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Text: Alice Welsh Doyle Photo: Nathan Schroder Styling: Jessica Holtam Some might shy away from an unoccupied home languishing on the market that hadn’t been redecorated in decades, while others find that condition enticing, as they see potential. Lauren and Bryan Athon, clients of Houston designer Katie Davis, landed clearly in the latter. “When I walked in, I was so taken with...

Text Sherry Moeller Photography Margaret Wright For eight years, while living in Charleston, South Carolina, Meredith Ebenhoeh dreamed of living on Sullivan’s Island. “In 2019, when a house became available in our price point, I was ecstatic,” she says. Although the run-down house was being sold as a teardown, Ebenhoeh saw its renovation potential and convinced her husband, Brad, to take...

Text: Dana W. Todd Photography: Abigail Jackson Styling: Heidi Donohue Growing up in Greensboro, North Carolina, Jim Rucker couldn’t help but admire the stately Matheson House each time he passed it on his way through historic Irving Park. When he and Melinda married, they settled down to raise a family a few streets over in the same neighborhood, which is listed on...

Text: Tiffany Adams Photos: Lisa Romerein When the opportunity to purchase a lot adjacent to their Athens, Georgia, home presented itself, this couple had a vision in mind: a family compound where they, their daughter and son-in-law, and grandchildren would all be in close proximity. Having previously worked with Tim Adams of T.S. Adams Studio Architects, they reached out to get...

Text: Tiffany Adams Photos: Dustin Peck "It has good bones.” It’s a phrase Realtors®, designers, and even homeowners often throw around when considering a structure. However, it was not the case for the house this family purchased upon moving to Columbia, South Carolina. Built in 2000, the home was true to its era but lacked the character they desired. “I like...

Text Jeanne de Lathouder Photography Reed Brown Snuggled into Nashville’s scenic Forest Hills neighborhood, this quaint country cottage–style residence, originally built in 2000, embodies the timeworn allure of a Tuscan farmhouse. The homeowners love European travel—especially Italy—so their longtime interior designer intuitively crafted an aesthetic that makes them feel as if they are in one of their favorite places, even while...

Text Tiffany Adams Photography Jessie Preza Character is key. For Jadon and Matt Faust, this phrase became an underlying mantra as they searched for a home in Jadon’s native Jacksonville, Florida. “I grew up outside of New York City in colonial New Jersey, where all the homes are at least a century old,” Matt says. “When I thought of Florida, all...

Text Alice Welsh Doyle Photography Dustin Peck When Kara Knight, Associate AIA, and her husband J. R. decided to return to their hometown of Columbia, South Carolina, to raise their family, she anticipated a renovation, but a new build entered the picture a bit unexpectedly. “We bought a house that turned out to have major water issues, so it was more...

Text Sherry Moeller Photography Kerry Kirk While Houston, Texas, is known for its lively and diverse amenities and world-class arts, it also offers a down-home vibe with plenty of places to call home. West of downtown, the suburb of Memorial is nestled among established trees and parks as well as a variety of residential architectural styles. For a family of five,...

Text: Blake Miller Photos: Dustin and Susie Peck Hadley and Bryan Quisenberry couldn’t see how it could possibly work. The three-bedroom, two-bath bungalow they’d grown to love in Charlotte Westside had been the perfect starter home for the couple. But eight years and two kids later—even after consulting an architect on how to potentially expand the footprint—it became abundantly clear that...