Posts in the "New Leaf Stories" Category

First Time’s the Charm

Jun 6, 2023

Bre and Sean Donnelly wanted this place to be special. They were first-time home buyers searching for a neighborhood where they could build a house and enjoy the community around them. According to Sean, the decision to make Wilmington home came after a day on the...

All in Perfect Timing

Nov 20, 2022

Ed knows a thing or two about buying homes. His pharmaceutical career has taken him all over the world and he’s purchased many houses. Ed and his wife Marla started thinking about a new place to call home a few years ago. Somewhere they could enjoy the lifestyle they...

Empty Nesters Discover a new Nest at Kiawah River

Nov 10, 2022

Breathtaking views, charming streetscapes, and luxury living abound in New Leaf’s Waterman Villas. A picturesque Lowcountry community with marshland, creeks and ponds, oak and pine forests, and riverfront property on John’s Island, the Waterman Villas offer elegant,...

A Custom Vision Comes to Life

Dec 22, 2021

The enormous popularity of Pinterest boards and custom-decorating apps would seem to signal one thing: plenty of people dream of creating their own perfect, customized respite. For Whitney and Michael Whitlock, two young professionals with a growing family, the drive...

Making the Best of a Good Situation

Oct 4, 2021

Through a series of unusual events, Sarah Connelly and her family found the perfect lot— the land right next door to her husband’s parents, in a long-established Mount Pleasant neighborhood. Back then, one design/build team set to work sketching out the house the...

First Family of the Domus Collection

Sep 20, 2021

Chuck and Deb Anderson moved to South Carolina for one very practical reason: to be nearer their daughter, son-in-law and granddaughter (now 2). With her parents traveling often, Chuck and Deb wanted to be able to help easily. And that set in motion the arrival of a...

A Family Enclave in the Woods

Jul 19, 2021

Building one house – during a pandemic, no less – would seem to be a daunting enough task. But building two at a time? That’s precisely what the Corum family did, as they created a multi-generational haven on Johns Island, building a space for their family of five and...

Keeping Up With the Joneses

Jul 7, 2021

For more than two decades, Faith and Aaron Jones were the proud owners of “that house” in their neighborhood. The house where all the kids gathered (20 at a sleepover stands as their record!), and where neighbors liked to hang out to chat, cookout and relax. So when...

The Perfect Nest for A Growing Brood

May 4, 2021

Elizabeth and Andrew O’Conor had a lot on their plates in spring 2020, when they decided to move: 3 kids (including an infant), five chickens, a wild work travel schedule, a vacant lot on James Island that beckoned and a clear need for a house that was not bursting at...

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