A Wilmington Island couple patiently awaits their dream home in style

Brandi and Ryan O’Kelley were relatively new to life in the South when they decided to build their forever home on the Wilmington Island waterfront. To allow time to adjust to life in the Lowcountry, the Arkansas natives decided to start small, beginning with the construction of their guest cottage.

Coming in at 1,200 square feet, the cottage, designed by Erik Puljung of Hansen Architects and built by Alair Homes, is the first of four phases in the construction of the couple’s grand compound: Oak Knoll.