Carefree
C O T TA G E
ON GIBSON ISLAND B Y K Y M B E R LY TAY L O R P H OTO G R A P H Y BY G EO F F R E Y H O D G D O N
Every home has its own special voice that pervades long after its owners have gone. The homeowners purchased the 1940s rambler on Gibson Island last year as a second home. Though it had great bones, such as shiplap ceilings and original windows, its mahogany walls and traditional brick hearths did not “speak” to them. They turned to interior designer Erin Paige Pitts to change the home’s entire vibration—one that reflected a free-spirited lifestyle.
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