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Farmhouse Reimagined

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Chris H. Olsen turns a Cabot property into a picturesque escape just minutes from the Little Rock metro

“I call it my lake house without the lake,” Chris H. Olsen says of his farm retreat on the outskirts of Lonoke County. Wanting a place where he could get away from his day-to-day duties in the Little Rock metro but still be available in less than an hour’s drive, he purchased this property in 2020. “The goal was to be in the country but close to Edgemont,” Chris says, referencing his primary residence that doubles as an event venue in North Little Rock.
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Neutral Ground

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In Little Rock, designer Katie Rees create a comfortable haven for her young family


When you know, you know. After learning they were expecting their youngest son, Caleb, designer Katie Rees and her husband, John Aaron, knew a move was in their future; they also knew when they had found the perfect home for their growing family. “Our other house sold really fast, and all of a sudden we needed a place to live, but there was nothing on the market,” Katie says. A friend mentioned a house in the framing stage that could be a great fit for the Reeses. “We walked through it, and I was like, This is our house,” Katie says.

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Sweet & Sophisticated

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Designer Kendall Jones helps the Bunting family create a timeless space for their new addition


When Lesley and Seth Bunting learned that they’d be adding baby Margot to the family, they called Kendall Jones to help design the nursery. “Her work is fresh and fun, and not too formal,” Lesley says of the designer, whom she’d enjoyed following on Instagram before reaching out. “Kendall does a good job of mixing old and new, and that’s what I was looking for.”

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Organic Oasis

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Taggart Design Group creates a contemporary family home in Roland that embraces its natural surroundings

Seamless living between the interior and exterior of a residence in west Little Rock is what led the owners of this Roland home on the path that resulted in their dream build. While the particular house that served as inspiration was purchased before they could put an offer on it, the couple researched the property and decided to reach out to the home’s architect: Taggart Design Group. “They were mainly attracted to the integration of the indoor and outdoor spaces and how we let them flow in and out of each other,” says Burt Taggart, Jr., principal of the firm. After purchasing their lot, the couple called on Burt and his son, Burt Taggart, III, who works alongside his father, to design a custom home fit for their family of five.
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A Whole New Charm

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A Fort Smith family enlists the help of designer Emily Heim to update their classic home with a modern spin


The original rock exterior of the 1940s home is complemented with a fresh coat of paint on the door and copper lantern. Jessica’s friend Sarah Garlow, who is a Sebastian County Master Gardener, created the container plantings at the base of the steps.

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Serene & Chic

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Interior Designer Sha Davari brings relaxed sophistication to a couple’s new home on Lake Hamilton

On Lake Hamilton, a newly built house caught the attention of a couple who had always dreamed of a place on the water. They originally purchased a home to renovate when they found a move-in ready new build by Carriage Custom Homes and decided to change course. “The home was almost finished when they saw it for the first time, and that’s why this house really worked for them,” says interior designer Sha Davari, whom the couple called upon to furnish and personalize the lake house. “They really liked the finishes and details in it, so it didn’t require a lot of remodeling.”
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A New Family Tradition

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After years of vacationing at the beach, a couple looks to their son, designer Jonathan Parkey, to create a family-friendly escape for their next chapter of life


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Vintage Views

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In her family’s Beaver Lake home, interior designer Casey Sarkin mixes antique and modern elements to create a year-round retreat

For interior designer Casey Sarkin, finding the right lake house for her family has been many years in the making. “We’ve been looking for a lake house for the past 10 to 15 years,” Casey says. “We were always looking for that little cabin house that we could re-do, but there aren’t that many of those. We would get involved and look, then not find anything and stop. Then we’d go back and do it again.”
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All Together Now

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Jenny Turner calls on a dear friend to design a comfortable, classic abode with space for the whole family

The oldest of five, Jenny Turner feels blessed to belong to a large family who enjoys spending time together. So it comes as no surprise that she and two of her siblings have built homes on the same 250-acre tract of land in central Arkansas’s Scott. Their close proximity is a dream for their mother and an ideal setting to host the sort of large soirées for which the family is known. “It’s not uncommon for there to be 50 of us together,” Jenny says. “We wanted a spot to keep our family connected.”
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Back to Their Roots

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A Bentonville family digs into a new build on cherished family land

Ashley and Chad Goss always had an inkling they would end up on a homestead. Ashley’s mother grew up on a Virginia farm and her dad raised sheep, and she envisioned a similar life for herself. Chad’s family bought acreage in Bentonville near what is now Coler Mountain Bike Preserve and built a home there when he was just 10 years old. “His parents wanted to teach him about taking care of the land and have a place their family enjoyed,” Ashley shares.
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