What if your designer could also paint the perfect piece for your room? Savannah Foster (Latitude Margaritaville Hilton Head) shares a simple coastal selections flow—and how she creates custom Lowcountry art sized and colored to your space.
Designer and fine artist Savannah Foster explains how to build a peaceful, cohesive coastal home—then finish it with a custom oil painting that matches your finishes, palette, and scale. We cover selections (cabinets → counters → flooring), warmer coastal trends, and how commissions work from consult to install. (Guest role: design coordinator at Latitude Margaritaville Hilton Head.)
Who it’s for
If you love the Lowcountry look—or you’re building/remodeling and feel overwhelmed by choices—this episode gives you a simple coastal design flow and shows how to commission a custom painting that fits your finishes, palette, and scale.
What you’ll learn
- A calm, step-by-step selections sequence (cabinets → counters → flooring → accents)
- 2025 coastal trends: warmer woods, creams/whites, where navy still shines
- RevWood vs. LVP vs. engineered hardwood (durability you’ll notice)
- How a custom Lowcountry oil painting is sized and colored to your room
Chapters
00:00 Intro & guest setup
08:02 How to prep for a design-center appointment
15:04 Commission story: a couple’s custom painting (process + sizing)
20:27 Creative license & choosing the scene
29:04 Trend check: cabinets, floors, quartz vs. granite
35:02 RevWood vs. LVP (denting & durability)
37:05 Why engineered hardwood wins on the coast
Guest
Savannah Foster — Designer (Latitude Margaritaville Hilton Head) & Artist, Savannah Dawn Fine Art
Website: RealTalkHHI.com • Email: Info@DavidDale.com
Work with us
The David Dale Team | eXp Realty — Hilton Head & Bluffton • DavidDale.com
Questions or topic requests? DM us on Facebook / (1) Real Talk Hilton Head Podcast - YouTube or email Info@DavidDale.com.
Note
Titles/brands mentioned are for context; views are the guest’s own and do not represent the companies named.
Keywords
Hilton Head, Bluffton, Lowcountry, coastal interior design, Latitude Margaritaville Hilton Head, Minto Homes, custom art commission, RevWood vs LVP, quartz vs granite, 55+ active adult, 2025 design trends, Savannah Dawn Fine Art
Transcript
Full transcript available in the episode page (recommended for search & accessibility).
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