Step Inside a Southern Kiawah Island Home

Design elements such as deep overhangs and energy-efficient Tischler und Sohn windows add to the home’s “green” aesthetic.

Casually decked out with rattan furniture from Restoration Hardware, the open-air porch, which overlooks Cinder Creek, is an ideal viewing spot.

From the rear, the house is barely visible. The dock leads to Cinder Creek.

The focal point of the screened-in cedar-shingled porch is the fireplace with an absolute black granite surround.

To keep the focus on the architectural beauty of the stair tower, the designers opted to paint it Farrow & Ball’s Skimming Stone, which has a hint of gray.

The light-filled living room is separated from the family room by a double-sided fireplace. A pair of faux bamboo floor lamps with natural raffia shades add textural interest, as do the linen-covered wing chairs and sofa, all accented with pale green linen welting. A teak coffee table sits atop a hand-woven area rug from Stark. The turtle print above the antique console in the foyer is a Palm Beach find.

For the walls and cabinets, the designers chose the same color used in the stair tower. The bar stools are from Country Swedish.

As with the living room, the family room is all about the view and the light. The designers carried over the Farrow & Ball soft green stripe wall paint and the Cowton & Tout window treatment fabric and custom hardware. The 18-century coral pieces came from a local antique shop.

A soft sea-glass green predominates in the guestroom, where the linen window treatments, headboard and bedskirt from Raoul Textiles feature alligators and fish. The strie wallpaper is Scalamandre, the nickel swing-arm lamps are from Hinson.

An alligator print and a green cut velvet fabric woven with turtles liven up the mudroom, lit by nickel wall lanterns.

Christopher Norman custom-colored and hand-painted wallpaper adds to the allure of the master bath with its deep soaking tub. The hanging tole Chatham lantern is a soft antique white with blue detailing. The Roman blinds in white linen are from Clarence House.