Right: A Buddha purchased by Kristen on a business trip to Thailand sits on a blue lacquered chest crowned with two geode sconces and a fish scale mirror that evokes the ocean. A beautiful agate tray holds their keys. Below: The family room is a comfortable space with magnificent ocean views. The media credenza is an Oly piece with a metallic and resin driftwood finish, found by Robyn Branch. Woven metallic fabric chairs from Kristen’s childhood home were reupholstered, reminding Kristen of her history on Amelia Island.
windsong whimsy BY JULIE SIMMONS • PHOTOS BY DAVID BURGHARDT, ISLAND PHOTOGRAPHY
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here’s something timeless about Amelia Island that plants an affinity in one’s heart and keeps calling it back, and such is the case for Kristen and Wally Mulholland. Kristen started visiting Amelia Island in high school when her parents bought a place at Long Point on Amelia Island Plantation. “My best memories from high school were days on the beach, followed by a visit to Fantastic Fudge,” reminisces Kristen. Fast forward to a successful career at Johnson & Johnson, when Kristen decided to return to Amelia Island and marry her husband, Wally, at beautiful Walkers Landing on Amelia
Island Plantation. “I love the timelessness of Amelia Island, couple with the constant evolution that keeps the island fresh and exciting,” she shares. “Our wedding was the most special memory for us, and it kept us coming back!” After so many visits, the couple decided that they would look for their own place on the beach. “I remember I was visiting by myself,” says Wally, “when Dee Chaplin brought me to 1410 Windsong. It took me about ten minutes and a phone call to Kristen to make an offer!” The couple’s primary residence is in New Jersey, where they
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