Knoxville Style HOME Holiday

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The Bowling Residence stairwell as shown in Designer Notebook

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Issue: IN THIS

- 6 LOCAL LUXURIES - 8 RED, RED WINE - 10 TABLETOP TREATS

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- 12 WALLPAPER - 16 MAD ABOUT SAFFRON - 18 DESIGNER NOTEBOOK - 27 ARTISAN HIGHLIGHT - 28 OUTDOOR LIGHTING - 32 BEFORE & AFTER

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- 34 HAUTE CHOCOLATE - 36 HISTORIC WESTWOOD - 37 ARTISAN HIGHLIGHT

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PUBLISHER

G eo rge L a u re n ce Kr i ep s

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A S S O C I AT E PUBLISHERS

Leigh Krieps S u m m e r H en r y

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

LETTER FROM THE

Editor J A M A C R E S W E L L

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or Christmas the year I was seven, my dad made me a dollhouse. It was the front half of a classic two-story house with a finished attic. With help from my mom, the exterior was painted a sunny yellow with bright, white trim, the hardwood floors were stained a rich mahogany, and the walls of the living room, dining room and both bedrooms were wallpapered with different patterns. She and my dad went the extra mile on the detail. It was just beautiful – and made to last! After 40 years, and a round with my daughters, it’s still in excellent condition – carefully bubble wrapped in my attic. With the dollhouse began my love of home design. As I got older, I turned to the house plans and detailed drawings in Southern Living. I couldn’t wait for the next issue to arrive, so I could study the featured plan, its rendering and imagine how I would fit or change the plan to suit my dream life of the moment. Over the years my interest of residential design has only grown. Therefore, I was thrilled to get acquainted with local architectural home plan designer, Shawn Fisher, learn about his craft and see a smattering of designs from his more than 30 year career. Enjoy a glimpse of three of his more recent projects in Designer Notebook, beginning on page 18. Since my dollhouse days, wallpaper has been in and out of vogue many times but it’s back! See our Associate Publisher Summer Henry’s article on page 12. And don’t miss our holiday cookie and outdoor lighting pieces, pages 10 and 28 because it’s that time of the year! I hope you’ll enjoy the Holiday issue of Knoxville Style HOME as much as we enjoy bringing it to you.

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MANAGING EDITOR & DESIGNER

C h e l s ea B a b i n

SALES MANAGER

Sherry Long

EDITORIAL INTERNS

Va n e ss a Ro g r i g u ez A l e x Ja c k s o n

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LOCAL

Curated by Summer Henry

LUXURIES

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Royal Crown Derby Glass Bazaar Service Plate

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Avres Dinner Plate

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Panel Green salad plate

28” preserved Southern magnolia wreath Available through Summer Henry Interiors $

180 865-556-9070 summerhenryinteriors.com

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Matching cup and saucer

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6470 Kingston Pike 865-584-9072 glassbazaar.com

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Scalloped corner, hand made Georgian dining table Available through Summer Henry Interiors

Hepplewhite mahogany dining chair with bell flower inlay of satinwood Available through Summer Henry Interiors

$ W 46” x L 74” 6,500 with three 20” leaves 865-556-9070 summerhenryinteriors.com

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BLACKBERRY FARM MAGNOLIA CHEESE BlackBerry Farm $

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Award-winning Camembert style sheep’s milk cheese.

Available seasonally. blackberryfarmshop.com

$ Price as shown 600 865-556-9070 summerhenryinteriors.com

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Large etched ball glass ornaments Glitterville $

15 (each)

701 World’s Fair Park Drive glitterville.com

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Spiced Pumpkin pie Buttermilk Sky Pie Shop 5400 Kingston Pike 865-330-3694 11525 Parkside Drive 865-966-5900 buttermilkskypie.com

William Yeoward & Moser crystal Glass Bazaar $

Moser Crystal Paula Red Wine 525 Goblet (left) $ William Yeoward Crystal Fern 300 Champagne Coupe (right)

6470 Kingston Pike 865-584-9072 glassbazaar.com

Beeswax tapers and Design book Michael Peters Home Hand dipped beeswax twig tapers (right)

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Design and Style: A Constant $75 Thread by Carolyn Roehm (left) Both items available at Michael Peters Home 5204 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919 (865) 558-6120

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18K white gold diamond bracelet Kimball’s Jewelers 20.42 total carat weight

