Inside Designer Cortney Bishop's South Carolina Home Renovation

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• Is there one project where you defied all those rules and it paid off?
• Art Consultation
• Former HGTV star sentenced to jail time for fraud, mortgage rates are back above 7 percent and more
• Why investing in photography has been the biggest game-changer for these Idaho designers
• Other Cortney Brown's
• Cool art is everywhere
• What design advice would you offer us to elevate our homes?

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Is there one project where you defied all those rules and it paid off?

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A Sophisticated Beach House on South Carolina's Sullivan's Island.

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But when Cortney Bishop, founder and principal of Charleston-based Cortney Bishop Design, talks about interiors that excite her, she uses words like quirky, organic and, yes, even gnarly. Absolutely - open shelves allow for a lighter, seamless integration into the rest of the kitchen versus heavy cabinetry. They give life to kitchen walls and serve as showcase pieces for dishware, pottery and treasured collectibles.

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It blends effortlessly with lighter, and sometimes even darker stones, tiles, and wood tones. The color definitely speaks to our Lowcounty landscape too. Our newsletter catches you up with all the business stories that are shaping Charleston and South Carolina every Monday and Thursday at noon. Here, bold black and whites make a dramatic statement. The result is a fine-tuned mix of feminine and masculine, nostalgia and timelessness. As Bishop puts it, this home has "an immersive depth that seamlessly blends with the surrounding environment and the old trees."

Former HGTV star sentenced to jail time for fraud, mortgage rates are back above 7 percent and more

CBD can ease your apprehension as construction commences. Let us review the plan with contractors, keep watch on the timeline, and serve as the first point of contact as your build takes off.

Why investing in photography has been the biggest game-changer for these Idaho designers

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Coastal style gets a contemporary update in this beach house .

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Cortney’s enthusiasm is also purposed by collaborating with local artists and galleries, as well as serving on the boards of The Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art and the American College of Building Arts in Charleston. Each month features exclusive content in an immersive collection of furniture, decor, and art available to purchase for a limited time. We also ask for money upfront, because you know how fast you have to get things moving, so it’s really important that we get the money invested in the company to keep the wheels turning for them. We’re requesting $350,000 now, and we’ll request another 25 percent in six weeks,” all lining up to their installation date. We’re all working from a [shared] document, so there’s not all this, “Oh, here’s another hourly bill that you weren’t expecting.” Or, “Here’s the shipping cost—did you know about those?

But living in the Low Country, in a historic home, I’d have to think about how I could make it work. Make sure to highlight individual pieces, and give each one the attention it deserves by positioning it in a way that draws the eye. Use lighting, unique wood framing, and placement to accentuate the qualities of each work.

You’ve most likely seen Cortney Bishop’s designs if you’ve visited restaurants, homes and hotels in Charleston. Her iconic style is as diverse as she is, and her bohemian spirit shines through most every project she tackles. Her mother was a designer and entrepreneur, her grandmother an artisan, sewing fashions by hand, and her father, a global business executive.

At the time, I think I just had a different perspective. I wasn’t formally trained, so I didn’t play by any rules, and it might have paid off that I was able to mix things up. It caught on through this renaissance of younger, fun, different types of people moving here that were wanting something Southern but a little more modern. [Not playing] by the rules wasn’t great when I was growing up, but it served me in the end. For the design, Bishop incorporated treasures from her travels as well as custom pieces that embody her family’s personality. Integrated into the fireplace are a few handmade tiles she bought in Morocco circa 2019, not having any idea how she’d use them at the time.

What design advice would you offer us to elevate our homes?

And you retooled your business around that idea? We made it a priority to create processes to track our budgets, and now we have an incredibly strong business structure. When clients are interviewing us, we can pull out all the spreadsheets, starting with what we recommend the builder spend on finishes, whether it’s tile, appliances, cabinets or hardware. We give the builders numbers that we think are appropriate for the job, and on top of that, we continue to give the clients spreadsheets that allow them to follow along with the process. It sounds like there was an audience that was ready for it.Floor plans were changing, formalities were breaking down. Parents were wanting to spend more time with their kids instead of having parents in the formal room and the kids [somewhere else].

I’ve also found so much inspiration in other cultures and locations around the world. Bishop started her design career when she turned 30 and felt secure enough to take a leap from the corporate world into a field she was passionate about. One of Bishop's go-to colors is Farrow and Ball's "Ball Green." She loves the color paired with lighter wood tones, darker stones and tiles.

It does show you that we are all given this innate gift by God, we just have to listen to it and if you pursue it, magic can happen. Cortney’s design vision runs the gamut of style and structure, balancing creativity, comfort, and functionality with a dose of modern flair. Beyond running CBD, Bishop is also founder of Harwood House, a premier line of woven textiles created in collaboration with Holland & Sherry.