It all started in 1978. Jane Gregorie and two friends opened a 2,500 sq ft shop in Charleston, SC selling drapery and upholstery fabric “seconds.” In 1992, Jane’s son, Harry Gregorie, began his retail adventure and purchased the business and renamed it Gregorie, Douglas and Company, nicknamed GDC Home to reference to an oddly similar business his ancestor established in 1781 in Charleston. In the mid-1990s, Harry opened a second, much larger store in the town of Mt. Pleasant, SC. Today, that store has grown to over 25,000 sq ft. The increased floor space allowed GDC Home to diversify and add other complementary product lines, such as indoor and outdoor furniture, area rugs, lighting, and a wide array of accessories.