Inspiring your Home and Lifestyle
A couple in Roland builds a sophisticated country home fit for their family of five
For their third home built together, these homeowners were inspired by their location. They own a private equestrian facility in Roland, and after several years of driving back and forth between the facility and their home as needed, they decided to simplify by building on the property close to the barn and arena….
In El Dorado, designer Courtney Stone transforms her home’s dated galley kitchen into a spacious, chic hub
When Courtney Smart Stone, the owner of Smart Designs, first laid eyes on the house she shares with her husband, Phillip, and their two small children, Cline, 5, and Taylor Grace, 4, she fell in love with the layout. “This house has great bones. I could see my family playing in the big great room, and I really liked how all of the bedrooms were close to one another,” she says. …
Paige and Ryan Ray’s new construction home is a modern take on the lakeside cabin
High above the waterline in an inlet of Beaver Lake is Paige Ray’s home, a place she has christened “Escalapia.” She credits her husband, Ryan, with introducing her to the word. “Escalapia was the name of one of the hill communities that existed outside of Rogers long before the lake existed,” Paige explains. Finding that the mystical-sounding word perfectly captured the eclectic feel she wanted her home to convey, she adopted it as the name of the house, an organic, open space filled with art and vintage finds that the two share with their 4-year-old son, Sam. …
A mix of woods paired with a neutral palette create a timeless backdrop in the kitchen and bath of this Heights family home
Not everyone is lucky enough to start a home design project with an end result in mind. Sayward and Bryant Smith were an exception to the norm, and by the time they started working with designer Jill White, they already had numerous Pinterest boards to share. “Sayward’s a nurse, so she does a lot of dictating information all day and writing things down. And Bryant is a numbers guy,” Jill says. “They’re both really organized, and at our first meeting, they already had binders of ideas.”…
Designer Kimberly Harper uses a harmonious palette and unexpected elements to punch up the style in a Northwest Arkansas kitchen and bath
After deciding to renovate, the owners of this Fayetteville home called on Kimberly Harper of Harper Howey Interiors to pull together a cohesive design that also suited their personal tastes. “We ended up with a black-and-white theme in much of the house,” Kimberly says. “A black-and-white marble tile greets guests in the foyer, and we loved it so much, we decided to carry that pairing through to other rooms.”…
With the help of Restructure Design, a Hot Springs Village couple reinvents the kitchen and master bath of a beloved family home
When Stephanie Noblett’s parents built their home in 1997, she had no idea she and her husband, Fred, would retire in the same house 20 years later. “We knew my parents were getting ready to downsize, but we hadn’t thought of their home as a retirement option for us,” she says. The Nobletts, who have lived in nearly a dozen different cities around the U.S., did their due diligence in searching for their ideal retirement locale, and they ended up falling in love with the charm of Hot Springs Village. “Arkansas is truly a hidden gem. We feel so blessed to be in a place with amazing people and such beauty. I feel like I’ve come full circle,” Stephanie says.…
Vintage-inspired details shine in this Little Rock cottage’s master bath
An admiration for marble was the starting point for designer Kathryn LeMaster when she began renovating the master bath of Cindi and Dr. Randy Maddox’s 1930s cottage. “Cindi and I both love all the marble in the Hot Springs bathhouses,” the designer notes of their inspiration. After two home remodel phases over the span of a couple of years, this space, which was in need of both style and functional updates, was the final renovation. While desiring to have an authentic “spa” feel, Kathryn wanted to honor the era of the cottage through her design by “taking material cues from other areas of the home to create a holistic feel.” Likewise, Cindi wished to incorporate elements of Hollywood Regency, “that fabulously glitzy era from the ’20s to the ’50s,” she says. …
Architect Carolyn Lindsey and designer Brittany Nixon Brun reconfigure a Little Rock kitchen, adding modern amenities without compromising character
Moving from Austin, Texas, to Little Rock, the owners of this house fell in love with its 1920s Tudor-style charm; however, its kitchen left something to be desired. “The original kitchen was a traditional servant space located in a remote corner of the house,” architect Carolyn Lindsey explains. Comprised of a configuration of rooms, including a butler’s pantry, walk-in pantry, and the small kitchen, the space was choppy, lacked an eating or lounge area, and had limited traffic flow….
Repairs from a leak led to a full-scale renovation that suits this Little Rock couple’s style and needs
A work by local artist Lauren Meredith hangs near the tub. “Carol loves her art and has other pieces from her throughout the house,” Leigh says.
When Carol and Mike Hulse discovered they had a leak in their home’s master bath, their first call was to Ray Lusk Plumbing. Little did they know the hard-to-detect leak—which they discovered was coming from the shower unit—would lead to a complete remodel with designer Leigh Lusk….
A newly married couple opts for a master bath renovation rather than a big wedding
“My husband bought this house in 2014, did some remodeling, and moved in the following year,” says one of the owners of this Hot Springs Village home. Not long after he moved in, he met his now wife. “We were getting married, and I didn’t want another wedding so we said let’s spend the money on our bathroom—the one place that hadn’t been renovated—and we can enjoy it every day,” she says….
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