--- title: "Simply Southern at Home — Interior Designers & Decorators | Houzz" canonical_html_url: https://www.houzz.com/professionals/interior-designers-and-decorators/simply-southern-at-home-pfvwus-pf~1261116590 markdown_url: https://www.houzz.com/md/professionals/pf~1261116590.md entity_type: LocalBusiness business_name: "Simply Southern at Home" category: ["Interior Designers & Decorators"] image: https://st.hzcdn.com/fimgs/4493c4ec09d27330_3288-w400-h400-b0-p0--.jpg address: "129B Willow Creek Blvd, Lugoff, South Carolina 29078, United States" latitude: 34.2296 longitude: -80.7147 phone: "(803) 525-0979" website: "" rating: 4.7 review_count: 15 years_in_business: 10 best_of_houzz_awards: 3 followers: 26 last_updated: 2026-08-25 --- # Simply Southern at Home > South Carolina's Distinctive Interior Design Studio Original Houzz profile: [Simply Southern at Home](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/interior-designers-and-decorators/simply-southern-at-home-pfvwus-pf~1261116590) ## Professional summary - **Primary category:** Interior Designers & Decorators - **Location:** Lugoff, SC - **Serves:** Columbia, Sumter, Lugoff, Camden, Blythewood, Elgin, Boykin, Lake Wateree, Northeast Columbia, Richland County - **Houzz rating:** 4.7 out of 5 (15 reviews) - **Best of Houzz:** 3 awards (2019–2025), for Service. ## About ### Houzz Badges - Houzz Pro Software User - Recommended on Houzz - 100 Ideabook Saves - Best of Houzz winner - Locally owned - 10 years in business - Hired on Houzz - Provides 3D Visualization ### Business highlights - Best of Houzz winner - 10 years in business - Locally owned - 8 Hires on Houzz - Provides 3D Visualization Simply southern at home is a South Carolina based company specializing in design, space planning, custom window treatments and upholstery, decor, and artisan pieces. We provide design services for new construction and remodeling projects and especially love designing kitchen and bathroom projects. Our team of professionals provide guidance and consultation while saving you time and money. We are a great resource for inspiration and to keep your project plans on track and in budget. Our team has decades of work experience. We are from the Carolinas and we know the Southern lifestyle. Our designs and decor promote simple classic lines, refined taste and lifestyle inspiration. We believe your home is your refuge and should reflect your personality. It is our utmost goal to give you the best blend of functionality and beauty and believe that details are what transform a house into a home. ### Services Provided - Interior Design - Kitchen Design - Bathroom Design - Living Room Design - Bedroom Design - Color Consulting - Space Planning - Furniture Selection - Kids Bedroom Design - Dining Room Design - Lighting Design - Custom Kitchen Cabinets - Home Office Design & Construction - Custom Built-ins - Floor Plans - Entry Design - Playroom Design - Laundry Room Design - Mudroom Design - Nursery Design - Custom Blinds & Shades - House Plans - Custom Home Bars - Guesthouse Design & Construction - 3D Rendering - Basement Design - Custom Bookcases - Custom Pantries - Home Staging - Downsizing - Handicap-Accessible Design - Kitchen Remodeling - Home Office Design ### Areas Served - Columbia - Sumter - Lugoff - Camden - Blythewood - Elgin - Boykin - Lake Wateree - Northeast Columbia - Richland County ### Typical Job Cost $1,000 - 200,000 $1,000 - 200,000 ## Business Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Business Name | Simply Southern at Home | | Address | 129B Willow Creek Blvd, Lugoff, South Carolina 29078, United States | | Phone | (803) 525-0979 | | Years in business | 10 | | Followers on Houzz | 26 | **Social profiles:** - Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/Savvysouthernhomes - Blog — www.simplysouthernathome.com ## Contact - **Houzz profile:** [Simply Southern at Home](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/interior-designers-and-decorators/simply-southern-at-home-pfvwus-pf~1261116590) - **Phone:** (803) 525-0979 ## Credentials **Certifications & Awards** - Architectural Digest - Excellence in Design South Carolina - **Best of Houzz:** 3 awards (2019–2025), for Service. ## Reviews **Overall rating: 4.7 out of 5 — 15 reviews** *Aspect averages:* - Work Quality: 50.0 - Communication: 50.0 - Value: 47.0 ### Featured Review **★★★★★ — Tracy Cobb, June 2021** > We contacted Carolyn prior to purchasing our house about a kitchen renovation and she has been with us through the entire process helping us make sure we got exactly what we wanted. Our kitchen is now wrapping up and it’s everything we could have dreamed of! She handled all of the coordination and design and implementation and was very communicative with us about what was going on. She has also helped with taking our existing furniture and rearranging it to give us the most homey feeling where our house feels new without even having to buy anything. We have loved working with Carolyn and expect to continue the relationship throughout the next few years as we expand our family and continue working to make our house a home! **Comment from Simply Southern at Home:** > Thank you for such kind words. It has been a joy for Lenny and I to help you on this project. Your kitchen is beautiful and we hope that it will be the perfect place to build lots of family memories. We look forward to working with you again in the future. All the best to you and your growing