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Pattern Play

April 26, 2020 by Tiffany Adams

Designer Jonathan Parkey of J. Parkey blends patterns, styles, and collections to imbue a Jonesboro home with life and history

Like his path from Arkansas to New York and back, Jonathan Parkey’s design is anything but ordinary. A Jonesboro native, he moved to the Big Apple to pursue a career in theater after college in Michigan. Following a stint off Broadway, he found himself working in the fashion industry in luxury womenswear. “I opened up both retail spaces for the fashion startup I worked for, and that’s where I caught the bug of working in design professionally,” he says.

Four years ago, Jonathan moved back to Arkansas—“one of the best decisions I’ve ever made,” he says—where he works with design clients in both his hometown and Little Rock. When the owners of this home called him on board, Jonathan had a vision for the house that would help them feel like they’d lived there for years. “The previous homeowners built the house with so much care and purpose, so the bones were spectacular. This project was about taking the bones and stripping it down to fit the new homeowners’ style.”

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Neutral Gear

April 26, 2020 by Tiffany Adams

Jill White uses a cohesive palette and a heavy dose of current style to update a Little Rock family home

A burled wood console table offers a drop spot for mail and keys at the front entry. Garden stools and graphic art give a hint of what’s to come in the house.

When Jill White first met the owners of this Little Rock home, she knew that with several coats of fresh paint, a few updated furnishings, and some current accessories she could help them infuse their fun-loving style into their home. “This was a great house, but it wasn’t truly reflective of their personality,” she says. The couple had worked with Jimmy Lasley to build the home in 2007 but, as time had passed, hadn’t put the same attention to detail into the furnishings. “Even though it’s a newer home, they wanted someone to help them truly finish it out,” the designer says.

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Modern Cottage Comfort

April 29, 2019 by Stephanie Maxwell Newton

Yeary Lindsey Architects and Jill White Designs team up to convert cramped quarters into a stylish family abode

When the owner of this recently renovated Little Rock home approached architects Ellen and Jim Yeary of Yeary Lindsey Architects, he didn’t foresee a full-scale remodeling job in his future. “He said, Hey, I need y’all to come look at this house—I just need to do a little work to it,” Ellen recalls. “A little work” evolved into a lot of work, and eventually, the house was hardly recognizable from the disjointed duplex it once was….

Traditional, Transformed

April 29, 2019 by Stephanie Maxwell Newton

A move to the Capital City prompts a couple to renovate a 1930s residence with the help of designer Tobi Fairley

Martha and Dr. Vent Murphy are no strangers to home renovations. Having raised three daughters in a 1929 home in Fort Smith, they had built an addition and done a partial renovation through the years, not to mention completed an update to their lake house—all with the help of longtime designer and friend Tobi Fairley. “Tobi and I just clicked. I have worked with her for years, and 90 percent of the time she can bring me something, and I love it immediately,” Martha says….

Room for a Crowd

April 29, 2019 by Stephanie Maxwell Newton

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….

Creating Cozy

November 2, 2018 by Stephanie Maxwell Newton

A love of the outdoors and a desire for minimalist, uncluttered style led Lauren and Casey Cerrato to give this Craftsman cottage new life

“Organic modern.” That’s how At Home in Arkansas art director Lauren Cerrato describes her personal style and the vibe of the 1920s Hillcrest Craftsman cottage she shares with her husband, Casey, their pup, Hush, and the baby boy they’ll welcome this spring. However, this inspired-by-nature aesthetic is one she’s come to over time. “In our previous house, the walls were mint green and my office was yellow. It was all over the place; but I really like color. I remember talking about our dream house, and Casey would say, ‘Let’s just do gray and white and wood,’ and I would think, that sounds so boring and sad.”…

Made for a Modern Man

May 9, 2018 by Stephanie Maxwell Newton

Providence Design updates a Little Rock home to reflect its owner’s sophisticated, transitional style

Providence Design commissioned Arkansas artist Buddy Whitlock to create this piece of art, which conceals the television. A remote opens the panels to reveal the mounted TV.

When Mona Thompson and Talena Ray, the design team and real-life sisters behind Providence Design, first saw this home, it had many of the markings of late 1990s décor: dark, jewel-toned rooms, faux-finish walls, and heavy, shapeless furnishings. But the home’s new owner, a professional and father of four who initially planned to build new, saw past the house’s outdated aesthetic and recognized that the bones of the home could be perfect for a family abode. “He had a vision, and he saw that it had potential,” Thompson says….

Lighten Up

May 9, 2018 by Tiffany Adams

A classic Craftsman-style home in downtown Siloam Springs gets a bright, airy makeover from designer Melissa Haynes

Makeovers come in all shapes and sizes. Case in point, this 1930s Craftsman, which has been home to designer Melissa Haynes’s clients for more than 20 years. Over time it has evolved through additions and style transitions, the most recent of which was executed by Haynes. “The home had been professionally decorated years ago but I got a sense that they wanted something more fun and energetic,” she says of her clients….

Graceful Space

May 4, 2018 by Stephanie Maxwell Newton

Anyone who has ever remodeled an older home knows what a challenge small bathrooms can be. In decades past, not all master bedrooms had an en suite bathroom—and if they did, builders tended not to allot them any more square footage than necessary.

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The Best of Both Worlds

March 17, 2017 by Norma Edwards

An iconic Springdale home undergoes a modern transformation with guidance from Ashley Cardiel Interiors

A home renovation is a big undertaking in any scenario. Renovating a coveted home that previously belonged to a town’s beloved couple adds to that pressure. When Dr. Joel and Lynn Carver bought their 1940s-era house in downtown Springdale, they knew there would be talk about their purchase. After all, the red brick home, which is situated on a corner lot, belonged to Harvey and Bernice Jones, pillars in the trucking industry as well as the community. The Carvers desire to remodel the home with much needed updates, while staying true to its character and integrity, led them to call on Ashley Cardiel of Ashley Cardiel Interiors….

Pattern Play

Neutral Gear

Modern Cottage Comfort

Traditional, Transformed

Room for a Crowd

Creating Cozy

Made for a Modern Man

Lighten Up

Graceful Space

The Best of Both Worlds

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