$102,500

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{1} Thibaut “Chappana Red” Wallcovering {2} Vervain “Velvet Scallop” {3} Thibaut “Timbuktu Red” Wallcovering {4} Schumacher Johnson Hartig for Libertine “Modern Toile Pink & Black” Wallcovering {5} Anna French “Palampore Collection” Red Polished Cotton {6} Schumacher “Octavia Velvet Ruby” {7} S. Harris Main Basics “Ankara Mohair 04” Velvet {8} S. Harris “Besa” 05 Jacquard {9} Stroheim “Hakim” 502 Wallcovering {10} Thibaut Kingsley Collection “Cadence”

Red, Red WINE

Claret {11} Thibaut Colony Collection “Grassmarket Check” Red Linen {12} Thibaut Cadence Collection “Ryder” Persimmon {13} Schumacher “”Kashgar Ikat” in Ruby & Plum

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Tabletoptreats

Sterling silver trumpet vase with basket arms filled with Knoxville Chocolate Company Sea Salted Caramels from Bradley’s Fine Chocolates and Gifts in Knoxville, Fresh Market raspberry rugalach and homemade button cookies with iced sugar cookie gold flecked Christmas trees from Kyndall’s Sweet Dreams bakery in Lenoir City on a vintage silverplate footed tray.

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Top left: Assortment of homemade cookies on Prima Design porcelain appetizer plates beside a utilitarian cookie jar filled with homemade chocolate chip and double chocolate chip cookies.

Top tight: Knoxville Chocolate Company Tennessee Walking Sticks from Bradley’s Fine Chocolates and Gifts in a glass apothecary jar.

Bottom left: Homemade peanut butter kiss cookies on a simple Great White Collection Pottery Barn plate.

Bottom right: Iced sugar cookie trucks and trees by Kyndall’s Sweet Dreams bakery in Lenoir City stacked on a shallow, natural dried-wood platter.

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WALLPAPER You’ve Come A Long Way Baby!

By Summer Henry

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t seems as long as there have been paper products there has been a fascination with using it as a wall

covering for decorative purposes. The Egyptians were gluing papyrus to their walls in 4000 B.C. The Chinese followed suit some 3,000 years later with rice paper. Wallcoverings made their way to Europe in the 1500’s in the form of both textiles and papers.

Often commissioned by royalty and the most aristocratic families, wallcoverings were a custom product used to convey wealth and stature, and in the case of textiles, to serve the functional purpose of insulating and adding warmth to large, drafty castles and estates where the only method of heating came in the form of fireplaces.

Both the French and the English contributed greatly to strides made in the wallpaper industry. A French engraver by the name of Jean-Michel Papillon is credited with the invention of wallpaper when he began making continuous block printed panels in the late 1600’s, wallpaper as we know it today was born with his designs. Printing shops and guilds for paperhangers became commonplace in metropolitan areas in both France and England. By the middle of the 18th century flocked papers, papers mimicking marble, and papers printed to have the look of textiles complete with swags of ‘fabric’ and tassels were all the rage in England among the fashionable elite.

Across the pond, wallpaper made its way to America in the Colonial era, and has been in and out of

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vogue with we Westerners ever since. Initially, Colonial Americans copied European styles, but post Revolution patriotic papers enjoyed a huge period of popularity. By the Victorian era, paper was being printed by machine and was widely used by both middle and upper class families to decorate their homes. The 1920’s in America was the golden age of wallpaper with over 400 million rolls sold during that decade. Vinyl papers came into production following World War I, offering stain resistance and washability, at this time wallcoverings truly became available to all classes and were widely used in homes across the country.

Eventually, wallpaper fell out of fashion in the 1990’s, with most Americans choosing paint alone for their homes. Interior Designers, however, being somewhat the exception, even though perhaps the use of wallcoverings was diminished. Designers have always had a love affair with papers for the warmth and flair only they can bring to a space.

Wallpaper has truly come full circle, and is once again enjoying a huge resurgence in popularity.

The products available as wallcoverings are far from just paper with such avant garde options as feathers, wood, mica, beads, silk, linen, and leather applied to paper backings. The classics; traditional toiles, stripes, florals, and mural panels have gotten a makeover and flirt with the fun and irreverent with bright splashes of color, and unusual compositions. There is literally a wallpaper out there for everyone. Regardless of personal taste or individual style, there is a paper that matches and just as many ways to use it; an accent wall, a ceiling treatment, an all encompassing design for a small, jewel box space such as a powder bath. There is no room, no nook, that a fabulous wallcovering cannot improve upon and add interest and swag to, and really, isn’t that what we are all looking for, a little something to make our homes more special, more our own? Wallpaper, it gives us just that!

