and exercise/storage room.

Located in sought after, gated community, Brookside Forest, this is a home to enjoy!

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Contents

Feature Homes 48 Animal House 68 Countrified Christmas 86 Road To Revival Departments

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CONTENTS PAGE photo from Simply Unique, page 115. Photo by Patrick Cox COVER photo from Sublime Saladino, page 18. Photo by Patrick Cox 10 | a t hom e

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Wine & Dining

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Ideas In Bloom

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Arts & Antiques

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Simply Unique

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Garden To Table

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My Favorite…

Retrospective of Style

‘The Back in the Day Bakery Cookbook’ All Aboard

Deck the Historic Halls

19th Century Chinese Porcelain

Fright Night

Pizza: An American Obsession

Architect shares his favorite room

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NotesFromHome

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“Winter is an etching, spring a watercolor, summer an oil painting and autumn a mosaic of them all” ~ Stanley Horowitz

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here is quite a mosaic of history and renovation within this issue. Historic homes and historic holidays that we still celebrate are among our many features.

The homes include Holly Hill, a Greek Revival mansion built in the 1820’s,, which has been lovingly restored to its former glory by a local craftsman who revels and excels in this type of project. And a home built a hundred years later that has been renovated to meet the needs of today’s owner in a very personalized way with great attention to detail. Plus a home that contains many antiques collected over a period of years and the creative way that some of them are incorporated into the family’s Christmas holiday decorating.

There’s a bit of history being made this month at the Greenville County Museum of Art. A retrospective of the work of internationally recognized architectural and interior designer, John Saladino, is on display until October 28. This is a first of its kind installation featuring vignettes of his furnishings and artwork. Don’t miss this very special event. Read more about Mr. Saladino and get a preview of the retrospective beginning on page 19.

Featured within Ideas in Bloom is the Kilgore-Lewis House. Built in 1838 in the Palladian style, it is all dressed up for the holidays by the members of local garden clubs who have adopted the home as their headquarters.

In a previous issue the Arts & Antiques feature taught us about the history of Chinese porcelain and showed a hint of the Rose Medallion pattern. This issue defines that pattern and shows some beautiful examples of its color and complexity.

Do you like pizza? Of course you do! Ever made one at home in your own wood-fired oven? You can learn how to do that in Garden to Table.

We all know that Fall is a favored time of the year for tailgating at college football games. Ever hear of “railgating?” Learn all about it in Wine & Dining.

There’s more, but I don’t want to give away everything. So start flipping your way through this Fall/Winter issue … and enjoy!

Best wishes for a happy, fun-filled holiday season with family and friends. I’ll see you again come Springtime.

Got some great ideas for future home or department features? I’d love to hear them. Contact me at Lgreenlaw@communityjournals.com or 864.679.1239.

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greatly admire John Saladino. When I first saw his work in the March 1986 edition of House and Garden I remember being absolutely amazed. My fascination with the ancient world had suddenly manifested itself into a very modern context. My imagination, in its journey from the ancient, had stopped off in Georgian and regency England and ended up in New York. The impeccable style seemed to represent a modern sense of “the grand tour” from a late 20th century perspective. I have never since been so impressed.

When I first met Mr. Saladino I was standing in his New York office staring at the marvelous Adam doorframe that had obviously traveled with him from many homes. He stopped next to me and pointed to the mythological creature carved in the frieze of the doorframe and told me the creature is associated with dreamers, then smiled and walked through the door.

Prophetic as it was, at that time I did not imagine that in the near future I would have the opportunity to ask Mr. Saladino to come to Greenville to give one of his brilliant lectures and as it turned out, to curate a retrospective of his work currently at the Greenville County Museum of Art. Where does one begin to explain admiration for a design genius? Perhaps to mention his masterful editing would be a start. His combinations seem effortless. The artful distribution of furniture and objects imply that the space is ancient and modern. Everything within the space appears to have a reason for co-existing. The elements reflect scholarly interests, historic nuance and a sense of purpose that is still evolving. The use of dramatic natural light and its effects over the surfaces create ethereal effects. Colors evolve and change, shifting emphasis. Saladino is a master of color. In the retrospective there is a vignette that appears at first glance to be mainly white (Cover Photo), however it is really a combination of silver, cream, white, grey and blue; the accents are pops of fuchsia. The subtle blue of a lacquer chair is brilliant as it actually makes the white upholstery look pink. If one looks closely into the shadows of the chair the blue is barely discernible. Additionally, there always seems to be a

splendid combination of form and function in a most impressive execution of balance. His rooms are works of art. Saladino infuses the ideal amount of positive and negative space where serenity and drama coexist.

I would equate experiencing a John Saladino design, in abstract, to the discovery of a roman grotto nestled in a bucolic landscape. As a summer storm approaches, the sky dims and the clouds grow dark. There is just enough time to take shelter inside the grotto before the rain appears. Almost as quickly as the storm arrives, it disappears and the landscape glistens. The temperature drops and a steamy mist rises from the land. The clouds part allowing the sun to re-emerge casting a channel of light thru the domed grotto’s light well. The perfect quantity of all the elements required to achieve a range of emotions in sublime sequence.

Eric Brown (Opposite) Selection of vignettes from the John Saladino retrospective at the Greenville County Museum of Art available for public viewing until October 28th.

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feel I should disclose that I have seldom met a cookbook I did not want to own.

Some are used more than others, and several become trusted favorites that I share with friends. I am also in Fiction Addiction’s Cookbook Club, where we cook from a new cookbook every three months.

Doing this we quickly learn if a book is userfriendly, or if we are going to be putting it away at the back of the shelf. I am delighted to say that The Back In The Day Bakery Cookbook by Cheryl and Griffith Day is a front-of-the-shelf book.

The book begins five pages of “method to the magic” that sets the stage for success for even the most novice cook. The authors have also included extensive discussions of the ingredients they use, and a good source guide is at the back of the book. The tools are well defined, instructions are very clear and detailed, and both novices and experts should feel comfortable with each recipe. The photos are plentiful, very large and mouth-watering.

The Back In The Day Bakery Cookbook is divided into sections that relate to the menu at the bakery: Breakfast, Breads, Cakes and Cupcakes, Pies, Cobblers, Crisps and Tarts, Puddings and Custards, Cookies, Brownies and Bars, Confections and Savories. The assortment within each category includes classic favorites with a twist such as Chocolate Heaven, a chocolate cake made with two cups of hot fresh coffee and a chocolate buttercream frosting. Apple Pie becomes Salted Caramel Apple Pie where the apples get a caramel and fleur de sel coating. Best of all, the book includes five easy-to-make piecrusts that anyone can make for a very special pie presentation. Tips are provided for freezing blueberries that can be used in “fresh blueberry” muffins, and the peach cobbler muffins are a must for the summer.

