“Neither one of us had ever heard of Lake Keowee,” Melanie Gilbertson said. It was curiosity that drove Melanie and her husband, Jay, to check out this lake in the Upstate of South Carolina. At first, it didn’t seem like the place for them. They thought it was a...
Chris and Mari Schaeffer stood outside their Lake Keowee home. The construction was finished, and the Schaeffers hosted the people who’d built their place to show appreciation for all the work that had been done. This house was more than just a place for the...
Building and renovating is nearly second nature for John and Susan Johnson. “We have owned something like 17 or 18 homes up and down the East Coast,” Susan explained. All that experience meant they knew what to look for in a homebuilder. But even...
Waco Texas is hot. The dog days of summer are in the 90s, and it’s not unusual to see the thermometer crawl past 100. Even for native Texans, the heat can be a little much. So, when Kelly and Lance Hogg started looking for a getaway, a place by the water was...
A Home That’s Built to Be a Legacy For the Izzos, Lake Keowee felt like home. They’ve lived all over the world, in places like Singapore and Thailand. But when looking for somewhere to spend time with family, they were drawn to Upstate South Carolina. The...
