Mid-Century Modern: Another Great Design - Spartanburg SC

I'm so excited to be starting my business (again), but this time in South Carolina. I'm in the upstate area and near my family in North and South Carolina. I'm very blessed to have wonderful family around me who are eager to see my business get going and have hired me to do their home. My aunt and uncle (Judy and Del Ezell) have bought a nearly 9000 sq. ft. Mid-Century Modern house in Spartanburg. For those of you who know me, or who follow me, you know this is my dream house and the style I'm most passionate about. If I was a dog, my tail would be a waggin'.

The house was originally built for a Winn-Dixie heiress and has gone through several renovations since it was built in 1956. Some of the renovations were done without consideration for the style or period of the house, so they had to go. And after years of neglect the house needed a great deal of structural repairs in addition to the basic updating and restoring that all older homes tend to need. We are four months into the project and the house is looking more like a construction site than a home, but for those who have worked day after day on it, it's coming around!

I won't bore you with all of the details about plumbing problems and electrical issues, or leaks and floods, or structural issues that had to be fixed, but suffice it to say these homeowners know how Tom Hanks and Shelley Long's characters felt in the movie Money Pit. The good news is, they aren't having to live in it during this process and they love the process! I think I got that gene from Aunt Judy.

I've posted photos on Facebook and mentioned some of the details we were working on. However, I'm not sure if most people can truly appreciate how many details there are to a house with five bedrooms and ten bathrooms and a guest house. Besides the house there are over eight acres of land with beautiful gardens and patios. This is a huge project and a great test of my knowledge and expertise. I'm so thankful they have trusted in me to guide and assist them in the design.

I'll include a few "before" photos here, and will follow up in a couple of weeks with some "during" shots.

The Laundry Room

This will be a Craft/Multi-purpose Room

The Kitchen has been updated most recently. The changes are mostly cosmetic, but will be amazing. The wall you can't see is all glass a overlooks the pool and patio area. I've got great ideas to makes these two areas harmonize!

The Dining Room

This light in the Dining Room is way too ornate for the architecture of the house. We will "simplify" the fixture and blend the dome with the ceiling. This room is about the views!

Living Room

 I can't wait to see this living room done with the beautiful finishes we've selected!

This "cubby hole" will be a real "show piece"

The wall and tank are gone!