Addition

When adding 100 square feet to the back of the house and opening up the former galley kitchen, Gordon not only carved out a space for them to gather but also installed floor-to-ceiling windows for more light and stabilized the house with additional beams. “Before the addition, we felt this house’s age every day,” says Carolyn. “It took me a year to get used to all of its creaks.”

And there was one more bonus that Carolyn didn’t anticipate: meeting noted Charleston interior designer Angie Hranowsky. “I’d never used a decorator because I’m pretty confident in my own style,” says Carolyn, an author and singer/songwriter. “But Gordon suggested calling Angie when I threatened to use common white subway tile for the backsplash. So we met at the backsplash and went from there.”