February 2012
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Family Matters
When George Cecil “Bumpsey” Woodruff, Junior built his Midland home, he wanted 21st century amenities while preserving historical integrity.
The Woodruff home has a rich history deeply rooted in the appreciation for the natural beauty of the great outdoors. Originally, Julie Woodruff’s grandfather, George Cecil Woodruff, Sr., moved an old Harris County school house on the land surrounded by...
December 2011
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RUSTIC MASTERPIECE
A Columbus couple takes up year-round living at their rural home.
By Kristen Brown
The high ceilings and spacious living room is accentuated with the interior design expertise of Balsam Home. All upholstery is by Lee Industries, with chairs designed in fabric by Cowtan and Tout. Charlie West lamps add illumination to the space and the cypress cabinets and beams are by Phillip’s Cabinets.
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October 2011
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Overlook Original
BY KRISTEN BROWN • PHOTOS BY R. CALIGARIS
The Courville’s home was designed for easy and stylish living and makes
the best of site and urban living in traditional Overlook neighborhood.
Traci and Craig Courville couldn’t have imagined moving in to a better home for their growing family than the one in their own backyard. In 2008, the Courville’s packed up their residence and moved all of their...
August 2011
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PERSONAL BEST
By Kristen Brown • Photos by R. Caligaris
When Ryan and Isa Meeks spotted the land where they would build their first home, it was an empty three-acre lot surrounded by woods and views of a neighboring horse farm. They knew the prospective site in LaGrange, Georgia could be built to perfectly suit their growing family with the professional design experience of Ryan and his team at R. L. Meeks...
July 2011
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ECLECTIC MOOD
By Kristen Brown • Photos by R. Caligaris
Home Designer Leslie Wolfe irresistibly blends modern furniture with unique antique pieces for the Dorchak’s home. The Dorchak’s lavish dining room features custom furniture by Duquette Wolfe.
For seven years now John and Angie Dorchak have lived in a home that incorporates their differing ideas of style and comfort. With an eclectic...
June 2011
4 posts
PRACTICAL GLAMOUR
By Sundi Rose • Photos by R. Caligaris
Columbus’s Green Island provides a 1927 Tudor gem.
There is a comfort in having close family and friends around, and most of us find support in being a part of community that is familiar and welcoming. Whitni and Mulford Waldrop found just that in 2006 when they moved into their beautiful Green Island home. One of the first to be built in the...
A SLICE OF STYLE
By Sundi Rose • Photos by R. Caligaris
A mix of creative architecture, distinctive artwork and serene countryside puts this River Road home in a class by itself.
Transforming a former cattle farm from an 18-acre pasture into the handsome and graceful home it is today was a labor of love for Rachel and Will Peek. They purchased the land in 1998, but did not move in until the summer of 2001....
DOMESTIC CHARM
By Sundi Rose • Photos by R. Caligaris
The marriage of comfort and functionality is a tall order to fill when it comes to the design and execution of a new home. But when thinking of criteria for their new Mountain Creek home, Angela and Chuck Davis had only those two.
They sought after highly regarded local builder Hal Averett to build a home designed by architect Jack Jenkins that could...
HAND IN HAND
By Marla Caligaris • Photos by R. Caligaris
One would never guess that Betty and Gary Griffin’s two story Tudor hadn’t always been there. However, it’s brand new. In December of 2008, the family home, which was built in 1951 by Betty’s father T. Hicks Fort, was torn down, and the present day home was finished in time for the holiday the family loves the best—Christmas. The original home was...
May 2011
4 posts
CENTER STAGE
By Sundi Rose • Photos by R. Caligaris
Built in 1961, this idyllic residence is situated in a quiet, central position in Green Island. The original floor plan included only two bedrooms with matching dressing suites, one guest room and servants’ chambers. It was renovated in 1999 to update the home to accommodate a modern family’s lifestyle, and then again in 2003 to make it an...
COMFORT AND JOY
By Alee Morrison • Photos by R. Caligaris
After renting, renovating and recuperating, Philip and Jenny Adams, along with their three children, will spend their first Christmas in the dwellings of their dreams.
Interior Designer Beth Beaudoin created a cozily chic and personal living room for the Adams family by using neutral colors with simple pops of saturation, comfy sofas from Balsam Home,...
GLEN ARDEN'S FINEST
By Kristen Brown • Photos by R. Caligaris
When Hal and Gina Averett decided to move from their Midtown home, they chose to build a gorgeous home in Glen Arden, located in the rolling and wooded hills of Green Island Hill, right in the heart of North Columbus.
Hal is a prominent builder in the Columbus area and pays particular detail to the accessibility his homes provide for everyday life and...
A MODERN LIFE
TEXT BY SUNDI ROSE PHOTOS BY R. CALIGARIS
Inspired by an international style, the straight forward and contemporary loft of Marc and Marleen Olivié is a tribute to a philosophy that suggests “it is vain to do with more what can be done with less.” The home at the Eagle and Phenix Lofts offered so many things to Marc and Marleen as they fell in love with the gorgeous view of the water, the rich...