A builder and homeowner create a home that honors family — past, present and future By Hollie Deese Interior photography by Leslie Brown Exterior photography by Reed Brown Dionne Dewitte knew there was one element that had to be incorporated into the design of her Nashville dream home: the stone lion from her grandmother Marie’s garden, a heavy piece
By Hollie Deese Nashville native Abbe Quarles has been involved in buying, renovating, and selling homes in the Nashville area for more than 20 years, and over that time she has learned a thing or two over the course of nearly 100 projects. “Growing up I never thought I would find myself in construction, but once the bug bit,
Renovation hits record square footage price for its neighborhood By Hollie Deese Photography by Jodi Fialkowski and Hannah Capps When Marisa and Clint Biddle moved their family of eight from New York to Nashville, they weren’t just changing locations – they were changing careers. Selling their landscape company back home, they knew their real passion was in home renovations.
Architect Scott Wilson earns Chrysalis award for historic cottage renovation The award-winning boutique architecture firm of Scott Wilson announced one of its projects has been named a Regional Award Winner in the Residential Historic Renovation category of the 2019 Chrysalis Awards for Remodeling Excellence. The award-winning project, a 1950s cottage renovation in Brentwood, delivered an open floorplan, privacy and
Historic downtown home is renovated for a family of 11 By Hollie Deese Photography by Chuck Plante Wayne DeVeydt and Michelle Jackson had a few very specific considerations when they were house hunting in Franklin after his health-care job relocated to the area. Well, nine to be exact – the couple are parents of nine children in a beautiful
By Maria Meyer Photography by Tonda McKay It started with a pop. The lights dimmed. Soon campfire size flames were emanating from behind the dryer and smoke began to fill the closet and storage room. Tracey Ford, dressed in T-shirt, grabbed her purse and a pair of pants and walked outside to call 911 — thinking that the small
EOA architect transforms a midcentury mainstay into a modern masterpiece By Hollie Deese Photography by Reeves Smith and Julia Steele Not everyone can look at a ranch house and see how such an innocuous shape could be transformed into something magnificent, but then again, not everyone is an architect. So when EOA Architects partner Michael Murdock and his wife,
Homeowners make updates to stay in longtime family home By Hollie Deese Photography by Leslee Mitchell When Bard and Nancy Quillman hired designer Kimberly Kelly of K7 Interior Design to help them decide whether to age in place or sell their longtime residence to buy something more manageable, Kelly knew there were many things to consider — practicality, emotions,
As the 40th season of “This Old House” is set to premiere October 4, 2018, host Kevin O’ Connor preps for a trip to Nashville for an appearance at the Nashville Home Show Sept. 21-22. He took some time to talk to Nashville Interiors about the show’s upcoming premier, what to expect when you see him at the Nashville
