The Hillyer Homestead Home Tour
The South Carolina team is up and running with some amazing projects, including this week’s tour, The Hillyer Homestead. This gorgeous house in Park Island, Mount Pleasant, is home to business and lifestyle entrepreneur Holly Hillyer and her family.
The Hillyers were no strangers to organizing before we came onto the scene, but they were blown away by the personalized and polished systems we created in the Kitchen, Pantries, and Laundry Room.
Read on to see why Holly called the Graceful Spaces team “the best investment made in the house so far!”
Lifestyle Zones
We’re no stranger to the art of zone planning at Graceful Spaces, and the Hillyer Homestead was a masterclass in giving systems a place and a purpose:
THE BAKING ZONE
We used a mix of acrylic canisters from iDesign and bins from The Home Edit to decant and store go-to baking ingredients in one central location. The Hillyers have a fabulous collection of cookie cutters, which we sorted and labeled using see-through pouches.
THE SMOOTHIE STATION
To create a space perfect for smoothies, we used acrylic canisters to decant ingredients, storing additional pouches and the blender just below for easy access.
THE COOKING ZONE
Mr. Hillyer loves to cook, so we created a home base for cooking tools and supplies on the right side of the stove, perfect for a right-handed chef. We added hooks to the inner cabinet doors for potholders and oven mitts to save counter space.
GRAB ‘N GO FOR THE KIDS
Our #1 rule for kid-friendly spaces? Accessibility. The snack cabinet was placed in easy reach, with organizers perfect for single servings.
PRO TIP: Embracing zones will change the way you use a space. You can find more tips for zoning planning on our blogs How to Organize Any Space to Sell and Unique Storage Solutions for 6 Common Holiday Decorations (and More!).
A Fresh Start
Welcome to one of our favorite laundry rooms ever! We sourced functional decor like this glass jar from Megan Molten (the interior designer for the home) to match the clean, streamlined aesthetic of the space. Using drawer organizers, we categorized everyday essentials like Advil, batteries, sharpies, and backstock sponges and towels for easy access. Everything was labeled to make the storage as guest-friendly as possible.
PRO TIP: Moving into a new space? Our Fresh Start concierge service is the perfect solution! Our team will curate, deliver, and organize your stock of everyday essentials so you can focus on enjoying your new home.
The Ultimate Family Kitchen
The layout and design of the kitchen were spacious, clean, and modern, so we curated our systems and decor with that aesthetic in mind. The deep drawer inserts by iDesign were perfect for sorting kitchen tools and essentials, while client favorites like the topping drawer and other cooking zones kept handy meal-prep helpers close. Upper cabinets were reserved for occasional use items and entertaining staples. An appliance garage near the smoothie station and a grab' n go water bottle zone was the perfect kitchen additions for this active family.
PRO TIP:
Don’t be afraid to get creative with labels! For the pull-out spice drawer, we placed labels on the top of jars to make finding the right seasoning a breeze. Less-used items were placed on the shelves below and grouped in labeled bins.
A Tale of Two Pantries
We believe in creating solutions that complement decor vs. competing with it, and the kitchen pantry is the perfect example. Sleek canisters from The Home Edit, bins from iDesign, and timeless water hyacinth baskets were excellent additions to the modern and clean aesthetic.
We created a hydration drawer in the butler's pantry perfect for Holly's signature Mom juice. Water bottles were stacked to maximize vertical space, while items like the adjustable pan holder served as the ideal space-saving solution in upper cabinets.
PRO TIP: Plan your solutions with easy maintenance in mind. We see a lot of well-meaning organizational systems that only work when things are fully stocked. Solutions that look and operate just as well partially stocked will make upkeep much simpler!
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