Johns Island

John’s Island, SC

Left side view of new covered entry element with brick stairs and copper roof. Center area has double corner columns and curved brackets.

Right side view of new covered entry element with brick stairs and copper roof. Center area has double corner columns and curved brackets.

Front view of new covered entry element with brick stairs and copper roof. Center area has double corner columns and curved brackets.

This waterfront home is located on Abbapoola Creek on Johns Island, SC. For this exterior renovation, I removed the existing wood stairs and shed roof and replaced them with open and inviting brick stairs with a copper roof. I designed an entrance to the house that was sculptural but didn’t dominate or take away from the façade. Canopy roofs with large brackets were added above each of the four garage doors. The trim around the windows was replaced, a large cove moulding added, and new shutters were installed. The small hip roofs were replaced with elegant gables with copper returns. I removed the screen and slender columns from the existing porch and replaced the columns with new, sturdier square columns.