SPACE
A MODERN RUSTIC
ESCAPE
Explore the warm tones and quiet backdrop of this beautiful home in Fair Grove.
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hen Shawna Courtney found a house in Fair Grove with rustic features on a scenic property, her “bubble expanded” for where she wanted to settle near Springfield. She and her husband, Chris returned to the area after six years living in Kansas City, bringing him back to his hometown and introducing her to an area she quickly became familiar and comfortable with. After living in Jones Mill for several years, the Courtneys closed on a house in February 2019 in Fair Grove that they 70
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found unique and could be tailored to their earthy style. Shawna was also friends with the couple who previously owned the home, and when the wife sold the property after her husband passed away, “she was happy that somebody she knew would take good care of the property.” Tucked in a spacious suburb in the small town of Fair Grove, Missouri, Chris and Shawna Courtney’s home looks like a modern rustic oasis on the inside and sounds like trickling waterfalls and rustling trees from the outside. Nathan Taylor (continued p. 73)
DOG HAVEN Chris and Shawna Courtney and their four dogs love their location in Fair Grove with lots of space to play both inside and outside the home.
Photos by Jeremy Mason McGraw, Global Image Creation
Photo by Jeremy Mason McGraw, Global Image Creation, Brandon Alms
WRITTEN BY KATIE MCWILLIAMS
