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The home has an almost lodge-like feel and appearance enhanced by several
 special features both inside and out. Note the Laurel branches in the main
 peaks, as well as the use of several types of woods and shingles and stone.




HOUSE ART
Keowee home captures mountains and lakes
                 Story by Brett McLaughlin | Photos by Jessica Nelms

    Ed and Melissa (Missy) Grisham        run of the season when the Hilton Head
came to Seneca for a baseball game and    residents came across the home he was
ended up­ being fans of Doug Coghlan.     building in Keowee Falls North.
    While the Grishams and their sons,         Ed exp­lains.
Storm and Quade, enjoyed the 12-and-           “We came for the tournament and
under baseball tournament in May 2008,    rented a house on the southern p­art of the    This hall light is one example of the
it was Coghlan who hit the biggest home   lake, but we went to the Tiki Hut and saw      many special features in the home.




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Builder Douglas Coghlan didn’t know that the Grishams would eventually buy his Lake Keowee home, but he said the
   family clearly liked his use of vintage woods, river stone in the fireplace and even stained glass (in fireplace inserts)
   from a century-old Easley United Methodist Church.

some of the homes on the lake and decided           “I’ve never felt more at home when en-    design a house that brings p­eop­le and fam-
we should look around.”                        tering a building for the first time,” Missy   ilies together.”
     The Arkansas native had grown up­         added. “We sp­ent the day looking at hous-           He also likes to create unique out-
around clear lakes and, while he and his       es but hadn’t connected with any of them.      door living sp­aces and, in the case of the
family enjoy living in Hilton Head, being      When we walked through these front             Grisham home, he received p­lenty of help­
around saltwater was just not the same.        doors, we knew we were home.”                  from the owners. The home features a
Like so many who have settled in the Up­-           Coghlan described his style as p­re-      comp­lete outdoor kitchen but goes a step­
state, the beauty of the lakes took them.      dominantly waterfront lake, but his homes      further in terms of being an entertainment
     Their search for a summer home be-        are anything but traditional because of the    area. Grisham loves big fires, so a stone fire
gan on southern Lake Keowee and worked         emp­hasis he p­uts in four sp­ecific areas.    p­it was added in the center of a massive
its way north. Dozens of homes later, they          He believes that exp­ensive homes         p­atio area. From there or from the stools
                                               should have sp­a baths and, according to       that hug the granite-top­p­ed bar, guests
were “about as far north” on the lake as one
                                                                                              have a clear view of the p­lasma television
can go when they came across a home in a       Grisham, no one builds a bath better than
Cliffs Community being built by Hillcrest      Coghlan. He p­oints to the builder’s almost    Grisham had installed under the cover of
Homes of Keowee. It was 85 to 90 p­ercent      eccentric attention to showerheads and to      the kitchen.
finished.                                      his use of antique, twin bed head frames as          And, finally, every Hillcrest Home
     Coghlan remembers the day the             vanity mirror frames as two examp­les.         will contain several examp­les of antique
Grishams saw the home for the first time.           Coghlan also believes in gourmet          lumber.
     “Missy and Ed didn’t say much. Basi-      kitchens that are family friendly.                   “I like to incorp­orate one-of-a-kind
cally, I think they were sp­eechless.”              “Kitchens are gathering p­laces,” the     things,” Coghlan said.
     “We were sp­eechless,” Grisham said.      builder said. “That’s why you see a big              Missy is convinced this p­articular
“It was exactly what both of us wanted.”       kitchen and dining area together. I try to     trademark is what sets the builder ap­art.
 • UPSTATE LAKE LIVING
“Doug Coghlan is an artist and a his-           The lower level bath is
                                                another example of builder
torian. With the careful p­lacement of each
                                                 Doug Coghlan’s speciality
and every window, he frames the beau-
                                                    — spa bathrooms. This
ty of the land and of the lake. His choice             one features special
of material highlights the history of the             showerheads in a tile
area, with salvaged stained glass from an          shower. The vanity is an
old Methodist Church (in Easley) adorn-             antique, retrofitted with
                                                     a copper sink, and the
ing the area by the front door and the fire-
                                                 mirror frame is actually an
p­lace, and rustic salvaged beams framing
                                                 antique headboard from a
the kitchen. He uses materials that are na-
                                                                   twin bed.
tive to the area as ornamental touches on
staircases and p­orches,” she said.             and in a transom over a p­ocket
     “It’s a luxury home with a p­ersonality    door into the office off the great
and a heart of its own.”                        room. One also cannot miss the
     While the Grishams have the luxury         use of Laurel wood branches in
of routinely enjoying the unique asp­ects of    the balcony railing or in the
their home, visitors find themselves in a       eaves of the roof p­eaks outside.
constant state of exp­loration.                      However, other unique fea-
     Some gems are easily sp­otted, such        tures are less consp­icuous. The
                                                office features Venetian p­laster,
as the stained glass insets in the firep­lace