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{5} {1} Barry Dixon “Monarch” Indian Summer Wallcovering {2} S. Harris “Silk Flora” 03

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“Pomegranate Trail” Ochre Tobacco Wallcovering {7} Fabricut “Silverlake” 507 Wallcovering {8} Osborne & Little Nina Campbell “Marchmain” Sebastian Chenille {9} Schumacher Plume “Amber” Coco Wallcovering

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Ochre {12} Stroheim “Tamika” 03 {13} Schumacher “Regent Velvet Herringbone” Champagne {14} S. Harris “Platonic” 05 Chenille {15} Schumacher Perfect Pairs “Venetian Silk Velvet”

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Curated by Summer Henry of Summer Henry Interiors

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Designer NOTEBOOK with

S h aw n f i s h e r

S h aw n f i s h e r D e s i g n

By Jama Creswell

Shawn Fisher Design 5 Division Street Crossville, TN 38555 (931) 707-5149 www.shawnfisherdesign.com

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Award winning Shawn Fisher Design of a home situated on Lake Martin in Alexandria, Alabama.

Opposite page left: one of Shawn Fisher’s Whimsy Cottage 20-piece collection of pen and ink drawings. Fisher’s cottages are representative of how he imagines children would like their houses to be and says, “drawing the cottages makes me feel happy, with no boundaries or limits to everyday architecture.” Additional works can be found at shawnfisherart.com.

Right: architectural home plan designer Shawn Fisher of Shawn Fisher Design in Crossville, Tennessee.

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redited with projects throughout the US and

design. I’m drawing walls, it’s more than lines on paper.”

based in Crossville, Tennessee, highly sought after

Fisher met his second mentor, acclaimed home designer,

architectural home plan designer Shawn Fisher of Shawn

builder, and architectural historian Jimmy Garren, years

Fisher Design is now working almost exclusively in the

later while working in the Aiken/Augusta, South Caroli-

Knoxville area. Found by word-of-mouth recommen-

na, area. Alongside Garren, Fisher honed and elevated his

dations – Fisher doesn’t advertise – nor does he boast,

craft – specifically regarding details in historic architec-

instead the kind-spirited family man is extremely modest

ture.

about his work.

“Jimmy was a great guy – a member of Augusta National

Clients come with ideas of what they want and need in

– everybody loved him. He built beautiful high-end cus-

a house; then Fisher’s imagination and creativity kicks

tom homes. I learned a lot from him,” Fisher says fondly.

into high gear. Through artfully detailed sketches and

“From how wide a hallway should be, so you can have a

hand-drawings, Fisher is able to create a vision of his cli-

chest or console table and still walk by easily, to the exact

ents’ dream home which he ultimately renders into viable

height a gas lantern should be hung at the front door.”

builder plans.

When asked what he really wants people to know about

Fisher humbly credits two mentors who shaped his life

him, Fisher says, “I’m an artist. I see architecture through

and career, as well as the grandparents who sent him to

an artist’s eye. Being self-taught allows me to be creative

vocational school at age 19. While there, Fisher met Doyle

– instead of beginning the design process from a more

T. Vaden, a drafting instructor and pen and ink artist.

technical point.”

“Doyle saw something in me in drafting class and thought

From his Designer Notebook, Fisher shares details and

I had potential,” Fisher says. “He taught me about scale

photographs from three recent projects, although he says

and proportion, but more importantly he taught me to

each of the families he has worked with throughout his 25

listen and pay attention to detail when drawing a house.

year career are special to him and therefore it was diffi-

When I meet with clients I listen to what they say they

cult to choose only three. A humble (and quite talented)

want in their house, but I also pay attention when the cli-

artist, Fisher allows us to include his fantasy cottage

ent isn’t talking – to read them, their body language. I’m

pen and ink drawings and two paintings in his Designer

able to interpret all of those things and transfer it into a

Notebook.

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Designer NOTEBOOK

From design to completion. Above: Front elevation rendering of multi-story home with corbel and lighting detail by Shawn Fisher Design.

Below: Ivey Custom Homes build of Fisher’s stone, brick and massive wooden beam design.