If comfort food is your desire, look no further than Roasted Chicken and Vegetable Cobbler. This is topped with a savory version of Buttermilk Biscones. The flour

mixture is very detailed in the biscone recipe for those not fortunate enough to have White Lily flour available.

It is hard to believe that Cheryl and Griff did not both grow up in the Deep South, especially when you see the recipes for ‘Nana Cream Pie and ‘Nana Pudding. Cheryl grew up in California but spent summers with her grandmother in Alabama; Griff is from the Midwest. After you visit their recipes in the cookbook you will know they are both now adopted children of the South.

The Back In The Day Bakery Cookbook would be a great addition for either the

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All Aboard!

Gameocock fans ‘railgate’ in style Wr itte n b y Lib b y M c M i l l an Ph o to s b y Pa u l J on es

Forget car trunks, blankets, tables and tents and climb on board a Cockaboose for some seriously fun “railgating.”

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ne of the tenets of life in South Carolina is that a few things take precedence over all others: sweet tea, deviled eggs, nice manners, a collared shirt for gentlemen in the evening, a respect for religion and, of course, college football. On a half dozen or so highly-anticipated Saturdays each autumn, all the above collide into a gentile version of Southern hoopla.

Clemson fans have their Death Valley and enviable skills when it comes to tailgating. But nobody – and I mean nobody – does a football game like the owners of the Cockaboose Railroad adjacent to the University of South Carolina’s WilliamsBrice Stadium. There’s not a Gamecock fan who isn’t aware of the string of nearly two dozen swanky cabooses, decked out in Gamecock garnet which, for 22 years, have been the envy of USC game attendees.

The Cockabooses sit, all lined up on game day (and every day) like the penultimate party that they are, their owners entertaining friends and family inside tricked-out interiors and up top as well. Large shade awnings, flat-screen TVs, barbecue grills, indoor bars and kitchens … it’s all part of life on a home-game Saturday. ESPN has profiled the cleverly named Cockaboose Railroad. Their installation was perhaps the best recreational use of an unused rail spur ever and somewhere along the way, the term “railgating” was coined.

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(Below and right) Cockaboose interiors range from classic to temporary to anywhere in between. All have the Gamecock colors and plenty of unique memorabilia.

The retired cabooses, purchased for the Cockaboose Railroad project, came to their new track in a state that would have scared away most designers. But professionals with real imagination – and more than a little nerve – were charged with overhauling these unusual venues for their garnetblooded owners.

Sam Jones, owner of Columbia’s Hampton Automotive and Hampton Jaguar, was one of the original buyers who realized the potential of the project. Sam and his wife Evie entertain prior to and/or after every home game.

“We do different things,” says Evie of their hosting style. “Sometimes we’ll have catering. Sometimes I’ll make the food. It all just depends on the game time.

‘Booses have all the comforts of home, from air conditioning and heating to cable TV. But they also have another treat the community pays for: closed circuit television viewing of each home game.

There’s nothing quite like sitting up top on a starry night, enjoying a cocktail (and perhaps a cigar) while viewing a live game on screen, and hearing the roar of the crowd rise up from the stadium next door. Hearing that roar without being subjected to the crowds is a goosebump moment, defining in its 30 | a t hom e

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luxury. So is the joy of watching thousands of fans throng the stadium prior to a game, all from the comfort of a birds-eye-view Cockaboose.

Evie says a favorite pre-game cocktail is a Bloody Mary for an early game, but beer wins out as the overall favorite beverage. “We have Gamecock bourbon,” says Sam with a chuckle. Evie and Sam’s team loyalty runs deep: her father owns Tolly Furniture in Williamston (formerly located in Greenville) and has been an avid Gamecock fan all his life. She graduated from USC, as did her two siblings, and while Sam graduated from Wofford, he has three children who graduated from USC.

(Above) Sam and Evie Jones’ Cockaboose is enviable by any standards. Its handsome black-and-white interior has an open kitchen and bar as the focal point, and an adjacent comfortable living room, perfect for entertaining. (Right) Guests of Michael Drake will have some serious noshing once these ribs are ready.

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Another prime Cockaboose is owned by partners David Yon and Michael Drake, Columbiabased investment consultants to nonprofits. From their fantastic perch, they watch the player buses unload to a full marching band and fan welcome. Pre-game excitement is in the rarefied air that rises up to the top deck, where a large TV is mounted in the shadow of the stadium, and a grill completes the ultimate man-cave.

“We hire caterers sometimes,” says Yon, “but we’ll also just buy some flank steaks and one of us will grill them.” When asked what a favorite food might be, from the large spreads the two provide for family and friends, Yon thinks and says, “Well, how about Mexican food. And on early game days, we fix breakfast.”

Unlike the Joneses, Yon and Drake take advantage of their Cockaboose throughout the year, which is an owner’s right. “Generally something like a Super Bowl party,” says Yon, “or maybe one of the kids has a birthday party. Maybe just friends on a Friday night. When it’s nice weather, it’s nice to go be outside and mingle.”

Yon is excited about the big changes which have occurred just across the street from the Cockaboose Railroad. What was a formerly plain farmer’s market area has been completely transformed, landscaped with interspersed trees and grass, and now holds lots of new, appealing parking spaces for fans who happily pay for the privilege of tailgating there.

The same sort of plan is on the books for the plain concrete space which separates the Railroad from Williams-Brice. By the 2013 game season, Cockaboose owners will have even more to crow about … though they are a humble, welcoming bunch, and save their boasting for Gamecock achievements. They’re a smart bunch, too: the original purchase price has been widely reported as 40K per rail car, and today, these coveted cabooses are valued at about a quarter-million in cash, and even higher in panache.

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This year’s festivities, “Santa Claus Is Coming To Town,” begins with an Open House on Sunday, December 2, from 2-5 p.m. The public is invited.

And don’t be surprised to see the Jolly Old Elf himself in attendance.

Every day through most of December, the home and gardens, located on North Academy Street, are open for touring from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. so visitors can

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This year is especially poignant, says Marguerite Warren, current Council President, because they are also celebrating a distinctive honor given to one of their longtime members, Stella Stowe. Stella, a past President and one of those instrumental in securing the home in its current stately location, was chosen this year’s Garden Club of South Carolina Woman of the Year.

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A close-up view of the front door features a classic magnolia leaf garland. A simple decoration hanging from the light fixtures consists of apples mounted on a wooden board with nails driven through from the back. Magnolia leaves then create a surround and the look is finished with the addition of sprigs of evergreen.

Although a majority of the decorations feature the creative talents of garden club members, the staircase display was created by Bill Searcy of Country Boys Garden Center.

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Upstairs, the landing featured Santa gazing out from the center of a large wreath hanging from the stair railing.

The dining room buffet displays a unique arrangement of glass balls of varying sizes on glass pedestals filled with crystal beads which highlights the reflection of the lovely crystal chandelier. The gold reindeer with red ribbon are complementary to the beautiful goldframed mirror.

