never built the same house twice in Landfall.” Which is saying a lot, since they’ve built close to 130 homes in the community. The design process for the Tedders started the way most do, with Braxton sketching a basic layout and concept that met all their needs. From there, Braxton and Tedder worked together to layer in Tedder’s design ideas. Though this level of homeowner input could potentially make the designer’s job more difficult, according to Kay, his design ideas were paramount to the success of the final products. “It’s very important that our clients build their vision,” she said. “It’s their home and they need to be happy with every single detail.”
“Instead of thinking about the house from the front and moving back, I always thought about it from the golf course forward,” he said. “I was very interested in what you would see when you looked at my house from the course.” Tedder and Braxton are both avid golfers, so thinking about the house in this way came naturally. In fact, according to Braxton, during the building process the two would often take a break for the “long view.” “We’d go across the bridge on the course and look back at the house,” said Braxton. “It’s so important to take a step back and remember the big picture. It’s easy to get mired down in the details.”
“The best thing about working with Mack Braxton was his flexibility. I made changes just about every week! But Braxton was always accommodating.” —homeowner Donald Tedder Tedder’s background is in advertising, so it’s not hard to see where he gets his creative energy. “I had a lot of thoughts when we started the project,” he explained, “but in the end it was more of a feeling that I was trying to convey. I knew what I wanted my home to feel like when I was inside it. That’s what guided me.” According to Tedder, his approach to designing this home was 180 degrees different from how many homeowners approach it.
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“I often get introduced as ‘the guy with the great house on the par 3,” jokes Tedder. “People in the community know this home because it’s special. There’s not another one like it.”
Open House
To Tedder, the most important feature was a living area that felt open and spacious. “I didn’t want one of those separate,