Coastal Calm at Home: Savannah Foster on Interior Design + Custom Art

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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: [email protected]

Work with us
The David Dale Team | eXp Realty — Hilton Head & Bluffton • DavidDale.com
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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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Chapters

1. Coastal Calm at Home: Savannah Foster on Interior Design + Custom Art (00:00:00)

2. Meet Savannah Foster (Latitude Margaritaville HH designer & fine artist) (00:00:56)

3. Inside the Design Center: what you actually pick (00:02:22)

4. What “coastal” really means (colors, feel, harmony) (00:04:01)

5. How to prep for your design appointment (collateral, wish list) (00:08:02)

6. A calming selections flow (cabinets → counters → flooring) (00:10:00)

7. CTA: Work with The David Dale Team (00:10:49)

8. Savannah’s background: Parsons NYC, LA luxury design (00:11:20)

9. Traditional vs. Key West coastal aesthetics (00:13:27)

10. From designer to fine artist (Savannah Dawn Fine Art) (00:14:28)

11. Commission story: a couple’s custom Lowcountry painting (00:15:04)

12. Matching art to finishes, colors, and scale (real samples) (00:16:20)

13. Creative license & choosing the scene (May River) (00:20:27)

14. Sponsor break: Elevate package (sell for more, faster) (00:21:22)

15. Painting process: plein air, timelines, materials (00:21:48)

16. Technique deep-dive: ultramarine underpainting & values (00:23:27)

17. Exhibitions & where to see her work (Savannah/Charleston) (00:26:06)

18. 2025 coastal trends (warmer woods, navy as neutral) (00:28:44)

19. Counters: quartz vs. granite (care, composition, stains) (00:29:04)

20. Flooring that holds up: tile vs. LVP vs. RevWood (00:34:12)

21. Why engineered hardwood rules the coast (00:37:05)

22. How to commission a painting (contact → consult → site visit) (00:38:44)

23. Beyond art: full-service interior design (scope & timing) (00:41:21)

24. Why the Lowcountry inspires peace (water, wildlife, sunsets) (00:45:04)

25. Favorite sunset & inspiration spots (May River, HHI) (00:51:44)

26. Work with Savannah anywhere (virtual options) + wrap-up (00:54:04)

27. Outro & subscribe (00:55:06)

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