Living Well Blog - Hilton Head, SC

If you ask anyone in our company what makes J Banks successful, they would tell you that we are a relationship based business.  Our design philosophy follows this basic premise.

Timeless design that exudes casual sophistication – it is our trademark and why clients have trusted me, along with my company, J Banks Design Group, to provide visionary direction for their homes and commercial projects for the past 25 years.   

Because our clients are diverse, our interiors have differing looks and styles. However, there is consistently a level of elegance in each completed project. Clients have told us that they chose to work with my firm because other J Banks projects that they had experienced evoked a feeling of “life made better” through creative design. Our interiors are livable yet sophisticated; elegant yet casual; functional yet personally breath-taking. The end result always reflects the true character of our clients, but have an overall feel of being done well.

At J Banks, we take the time to understand how our clients live; what’s important to them; what aesthetics awaken their souls.  By doing so, we deliver interiors that make them feel welcome, calm and relaxed. Their visitors are always met by an appropriate element of surprise when they first see the interiors – or a “take home point”—something that stays with them long after they have said their goodbyes.

We believe good taste is not an abstract ideal, but a tangible concept personal to each client.  We always want to capture each of our client’s personal vision with the same passion as if it were our very own.  It is our job as the designer to deliver the best parts of that vision and personal style with an elevated presentation that they could not do themselves.  

This design philosophy has allowed us to flourish and evolve year after year, and is the reason why no two J Banks’ interiors are the same.  The only consistency is that all the projects exemplify the beauty of truly authentic creation.

About J Banks Design  -

J Banks Design, a full scale interior design firm of 30, is a relationship based business.  Our professionally degreed designers capture and deliver our client’s vision, make the complicated simple and deliver a finished product that is on-time and on-budget.  This approach has allowed us to cultivate lifelong relationships with clients, developers and contractors worldwide.

We specialize in new construction and renovation within resort communities and have completed residential and commercial projects throughout the United States, Ireland, Italy, Mexico and the Caribbean.  Our outstanding designs secured the 2010 Southeast Designer of the Year Award for Best Residential Living Room and the 2009 Southeast Contract Designer of the Year Award, both presented by the Atlanta Decorative Arts Center (ADAC) in conjunction with Veranda magazine.  In addition, we are a regular fixture on Interior Design magazine’s lists of “Top 200 Interior Design Giants” and “Top 75 Hospitality Design Giants.”

The single project that represents us as a whole is the J Banks Building located at 35 Main Street on Hilton Head Island.  Our 18,000-square-foot structure is the first LEED-certified building in South Carolina’s Lowcountry and serves as home for our offices, design studio, warehouse and retail showroom.  The building is a visible testament of our commitment to enhancing the quality of life for our clients, employees and community.