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Bringing History Back to Life

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Designer Krista Lewis helps a young family preserve and update their historic Hillcrest home

For a young family of four—plus a dog, a tortoise, and a bearded dragon—the renovation of their 1927 Hillcrest home in Little Rock needed to both accommodate their busy lifestyle and celebrate the house’s original charm. “They love that it is an older home, and they wanted us to bring it back to life,” says designer Krista Lewis, whom the family enlisted to help them navigate the renovation. “They’re very down-to-earth people, and they’re good with patina,” she adds….

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Artistic Expression

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Designer Scott Paterek and a Little Rock artist work alongside one another to update the canvas that is her home

When Eleanor Dickinson called interior designer Scott Paterek of Massimo to help with a few updates around her Little Rock home, she soon had more than new paint and furnishings in mind. “It was a very organic process,” she says, recalling how she initially wanted to convert her screened porch into a light-filled, glass-window sunroom and ended up touching almost every surface….

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Everything In Its Place

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Marianna O’Dea helps a Little Rock couple transform their home into an organized, art-centered haven

When Shannon and David Aston bought their Cammack Village home in 2004, it was a matter of fate. Shannon, who loved driving around looking at real estate, came home one day and said to David, There’s this house. We have to have it. At first, David thought she was crazy, but they decided to list their home and see what happened. Much to their surprise, a buyer offered them a great price for their house, and the packing began. “The house was meant to be,” Shannon says. “It was just beautiful.”…

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A New Era

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Designer Brittany Nixon Brun and architect Tom Fennell thoughtfully update a 1920s Little Rock home for a young family

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Contemporary Romance

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A heartfelt renovation fuses function and beauty in Anna E. Cottrell’s Fayetteville home

Slowly, thoughtfully, and with intention: That’s the approach Anna E. Cottrell has taken redoing the midcentury modern abode she purchased 10 years ago. Drawn to the home’s natural light and architecture, she was enamored from the first time she stepped foot inside. “The whole vibe was very cool, very effortless,” she says. “And it’s nestled up on a hillside so it feels private, but I’m close to everything in town.”

Over the past decade, Anna added personal touches to the home (one rendition can be seen in the October 2016 issue of At Home in Arkansas); however, she stopped short of full-scale renovations in the kitchen and bathrooms, which had been largely untouched since the home’s 1961 construction. “When I got the house, my Realtor was like, don’t do a lot of small projects. Wait and do a proper remodel when you’re ready,” she recalls. So for years she lived with the older home’s quirks, including laundry appliances located in the kitchen, chopped-up countertops, and a shallow tub in her primary bath. Deciding it was finally time to remedy some of these features, she wanted to get it right—which meant finding an interior designer to help direct her decisions.

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Character Introduction

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A new-to-the-area family calls on Harper Howey Interiors to personalize their home’s design

Century-old architecture, layered furnishings, and an evolved-over time aesthetic were just a few of the things this couple loved about their former Minneapolis home. However, upon relocating to Northwest Arkansas, the lure of a rural neighborhood and family friendly layout led them to a more contemporary residence. Confident they could make the house feel like home for them and their two daughters, they made an offer.
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Capital City Chic

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Designer Melanie Siegel channels Art Deco design and New York City influence into her Little Rock condo

Downtown Little Rock’s historic Lafayette Building has always held intrigue for Conway residents Melanie and Bill Siegel. They went in with their daughter to purchase their first condominium in the complex when she moved to the city after college and have since bought, renovated, and sold several apartments within the building. But there was one they envisioned as a long-term retreat—a top floor unit with sunset views of the city. “I grew up in Magnolia but Bill is from New York City. For an urbanite, this is his ‘lake house,’” Melanie explains.
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Bring In the Color

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Shayla Copas updates a west Little Rock home with cheerful hues, comfort, and functionality

Color was key when Shayla Copas took on this Chenal Valley family home renovation. “This family loves color, and I love it when clients allow us to use different hues,” the designer says. As someone who enjoys color research and trend reports, Shayla married hues that are on the horizon with the family’s personal preferences to update the entire home. At an initial meeting, the homeowners shared a Pinterest board that included a dark teal. This led Shayla to weave blues throughout the home, starting with a deep shade reflective of her clients’ inspiration on the den’s chairs and moving into more subdued tones in the kitchen and breakfast area. “They are all muted shades, so it creates a flow,” Shayla says.
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Cottage Charmer

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At his home in Fayetteville, Daniel Keeley packs a bold punch in a small space with tropically inspired patterns and colors

Quality over quantity is important to landscape designer Daniel Keeley, who sold his previous home (featured in the October 2013 issue of At Home in Arkansas) before purchasing another cottage that he’d been eyeing on the same block. “I’d much rather have something of quality that’s finished and smaller, than have some big sprawling house or land that I’m never going to be able to finish,” he says.
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Modern Interpretation

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Jim and Mimi Hugg’s love for modern architecture inspires the renovation of their 1970 home

For Jim and Mimi Hugg, the renovation of their unique home was born from a mutual passion. “We believe in modern architecture, and we think it’s important to do this kind of architecture,” Jim says. “We also think it needs to be warm. It needs to be livable and comfortable, and we just love those clean lines that you get with modern design.”
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