To celebrate the Lowcountry Styles collections, StoneWorks of Hilton Head is featuring a collection of books written by local authors in our showroom this holiday season. And, what do these authors and StoneWorks have in common? We each have a Lowcountry story to tell. There’s something for every reader on your Christmas list. The books include range from a children’s story to a design book on coastal living and a caregiver/support book. There’s also a tribute biography written about the son of a famous newspaper journalist’s father and a book about the life of Charles Fraser as told by contributors who worked closely with him. There are even fiction novels including Bending Willows by Stone

After all, many of us moved here to enjoy the lifestyle of the Lowcountry, but how do you define it? If you attempt to define Lowcountry Style by architectural terms or color swatches alone, you miss the mark. Is Lowcountry Style the feeling you get when you are walking on the beach with sand between your toes? Is it the feeling of awe you get when gazing at the wondrous suspension bridges spanning the waterways between communities? Is it the feeling you get seeing the golden marshes on an autumn morning? Lowcountry Style is a sensibility—a statement of style combined with comfort and casualness. It’s elegant, but at the same time, inviting and informal. It has today’s modern look, but it’s