21 Sweet Grass Manor as featured in Hilton Head Monthly April 2007 Monthly_Home Discovery_APR07
HOME DISCOVERY
One of a KIND
The unique design
of this Bradley
Beach home
creates a truly
unforgettable
place to get
away from it all.
By Debi Lynes &
Lisa Carroll
Photography by
Rob Kaufman
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T
he awe and inspiration of this new contemporary home
at Sweetgrass Street on Bradley Beach begins as one
drives over a discreet bridge towards the ocean. Brilliant
colors of red, purple and gold on exterior walls and a shiny
copper roof set the mood for the warmth and energy of the
inhabitants within. A beautifully executed and artistically
composed iron and glass front door opens into a lower level
with a magnificent ocean view and a positive energy that can
not help but be felt. This home is an intricate combination of
materials, curves, angles, colors and light, making it a visually
interesting marvel.
Shirley and Frederick “Skeeter” Craig have known Hilton
Head for quite a while, but as a place to vacation, not as a des-
tination to live. This high powered Chicago couple has been
devoted to their respective careers. When it was time to begin
considering retirement, Shirley and Skeeter could think of no
place they would rather be other than Hilton Head Island.
“Skeeter and I began interviewing architects and builders
in the area,” described Shirley with a warm smile. “When we
hilton head monthly magazine
Shirley and
Frederick
‘Skeeter’
Craig enjoy
their stunning
Bradley Beach
home.
met Todd O’Dell, we knew this gifted architect was a match
for our ideas. In Chicago, we lived in a traditional English
Tudor home. We wanted to make a complete change in our
environment including our home style. Todd was able to
integrate the things we loved from our old house in to this
new contemporary home.”
Shirley Craig has been an environmental scientist with
the EPA for years, and Skeeter is continuing to practice oral
facial surgery in Chicago. “One of the things we fell in love
with about Hilton Head,” said Shirley, “is that this area is
very culturally diverse and also very environmentally aware.
In fact, when we settle down a little more I hope to volunteer.
Until then, we love our new church home, Queens Chapel,