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From the water,
the Kings’ cottage
still looks the same
as it did when it was
built years ago. Schmidt
disguised the renovation
of new windows,
an addition and an
outdoor shower.
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“I REALLY ENJOY renovation of
older homes, building with a chal-lenge,
updating code and matching
what is existing,” Schmidt says. “I
enjoyed working on a period house.
It’s cool to come in when the proj-ect
is done and see the same charac-ter
that was originally there.”
When the Kings aren’t out enjoy-ing
their evenings on the boat, they
are entertaining.
“Our friends stop by after walk-ing
the loop or by car, bike, foot,
paddleboard and boat,” Bill says.
Summer at Wrightsville Beach is
special, with evenings on the front
porch, which acts as another living
area. But winter evenings are won-derful
too, with family time spent
by the fire.
It will be even more special as the
Kings prepare to spend their second
Christmas at the Wrightsville Beach
cottage, surrounded by heirloom
decor and traditional family orna-ments
on their two trees.
Ed Shifflett, owner and founder of Oasis International Design, grew up on high
end commercial and residential projects with his father’s construction company, and
learned the importance of attention to detail and doing a job right the first time. After
graduating with a degree in Landscape Architecture from West Virginia University,
Ed traveled around the world as designer, project manager, and consultant, refining
himself professionally in the high end residential and commercial industries.
In 2016, Oasis was born out of the longing to return to the beautiful Carolina
coast area, where he plans on spending the rest of his career and retiring.