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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: 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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Your September game plan on Hilton Head—festivals, live music, food finds, and can’t-miss local experiences. Dale sits down with Erika Hayes from Island Events & HiltonHead.com to map out everything happening this month.

In this episode

• Music & Taste on the Harbour (Thursdays in Sept/Oct at Shelter Cove) — free concert series + canned-good drive supporting Deep Well Foundation.
• Harbour Town Fall Fest (Sat, Sept 14) — Deas-Guyz, classic cars, sidewalk sale, kids’ activities.
• Hilton Head Island Jam (Sept 18–21) — multi-venue songwriter festival (Nashville + local artists).
• Hilton Head Island Shrimp Festival (Sat, Sept 20) — “all-you-can-eat shrimp,” craft beer, live music, kids’ zone… and a special Forrest Gump photo-op.
• NEW: Slowcountry BBQ (Coligny Plaza) — try the boiled peanut hummus and burnt-end beans.
• Make-Your-Own Candle at Sea Love Hilton Head (Sea Pines) — over 100 scents + Sept 18 décor workshop.
• Heritage Library Tours — Fort Mitchell (Thurs 10am) & Zion Chapel of Ease Cemetery (Tues 10am) with Hilton Head’s oldest standing structure (Baynard family mausoleum).
• Save the Date: Fish & Grits Music Festival (Sat, Oct 4) at Lowcountry Celebration Park.

Island Events Magazine: HiltonHead.com
HiltonHead.com events calendar: https://www.hiltonhead.com/event-cale...
Deep Well Foundation: https://www.deepwellproject.org/
Slowcountry BBQ (Coligny Plaza): https://slowcountrybbq.com/
Sea Love Hilton Head:

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The way we buy, sell, and own real estate is about to be completely transformed.

In this episode of Real Talk Hilton Head, David Cross sits down with:

• Tom Truong – Global Icon with eXp Realty & Co-Founder of Trusted Smart Chain
• Billy Beach – U.S. Air Force Veteran, Investor & Co-Founder of Trusted Smart Chain
• Matt Nicosia – Founder of T7X, pioneering tokenized real-world assets

Together, they break down how crypto, blockchain, and tokenization will disrupt everything we know about real estate transactions, ownership, and investing.

✅ What tokenization really means for homeowners & investors
✅ How smart contracts will eliminate delays & intermediaries
✅ Why blockchain = speed, security, and transparency in real estate
✅ How T7X and Trusted Smart Chain are building the rails for the future

⚠️ If your Realtor isn’t talking about blockchain, they’re already behind. This is the future — and only those who understand it will thrive.

🎙️ Don’t miss this exclusive conversation — watch now to get ahead of the curve.

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#Blockchain #RealEstate #Tokenization #Crypto #T7X #TrustedSmartChain #RealTalkHiltonHead

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