Vintage ornaments were used to great effect with vines and a small evergreen tree in a cherub-adorned silver vessel on an antique marble-topped mirrored chest.

Hanging on an upstairs door, a cone-shaped pressed tin vase was filled with fresh greenery, a pink lacy bow and a vintage ornament.

Native greenery was a highlight of several tabletop arrangements.

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When you hear the words bachelor pad, your first thoughts are of zebra wood cabinetry, handscraped French walnut floors and custom monogrammed linens, right?

No? That must mean you’ve never been entertained in Carl Stecker’s particular brand of bachelor pad, and that’s too bad.

Carl, a Michigan native whose company, Benefits in a Card, administers insurance for high-turnover industries, purchased his home on Crescent Avenue after a serious consultation with his son, Wells, who was three at the time and visiting for Christmas.

“We were driving around – I had been here a while but I didn’t really know neighborhoods. I just knew this was a really pretty part of town with big trees, and what I really liked about it was you could go for a five-mile walk and never cross a major street,” Carl remembers.

A house was spotted, a realtor called, a showing arranged. The rest is real estate history.

“I asked Wells, ‘Do you like this house?’ and he said, ‘Yeah, I like it!’ So that did it,” Carl says.

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As one approaches the home from the front walk there is little hint of the deep, rambling floor plan tucked inside.

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Harlan took a less is more approach to displaying trophies, choosing to let the elegance of the animal speak for itself through thoughtful lighting and placement.

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Zebra wood is a favored material in the home, used for everything from sinks and cutting boards to doors masking the refrigerator, freezer and storage cabinets. Strips of the African hardwood were laminated together to create the book-matching effect on either side of the massive wine refrigerator. The black leather door handles with white topstitching were custom made in England.

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Wells would weigh in again years later when Carl’s eye started wandering toward downtown condos and properties in Florida.

“I would introduce these new ideas … and he was absolutely opposed to it. He didn’t even want to talk about it,” Carl says.

“I lived with my mother until I was about 13 and I came down here all summer, on my vacations. I had moved around a lot with my mom, and this was the one place that had always been home and had never changed,” Wells explains. “I just didn’t want to move.”

Wells finally put his foot down and told his dad selling was not an option. Carl, now beginning to see the house for the home it had become, acquiesced and set his sights on renovating.

“I said, ‘Well, buddy, there’s things I’d like to do to it.

What would you like to do to it?’” Carl says. “So we just started to collaborate on some of the things he might want and some of the things I might want and that’s how the project started.”

The designing duo spent the next two years dreaming and drawing blueprints – hundreds of them by Wells’ estimation – and broke ground on the renovation when Wells left for his junior year at Riverside Military Academy. About six months after that it became clear to Carl he needed professional help, and he called on his friend and fellow automotive enthusiast Mark Harlan.

“If I had to describe Mark, I’d say he was the house artist. He was behind every part of this project,” Carl says. “One of the neatest things that came out of this project, looking back, is probably my friendship with Mark Harlan.”

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Harlan brought his laser-like attention to detail to the project, editing the Steckers’ massive collection of hunting trophies into a truly elegant display. If you look closely you’ll notice a wild kingdom influence in the finishes as well as the wall art, from the zebra wood cabinetry in the kitchen to crocodile-inspired tile in the bathroom off Carl’s office.

The only space in the home that isn’t under the watchful eye of a deer or buffalo or ibex is the guest suite – a thoughtful deference to friends who may not be as comfortable with carcasses as their hosts.

“But we have plenty if they want to bring some in,” Carl jokes.

When Carl and Wells aren’t stalking prey in Zimbabwe, movies are a favorite pastime, and they have the man cave to prove it. Part theater room, part

nightclub, part gym, the once scary basement has been transformed with custom concrete flooring, lighting and sound. The mahogany-and-maple bar is inspired by the teak and holly of an old Chris-Craft boat. To complete the bachelor pad feel, the bathroom on this level is a full-on locker room, complete with a toilet stall and towel cubbies.

But don’t let all this male design bravado fool you – Carl’s bachelorhood is not a confirmed one. And while you will find the occasional objectifying accessory (and even those are tastefully done), it’s hard to imagine a future Mrs. Stecker wanting to make many modifications.

Harlan even designed the master closet with her in mind – he envisions a counter topping storage for luggage and linens converting to a dressing table with the addition of a bench and mirror.

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The centerpiece of Carlâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office is a portrait of himself and Wells, painted by friend and local artist Anthony Conway, that took 2 ½ years, thousands of photographs, and two bird hunting trips to complete.

The most surprising thing about the master shower is that Carl ever gets out of it. If you can imagine a therapeutic water feature, this shower has it.

Carl wanted a boardroom feel in the dining room, which was achieved with the square mahogany table designed around a solid granite slab with cocobolo inlay by local woodworking phenom Jaryd Walley.

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It takes a village of craftsmen to create something as spectacular as this home. Following are those who contributed to its fabulousness: Greenville Woodworking Russo Integrity Painting Mattice Custom Floors & Tile Marquis Granite & Marble Paul’s Electric Majestic Lighting Design Kasted The Cook’s Station Kessick Wine Cellars Home Solutions of the Carolinas Tile & Marble Gallery Clayton Tile Floored Bank’s Plumbing Kevin King Masonry Artisan Concrete Designs Precision Carpentry & Plumbing Michael Condon Carpentry John Harrison Carpentry Tuck & Howell Allcon Roofing D & S Drywall Liberty Steel Greenville Fence Pavers Inc. B. J. Seaborn Landscaping Prolawn Services Gateway Supply Design on Tap Bella Hardware & Bath Bird Hardware McAbee’s Bolgari Mobili Tables Rowan Furniture Drexel Heritage Loree Jon’s Pool Tables Plus Firehouse Casual Living Hummingbird Shutters Brannon Interior Resources Tami Yeomans Drapery Skip Armstrong Landscape Architect

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The Harlan/Stecker design team is particularly proud of the basement transformation. The concrete floor was colored with a three-stage epoxy finish, incorporating coffee shades in the area near the sofas and picking up blues and silvers moving toward the pool table and bar area.

"This project was a designers/builders/owners dream.

Carl wanted everything one-off custom and unique.

Literally the entire home is special. Our teams of local craftsmen and artisans stretched their talents using many exotic materials with endless details. They really came through. The result is a very sensuous and sophisticated home that everyone is so proud of. There simply is nothing else like this bad boy," Mark says.

The bittersweet ending – or new beginning – to this story, is that Wells has finally made the move he

opposed for so long. As the camera crew was unpacking lenses and tripods to shoot the photos for this story, Wells was loading his dad’s car with duffel bags and lacrosse sticks headed for Florida Southern College.

While Carl will surely miss his number one son, something tells us his culinary skillset, extensive wine collection and gift for gab will not allow for many lonely nights.

