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Classic Meets Calm

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Katie Rees works with a Little Rock couple to create a thoughtful and timeless family home

When building their new home, the overarching goal for Katie Rees and her clients was a certain levity that can feel especially serene in a family home. To accomplish this, Katie, along with architect Chad Young and builder Bill Parkinson, approached the plan thoughtfully while also keeping efficiency in mind. “I love their house because it’s really not overly massive,” Katie says. “They didn’t want this gigantic mansion, and they wanted it to still feel homey. Every space has a function,” the designer adds.
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Something New

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Designer Mona Thompson Phelan’s next chapter includes a newly constructed west Little Rock home


When you ring the doorbell at Mona and Dick Phelan’s home, you’ll be greeted with the sound of Pharrell Williams singing his catchy hit “Happy.” It’s a fitting soundtrack for the feeling that continues once you cross the threshold of the recently built home. While sophisticated and refined, there’s an air of approachability and a sense of comfort that seems to dance from room to room. It’s not stuffy and there’s no pretense, but rather a sense of genuineness that comes from knowing what you like and how to incorporate it—and working with people who know you well.

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Perfecting the Process

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Jessica and Bill Parkinson build on years of experience to create a family home suited for this season of life


There’s no slowing down in the life of a builder. Just ask Jessica and Bill Parkinson, owners of Parkinson Building Group in central Arkansas. This house high on a hill in Roland’s Waterview Estates is their sixth new construction, and they’re certain it won’t be their last. “Every time we build we learn things that work and things that don’t work,” Bill says, noting there’s an element of freedom in knowing each residence is not necessarily their forever home.

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New Direction

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Layered neutrals and bold accents bring character to a new-construction home

As they say, timing is everything. That’s why Vicki and Terry Burnett waited 12 years before breaking ground on their new home in Roland. “We had a lot of time to dream and imagine. We just wanted the timing to be right,” Vicki says. When the perfect opportunity finally did come, Vicki called on a dear friend, Mona Thompson of Providence Design, to guide the home’s interior design, and builder Bill Parkinson of Parkinson Building Group to bring the team’s vision to fruition. Mona had worked with the couple on their previous residence, which had a more traditional style than the open, transitional feel they desired for their new home. “They wanted something completely different and more casual this time,” the designer says.

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Southern Casual

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Parkinson Building Group and Providence Design team up to create a classic, livable home

“This is our forever home, and we wanted to get it right,” one of the owners of this west Little Rock house says. Having raised their now college-age son in a tight-knit neighborhood, the couple looked forward to wide open spaces and natural views for their next phase of life, along with a home that would complement their down-to-earth, Southern style. After finding the perfect lot with a view of a pond and a natural hillside, they turned to Bill Parkinson and the team at Parkinson Building Group to get the ball rolling.

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Home for the Holidays

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Designer Mona Thompson never feels more at home in her West Little Rock residence than she does during the Christmas season—she tells us why
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Elements of Style

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Designers often use their own homes as testing grounds for the latest trends, furnishings, and color palettes. For Ashley Childers—founder and creative director of the home furnishings brand Emporium Home—that’s certainly true, and the result is an ever-evolving portrait of her personal style

Ashley Childers is a woman on the go—and not just around central Arkansas. On any given day, she might be headed to market to showcase the latest offerings from her wholesale home furnishings line or jetting overseas to oversee the manufacturing of a new product design. Launched in 2012, the Emporium Home brand has quickly become a favorite among designers and homeowners alike, thanks largely to the line’s striking silhouettes, daring deployment of color, and innovative use of natural materials. However, seeing the furnishings and accents integrated into the unique and personalized look of Childers’s own home—which she shares with her husband Garrett (who is also the president of Emporium Home), her daughter Brighton and son Cade—they become more than a showroom of stunning statement pieces; they offer a snapshot of the signature style of one of Arkansas’s most creative minds.

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Discover Little Rock

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As the central point and capital city of our state, Little Rock is home to a wide variety of interior and exterior design resources and stores, locally owned clothing and gift boutiques, and delicious dining establishments. Follow along as we discover new stops and cherish beloved favorites in the metro area.

                              EATS & SWEETS                              

Start your adventure with a breakfast bite at Rosalia’s Family Bakery, located on Kavanaugh Boulveard. Have the croissant you’ve been craving with a chai tea latte. When you build up your appetite again, we recommend lunch at Boulevard Bread Company, which has several locations around the city and serves a mix of fresh salads and sandwiches, as well as charcuterie, artisan cheeses, and other local products. Keep your eyes peeled for their baked sweets, too.
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European Union

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Storied antiques and old world-inspired furnishings blend with timeless design elements in a new home for the perfect marriage between past and present

  When homeowners Donna and Jim Bottin decided to move to West Little Rock to be closer to family, they thought they knew what they wanted. “The plan was to do an open-concept house, similar to what we had before,” says Donna. “But we wanted it to be a little more intimate and cozier,” she adds.
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A Responsible Revival

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In Little Rock, a new construction home honors the European architectural integrity and simplistic lifestyle of the old world, while incorporating eco-friendly elements

 
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