Gray Benko Home is an innovative interior design firm founded by Gray Benko and Chelcie Eastman. Based in Summerville, South Carolina, just outside Charleston, the firm has established itself as a creative powerhouse known for spaces that balance bold expression with livable comfort. While rooted in the Lowcountry, their design expertise extends coast to coast, with notable projects from Los Angeles to New York. Gray Benko Home’s work has been featured in Southern Living Magazine, Variety, Domino, Garden & Gun, People magazine, and numerous local publications. Gray and Chelcie currently host “Happy to be Home” on the Magnolia Network, taking viewers into their creative process and showcasing the emotional impact of thoughtfully designed spaces.
Gray Benko Home’s Favorites
Sources of Inspiration
We both love to travel and visit places that preserve the history of interior spaces. It’s important to cherish the old while embracing the new — that tension between timeless and fresh is where the magic happens.
Music to Fuel Creativity
We bounce between everything from head-bobbing rock anthems to delightfully cheesy elevator tunes. Sometimes you need AC/DC, and sometimes you need complete silence to hear yourself think!
Things About Spring
The renewal of color everywhere — from blooming flowers to fresh greenery. There’s an energy and optimism in spring that perfectly aligns with our approach to creating vibrant, meaningful interiors.
Travel Destinations
India, Spain, France, Mexico, England
New Design Trend
We’re excited about playing with color and pattern. No cookie-cutter designs, no more gray everything — instead, we’re embracing color and fun, meaningful design!
My Rowe Design
Cozy evenings with loved ones were the inspiration for Gray Benko Home’s My Rowe Design. Gray and Chelcie envisioned an everyday space for everyday life — “somewhere you can plop down on the sofa, light the fireplace on a cold night, and really enjoy a glass of wine.” The comfortably-chic Dominic Sofa is a particular favorite of theirs, bringing soft‑edged modern style into the mix in a light shade of rust. Artful forms and eclectic accents are tucked into every corner of this relaxed yet refined space, which is brimming with color and pattern from wall to wall.
“ This is a space where a family would be watching TV, reading a book, maybe playing board games together in the evening.
Featured Products
1. Augury Vase Accent Decor
2. Green Pastures Shadow Catchers
3. Dominic Sofa (Fabric: 11313-30) Rowe Furniture
4. Dune Rectangle Cocktail Table Rowe Occasional
5. Adley Round Pillow Granite Amity Home
6. Cleo 17″ Ottoman (Fabric: 15603-63) Rowe Furniture
7. Airel Table Lamp Regina Andrew
8. Bauhaus Vases Accent Decor
9. Vase Of Flowers Shadow Catchers
10. Rimbaud Vase Accent Decor
11. Cassius Chair (Fabric: 15446-56) Rowe Furniture
12. Handheld Collection Bookends Accent Decor
13. Francis CJ Rug (Spa/Granite) Loloi
14. Contour Bowl Accent Decor
15. Abacus Taper Candleholders Napa Home & Garden
16. Hazel Alabaster Uplight Regina Andrew
17. Dena Cube Ottoman (Fabric: 15026-56) Rowe Furniture
18. Heywood Wing Chair (Fabric: 117CR-25) Rowe Furniture
The rich palette draws inspiration from the wallpaper, an original Gray Benko Home design in bold burgundy with a hand‑painted floral motif. “The wallpaper helps define the woodwork and elevates the entire room,” say the designers, “[and] we wanted to showcase it in a way that would complement the beautiful Rowe pieces.” A striking Heywood Wing Chair in bottle green chenille adds a bold note of color, while a pair of Dena Cube Ottomans in navy velvet and other blue elements beautifully accentuate the deep red and delicate blues of the iconic wallpaper.
Top Five Design Rules
Top Five Favorite Materials
Real Hardwood
Velvet
Handmade Tiles
Brass
Wallpaper
