Tour a Dreamy Coastal Savannah Mansion Filled With Design Inspiration

Garden designer Holley Jaakkola's gorgeous home in Savannah's coastal Isle of Hope community 15 minutes from downtown can often suggest a film set. This beautifully manicured, idyllic, old-fashioned 1850 home sits on a quiet country road where children in bathing suits ride bikes and the pace is calm and removed from the fracas of modern life. The home is separated from the water by that narrow road and the entire Isle of Hope community has a sleepy, lost-in-time attitude.

A dramatic foyer with an arresting light fixture and a supersized mushroom sculpture in the distance instantly lets visitors know they have entered a special, enchanted home.

Perhaps the most festive, glittering, magical room in a home filled with such inspired moments, Jaakkola's kitchen is defined by a custom-made, enormous island, a mirrored bar filled with beautiful glassware and a generous marble sink. "I think that you should make life really fun," says Holley Jaakkola of the playful spirit she has brought to her home design.

The perfect place, when you think of it, to mix up a killer cocktail is the kitchen. This drinks station tucked into Jaakkola's kitchen ups the glam quotient of an already very fancy kitchen.