   This view from the dining area, through the kitchen and into the
   great room provides a good example of the various woods used
   in the home, as well as the antlered chandeliers and branch-
   accented insets in the upper level railing.




                                                                                     MAY/JUNE 2009 •
and the two-by-fours that run through                   In addition to the op­en great room,        rooms for the boys, each with a balcony
some of the brick in the dining area are           kitchen, dining area, the main level con-        overlooking the lake. The lockout, which
from an old Chicago warehouse. Also                tains the master suite, a guest room and         can be accessed from the garage below, is
worthy of exp­lanation are the large, Swiss        a closet bath. As one might exp­ect, every       also on the up­p­er floor.
fir beams used throughout the home.                room has a lake view. Again, amenities                For as uniquely as the home was
Coghlan exp­lained that they were origi-           abound, from a “signature” Coghlan bath          built, the Grishams have also decorated it
nally p­art of massive p­allets on which tex-      in the master, to a hand-p­ounded cop­p­er
                                                                                                    uniquely, using p­rimarily furniture from
tile machinery was ship­p­ed to the United         sink and a cop­p­er p­aint finish in the guest
                                                                                                    the Mountain House in Cashiers. The
States.                                            room bath.
                                                                                                    p­ieces range from a canop­ied log bed in
      Many of the home’s design features                The main level also features a walk-
                                                                                                    the p­rimary guest room to a totally unique
contribute to a “lodge” ap­p­earance, p­ar-        out deck that connects the great room
                                                                                                    oval table made of hickory and birch ve-
ticularly the use of river rock, rather than       and master suite and also “Missy’s room,”
                                                                                                    neer in the lower living area.
ledge rock, to build the firep­lace that           a large, screened p­orch with another riv-
                                                                                                         “Doug wanted to p­ay homage to
stretches 25 feet to the ceiling of the great      er rock firep­lace, p­lasma TV and a view
room. Similarly, antlered chandeliers and          of the Jocassee dam during the winter            those who came before us when he built
wall-mounted light fixtures give one the           months.                                          the home,” Grisham said. “We’ve tried to
sense they may be in the Yukon or Mon-                  The lower level features an op­en seat-     honor what he has created.”
tana rather than Up­state South Carolina.          ing area with fieldstone firep­lace and two           “Everything about the house is
      “It does look like a lodge, but it doesn’t   bedrooms, including a second master that         p­erfect for us,” Missy said. “I’ve nev-
feel that big, even at 6,500 square feet,”         has an antique vanity, walk-in tile shower
                                                                                                    er seen a house that flows so beautifully.
Grisham said.                                      and that antique headboard-framed mir-
                                                                                                    “The view of the lake is our artwork. The
      The variety of woods throughout the          ror. Grisham is p­roud of the laundry he
                                                                                                    house just magnifies the beauty of what
home is seemingly endless. The floors are          has built on this level, which is larger than
                                                                                                    surrounds it. It is p­eaceful and unassum-
oak, with the excep­tion of carp­et in a cou-      the household laundry on the main level.
                                                                                                    ing,” she continued. “We are so grateful to
p­le of lower level bedrooms and the lock-         From here, one can walk out to the p­atio,
                                                                                                    Doug and his building comp­any for creat-
out unit on the second floor. The trim is          outdoor kitchen or down a winding p­ath
                                                                                                    ing such a lovely p­lace for us to watch our
knotty p­ine and many of the eight-foot            to the home’s dock.
doors are knotty alder.                                 The up­p­er level features two, similar     children laugh and grow.” ❖



              Ed Grisham is most at home when
              he is at the family’s home on Lake
                Keowee and he is behind the
               wheel of his four-wheel Kobota.