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(ABOVE) A large display cabinet, purchased from the Fresh Market, now contains the Blakeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s extensive yellowware collection. (OPPOSITE PAGE, CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT) The dried hydrangea tree displays a vintage blue bottle collection that Greg and his father unearthed in New Hampshire during Gregâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s childhood. A forest of Mercury glass trees leads the way into the master bedroom suite. A peaceful vignette sits atop one of the tables in the living room. The trees to the left in the photo are made of stacked metal flower frogs.

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(ABOVE) The livingroom contains but one of many beautifully decorated trees that Debbie Blake fashions each year. (OPPOSITE PAGE, CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT) The livingroom tree holds a plethora of family mementos. A combo kitchen-family room features a tree to which Debbie Blake has added family photos to create the “grandchildren’s tree.” They love it! Even the laundry room isn’t left out. Its tree definitely follows the room’s theme. Beyond the living room is Greg Blake’s in-home office. Sitting in an antique wagon, his tree reflects his love of political history.

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(ABOVE) The exterior of the Blake home is equally welcoming day or night. Each window is attractively ornamented and lit. (OPPOSITE PAGE, CLOCKWISE FROM TOP) The white-and-black themed tree in the master bedroom seems the perfect fit to bring a bit of contemporary vibe to the otherwise traditional dĂŠcor. A vintage hardware store multi-drawer chest topped with an antique scale and cream separator provides the perfect base for a Santa collection. A tree filled with natural and food-related elements is a perfect fit for the dining room. The theme is carried onto the table centerpiece as well.

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In the entryway, the history of the home is on full display, with the original heart pine floors and stairwell, complete with hand-carved balusters of varying sizes and nineteenth-century woodwork that was left exposed to show its intricate detail.

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The front porch was missing after the home was moved, but Kaser was able to salvage and use the original columns, siding, shutters, and the grand louvered front door.

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For more than 150 years, Holly Hill sat majestically on a sprawling piece of property near Augusta Road. But when a residential development was approved for the 11-acre site in 2008, this Greek Revival mansion – portions of which date back to the 1820s – had to be demolished or moved out of the way.

After an outpouring of public concern, Holly Hill was moved, but the result was an abandoned old home in terrible condition, with no foundation, no chimney, no front porch and sagging floors that tilted 10 inches from one side to the other.

Nathan Kaser, owner of Renaissance Home Maintenance, knew it would be a massive project, but he also knew returning the home to its former grandeur would be worth the effort.

“A lot of people thought I was crazy for even being interested in renovating it,” says Kaser, who has owned his Greenville business for six years. “But I’m passionate about renovating historic homes. I saw possibilities.”

He also knew the rarity of the structure, which is one of the last known Greek Revival homes in South Carolina. It’s on the National Register of Historic Places and is an example of the style that was popular during the early 1800s, particularly in the South. Greek Revival homes – the White House is a prime example – are known for their simple lines, classic clapboard exteriors and dramatic columns.

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When Nathan Kaser purchased the home, it was in a state of complete disrepair, with no foundation, chimney or front porch.

Kaserâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s frequent collaborator on renovation projects is his father Dean. Kaserâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s company, Renaissance Home Maintenance, lifted the home, leveled it and dropped it on a new foundation before restoring the porches using as many original materials as possible.

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(Below) Kaser maintained the original floor plan in the open living area, but had to rebuild the arched doorway, which wasn’t intact, and add a half-bath to improve functionality. (Right) The kitchen is mostly new but does include the original exposed ceiling joists, reminders that the room was once a cabin thought to have been built in 1787.

“We wanted to get it as historically correct as possible,” says Kaser, who grew up around home renovation, watching his father Dean, who worked in the field for 35 years. Now Dean often collaborates on his son’s projects.

The first challenge was lifting the home, which is more than 4,000 square feet, so Kaser could build the foundation and create an even floor. “The house was literally on blocks,” he says. He hired a house moving company, which employed 70-foot steel I-beams to lift the home using a shim technique.

They then slowly dropped the home back down on its new foundation.

Today, the front porch looks just like it did in the 1800s, but with a new tongue-and-groove pine floor, since the original was lost when the house was moved. The massive columns, siding, shutters, windows and the dramatic louvered front door were all intact, and Kaser was able to refinish and use them all.

The entry area offers more 19th-century craftsmanship, with original heart-pine floors, stairway and trim. The curving staircase includes hand-carved balusters that appear to be

made with the simplest tools, as they vary in size and width.

“You don’t see that even in a lot of old houses,” Kaser says.

Adjacent to the stairs is more intricate woodwork that was left exposed and unpainted to showcase its detail.

The original owner of the home was Dr. Thomas Williams, who ran a plantation complete with slave cabins out back, one of which is now restored and part of an exhibit at Roper Mountain Science Center. Because his home was so large and filled with detail, he is thought to have been very wealthy.

The home was sold to the Earle family in 1880, according to Dr. Judith Bainbridge.

Flanking the staircase are two rooms, each 20 x 20 squares, that once likely served as living and dining rooms. In what is now a den for the new owner, Kaser built a new coffered ceiling due to sagging and rotting wood, and added the stacked fieldstone hearth. He also added a wall to create a bathroom off the den and a half bath on the other side.

While the goal was to maintain as much as possible from the original home, “we also wanted to make it functional for today’s homeowner,” he says.

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The master suite is full of soothing neutral tones, with an original fireplace and mantel topped by eye-catching art.

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(Clockwise from top, left) In a home full of history, one decidedly modern touch is the built-in stainless refrigerator and espresso maker in the roomy master bath. A kid-friendly bedroom features colorful artwork, sweeping curtains, a spherical light fixture and another original fireplace. The den boasts a new coffered ceiling (the original sagged), and while most rooms include original fireplaces, this one has a new stacked fieldstone hearth.

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“It was so rewarding to keep so many original elements of the home, and to restore such a significant piece of Greenville history.”

The other front room is now used as a playroom, and includes some of the home’s most unique design elements. The mantel, with a rare three-dimensional pattern, was stripped of several layers of paint and refinished, though to maintain safety codes, the firebox had to be enlarged. The original windows are still functional after Kaser and his team removed them, stripped the paint, removed the glass, cleaned and reglazed them.

“You can see the plinth blocks, how they come to a point on the windows,” Kaser says.

“I think this was the dining room, because it has fancier woodwork below the windows.”

Down the hall and past the newly built cellar, which Kaser’s team dug out to replicate the original, is another spacious living area that leads to the kitchen, eating area and porch. “This area was in really bad shape,” Kaser says. “It took a lot of engineering.”

The dining area, which overlooks the side porch, includes a built-in bench with a heavy top that lifts up for storage, an original feature proving that extra storage was as sought after 150 years ago as it is today.

The kitchen is modern, but with a few nods to the home’s history. While the home officially dates back to 1850, one section dates to 1820 and many believe the kitchen was originally a cabin built in 1787. “The floor joists were logs,” Kaser says, so it was reframed to make it level. But he did keep the exposed ceiling joists to showcase the age of the section. A mud room was added, as was a detached garage with a breezeway.

