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Vacation Inspiration

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In Little Rock, Eminent Terrain designs a beloved relaxation destination right outside a client’s back door

What’s the next best thing to waking up at the beach? Feeling like you’re on vacation in your own backyard. That was the plan when the owners of this west Little Rock home decided to upgrade their outdoors into a multipurpose living space. “We’ve been vacationing in Rosemary Beach for about the past 16 years,” the owner says. “We’ve stayed in some fabulous homes while there, and one thing that they all had in common was that the backyards were surrounded by walls, creating a courtyard effect.”
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Color Story

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Designer Tami Risinger turns the style all the way up at the home of dear friends in Conway

Sometimes all it takes is one spark to get the creative fire going. For designer Tami Risinger and her client Jennifer Crain, that ignition came in the form of a coffee table book: Inviting Interiors: A Fresh Take on Beautiful Rooms. Released in 2021, the book features the work of Atlanta designer Melanie Turner—and the cover ended up being just the inspiration needed for the recent refresh of Jennifer’s Conway residence. “The front cover of that book had these peaches and reds and corals all together, and I loved it. It was very edgy,” Tami says. “And Jennifer’s edgy. She’s that client who will totally step out of the box and is not afraid of pattern or color, as you can see.”
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Neutral Haven

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Katie Grace Designs works with a Benton family to create a forever home with room to grow, play, and relax

A walk through a Florida beach house led to an Arkansas dream home for Anna and Chad Hendrix. The Benton couple were vacationing along 30A when they fell in love with the design of a home they toured. As luck would have it, the designer, fellow Arkansan Katie Rees of Katie Grace Designs, lives just 20 minutes from the site where they planned to build. “We hit it off,” Anna says. “I’ve always felt so comfortable with Katie—like we had known each other forever.”
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Prints Charming

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From classic stripes to fanciful florals, designer Krista Lewis bedecks a Little Rock home in a harmonious mix of patterns

“I come across things in our office and think, This is so her.” It’s the kind of comment—and relationship—born from having learned the preferences and nuances of a client. For designer Krista Lewis and this Little Rock homeowner, it is the result of a decade-long conversation as they have updated her home, an experience that has allowed Krista to create designs that are not only eye-pleasing but also a true reflection of the client.
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A Fresh Take

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Thoughtful details and a palette of pastels—both at the holidays and year-round—bring cheer to a west Little Rock new build


Karen and Kris Upton were on a walk through the recently developed neighborhood they now call home when they happened upon the perfect lot. “It was during COVID, and we ended up walking through this neighborhood and just loved the houses on the golf course,” Karen says. As president and CEO of real estate firm RPM Group, Kris’s initial thought was to purchase several lots, build houses, and put them on the market. “Then we decided we wanted one for ourselves,” Karen recalls.

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Creating Calm

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Paul Guess, owner of the Guess & Company Christmas warehouse in Des Arc, works with designer Debi Davis to create an elegant retreat complete with holiday décor


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Southern Draw

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Filled with a mix of traditional finds and welcoming furnishings, this west Little Rock home overflows with warmth and graciousness

Our house looks very different now than it did when we moved in,” says the owner of this Chenal home. After a decade of living with a neutral palette, the empty nest couple—who now have grandchildren—craved color and comfort. “We had gone through some hard things and had the itch to make a change,” she further explains. In particular, they wanted to create a welcoming refuge from the world where pieces are meaningful but nothing is too precious that you can’t put your feet up and relax. “I grew up in Mississippi and remember homes with a sense of warmth and elegance but also a casualness. I admired them and how you felt when you were there, and I wanted to replicate that,” she says.
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Refreshed Retreat

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Kimberly Harper breathes new life into a Fayetteville home with a nature-inspired color story

When Angie and Doug Williams approached Kimberly Harper and Cynthia Howey Tune of Harper Howey Interiors about renovating their home, their focus was small: They merely planned to expand their primary suite. “We wanted to do new furniture and paint and freshen things up, but as we started, we noticed more things we wanted to change,” Angie says. “That’s how we ended up touching most of the house.”
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New Again

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Scott Paterek helps a Little Rock couple fall in love with their home once more

Transoms, French doors, and formal living rooms were all having a heyday when this Little Rock couple built their home in 1987. However, as styles and their family changed, they found their needs and tastes had evolved as well. They adored their neighborhood and enjoyed their wooded backyard but felt it was time to start anew. “Our kids grew up and left home, and we thought we needed to downsize,” the owner explains.
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Empire State of Mind

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Designer Casey Sarkin looks to New York City as her inspiration for this Fayetteville family’s home reno

Casey Sarkin had an unexpected muse when she began working on this “very suburban, Dallas-style” home for her longtime clients: the storied, century-old brownstones of Brooklyn, New York. “I’ve known this couple for probably 20 years,” the Fayetteville-based designer recalls. “When our kids were little, they had hired me to come and remodel the house.” However, life got in the way—as life does—and the remodel never quite happened. “They recently came back and said, Okay, I know we’ve lived here a lifetime, but now we’re ready to make it our own,” Casey says.
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