COUNTRYLIVING.COM / NOVEMBER 2019 Ƅž
take a tour!
Charleston has no shortage of
centuries-old design inspiration.
Here, homeowner and historian
Lauren Northup walks us around.
The red-and-white
buffalo-check curtains
are also made from
outdoor tablecloths
(tableclothsfactory.com
for similar).
Vibrant Color
“My grandparents lived
on Rainbow Row [on East
Bay Street] when I was
little, so my heart gives
a little wave as I pass their
house on my way to work
every day.”Chipped Paint
“The paint at Drayton Hall
(draytonhall.org) is some-
thing I wish I could achieve,
but you can’t replicate
surfaces that were hand-
painted and then left to
weather the elements for
more than a century.”Green Shutters
“The Aiken-Rhett House
(historiccharleston.org)
is a time capsule of
19 th-century life—all
wrapped up in a buttery
yellow urban villa that
looks like it was trans-
ported here from Italy.”Cheerful
Curb Appeal
“This house ‘above the
bend’ on Church Street
is widely hailed as the
prettiest door in
Charleston. When the
roses are in bloom, there
is nothing fi ner!”RAINBOWROW,GETTY^ IMAGES;^AIKEN-RHETT^ HOUSECOURTESYOF^ HISTORICCHARLESTONFOUNDATION;DRAYTON^ HALL^ ANDCHURCHSTREETCOURTESYOF^ LAUREN^NORTHUP.^