3 WWW.CHARLESTONWOMENPODCAST.COM | WWW.READCW.COM | WWW.INSTAGRAM.COM/CHARLESTONWOMEN Winter 2025-26 6 Contributors 7 Editor's Note 9 About the Cover Features 10 Your Ultimate Charleston Home Guide 14 Women in Real Estate 16 2025 Holiday Guide 18 Hand-Painted Wallpaper: Timeless Art for Modern Homes Fashion & Style 20 Get the Look: Holiday Party Glam 21 Where Fashion Meets Function Arts & Entertainment 26 Light Up Your Holiday Season 28 The Mahjong Movement 31 Winter Book Nook 32 Winter Calendar of Events Food & Beverage 33 Mocktail Recipe: Apple Cider Chai Spritz 34 Decked Out 37 Wines of the Holidays Business 38 Charleston Christmas Collectibles 40 Household Helpers 41 Homebuying Tips from a Finance Pro 42 The Women of The Dames Home & Lifestyle 45 Designers' Top Picks for the Home 46 My Favorite Room: Courtney Bukowsky 48 Holiday Tablescapes 49 Atlantic Bedding & Furniture 50 Island Candles Wellness & Beauty 51 Thriving (Not Just Surviving) the Holidays 52 Starting the New Year Dry 53 Pack Athletics Philanthropy 54 Spreading Joy: Local Organizations Making a Difference Charleston Women 55 Women in the Making 56 We Are Charleston Women 10 21 46 55 CHARLESTON WOMEN • VOL. 12, ISSUE 4 ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER STACEY MCLOUGHLIN MANAGING EDITOR ANGEL PASSAILAIGUE HOLMES ART DIRECTOR BETHANY LONG COPY EDITOR LEAH MOORE AD DESIGNERS BETHANY LONG WRITERS BROOKE WATSON • CARI LAWSON L. C. LEACH III • EMILY ETHERIDGE KATIE FINCH • LAUREN EASTMAN REBEKAH MCCUBBINS • SARAH ROSE PHOTOGRAPHERS MARK STAFF MARKSTAFFPHOTOGRAPHER.COM JEN EL-HADDAD JENNIFERMARYCOLLECTIVE.COM KAYLA WHITE KAYLAROCHELLEPHOTOGRAPHY.COM SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER ALYSSA FRANCO THEDIGITALTOUCHCHS.COM INDEPENDENT MEDIA CONSULTANTS COLLEEN KASSNER COLLEEN@CHARLESTONWOMEN.COM SHARI SEBUCK SHARI@CHARLESTONWOMEN.COM DIGITAL MANAGER ALLYAH HARRAR CONTRIBUTORS ADLAI ALLARD ADMINISTRATION & BOOKKEEPING GINGER SOTTILE DISTRIBUTION U.S. POST OFFICE • HARRIS TEETER CVS Charleston Women Magazine is published locally by a team of independent contractors. Charleston Women Magazine is published four times per year by Media Services, Inc. 1013 Chuck Dawley Blvd., Mount Pleasant, SC 29464 Copyright © Media Services 2025. All rights reserved. Reproduction electronically or in print format without the expressed written consent of the publisher is strictly prohibited and a violation of U.S. copyright laws. Inquiries to: Charleston Women Magazine P.O. Box 22617, Charleston, SC 29413 917-208-5633 TABLE OF CONTENTS Photo by Amanda Woodward Photo by Jen El-Haddad Photo by Photography by Anne
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