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...
Jun 3rd
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....
Jun 1st
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...
Jun 1st
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...
Jun 1st