The upper level, which includes three bedrooms, required more updating, with reworked bathrooms, a new clawfoot tub and new floors to replace one that “was like a trampoline,” Kaser says.

The master suite includes the original fireplace and mantel, though Kaser had to find new doors because the old ones were missing or could not be saved.

Though original owner, Dr. Williams, would likely recognize many details in his home, he might be confounded – and impressed – by the master bath, which features a walk-in closet, a built-in refrigerator and an espresso maker.

The renovation has met with a chorus of approval from historians and those who once feared the home would be demolished, including Bainbridge, who has written extensively on the home and calls the finished product “a happy ending.”

Kaser was proud to bring Holly Hill back to life. “It was so rewarding to keep so many original elements of the home,” he says, “and to restore such a significant piece of Greenville history.” ah

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hinese porcelain from the 19th century has never lacked collectors, and the more one learns about this beautiful porcelain, the more fascinating it becomes.

Canton Famille Rose is an umbrella term for rose-colored porcelain of the early 19th century. Much of this was made in Jingdezhen (Ching-Te-Chen), glazed with a pure white glaze and shipped to Canton for polychrome decoration then re-fired in a muffle (low temperature) kiln. This method of decoration allowed for porcelain d shipped in a timelier orders to be filled and manner than had been possible in the 18th century. The rose-colored palette of the 19th century, while a reflection of the earlier 18th century Famille Rose palette, is brighter and includes more of the color orange. The 19th century porcelain decoration is very elaborate and densely decorated in bright colors. The patterns include Rose Mandarin, Rose Canton, Rose Medallion, Thousand Butterfly and Garden. Other patterns made during this period but not of the rose palette are Blue Canton, Nanking, Fitzhugh, Tobacco Leaf and Cabbage. In this article we will look only at the rose palette patterns of the early to mid 19th century.

The stage for the particular colors used during this time was set in the 18th century with the discovery of the formula for the rose color and white enameling.

Before 1720 Chinese painters were unable to produce the rose color so they used a coral red or an iron red known as rouge de fer. There are many theories surrounding the formula for the rose color, ranging from its introduction from the west to the discovery in China of the formula using chloride of gold. The formula for the color white also has various theories, the most common being the use of arsenic for its production. The white enamel color gave decorators the ability to create delicate hues by combining white to the base frit (or enamel) producing a wide range of shades of color. These two colors, first used during the reign of Yongzheng, introduced the Famille Rose palette that includes soft rose red to shocking pink, coral red, canary yellow and a pale blue known as clair de lune or moonlight blue. The new palette of colors was not generally used until after 1728. Porcelain produced during the reigns of Yongzheng (1723-1735) and Qianlong (1735-1795) is believed to be among the most beautiful ever produced. Circumstances intervened to bring this era to a close but set the

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stage for porcelain production of the 19th century and the introduction of porcelain known as Canton Famille Rose.

Canton Famille Rose porcelain falls into two basic categories: that made before the Taiping Rebellion and that made afterwards. The Taiping rebellion was an uprising in China, mainly the Hakka of the Southern region against the Imperial Qing (Ching) Dynasty. The rebellion lasted roughly from 1851 to 1864 when it was defeated by the Qing troops. During this time the porcelain industry was disrupted by natural disasters including the great flood that destroyed the Grand Canal and the burning of the kilns at Jingdezhen.

The china trade was already suffering from earlier interruption from the Opium Wars. The first Opium War circa 1840 and the second Opium War circa 1860 were attempts by the Chinese to ban the import of opium into the country and the flow of silver from the country to pay for the opium. At stake also were trade agreements with England and intermittent closure of some ports of trade resulting in the British establishing a trading post at Hong Kong. Ultimately England lost its monopoly of trade with the Chinese, thus allowing increased trade directly with the United States. Simultaneously England imposed heavy import taxes on Chinese

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Thus in the 19th century more porcelain from China flowed to the United States and other Asian countries than to Europe.

The earliest of the 19th century Rose Medallion porcelains were relatively simple in decoration, having the central roundel or medallion and a decorative border around the rim of the piece. The fleur de lis or broken spear border often separated the rim from the center of plates. Gold was lavishly employed both around the roundel

and in the border pattern. Plate 1 is an example of the early pattern.

Plate 2 is another early pattern with the replacement of the roundel with Chinese figures in conversation. The elaborate border has reserves alternating both in shape and decoration around the rim of the plate. The figures show animation and the drawings of flowers, birds and insects are meticulously executed.

Examples 3 and 4 illustrate the Mandarin pattern which features only Chinese figures. Plate 3 has very fine detailing of a Mandarin scene with a border incorporating blue fretwork, ribbons, gold fu bats and precious objects. The next

plate, 4, is another example of Mandarin pattern with the subjects playing a game inside a gold-rimmed border and a wider border finely decorated with long tail pheasants, birds and flowers with a single reserve at the top also decorated with flowers and birds. Since armorials were not generally used in the United States, the ownerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s initials were often monogrammed in the reserve. Orders for complete dinner sets were placed along with numerous new shapes based on silver pieces, etchings and wooden molds. The elaborate use of gold both in the borders and particularly in the hair of the figures indicates a finer quality of porcelain.

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Probably the most easily recognizable porcelain exported from China during the 19th century is Rose Medallion. The basic pattern has four panels around a central medallion or roundel. The central medallion is usually decorated with a bird perched upon a turquoise rock. Sometimes a pink rose peony is present or the roundel may be decorated with a pair of ducks. The alternating panels around the central medallion may be decorated with flowers, butterflies, birds and fruit or may alternate with figural decorations of mythical court scenes with Chinese figures. The panels are set against a background of green tendrils and rose-colored flowers on a gold field. Borders of varying widths are found on many of the plates. There are about 12 different border designs that are useful in the classification and dating of various porcelains. From this basic design other patterns developed all using the same rosy pink

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color. Plate 5 is an early example of typical Rose Medallion produced for export mainly to the United States. Note the alternating panels around the central medallion. The center medallion is intricately drawn and painted featuring a stylized blue rock, rose pink peony and yellow flowers. The use of the soft yellow color is an indication of early production. Plate 6 is another example of an early Rose Medallion plate. The outline of the panels with a pink ribbon is unique and unusual. The enlargement (figure 7) shows finely drawn details of butterflies, peonies and a cricket with very finely executed flowers.

Note how the flowers are placed naturally upon the stem and the leaves are finely veined and on stems. The rendition is not only aesthetically pleasing but also botanically correct. Later pieces do not show careful attention to these details.

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Plate 8 is an example of Rose Medallion with “pumpkin” shaped panels that came into use around 1860-1865. It shows alternating panels of figures or Mandarins with panels of flowers and birds around the central medallion complete with turquoise rock, bird and peony buds. The green and rose background is heavily gilded with butterflies at the top of the plate between the panels. Compare this plate with plate 9 that is more typical of the Rose Medallion. Plate 9 continues with alternating panels of figures and flowers but is outlined with a green “c” scroll.

