A waterfront home shaped by its Lowcountry setting — and a record of the work bringing it forward.
01
The house
A brick ranch, opened to light and marsh views
Built in 1968 and designed by South Carolina architect Sidney Stubbs, this mid-century modern ranch sits steps from Hobcaw Creek. Its long, low profile, screened porch, generous glass, private dock, and mature landscape give it a distinctly Lowcountry sense of place, while the interior holds onto its modernist roots — beamed ceilings, warm wood floors, and walls of glass.
This visual record brings together the setting, the house as it was, the work in progress, and the rooms as they are today. It is also a working history of the materials, decisions, and investments along the way.
Built
1968
Architect
Sidney Stubbs, Lucas & Stubbs, Charleston, SC
Structure
Brick exterior, wood frame, crawlspace foundation
Setting
Marsh and creek frontage with private dock on Hobcaw Creek
Plan
Family room, dining, kitchen, breakfast area, office, three bedrooms, two baths
Renovation design
Brittanya Tammearu Interiors
From the water — the screened porch and rear elevation settle into the marsh edge beneath mature trees.From above — the house, marsh, and dock on Hobcaw Creek.
02
Waterfront
Creek, marsh, and dock
The creek sets the orientation of the house — nearly every room looks toward the water. A private dock reaches into Hobcaw Creek, with spartina marsh on either side and sunsets over the water most evenings.
Private dock, floating platform, and skiff on the creek.Heron at the creek edge under a pink sunset.Dock gangway at night, with reflections on the water.
03
Exterior
From red brick to a lighter Lowcountry palette
The exterior transformation keeps the ranch profile intact. White-painted brick, warm wood doors, deep wood soffits, and feathery muhly grass give the approach a brighter, more deliberate character.
Earlier condition
The original brick exterior — rear porch, broad windows, brick chimney, and established landscape before the paint and entry refresh.
Original front driveway and red-brick house.Original brick front entry with palms beside the paver drive.Original brick rear elevation and screened porch.Alternate angle of the brick rear elevation and screened porch.Brick rear corner with chimney and windows.
Today
White brick, timber, and layered planting — the refreshed palette at every scale, from the wide approach to the wood soffit detail.
White-painted brick house with palm and paver driveway.White brick front entrance with warm wood double doors.White-painted brick facade, palm, paver driveway, and muhly grass.White brick corner, palm, wood soffit, and pink muhly grass.Close view of the warm wood soffit at the roof edge.Ginkgo tree with yellow leaves in the front yard, white-brick house behind.Front entry — roseate spoonbill mural on the painted brick.
04
Interiors
Views, beams, and rooms with character
The beamed family room anchors the interior, while built-ins, warm floors, and broad expanses of glass carry views and natural light through the plan.
The family room — oak floors, beamed ceiling, brick fireplace, sliders to the porch.Brick fireplace beneath dark ceiling beams.Period-correct art, some of it found in the garage.The sunken living room — gallery wall, leather chairs, kilim rug.Office with walnut built-ins.Primary bedroom walk-in closet.Primary bedroom — glass doors opening toward the water.Screened porch looking to the dock.Screened porch.
05
Kitchen
Keeping the bones, remaking the room
The renovation reused the cabinet boxes, then built a richer composition around them: custom walnut tambour, Cambria quartz countertops, Icelandic green marble backsplash on both walls, aged brass and glass, floating walnut shelving, black fixtures, and deep green wall accents.
As featured in Architectural Digest.The Architectural Digest feature, via Brittanya Tammearu Interiors.Kitchen finishes — designer concept board, Brittanya Tammearu Interiors.Kitchen rendering — the design concept.Kitchen plan — island layout and dimensions, Brittanya Tammearu Interiors.
01 Before
The earlier kitchen — white cabinetry and island.The earlier island — dark countertop, farmhouse sink.The earlier kitchen — alternate angle.
02 During
The room stripped back. Cabinet boxes remain while the backsplash wall is opened up; the new island footprint and plumbing are laid out directly on the floor.
Cabinet boxes retained.Walls opened.Island footprint laid out.
03 After
Warm walnut against green stone. The finished kitchen centers on a fluted walnut island and range hood, with white quartz, brass and glass shelving, black fixtures, and globe-and-dome pendants.
Backsplash and shelves going in.Range wall and island with sink, dishwasher, patterned runner.The living room beyond.The island from the dining area.Dining area looking toward the finished kitchen.Island, pendants, and open brass shelving — completed.Pendants over the island; microwave tower beyond.Range wall — walnut tambour hood, floating shelves, green marble tile.The finished kitchen from the living area.Completed kitchen, wide view — island, range wall, refrigerator.The island looking toward the microwave tower and range.
06
Bath
Guest bathroom
A compact 5′2″ × 6′2″ guest bath remade in deep green and brass — dark walls, green shower tile, black-and-white floor tile, and brass fixtures.