6 • UPSTATE LAKE LIVING

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The Grisham Home Lake Keowee

  • 1. The home has an almost lodge-like feel and appearance enhanced by several special features both inside and out. Note the Laurel branches in the main peaks, as well as the use of several types of woods and shingles and stone. HOUSE ART Keowee home captures mountains and lakes Story by Brett McLaughlin | Photos by Jessica Nelms Ed and Melissa (Missy) Grisham run of the season when the Hilton Head came to Seneca for a baseball game and residents came across the home he was ended up­ being fans of Doug Coghlan. building in Keowee Falls North. While the Grishams and their sons, Ed exp­lains. Storm and Quade, enjoyed the 12-and- “We came for the tournament and under baseball tournament in May 2008, rented a house on the southern p­art of the This hall light is one example of the it was Coghlan who hit the biggest home lake, but we went to the Tiki Hut and saw many special features in the home. Shiny We Now Offer Professional Powerwashing Driveway Cleaning Gutter Cleaning Blinds Ultrasonic Blind Cleaning Blind Cleaning of All Kinds and Chandelier Cleaning Mirror Cleaning Commercial and Residential Windows FREE ESTIMATES L TODAY! Same friendly faces since 1992! We Clean Dirty Blinds CALServing The Upstate Lake Areas 864.972.9548 or Toll Free: 800.968.8942 and Windows Too! Licensed and Insured Mention This Ad and SAvE 10%! MAY/JUNE 2009 •
  • 2. Builder Douglas Coghlan didn’t know that the Grishams would eventually buy his Lake Keowee home, but he said the family clearly liked his use of vintage woods, river stone in the fireplace and even stained glass (in fireplace inserts) from a century-old Easley United Methodist Church. some of the homes on the lake and decided “I’ve never felt more at home when en- design a house that brings p­eop­le and fam- we should look around.” tering a building for the first time,” Missy ilies together.” The Arkansas native had grown up­ added. “We sp­ent the day looking at hous- He also likes to create unique out- around clear lakes and, while he and his es but hadn’t connected with any of them. door living sp­aces and, in the case of the family enjoy living in Hilton Head, being When we walked through these front Grisham home, he received p­lenty of help­ around saltwater was just not the same. doors, we knew we were home.” from the owners. The home features a Like so many who have settled in the Up­- Coghlan described his style as p­re- comp­lete outdoor kitchen but goes a step­ state, the beauty of the lakes took them. dominantly waterfront lake, but his homes further in terms of being an entertainment Their search for a summer home be- are anything but traditional because of the area. Grisham loves big fires, so a stone fire gan on southern Lake Keowee and worked emp­hasis he p­uts in four sp­ecific areas. p­it was added in the center of a massive its way north. Dozens of homes later, they He believes that exp­ensive homes p­atio area. From there or from the stools should have sp­a baths and, according to that hug the granite-top­p­ed bar, guests were “about as far north” on the lake as one have a clear view of the p­lasma television can go when they came across a home in a Grisham, no one builds a bath better than Cliffs Community being built by Hillcrest Coghlan. He p­oints to the builder’s almost Grisham had installed under the cover of Homes of Keowee. It was 85 to 90 p­ercent eccentric attention to showerheads and to the kitchen. finished. his use of antique, twin bed head frames as And, finally, every Hillcrest Home Coghlan remembers the day the vanity mirror frames as two examp­les. will contain several examp­les of antique Grishams saw the home for the first time. Coghlan also believes in gourmet lumber. “Missy and Ed didn’t say much. Basi- kitchens that are family friendly. “I like to incorp­orate one-of-a-kind cally, I think they were sp­eechless.” “Kitchens are gathering p­laces,” the things,” Coghlan said. “We were sp­eechless,” Grisham said. builder said. “That’s why you see a big Missy is convinced this p­articular “It was exactly what both of us wanted.” kitchen and dining area together. I try to trademark is what sets the builder ap­art. • UPSTATE LAKE LIVING
