For some, a dream home isn't complete without a beach view. This residence on Isle of Palms near Charleston typifies current beach-style architecture.
Materials blend into nature, and landscaping maximizes local vegetation.
Here, palmettos are used appropriate because it's South Carolina's state tree. Where sandy beaches stretch from the site of man's first attempts at flight in Kitty Hawk to the resort playgrounds of Hilton Head, Savannah and the Georgia sea islands. Their economic power reaches from the centuries-old ports of Charleston and Wilmington to the glistening financial towers of Charlotte and the Research Triangle Park. Rest assured you are not alone. Of the top 10 states ranked for residential resort property purchase, North and South Carolina combined, fall in behind only two others, Florida and California.