Right top: Light counters contrast beautifully with the kitchen’s brick barrel ceiling, one of the home’s most unique features. Right bottom: stairwell and bank of windows seen here in both the architectural drawing and after completion.

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The Bowling Residence Knoxville, TN Shawn Fisher Design Ivey Custom Homes

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he first project Shawn Fisher shares is a three

story home he designed for Mark and Karen Bowling.

Details that set the Bowling house apart are the roomy kitchen’s barrel brick ceiling and the home’s expansive banks of windows, which allow the homeowners to enjoy wide lake views. A focal point in Fisher’s design, the artfully placed staircase fronts a multi-story bank of windows and allows the home’s courtyard to be seen from several vantage points.

Photos by Denise Davis

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Designer NOTEBOOK

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he second home in Shawn Fisher’s designer notebook is a modern lake house designed for Scott and Ellen Crutchfield. A unique front door makes a great first impression. The custom 5’ x 9’ ball-hinged wood and glass pivot door welcomes and wows. From the entry visitors have an unhindered view of the lake, thanks to the seamless glass which makes up the rear wall of the house. The use of reclaimed wood beams and wall timbers throughout anchor the home’s soaring ceilings and create warmth, depth and dimension.

Photos by Meghan Downs Photography

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The Crutchfield House Lake Loudoun Shawn Fisher Design Mark Whitlock Construction

Left top: a custom ball-hinged wood pivot door is a welcoming focal point.

Left Bottom: a covered outdoor gathering space perfect for casual entertaining.

Right top: gleaming counters, rich wood and lots of light make the kitchen.

Lower left corner: view from the keeping room into the kitchen.

Lower right corner: the reclaimed wood paneled high ceiling anchors the dining room and draws the eye to a view of the lake.

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Designer NOTEBOOK

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The O’Connor House Lake Loudoun S h aw n F i s h e r D e s i g n Mike Stevens Homes

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he final house of Shawn Fisher’s designer notebook is a beautiful home uniquely situated on what is essentially an island in Fort Loudoun lake. Fully maximizing the opportunity for 360 degree views on both levels of the two-story home was the driving focus of Fisher’s design. The design aesthetic is both sophisticated and relaxed. Showcased in the 2019 Parade of Homes and built by Mike Stevens Homes, the elegantly comfortable house is owned by Joe and Arriane O’Connor.

Right: Two-story great room is the gathering place for the house.

Left page top: exterior of Shawn Fisher Design lake house.

Bottom left: view of lake from one of the many vantage points. Bottom right: the firepit is a popular place to gather.

Above left: windows in the gorgeous master bathroom seamless tiled shower allow more natural light and lake views.

Lower right: Fisher uses reclaimed wood beams throughout the design.

Beams and dark wood island provide nice contrast to the light walls and cabinetry in the sunny kitchen.

Photos by Chris Smith Photography

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Designer NOTEBOOK

s h aw n f i s h e r A r t i s t

Top left: A gift to his wife, “The Flower Garden” by Shawn Fisher. Acrylic with molding paste and gesso with India ink for splashes of color, mixed with salvaged materials on canvas. 24” x 36”.

Top right: side view of “The Flower Garden.” Fisher incorporated copper wiring stripped from an old car to make the flowers pop out of the canvas, creating a three-dimensional effect. Fisher says, “I love to salvage materials from thrift stores, garage sales. If I see a screw in a parking lot or a penny/dime I pick it up and use it.”

Bottom left and right: “Whimsy Cottages” by Shawn Fisher. Pen and ink drawings that he then uses colored pencils to add color. Fisher’s “Whimsy Cottages” will soon be available for purchase at shawnfisherart.com Right: A close-up of Fisher’s most recent painting, “Every Key To My Heart.” Acrylic and sand with India ink on canvas. 3’ x 5’. “Every Key To My Heart” features keys Fisher has collected over the past 30 years and copper tubing.

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artisan highlight

Dawn Sherrill jewelry artist

O Photo submitted by Dawn Sherrill

Story and photos by Chelsea Babin

ak Ridge Native, Dawn Sherrill, is a jack of many trades. She is a jewelry artist, metal instructor, interior designer, lost wax castor, and a vintage textile collector (just to name a few).

Sherrill is an alumna of the University of Tennessee with a Bachelor’s in Interior Design and a minor in art history. She worked as an interior designer until her mid-40s and then took a few years off. During her time off, Sherrill began taking classes about jewelry making.

