Developer & Builder: Stuart Lade of Timberdale Homes LLC, Architecture by: Callaway Wyeth: Samuel Callaway AIA & Leonard Wyeth AIA, photos by Olson Photographic

Infusing a modern finish and furniture style into a traditional home helped create warm and inviting rooms for a young, active family.

Photo by Phillip Mueller

Living room fireplace mantel with decorative paint finish. Photographer: Andrew McKinney

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Perched on a knoll atop a lakeside peninsula, this transitional home combines English manor-inspired details with more contemporary design elements. The exterior is constructed from Doggett Mountain stone and wavy edge siding topped with a slate roof. The front porch with limestone surround leads to quietly luxurious interiors featuring plaster walls and white oak floors, and highlighted by limestone accents and hand-wrought iron lighting.

Photographer: Peter Margonelli Photography Construction Manager: Interior Alterations Inc. Interior Design: JP Warren Interiors

A favorite family gathering space, this cozy room provides a warm red brick fireplace surround, bead board bookcases and beam ceiling detail.

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Our clients wanted a serene and comfortable, yet formal living room. Symmetry is a wonderful way to create a very balanced, and consequently, soothing space. A pair of transitional camel-back sofas flank the fireplace, and extend an invitation to sit around the fire. Other “pairs” of draperies, chairs, and ottomans around the room create order and “organize” the space, all while giving it a slightly formal feel. We selected the mostly monochromatic color palate for its restful quality…color can be jarring. To bring back some excitement, we went against the grain by painting the trim and molding a very dark chocolate brown. We know this room is a success, because unlike most living rooms, it’s used every day. Photo by Beth Singer.

Photography: Eric Rorer