family! ### All 15 reviews **★★★★★ — Lise Anzelone, Dec. 2024** > Carolyn and Shannon are so wonderful to work with and we are incredibly happy with our home decor. My husband and I own a 1955 brick ranch in Forest Acres. After knocking out all the walls to create an open floorplan, we really needed help with the vision in our new open space. We needed guidance on how to arrange the room with fireplace at one end and make everything make sense. Carolyn and Shannon were responsive and professional from day one. They set and kept appointments and listened to us deeply to really understand what we were looking for and what our individual style needs were. Together, we collaborated on design, decore and furnishings within our budget and we are so happy with the results. Carolyn has wonderful taste and an eye for making a room 'work', adding depth, drama and texture as needed. Carolyn and Shannon are so nice and responsive too...which has been truly hard to find in Columbia. So glad we found her through Houzz! **★★★★★ — charsmango, Dec. 2024** > Carolyn was amazing to work with! She helped my husband and me build our dream farmhouse in Heath Springs, SC. We worked 2 years creating an amazing barn with livable space and then the main house. Her detail and knowledge of product is fabulous plus she listens and is open to what you envision and she works hard to achieve your likes. Carolyn is easy going, accessible and promptly returns your calls, texts and emails. She's a great problem solver with very creative ideas. Her design skills are wonderful, she is caring, kind, and fun to work with. I'd have her do any project for me, big or small again in the future. **★★★★★ — Brittany Saller, Feb. 2022** > I absolutely recommend Carolyn. Throughout the project, she was mindful of our budget for our remodel. Carolyn has a keen eye for color and an innate sense of dimension and space. Ultimately, she took a house that was closed off with limited opportunities for change and created a bright and open interior within our budget. Our space now has open views and allows for flow of movement within our home. She went above my expectations in designing a space that not only felt sophisticated for adults but embraced the presence of our two young children. By adding small touches in other areas, she made the rest of our home feel cohesive with the major remodeled spaces. Carolyn is very attentive to detail, incorporates current colors and patterns, and helped us focus on the areas that would add the most value to our home. She is a pleasure to work with and has high standards for anyone she brings into your project. Our contractor, Lenny, was flawless in his construction. He attended to each detail, made every surface level and flush, and went above and beyond to give us a beautiful, finished product. We had such a positive experience that many of our colleagues have asked for her information as well. **Comment from Simply Southern at Home:** > It has been a pleasure working on your project and getting to know your family. We strive to treat each project with the utmost care and pride ourselves in giving attention to detail. We hope that your newly renovated spaces will bring you years of happy memories and look forward to working with you on future projects. Thank you for your kind words and recommendation. **★★★★★ — Cory Hardy, Feb. 2020** > Carolyn did an awesome job. We moved into our new home in November 2019 and we asked her if she could get it furnished before Christmas. She worked very hard to get everything done for us so we could spend Christmas with our family. She is very detailed and has a wonderful personality that makes working with her fun. **★★★★★ — Benjamin Hale, Nov. 2019** > Excellent designs and installations. The team is communicative, professional, and reliable. Carolyn is quite thorough in her consultations and ensures all the important details are covered and that her clients get what they want for their space. **Comment from Simply Southern at Home:** > Thank you. We work hard to deliver quality designs and installations. **★★★★★ — HU-321436628, Nov. 2019** > Carolyn is excellent in what she does - she is diligent and very detailed with her work. She also excellent when it comes to working with clients and their budgets. **Comment from Simply Southern at Home:** > Thank you. We try very hard to make sure our client loves their space and stays within budget. **★★★★★ — Joanna Lewis, Nov. 2019** > Carolyn did an amazing job converting our 2 car cinderblock garage into a beautiful living space. She designed and helped decorate our cottage with our personal style in mind. We found her easy to work with and very knowledgeable. **★ — HU-254871798, Nov. 2019** > Beware. Project stated in May and is still not completed. Carolyn is more interested in protecting her contractors than the client. Our dissatisfaction with the quality of work was expressed at the time the work was completed, before final payment, and we were ignored and fed excuses. She was deceitful at the end of the project and lacked effective communication with the clients. We were told the final touch up paint would address the quality issues. She then paid her contractors, without our consent, and billed us for the total. She then exhorted payment before she would provide contact information for the painter. It has been over 2 months with no return contact from the painter, who was paid without our consent. And the poor quality