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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