{"id":885370,"date":"2026-10-17T09:38:18","date_gmt":"2026-10-17T09:38:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/885370\/"},"modified":"2026-10-17T09:38:18","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T09:38:18","slug":"inside-a-historic-south-carolina-hunting-lodge-designed-for-grand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/885370\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside a Historic South Carolina Hunting Lodge Designed for Grand"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Woody Woodall loved hunting as a young boy growing up in south Alabama and dreamed about a woodsy getaway where he, his pals, and a pack of dogs could scare up quail, ducks, and doves. His wife, Keely, being a Georgia gal, understood the pull. But when the two discussed the idea of finding a spot that would be a painless drive from their Jacksonville, Florida, home, she gave an easy nod.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou just get yourself a little country place, I don\u2019t need to be part of that,\u201d she told him. \u201cI\u2019ll be here when you get home.\u201d Then Keely realized her husband had something else in mind.<\/p>\n

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Owner Keely Woodall and yellow lab Lily along the property\u2019s oak-lined all\u00e9e.<\/p>\n

He envisioned not just a hunting cabin but a family outpost where they could spend holidays and invite friends for long weekends. Bit by bit, he swayed her. \u201cHe\u2019d show me one property\u2014a nice place\u2014then several months later he\u2019d show me a little bigger one. He baby-fed me until he got me comfortable with the concept of a getaway where we could entertain, not just clean birds,\u201d she says. \u201cThen when we saw this and drove down that oak all\u00e9e, it was just \u2018wow.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Located within the pristine Savannah River Preserve midway between Beaufort, South Carolina, and Savannah, Georgia, the roughly 2,500-acre property has been a sportsman\u2019s paradise since the 1890s, when it was known as Pineland Hunting Club. Marshall Field, an avid bird hunter and heir to the Chicago department store magnate, bought the plantation in 1940.<\/p>\n

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The Woodalls\u2019 initial site visit entailed spending a full day with the sellers\u2014an 83-year-old doctor and his wife, who had lived there for three decades. \u201cThey were basically interviewing us,\u201d Keely says. \u201cHe cried when he talked about leaving this place; he wanted to be sure our family would care for it and love it as much as they had.\u201d<\/p>\n

While her husband was smitten with the bird-bountiful landscape, Keely liked that the house, built in the 1980s, reflected classic Low Country style. \u201cIt felt historically relevant and authentic, like it belonged here,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

A few quirks, namely that there was only one bedroom\u2014a large master on the second floor\u2014were easily remedied with the help of architecture firm Cronk Duch, which converted two four-car garages flanking the pool into comfortable quarters for the Woodalls\u2019 college-age son and teenage daughter and a separate guest cottage for extended family at the holidays and\/or woodsmen house parties, complete with a bar and sitting room.<\/p>\n

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\u201cYou can\u2019t do a hunting lodge without a proper bar,\u201d says Florida-based designer Andrew Howard, who spearheaded the renovation and interior design. Then Keely and Howard went on their own hunting expedition, culling through Savannah antiques shops for furniture and art.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had a blast, digging in every back nook and cranny to find things that felt like they could have been in a house like this 200 years ago. I wanted it to feel collected and evolved, not decorated,\u201d says Howard, who also updated the bathrooms and kitchen, infusing Keely\u2019s favorite color (green) as a backsplash focal point and a headliner in the dining room.<\/p>\n

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Designer Andrew Howard customized a textural grass cloth wallcovering with exuberant vertical stripes.<\/p>\n

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\u201cStripes were common in older homes, so they felt right here,\u201d says the designer, adding that, as a rule, he let the house speak for itself. \u201cI love lots of color, but it isn\u2019t that kind of place. It didn\u2019t call for my full bag of tricks.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sophisticated comfort became the scene stealer: for relaxing after a day in the field and for gathering with family at long, cozy holidays like Thanksgiving, which draws as many as 19. \u201cWhen we pull past the gate, Woody rolls down the window, sticks his arm out in the breeze. The sun\u2019s brighter, the sky\u2019s bigger, and his blood pressure immediately drops,\u201d says Keely.<\/p>\n

The children explore the deep woods and spend starlit nights around the fire pit. In the kitchen, guests of all ages help Keely with the cooking and carving before gathering around the big pine dining room table. On the menu?<\/p>\n

\u201cQuail,\u201d says Keely. \u201cYou better believe it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The rugs in the center hall are antiques, and the stair runner is a ticking stripe by Crescent<\/a>. Ceramic lamp, Visual Comfort & Co<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Left: Brushed brass-and-copper station lights (Ann-Morris<\/a>) and a walnut island with baluster leg details bring an old-fashioned sensibility to the kitchen. Stools, Serena & Lily<\/a>. Counters, Caesarstone<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Right: In the breakfast room, a block-print wallpaper (Les Indiennes<\/a>) references the verdant foliage outside. Host chair, Hickory Chair<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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A Peter Fasano<\/a> wallpaper casts a rosy hue in this bedroom. Green ceramic lamps from Arteriors<\/a> on Made Good nightstands flank the Noir<\/a> bed. A Pine Cone Hill <\/a>coverlet is paired with a Brahms Mount<\/a> pink blanket and pillows.<\/p>\n

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In the laundry room, vibrant green cabinetry (Peale Green<\/a> by Benjamin Moore<\/a>) and Morocco\u2013inspired wallpaper (Studio 4<\/a>) make washing the clothes feel exhilarating. The marble flooring is from Chesapeake Tile & Marble<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Featured in our November\/December 2019 issue. Interior Design by Andrew Howard; Architecture by Cronk Duch; Photography by Helen Norman; Produced by Rachael Burrow. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"4 min read Woody Woodall loved hunting as a young boy growing up in south Alabama and dreamed…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":885371,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[228,226,227,371535,253216,334220,1240,371534,229,3179,88,982,265529,873,223877,371533,316394,212754],"class_list":["post-885370","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-artsanddesign","tag-collection-beautiful-homes-and-design-inspiration","tag-collection-the-ultimate-house-tours-guide","tag-collection-vds-silver","tag-content-type-feature","tag-contentid-84947817-7681-4fe0-b400-86b38eb550f4","tag-design","tag-displaytype-long-form-article","tag-entertainment","tag-hasproduct-true","tag-issyndicated-false","tag-locale-us","tag-read_time-4","tag-shorttitle-inside-grand-low-country-estate-made-for-weekends","tag-sponsored-false","tag-subsection-house-tours"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/885370","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=885370"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/885370\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/885371"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=885370"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=885370"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=885370"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}