finish of the shower tile job, was from her husband. STAY AWAY. I have photos and texts that support all claims. I would post photos if I new how. **Comment from Simply Southern at Home:** > Customer service is one of our top priorities, and we are disappointed to learn that you had anything less than a stellar experience with us. > > Please contact us to discuss this matter further. We always want to deliver excellent service to our clients and look forward to helping resolve your issue. **★★★★★ — Gena Banks, Dec. 2018** > Carolyn, is wonderful to work with. We love how she prepared a visual plan for us in the beginning of the process and has kept us up to date throughout the journey of updating our home. She has a true talent for seeing the finished product. **★★★★★ — HU-477801562, Aug. 2018** > Carolyn has been fantastic to work with! She really cared about our vision and meticulously helped us make it into our dream house plan. **★★★★★ — Jack Jacobs, Aug. 2018** > I have lived in my house for 28 years. This was my 1st home and was extremely outdated. I contacted Carolyn. She met with me and we discussed what I wanted to do. Tapping into her creativity, Carolyn redesigned my home from the inside to the outside. It is now a spectacular open floorplan modern home. I have all the things I wanted including: an open floorplan, solid surface counter tops, walk-in closets, a huge master bedroom and bath ( 3 times the size of my original bathroom). I have a large tile shower, dual vanities, and a 6ft jacuzzi tub. I love my home! You can certainly buy a new house or you can let Carolyn make your old home new again. The Simply Southern team gave me much more than I ever anticipated and increased the value of my home tremendously. I highly recommend them for your next project. **Comment from Simply Southern at Home:** > Thank you.! This was a fun project to work on. So glad you aare happy with the updates! **★★★★★ — HU-489421118, Aug. 2018** > Carolyn did a excellent job guiding me through my remolding project. She helped me pick out floors and paint colors. She was very knowledgeable about different products that would meet my needs. She went over all the options available and I was able to make a informed decision. Dealing with Carolyn was a great experience and I would recommend her to anyone. **Comment from Simply Southern at Home:** > Thank you for your review. I am so glad that I was able to help you. **★★★★★ — HU-427502738, July 2018** > By far one of the most professional remodeling companies I had the pleasure to do business with! Before I had met Simple Southern at Home I had a couple of bad run ins with a few contractors that drove me into apoplexy with no hope in sight. Carolyn came in, understood the problem, developed a plan, and through her expertise and guidance put my home back together when no one else could. While they were here I had the honor of working with her partner Lenny, who not only taught me many life lessons but contracting skills as well. Between her and him, there is no one else I trust to work on my home and any that has done business with them I'm sure feel the same! **★★★★★ — HU-4346277039792967, July 2018** > Carolyn is the total package. She assisted us from the conceptual design down to the last decorating details. Her knowledge and warm personality make her a joy to work with! **Comment from Simply Southern at Home:** > Thank you! Your home is beautiful! I am so excited that I was able to work with you on this project. ## Selected projects - [Twin Chimneys Farm](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/twin-chimneys-farm-pj-vj~6684325) - Location: Woodruff, SC - Photos: 13 - Description: Craftsman-style home with eclectic flare and antique reclaimed heart pine flooring. - [Bethune Bungalow](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/bethune-bungalow-pj-vj~6684320) - Location: Cassatt, SC - Photos: 23 - [Camden Classic](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/camden-classic-pj-vj~6613502) - Location: Camden, SC - Photos: 8 - [Banks House](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/banks-house-pj-vj~5943613) - Location: Blythewood, South Carolina - Photos: 12 - Description: Beautiful home gets face lift. - [Quiet Lane Residence](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/quiet-lane-residence-pj-vj~5943616) - Location: Lugoff, South Carolina - Photos: 2 - Description: Fireplace makeover. - [Hayden House](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/hayden-house-pj-vj~5922335) - Location: Orangeburg, South Carolina - Photos: 3 - [Renderings/ New Construction Plans](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/renderings-new-construction-plans-pj-vj~3552093) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 6 - [Custom tile](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/custom-tile-pj-vj~5943604) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 5 - [Rowell House](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/rowell-house-pj-vj~2725840) - Location: Woodruff, SC - Photos: 5 - [Carter Classic Tudor](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/carter-classic-tudor-pj-vj~7003639) - Location: Columbia, SC - Photos: 4 [See all 10 projects](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/interior-designers-and-decorators/simply-southern-at-home-pfvwus-pf~1261116590) ## Video - [Company video](https://player.vimeo.com/external/840716593.m3u8?s=124e3eb2793fdcabbe2cc95fa4769c3141bfbc8b&oauth2_token_id=1384357804) ## Frequently Asked Questions **What types of interior design projects do you specialize in (full-home, single room, remodel support)?