Four butterflies surround the center roundel.

This is the most common of the patterns and was made well into the 20th century.

Pieces made after the McKinley Tariff Act of 1891 and produced for export are

marked “CHINA” or “Made in China.” Porcelains made for the Chinese domestic market or copies of earlier wares were not required to be marked.

Another variation on the typical Rose Medallion pattern is one with panels alternating with flowers and landscapes. On plate 10 note the heavier use of orange and less gold in the decoration. Figure 11 shows a close up of a landscape panel on the plate that is crowded with mountains, bridges, trees and figures. The panels continue with the “c” scroll in a lighter shade of green. Plates with this decoration were usually produced in the last third of the 19th century.

Plate 12 is an unusual variation on the Rose Medallion pattern with Chinese figures in the central roundel. The figures represent deities or Mandarins.

The figure on the right is holding a ruyri scepter that

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is the symbol meaning â&#x20AC;&#x153;may your every wish be granted.â&#x20AC;? The alternating panels touch one another with no background between them. Each figural panel shows a different scene and each floral panel is different. The rim retains just the remnant of the usual border design. Much of the pleasure in collecting Rose Medallion is in finding the different designs.

We shift patterns with plate 13. This finely drawn and painted plate is the Garden pattern and is very characteristic.

The center of the plate is covered with flowers, birds and butterflies. The cavetto and the outer rim are decorated in the usual Rose Medallion motif. The border of the plate has sprays of peonies with intricately executed butterflies, crickets symbolizing good luck, and seedpods indicating the wish for many children.

The closer one looks at Chinese porcelain the more one finds many symbols usually wishing happiness, good luck, many children or wealth. Even though this plate is a relatively late pattern it still retains the peony. In later pieces a rose, more typical of western art, replaces the peony.

The final pattern for this article is the Thousand Butterfly pattern. Plate 14 illustrates the beginning of the pattern with a floral center surrounded by a border filled with butterflies. The next example, 15, includes butterflies in the center with the rim decorated with flowers and reserves. The reserves, outlined with a yellow fretwork, are decorated with landscapes and precious objects.

On plate 16,, butterflies dominate the decoration both in the center of the plate and between the reserves around the rim.

Reserves outlined with black seem to have been a favorite of the American market and are prevalent in many different patterns.

The last example, plate 17,, is one of a peacock with its feathers in full display, a magnificent creature for decorating porcelain. The rim of this plate is full of symbols important to the Chinese, the double gourd, scholarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s books, musical instruments all embellished with flowers and insects. It is a whimsical image full of meaning and wishes for good luck, good fortune, many children, and political and social success. May we all be so fortunate!

Special thanks to Antiques on Augusta and Southern Estates Antiques for the use of porcelain illustrated in this article. ah

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The Exterior 2012 Inspiration Home

Drawing inspiration from an architectural style reminiscent of the late 1800s, this stately home is best described as impressingly fresh with old world charm. Milestone Custom Homes has spent the last year bringing the design to life, partnering with GBS Building Supply and other top suppliers who could bring innovation to the classic form. Breaking ground only eight months ago, the finish is just weeks away, setting the stage for a unforgettable eight-day public tour.

A Cypress Forest brick, supplied by Boral Building Products, covers more than 10,000 sq. ft. of exterior surface, weighing more than 125 tons. Chosen for its wood fired color enhancement and tumbled quality, the material is complimented by nearly 4,000 sq. ft. of Indiana Limestone. The first application of this stone in Upstate SC, each piece was handpicked and installed by Samson Stone. Jeld Wen windows are used throughout and the complex roof lines are topped with a superior architectural shingle from Guardian Building Supply.

Outdoor space is a key component of the home, and the one-of-a-kind resort pool and terrace area defines luxury.

Designed and constructed by Signature Pools & Patios, the 55K gallon, salt water pool features a 50â&#x20AC;&#x2122; lap lane, hot tub and zero-entry access. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be drawn to the comfortable furniture adorned in classic European styled fabrics, selected from Jeff Lynch. The natural green space at the back of the property combined with an extensive landscape plan completes the area for retreat.

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The Interior

With shades of soft greys and linens, the interior of the home exemplifies sophistication and refinement.

Dark ebony hardwoods from Bruchette & Bruchette Hardwood Flooring contrast with shades of white and pale gray to create a striking aesthetic. In fact, the ebony color is a recurring theme throughout—seen in the flooring, Steinway piano in the great room, master bed and night stands, desk in the study and foyer chest. The significant level of contrast among the finishes, accents, fabrics and wall colors contribute to the unique character of the home.

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complement the soft color palette and introduce an interesting range of textures. Upholstered sofas and sophisticated window treatments add to the casually elegant design.

The kitchen continues the strong connection among colors, fabrics and hard materials. Striking white and gray Caesarstone countertops, matte gray glass tiles, and linen upholstery exemplify the use of extraordinary materials and endless attention to detail.

Kohler ‘s most innovative plumbing fixtures are used throughout. Sourcing both plumbing and lighting fixtures, Ferguson Enterprises provides products with transitional to modern

lines in a variety of finishes—including stainless, polished nickel, silver, crystal and ebony wood.

Interior Highlights: Kitchen appliances and custom designed range hood are provided by Jeff Lynch Appliance Center.

• Sub-Zero All Refrigerator & All Freezer offers precision controls to monitor temperatures constantly. A microbiological filtration system scrubs the air of contaminants too small for conventional filters.

• The 48” Dual Fuel Wolfe Range contains two fans and four heating elements, providing consistent temperatures and optimum performance.

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• The master suite includes an upholstered bed by Ferguson Copeland, accented with window treatments and accessories using Larry Laslo for Robert Allen fabrics. Luxury bedding is by SDH. A neoclassical antique armoire from France adds an exquisite touch.

• Limestone floors, glazed porcelain wall tiles and Carrera marble countertops adorn the master bath. Tile selections offering a classically modern look are provided by Clayton Tile.

• In-home technology is made possible by Simply AV and Charter Communications.

About the Design Firm Linda McDougald Design | Postcard from Paris Home® is a full-service interior design firm and home furnishings boutique in Greenville, SC. Whether within our retail showrooms in Greenville’s historic West End and at the Shops at Greenridge, in our extensive downtown design centre, or through our talented team of interior designers in Greenville, Charleston, and Savannah, Linda McDougald Design | Postcard from Paris Home has created an exceptional experience in fine design since 2000.

From custom residential design to collective work with developers and builders, Linda McDougald Design has created innovative, distinctive, and timeless interiors of coastal and lakefront luxury homes and mountain getaways, equestrian estates and spacious country homes, downtown lofts and condos, classic city residences, eco-friendly homes, and commercial settings. Our experience includes new construction, standard remodels, and extensive renovations, with our range of work extending from exterior and interior specifications through furniture selection and installation.

