Interior Design for Beverly Woods

Good design here tends to be surgical: remove the right walls, not all of them; keep the low ceilings and let material and lighting do the lifting; and specify warm woods, plaster, and stone that suit the period rather than fighting it.

About Beverly Woods

Beverly Woods is a residential neighborhood in south Charlotte, located near Park Road and Sharon Road West, between SouthPark and Quail Hollow. It was developed mainly in the 1960s, and much of its original housing is single-story ranch and split-level homes on generous, heavily wooded lots. The neighborhood is close to Park Road Shopping Center and SouthPark, and many of its mid-century homes have been renovated or expanded while others have been replaced with new construction.

Mid-Century Renovation

We open kitchens to family rooms, replace dated ceilings with clean drywall or wood detailing, upgrade glazing to bring the wooded lot inside, and build storage that these homes never had. The goal is a house that feels of its era and entirely current at once.

• Kitchen and family room integration
• Ceiling, beam, and lighting detailing for low plans
• Window and door upgrades for natural light
• Built-in storage, mudrooms, and closets
• Bathroom rebuilds with period-sympathetic materials

Additions That Belong

When square footage is genuinely needed, we work with architects on rear or side additions that continue the original roofline and material language instead of announcing themselves. Interior decisions — ceiling heights, lighting positions, millwork depths — are resolved before framing.

Furnishing a Mid-Century Home

Scale is everything in these rooms. We plan furniture at the correct depth and height for lower ceilings, choose textiles with texture rather than pattern noise, and layer lighting at three levels so evenings feel warm rather than flat.

Designing a Beverly Woods Ranch or Split-Level

Beverly Woods was developed mainly in the 1960s, and its single-story ranches and split-levels on heavily wooded lots have a character worth keeping. Their strengths are horizontal lines, a close connection to the yard and modest, manageable scale; their limits are closed kitchens, small bathrooms, low ceilings and dark interiors under the tree canopy. Renovations here work best when they respect the original architecture: removing the walls that matter rather than all of them, using lighting and pale, warm finishes to brighten rooms instead of forcing in high ceilings, and choosing furniture with lower profiles that suits the scale. Split-levels benefit from rethinking how the half-levels connect, so the house reads as one home rather than separate floors. Where owners are expanding, additions are designed to match the existing rooflines and proportions, so the house still looks like it belongs on the street.

• Opening closed kitchens selectively
• Brightening rooms under a tree canopy
• Connecting split-level floors
• Additions that match original rooflines

Real completed homes and documented scope

Highland Forest Estate · Charlotte, NC. A Charlotte whole-home interior design project. Explore the relationship between architecture, furnishings and light through the rooms shown below. Photographed work in Charlotte, NC; use it to review room relationships and material coordination, not as proof of a project in Beverly Woods.

Kings Manor Residence · Matthews, NC. A Matthews interior design project presented through its kitchen, living room, dining room and bathroom. The photographs show how related tones and contrasting shapes connect the rooms. Photographed work in Matthews, NC; use it to review room relationships and material coordination, not as proof of a project in Beverly Woods.

Sunset Beach Residence · Sunset Beach, NC. A coastal interior design project in Brunswick County, North Carolina. The room sequence follows living spaces, the kitchen and quieter rooms through a palette of pale textiles, woven textures and blue-green accents. Photographed work in Brunswick County, NC; use it to review room relationships and material coordination, not as proof of a project in Beverly Woods.

Project photography

Highland Forest · Charlotte, NC. A marble island, brass pendants, warm wood cabinetry and a coffered ceiling.

Highland Forest · Charlotte, NC. A sculptural fireplace, pale seating and shelving beneath a brass chandelier.

Highland Forest · Charlotte, NC. A brass canopy bed, upholstered seating and a sculptural fireplace.

Highland Forest · Charlotte, NC. A freestanding tub, wood vanity and upholstered ottoman beside a large window.

Carmel Road · Carmel Road. A contemporary façade with pale walls, dark-framed glazing and a patterned approach.

Carmel Road · Carmel Road. The glazed entrance framed by contrasting wall surfaces and planted borders.

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