At Home in Arkansas: The interiors of this house are so soothing and elegant. What inspired the look?
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Autumn Fest
Chris Olsen’s favorite season is no mystery. At Little Rock’s Botanica Gardens, his home and garden design store, rich autumn colors go on display by mid-summer. In his own West Little Rock home, the landscape designer and entertaining expert concocts warm, hearty fall recipes in his kitchen. And his home décor becomes a harvest of reds, oranges and yellows that usher in crisp afternoons and cool evenings.
Olsen believes autumn is meant to be shared, and opening his home to friends marks the change of seasons. Garden parties, hosted in a freestanding dining pavilion he constructed using rustic materials, are one of the designer’s favorite ways to entertain. Olsen shares his tips for an autumn-inspired get-together.
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On the Right Path
Lush flowers are in bloom, the lazy notes of a jazz band float through the outdoor speakers and dinner is on the grill. For Cindy and Mark McNair, these aren’t the signs of a special occasion. Rather, it could be any night of the week from March to October. “We live outdoors and take advantage of it every chance we get,” says Cindy.
What began as a gardening hobby in 2000 has since grown into a full-scale backyard retreat. “When our kids went off to school, we started gardening and spending all our time outdoors,” says Cindy. “We referred to our first flower beds as the ‘empty nesters’ garden,” laughs Mark, “and now it has grown to become an extension of our home.”
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A Room for All Ages
At Home in Arkansas: As a mother and daughter working together to create a playroom for your youngest family members, tell us about your design ideas. The room is fun and kid-friendly, but pretty and functional at the same time.
Cara Hamilton: We wanted a place where my 1-year-old daughter, Ava, and the other grandkids could sleep and play when they’re at my parents’ house.
Julie Roetzel: With three young grandchildren—Ava, plus 3-year-old Colt and 1-year-old Kenady—it was important for us to have a space for them.
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Sparkling Sanctuary
At Home in Arkansas: The bedroom and bathroom you designed for 7-year-old Rayne Thone is so luxurious and shimmering, the entire room is luminescent. What was your goal for this suite?
Designer Tracy Rivers: We wanted Rayne’s room to be over the top. It’s not an everyday room for her; it’s a luxury suite for visits to her grandparents, Harriet and Rick Thone. She is an artist at heart, and this is a room where she can be inspired.
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Traditional Meets Mod
At Home in Arkansas: What was your inspiration for 11-year-old Katie LaFrance’s bedroom?
Designer Kevin Walsh: Her mother, Wendy, already had the beds, and matching fabric and wallpaper by Thibaut, which we worked the whole room around. The look is glamorous, but still timeless.
AHIA: It was designed so Katie can grow into it?
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Family Flair
At Home in Arkansas: This house has such serene colors, with blue, khaki and cream as the major shades repeated from room to room. What inspired the palette?
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Family Fun
At Home in Arkansas: Nearly every room in your home has a view into another one. Surely this was planned as a way to keep an eye on kids while going about daily life?
Justin Stewart: We have a very open floor plan that allows for large cased openings and entry ways, numerous windows to light up the space with natural light, spacious ceilings and a great vantage point to watch the kids play out back. At the same time, the boys’ bedrooms and playroom are upstairs, where they can escape and go nuts!
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Traditional Green
At Home in Arkansas: As a builder, tell us about your decision to build your own green home in Woodlands Edge, which is a sustainable neighborhood.
Jennifer Franks: It was an obvious next step for us to build a traditional Southern-style home, our favorite look, and marry that with green technology. We wanted people to see that you can live comfortably in a certified green home. We’re not extremists. You need to balance your life with all these things, but it’s doable.
Bret Franks: We learned much more by actually building it than was possible by just reading books about how to do it.
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Grassroots Green
At Home in Arkansas: You and your husband have followed creative career paths, which led you to Seattle. What drew you back to Arkansas, where you chose to build your home?
Kylie Williams: I have a degree in art history, and in Seattle, I worked for artist Dale Chihuly. My husband, Dustin, is a web user experience and interface designer. Before we had our child, we decided to move back to Arkansas to be near family. I chose to take a couple of years off from my career, but I needed a project.
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