Cotton, Cigars and Copy: Southern Style in the ‘Garden & Gun’ Office
I left the original exposed brick walls to add some warmth to the high-ceiling industrial look,
and I layered Oriental rugs over woven sea grass to soften the weathered floors.
As told to
We spoke to the chief executive of Garden and Gun and discussed how she transformed her workplace
in historic Charleston, S. C. into a modern office imbued with southern charm.
They’re painted the popular Charleston Green, and the Sheetrock walls and brick walls
that have been plastered over are a lighter shade of the same color.
We don’t normally write about big game hunting, but the zebra head, which Pierre Manigault, one of my partners, gave me, is my inspiration.
Morning and noon pick-me-ups
In the morning I have green juice from a local farmer and a banana and see my children off to school.
Our offices are on the fringe of the city, in a burgeoning area of new businesses and restaurants in what’s known as the Cigar Factory.
