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Lauren and her husband Chris recently purchased a new
home modeled after an 1890 farmhouse in the quaint small
town of Mint Hill, North Carolina. Nestled on a wooded 10-acre
property with wildlife and gorgeous greenery, Lauren’s home
has all the charm and characteristics of an old farmhouse with
ash doors, hinges, fireplaces, wide plank floors, and banisters.
Lauren’s dream is to live on a property with rolling hills where
their daughters Finley and Campbell’s ponies and horses could
retire, and their families’ menageries of seven rescue pets could
run free.
Lauren grew up riding horses, so she was naturally drawn to
the great outdoors. Her husband, Chris, is an avid golfer, so
when designing her home, it was essential to bring the outside
in. “Our family loves color, in particular blue and green. We love
anything that reflects a beautiful grass golf course with a bright
blue sky. We are all nature-inspired people, so soft earth tones
with pops of color speak to all of us,” she says.
“It’s important to
create a space that
works great for easy
daily living but is still
visually pleasing.”
Lauren designed her family’s home to be warm, inviting,
meaningful, and authentic to their passions. She loves using
pieces that have personal meaning and have been in her family
for decades, such as an upright piano and an old built-in hutch
full of silver pieces that she won as a child on her ponies and
horses. Lauren created her home to tell their story with family
photos, memorabilia, and articles collected over time. “Joy to me is
made by using pieces that I genuinely love. Those may be colors
showcased in beautiful pillows or artwork that speaks to me. Joy
can also happen by making smart design choices to make living in
a space effortless,” she says.
Lauren’s home is filled with soft design elements, textured light
wood tones, soft pops of blues, greens, and splashes of pink.
“It’s important to create a space that works great for easy daily
living but is still visually pleasing. Elements such as performance
fabrics, extra storage pieces, smart furniture layouts for ease of
traffic, these are all elements that contribute to a smart design,”
she says. Her furniture is comfortable yet structured and she says
her favorite piece in the home is the jewelry of lighting. “A lighting
fixture truly makes a room shine, whether simple or big and bold,
lighting is a great task feature but the most fun design element.”
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