The firm was selected to design and select furnishings for the Inspiration Home.

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The Lifestyle If you think the 11,220 square foot home sounds impressive so far, check out the additional features that will make you want to tour.

• The home is a Smart House, allowing intelligent control of virtually any device and system from the owner’s iPhone or iPad. • The main level of the home opens up to the great outdoors with a folding patio door system. When opened, a very large great room joins an inviting outdoor space that overlooks the resort-style pool.

• A custom home movie theatre includes plush seating and an advanced audio and video system.

• Personal fitness is not a problem with an in-home exercise studio, locker room and full gymnasium with skybox.

• Children and parents will be amazed by the upstairs Playland featuring a built-in wall slide and arts and crafts studio with skylights.

• Game space and family relaxation is encouraged in the terrace level smoothie bar.

• Venture outside the home into the 300-acre Hollingsworth Park community within the City of Greenville. Residents enjoy sidewalks, bike paths, tree-lined streets, a 20-acre central park and being close to everything.

Visit www.ihomesc.com to learn more about this amazing home and for tour information.

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Live the Dream.

Come home to the heart of Verdae. Hollingsworth Park reinvents a bygone era, creating an intimate community defined not merely by where—but also how—you want to live. Nestled within the City of Greenville, this new urban development offers a diversity of housing options at varying price points, from custom and estate homes to more modest single-family dwellings and townhomes. Residents enjoy a 20-acre central park, shared common areas, pedestrian friendly streetscapes and being close to everything.

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SimplyUnique This home boasts an overpopulated cemetery, a skeleton tangled up in the ivy, a snake with ghostly hands reaching for it … and a whole lot more.

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he word “Halloween” was first used in the 16th century when it became a Scottish variant of All Hallows’ Even, which occurred on October 31.

All Hallows’ Even was followed by All Saints’ Day on November 1, which was a time to honor saints and to pray for the souls of those who had recently died but had not yet entered Heaven. The night before, Halloween, was thought to be a time for the dead to seek revenge on their enemies before they moved on to the next world. People wore masks and costumes to avoid being recognized by souls who might be searching for them.

Today, of course, Halloween has evolved into a fun night of costume wearing, candy gathering and playful pranks with no intention of revenge in mind.

It’s certainly a treat to walk or drive through neighborhoods to view creative decorations for the spooky night. We’ve visited some homes that embody the playful spirit of Halloween.

Happy Haunting!

At the front door, a pair of mummies will greet you.

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Would you be able to have a cozy conversation around a nice roaring fire with this guy listening in?

You will have to get past a buzzard if you dare to walk the path to the front door of this home.

Whoops! Looks like this witch overshot her landing.

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The dining room is ready for a tasty dinner party. Who’s on the menu?

184 Carshalton Drive Custom designed and built to accommodate two separate families, teens/young adults or in-laws/parents with separate lower level apartment.

Home features an open floor plan, granite, hardwoods, three bedrooms on the first floor. Pristine condition. Fully irrigated .88 acre lot. Beautiful Lake Lyman is Greer’s best kept secret!

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GardentoTable Jan Wesley’s beautifully constructed backyard wood-burning oven.

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he most divine smell in the world – the aroma of freshbaked breads – intoxicated the air, causing everyone driving downtown to hang their noses out the car window like a big, happy dog. Claussen’s Bakery, the red brick rectangular building on Augusta Road, rolled the morning aroma right out to the sidewalk, pumping life to the lungs of the Greenville community.

Although it was obvious, everyone – from the class of ‘57 at Greenville High School to the nurses at St. Francis Hospital – commented on how good the fresh-baked bread smelled. Those of us living nearby had the chance to breathe in its goodness before it was placed on a truck and delivered miles away to a distant store shelf. The baking business was changing, and the new American bread phenomenon developed into complex conveyor belts and clear plastic bags away from the round, floured faces and warm fires of earlier community traditions.

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GardentoTable Before bakeries became large and commercial, community ovens and bake houses were built in small towns and settlements not only in Europe but also all over the early United States. Folks would prepare their dough, ready to bake, or even their Sunday roast, and take it to the town’s central woodburning oven. It was the place to go for good food and fellowship with neighbors.

Some of the early U.S. ovens provided food for soldiers during the continent’s 18th century wars. During the Revolutionary War, General Washington even ordered ovens to be built, and mud-clay enclosures were easily created on site. Some of them remained, and pioneers built towns around these ovens. By adding walls and roofs, the oven commanded the social heart of the community.

Going from growing grain rather than hunting and gathering was the greatest social change in human history. The grain harvest was traced by archaeological evidence to Paleolithic times 30,000 years ago in Europe. Bread is ancient and important because it is the aroma of civilization. In religions, consecrated bread saved the soul. The flatbreads especially, some that were made without yeast, like Matzo, a flatbread for the Jewish Passover and symbol of redemption and freedom, or unleavened breads in Christian liturgy celebrating the Eucharist, gave bread meaning beyond

physical substance. What would Jesus eat? In Nazareth, thin flat circles of barley dough were slapped onto hot stones in the wood oven. But if he had been born an American, it would have to be pizza.

“American Pie” is the number one dinner choice in the United States, a love that spread like fire after Gennaro Lombardi opened the first pizzeria in Little Italy in 1897. Some 93 percent of Americans dined on pizza at least once a month this year, eating an average of 100 acres of pizza a day, or 350 slices per second. We spent more than $40 billion dollars in pizza parlors, the top restaurant industry that makes up 17 percent of all the restaurants across the country. Our pizza obsession defines our cultural identity.

Pizza as we know it – savory with tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese, a little oregano, salt and olive oil – is a rather recent invention as far as the history of pizza goes. Our salty red, white and green variety began in June 1889, when Chef Raffaele Esposito baked three different pizzas with diverse toppings to honor the Queen consort of Italy, Margherita.

One was a pizza garnished with tomatoes (red), mozzarella cheese (white), and basil (green), to represent the colors of the Italian flag of Savoy; this became very popular and is still today, our Pizza Margherita. Before then, pizza in Italy was sweet, as noted by Pellegrino Artusi, a famous cookbook author and really one

of the pre-Petrini Slow Food experts, as I call him, when he wrote Science in the Kitchen and the Art of Eating Well in 1891.

Tomatoes as a topping, of course, did not come to Europe until Columbus found them in the Americas.

I can’t remember the first pizza I ate ever in my life, but I do remember my first pizza cooked in a wood-burning oven in Italy. My eyes were glued to the pizza maker swirling the dough in the air to get it just evenly spread thin and righteous.

Heat blazed from the mouth of the oven, pushing the thermometer’s red line past 900 degrees. He whisked the pizza into the fire, spun it around full circle, and transformed it from raw dough to blistering crisp deliciousness in less than 2 minutes.

Flavor was clearly the point.

