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A Natural Gathering Place
Working with a Fayetteville family in designing their home from the ground up gave interior designer Dixie Pittillo of Shepherd’s Interior Design in Pine Bluff an added advantage when it came time to design the outdoor space. “I drew a lot from the home’s design when we turned our attention to the outdoors,” she says. “They wanted the house to be very open, and with the back side mostly windows, the exterior had to visually blend with the interior.” One reason the homeowners chose to purchase the site was the expansive backyard and views, and Dixie wanted to highlight that in her design.
Dixie collaborated with Seaside Pools in Springdale, Sharum Landscaping and Design in Springdale and Landscape Associates in North Little Rock, to create a large, versatile space centered on spending time with family. “These homeowners are all about family, and I wanted to give them plenty of room to enjoy each other and to entertain,” she says. The pool features an extended shallow end for a game of volleyball, and the hot tub, located closer to the house, is ideal for relaxation.
By building varying levels on the slightly slopping lot, Dixie gave the homeowners various areas that can be used separately or together. “We extended the space surrounding the pool to allow lots of seating room, and we included an outdoor kitchen with stainless-steel countertops, by L&L Metal Fabrication in Springdale, where they can cook and entertain with easy clean up,” she says. “Down the steps from the pool is an open area for sports and games, while the fire pit offers seating around it.” Durability and beauty played a role in choose the furnishings. “We of course wanted the space to be beautiful, but we also wanted the furnishings to withstand kids and lots of use,” Dixie says. “It’s also easy to maneuver and relocate throughout the space, depending on the size of a dinner party or family time on the yard. Flexibility was foremost in my mind for this family.”
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Life Outdoors
Family Fun
Arkansas Master Gardeners
Job’s Place
The High Life
Rooms in Review
Living Areas
Interior design: Julie Wait Designs, RogersWhen Julie Wait Fryauf, ASID, and her team at Julie Wait Designs in Rogers began working on this home for a newlywed couple, they already had a considerable amount of experience working with the groom and his family, but they were anticipating helping the couple find their own unique style. “Since this was to be their first home together, we understood they didn’t have a set lifestyle,” Julie says. The newly constructed home in Springdale includes an open floor plan, allowing the living areas to flow together, including the tailored dining room. In fact, the china that the couple received as wedding gifts provided an element of inspiration for the home’s design. “It was the only thing I was sure about!” the bride says. The chandelier’s silvery finish and the traditionally inspired furnishings are combined with subtle texture and pattern on the wallpaper, rug and fabrics for the ideal blend of youthful and classic styles.
Fabrics: Interior Fabrics & Design, Fayetteville
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The Year Ahead
We may only think about gardening when the weather is warm and the sun is bright, but keeping up with seasonal changes in your outdoor areas will promote healthy and vibrant plantings. We spoke with Kristi Wright of Eminent Terrain in North Little Rock, and she created a month-by-month gardening guide to ensure a well-planned and maintained landscape.
January
Recycle your live Christmas trees and plant them in your garden.
Plan a spring garden or sign up for a spring garden seminar.
Look for new varieties of seeds in garden catalogs.
February
Keep an eye on houseplants for pests.
Keep your bird feeders full.
Prune back roses and transplant shrubs before they leaf out.
March
Check for weeds in your beds.
Edge your flowerbeds with a one-inch trench to prevent sod from creeping in.
Divide perennials.
Make labels for new plants.
April
Plant spring annuals and top off mulch.
Stake perennials before they become too tall.
Fertilize trees, shrubs and perennials.
May
Prune spring flowering shrubs that have finished blooming.
Cut back yellowing foliage from bulbs
Spray roses with fungicide. You can make your own fungicide by mixing 1 to 2 teaspoons of baking soda with two to three drops of dish soap in a one-half gallon of water.
June
Pick up a container of ladybugs at your local nursery and add them to your garden to fight insects. Be sure not to spray pesticides!
Fertilize heavy blooming shrubs once a month until frost.
Deadhead spring bulbs that have faded.
July
Supplement water in containers and baskets.
Harvest fruits and vegetables regularly.
August
Deeply water beds and sod every few days to promote root development, as opposed to lightly watering every day.
Cut back dried plant tips and spent blooms to promote healthy new growth.
September
Remove dead potted plants, if disease free, and chop up to add to compost pile. They will biodegrade and provide rich soil for next spring.
Cut back overgrown trees and shrubs.
October
Plant fall annuals and bulbs for next spring.
Top off mulch.
November
Winterize sprinkler system and disconnect water hoses to prevent freezing.
Store clay pots in your garage.
December
Clean gardening tools and store.
Decorate for Christmas!
Carefully knock any snow or ice off shrubs and ornamental trees.
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A Natural Combination
After four years of working together, homeowners Elise and Raye Mitchell and interior designer Christopher Todd Hall are quite a cohesive team. “The Mitchell family is one of the busiest families I have ever met,” he says. “My goal for their overall home was a place of comfort, practicality and organization.” When it came time for Christmas, the Mitchells again enlisted Christopher for the holiday design. “I worked on every aspect from the placement of the Christmas village and trees to the ornaments and accessories. For their outdoor spaces, I recommended Daniel Keeley of DK Design in Fayetteville. He and I had worked together on a previous Christmas installation, and I knew he could make the outdoor spaces really come alive.”
The structure of the home affords a Tuscan flair, and Elise wanted the furnishings and decorations to continue this feel with an updated, modern twist. “I used deep colors throughout the home, and I used modern and minimal prints,” Christopher says. For the holiday design, Christopher and Daniel continued the home’s color scheme and feel, focusing on lots of fresh greenery and arrangements to provide great texture and shape without distracting patterns or colors. “We incorporated natural influences,” Daniel says. “Lots of branches, berries and greenery.” Christopher continues, “The downstairs of the home keeps with the Old-World design, while the upstairs, including the kids’ rooms, is a bit more hip, youthful and fun.”
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