** We specialize in comprehensive interior design for new construction and remodeling projects, with a particular passion for kitchens and bathrooms. Our services also include single-room designs for spaces like bedrooms, living rooms, and home offices. We aim to create functional, beautiful environments that truly reflect your Southern lifestyle and refined taste. **Do you specialize in specific design styles?** Our design philosophy promotes simple classic lines and refined taste, deeply rooted in the Southern lifestyle. We believe your home should be your refuge, reflecting your personality with a blend of functionality and beauty. We focus on details to transform a house into a home, creating inspiring and timeless spaces. **Do you work with contractors and architects during renovations?** Yes, we frequently collaborate with contractors and other professionals on new construction and remodeling projects. Our team provides guidance and consultation to keep your plans on track and within budget, ensuring a smooth process from start to finish and helping you navigate complex projects. **Do you manage the project through installation and styling?** Yes, our services extend beyond design to include guidance and consultation throughout your project. We assist with decor, custom window treatments, and artisan pieces, ensuring your vision is realized from concept to the final styling, keeping everything on track and within budget. **Do you work on luxury or high-end homes?** Yes, we are accustomed to working on projects that demand refined taste and exceptional quality. Our designs promote simple classic lines, and we've even received an Architectural Digest - Excellence in Design award, reflecting our commitment to high-caliber work and sophisticated homes. *FAQ content may be generated based on the Pro's Houzz profile and website.* ## Ideabooks - [Sopshier](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/178213903/list/sopshier) — 3 ideas - [bath](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/178001429/list/bath) — 1 idea - [Lori](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/175694154/list/lori) — 23 ideas - [LR](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/173172096/list/lr) — 4 ideas - [Bedroom](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/173107518/list/bedroom) — 8 ideas - [Neely](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/172935320/list/neely) — 5 ideas - [SAM](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/171940864/list/sam) — 1 idea - [guido](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/170811912/list/guido) — 55 ideas - [Seastruck](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/170149846/list/seastruck) — 3 ideas - [Riddle](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/166644415/list/riddle) — 77 ideas - [Mary Lou](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/163400948/list/mary-lou) — 13 ideas - [Moore](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/160160733/list/moore) — 58 ideas - [Sunview](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/158828924/list/sunview) — 165 ideas - [Koon](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/158497489/list/koon) — 74 ideas - [Joanna](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/155743381/list/joanna) — 21 ideas - [Ketterer](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/152362146/list/ketterer) — 120 ideas - [Carolyn's Favorites](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/152264564/list/carolyn-s-favorites) — 457 ideas - [Smith](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/132384811/list/smith) — 36 ideas - [Wish List](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/121501493/list/wish-list) — 199 ideas - [Goins house](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/119098944/list/goins-house) — 88 ideas [See all 82 ideabooks](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/users/carolyn1122) ## Community Q&A **Q: Installing Kitchen Backsplash. Gap between counter and Dry wall.** *(in Design Dilemma)* Need Suggestions, I am planning on installing my Kitchen Backsplash all by myself. My new backsplash is a large tile, 18X47 in size. I did remove the existing shoulder and found a large gap between the quartz countertop and the drywall. The new backsplash is not as thick as the gap, I am worried how to fill in the gap. Planning on using thin set mortar as the tile is big. A: My husband is a tile pro. Depending on the thickness of your tile, you should be able to add a layer of Hardiebacker (probably 1/2 inch). It’s hard to tell from the pics. By the time you add your thinset and tile, you should makeup the gap. It’s hard to say what thickness of Hardiebacker you should use without knowing the size of the gap and the thickness of the tile. You will have to use a Slueter strip or pencil trim on the end of your tile on either side to cover the thickness. Most likely a pencil trim will work best. You will have to offset your electrical boxes. I am a designer and would strongly recommend you using a smaller tile for the backsplash. Large format tiles are heavy and hard to work with. They are better suited for larger areas. --- *Source: Houzz professional profile. Reflects the profile as of 2026-08-25.*