That was Italy, and this is Greenville, and although there is a new generation of pizza makers out there, and everyone has their opinion as to the best pizza in town, I still believe the perfect pizza is deliverable from your own kitchen.

Once you do it, and see how easy it is, moreover, how much more toothsomely it tastes, you will never go back to any bogus pizza shack. Beyond the economic value (ingredients for home-made pizza are about 4 times less than spending $15 on restaurant pizza), the true value lies in your pleasurable satisfaction.

If you talk to most artists, they will tell you that making art is not only about the end product, but it is the experience and the process that drives them to create.

Decent bread and pizza can be found in many places, from small shops, to farmers markets to organically minded grocery stores, but there is nothing like getting your hands in the dough, kneading and stretching, taking the time to watch it rise, building the fire, gliding the piece into the blaze, and smelling it turn from yeasty paste to golden brown that makes you a thoroughly gratified magician.

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GardentoTable Simple things constitute the components of the supernatural pizza: good elastic living dough made with active yeast (and “Biga” if you are more patient) and finely milled double zero flour; red ripened tomatoes; fresh basil or gardengrown and dried oregano; freshly made Buffalo’s mozzarella; excellent olive oil; and flavorful sea salt. A dough hook on your mixer is a helpful tool, as are a sturdy rolling pin and a very hot oven and the hands of a patient and confident baker.

The dough is important, and should rise twice, meaning, once the dough has doubled in size, punch it down and let it rise again before creating the pizza.

A wood-burning oven takes these constituents and cooks them to perfection. The taste, determined by the best ingredients, and the hot burning

coals of well-selected woods like oak, walnut or pecan, is a marriage made in heaven. Beyond pizza, everything you cook in a regular oven can go in the wood-burning oven. Roasted meats, fresh bread and cakes are just the beginning.

Fire brings people together and is the place where good conversations assemble.

Wood-burning ovens can be built at home by hand, a simple clay oven, without much of an investment at all. The high temperature around 1,100 degrees reached with the wood oven marks the disadvantage of the typical home oven with a limitation around 500 degrees, and the perfect pizza cooks around 750-900 degrees.

More substantial and long-lasting woodburning ovens start around $1,700 and are a valuable investment. The wood-burning oven at our house was well worth the

TIP: How long you need to keep a fire going varies by how much you will be cooking and what kind of dishes. If you plan on baking pizza for a large party and/or bake a lot of bread or a turkey/ meat without flame, you need to take that into account when heating the oven.

money. I won’t say we never buy bread or pizza already made, but I will say a plastic wrapped loaf or pizza in a box leaves a lot for my nose to wonder and I often feel cheated of taste. Beyond the obvious levels of quality, I know I have sacrificed the experience and the process of creating something wonderful.

It was the times around our oven that my kids became kings and queens when they had birthday pizza parties like no other. I often wonder about those kids who came to the party, and how the experience may have changed them. It seemed we were building community again, just by making pizza. “I never ate pizza like this before.

I wish my family would make them sometime” was a common statement.

Along the way, we made many new friends obsessing over pizza, bread that made a personal transformation. Slow Food is about a slow meal, sharing your life with your community of friends and family when we come together to eat around the table. You won’t pull that kind of pleasure out of a clear plastic bag or a square paper box.

COOKING IN THE WOOD FIRED OVER The process is basically an issue of preheating the oven to maximum temperature and then allowing the temperature to fall in to the appropriate oven environment.

An infrared laser thermometer can safely be pointed anywhere inside the oven to read the temperature.

The fire should be started approximately 90 minutes before cooking, depending on the size of the oven, in the frontmiddle of the oven floor. Small pieces of dry, split firewood should be placed on top and started with paper, preferably without print (some inks are harmful if eaten even in the smoke) and then progressively add several larger pieces of wood. The flame will reach the top of the dome and advance toward the door, which is normal. If flames come out of the door, your fire is too big. The fire should be carefully watched and small wood continually added until the dome turns white hot.

At this point, the wood should be moved to the far right side of the oven, which will allow the dome and floor to absorb more heat. After 20 to 30 minutes

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move the fire to the left side. Once the whole dome has turned white and the black soot has been carbonized by the heat (another 45-60 minutes) the oven will have reached about 750 degrees.

The proper temperature for the oven floor for pizza is 650° with the best conditions arriving when there is a large bed of redhot coals, and a large arching flame across the dome. At this point there should be no visible black carbon on the dome.

After preparing the pizza, insert with a

HOMEMADE PIZZA AND DOUGH ¼ teaspoon active dry yeast 1½ cups of warm water 4 cups (recommended) Anson Mills Pizza Makers “00” flour 2 teaspoons fine sea salt Extra virgin olive oil Pureed tomatoes Oregano or Basil Fresh mozzarella cut into small pieces Olive Oil Salt and Pepper Sprinkle yeast over 1½ cups of warm water (about 100-105°) and let stand until creamy, 10-15 minutes or so. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together flour and salt, then add yeast mixture. Using a mixer with dough hook, knead for 4-5 minutes to form a coarse ball and then let the dough rest with a damp kitchen towel for 5 minutes.

Then continue to knead the dough, either by machine or by hand, until the dough becomes supple and elastic. If it is too sticky, add flour. If too stiff, add a drop or two of water. Using the olive oil, line a bowl so that the dough will not stick to the sides; place dough in the bowl and cover with a damp cloth and let rise at least 4 hours.

long-handled tool, directly on the floor of the oven next to the fire with the pizzaiolo (pizza maker) wearing longarmed protective gloves. The pizzaiolo should immediately begin spinning the pizza like a clock in order for it to cook evenly with regards to the flame, and when the crust is golden brown, and the cheese has melted, it is ready.

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Punch down the dough and let rise again.

If you are not ready to use the dough when it has risen the second time, place in the refrigerator until ready. Letting the dough stay overnight in the refrigerator can even increase the good flavors. Divide the dough into 4 equal parts, and place on a lightly floured surface.

Anson Mills in Columbia, SC, maker of fine flour, recommends rounding the dough before flattening it: “Round the dough by cupping both hands around the sides and dragging its bottom against the surface, using the dough’s stickiness to stretch and tighten it into a smooth, round ball sealed with a veil of flour. Let the dough rest for 10 minutes” before shaping it.

Begin to work the dough into a round flat piece, and use the rolling pin to make extra thin, the width of a piece of cardboard.

Place the dough on a wooden pizza peel, lightly floured, and then thinly spread with tomato sauce (a very simple pureed San Marzano tomatoes works fine), mozzarella cheese (the real cheese please), chopped or whole leaf basil, and drizzle with olive oil, salt and pepper. Bake in the wood-burning oven or the hottest electric oven possible on stone until crispy brown edges.

FOCACCIA It is just pizza dough – a bit thicker, and spread in a baking pan – topped simply with olive oil, sea salt and, usually, rosemary. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Poke the dough all over with your fingertips. Bake for 25 minutes.

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