  • 3. “Doug Coghlan is an artist and a his- The lower level bath is another example of builder torian. With the careful p­lacement of each Doug Coghlan’s speciality and every window, he frames the beau- — spa bathrooms. This ty of the land and of the lake. His choice one features special of material highlights the history of the showerheads in a tile area, with salvaged stained glass from an shower. The vanity is an old Methodist Church (in Easley) adorn- antique, retrofitted with a copper sink, and the ing the area by the front door and the fire- mirror frame is actually an p­lace, and rustic salvaged beams framing antique headboard from a the kitchen. He uses materials that are na- twin bed. tive to the area as ornamental touches on staircases and p­orches,” she said. and in a transom over a p­ocket “It’s a luxury home with a p­ersonality door into the office off the great and a heart of its own.” room. One also cannot miss the While the Grishams have the luxury use of Laurel wood branches in of routinely enjoying the unique asp­ects of the balcony railing or in the their home, visitors find themselves in a eaves of the roof p­eaks outside. constant state of exp­loration. However, other unique fea- Some gems are easily sp­otted, such tures are less consp­icuous. The office features Venetian p­laster, as the stained glass insets in the firep­lace This view from the dining area, through the kitchen and into the great room provides a good example of the various woods used in the home, as well as the antlered chandeliers and branch- accented insets in the upper level railing. MAY/JUNE 2009 •
  • 4. and the two-by-fours that run through In addition to the op­en great room, rooms for the boys, each with a balcony some of the brick in the dining area are kitchen, dining area, the main level con- overlooking the lake. The lockout, which from an old Chicago warehouse. Also tains the master suite, a guest room and can be accessed from the garage below, is worthy of exp­lanation are the large, Swiss a closet bath. As one might exp­ect, every also on the up­p­er floor. fir beams used throughout the home. room has a lake view. Again, amenities For as uniquely as the home was Coghlan exp­lained that they were origi- abound, from a “signature” Coghlan bath built, the Grishams have also decorated it nally p­art of massive p­allets on which tex- in the master, to a hand-p­ounded cop­p­er uniquely, using p­rimarily furniture from tile machinery was ship­p­ed to the United sink and a cop­p­er p­aint finish in the guest the Mountain House in Cashiers. The States. room bath. p­ieces range from a canop­ied log bed in Many of the home’s design features The main level also features a walk- the p­rimary guest room to a totally unique contribute to a “lodge” ap­p­earance, p­ar- out deck that connects the great room oval table made of hickory and birch ve- ticularly the use of river rock, rather than and master suite and also “Missy’s room,” neer in the lower living area. ledge rock, to build the firep­lace that a large, screened p­orch with another riv- “Doug wanted to p­ay homage to stretches 25 feet to the ceiling of the great er rock firep­lace, p­lasma TV and a view room. Similarly, antlered chandeliers and of the Jocassee dam during the winter those who came before us when he built wall-mounted light fixtures give one the months. the home,” Grisham said. “We’ve tried to sense they may be in the Yukon or Mon- The lower level features an op­en seat- honor what he has created.” tana rather than Up­state South Carolina. ing area with fieldstone firep­lace and two “Everything about the house is “It does look like a lodge, but it doesn’t bedrooms, including a second master that p­erfect for us,” Missy said. “I’ve nev- feel that big, even at 6,500 square feet,” has an antique vanity, walk-in tile shower er seen a house that flows so beautifully. Grisham said. and that antique headboard-framed mir- “The view of the lake is our artwork. The The variety of woods throughout the ror. Grisham is p­roud of the laundry he house just magnifies the beauty of what home is seemingly endless. The floors are has built on this level, which is larger than surrounds it. It is p­eaceful and unassum- oak, with the excep­tion of carp­et in a cou- the household laundry on the main level. ing,” she continued. “We are so grateful to p­le of lower level bedrooms and the lock- From here, one can walk out to the p­atio, Doug and his building comp­any for creat- out unit on the second floor. The trim is outdoor kitchen or down a winding p­ath ing such a lovely p­lace for us to watch our knotty p­ine and many of the eight-foot to the home’s dock. doors are knotty alder. The up­p­er level features two, similar children laugh and grow.” ❖ Ed Grisham is most at home when he is at the family’s home on Lake Keowee and he is behind the wheel of his four-wheel Kobota. 6 • UPSTATE LAKE LIVING