“I started with beading in my 30s...” Sherrill said. “I think anytime you have a hobby, you really learn and master parts of it and you want to move onto something more difficult so then I went onto fabrication and I was really interested in lost wax casting so I did a class at Arrowmont and I was hooked.”

She took classes and studied metal smithing and jewelry design at Penland School of Craft, Arrowmont School of Art and Craft and Wool and Fiber design at John C. Campbell School of Craft.

Now, Sherrill occasionally teaches classes on lost wax casting and metal smithing at Oak Ridge Art Center.

She recently was an instructor at Penland in North Carolina.

Sherrill casts mostly textiles and organic items – she really enjoys working with vintage lace. She really likes things that look ancient so she tends to stick with creating pieces that look ancient with a contemporary twist.

Sherrill’s love for what she does is shown through each piece she creates. She puts so much time and effort into each piece – on average a piece will take about four to ten hours to make. No detail is left behind.

Her goal for next year is to be in her studio more often so she can get a production line going. Sherrill hopes to open up an online shop with her pieces. She sells her pieces at Oak Ridge Art Center and at other events occasionally. However, she mostly does commissions for people.

Follow Sherrill on Instagram and keep an eye out for new pieces or if you’re wanting a piece: @dawnsherrill Photo submitted by Dawn Sherrill KNOXVILLE STYLE HOME 27

OUTDOOR

Lighting B y J a m a C re s w e l l

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o longer exclusive to bigger cities and commercial projects, professional outdoor

Christmas lighting services can be found in and around Knoxville. And, the service is more affordable than you would expect. Bryan Parris opened Christmas Lights Knoxville in 2016, as a way to keep busy when his part-time power washing business was slow. He now focuses solely on Christmas lighting. “It’s a great industry. No one is super excited about getting their driveway power washed,” Parris jokes.

Most professional outdoor lighting companies begin commercial installations as soon as Halloween is over – with residential jobs following quickly. Strands of waterproof, high-efficiency LED lights made specifically for outdoor use – which can be cut to the exact length needed (no more doubled over lights at the end of the roofline) – are expertly placed according to a pre-approved custom design – with installers using 40 ft ladders or small boom lifts for larger homes. Professional holiday lighting companies own and maintain each component of the display. Therefore, homeowners don’t have to invest in expensive, oversized, outdoor decorations or worry about timers, blown bulbs, extension cords, etc. “The LED lights are bright,long-lasting and very low-energy, Parris says. “Usually everything can be powered by one outdoor plug. An entire roofline may use less than one amp of electricity, “Parris shares. “Everything is on a photocell timer. The lights come on at dusk. It’s completely touchfree.”

Simple projects, such as lighting the roofline – even for a 2-story home – typically cost around $750; with the average home display coming in around $1,500. Some lighting companies offer discounts for multi-year contracts. Use of a professional outdoor lighting service is a turnkey way to elevate the look of your home and lawn for the holiday season.

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Top: This is an example of a partially tipped out tree. Tipped out refers to tightly wrapping almost every branch of a tree individually versus the traditional way of draping lights throughout limbs. Tipped out trees are extremely time-consuming and therefore a more expensive project but can really make an outdoor display.

Right: Large roll of LED lights. Bulbs are larger and brighter than traditional lights.

Strands can be cut to specific lengths.

Bottom: Large roll of LED lights. Bulbs are larger and brighter than traditional lights.

Strands can be cut to specific lengths.

Bottom left page: The most common and affordable project is to light the roofline. An average sized home will take approximately three hours.

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Before & After

remodeled for resale with Chuck Ward

before I like to use sharp neutrals for my exteriors and trim or remove existing trees and shrubbery. This tree had to be removed because it was encroaching into the eaves and gutters.

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eal estate investor Chuck Ward has renovated and sold more than 1300 homes in the Knoxville area and will tell you there’s much more to it than what you see on TV. Whether considering a flip or buying a fixer upper, here are a few of Chuck’s tips, tricks, and lessons learned — along with before and after shots of “the Hardwick house.”

In Crestwood Hills, an established West Knoxville neighborhood, “the Hardwick house” is Chuck’s most recent flip and newly listed for sale at $275,000. “The house sat vacant for many years and was in pretty rough shape when we bought it,” says Ward. “It was part of an estate that contained several homes and we got it for a great price.” Now featuring all new siding, eaves, fascia boards, soffits, gutters and vinyl replacement windows, the 2,100 sf house is a vision of its former self.

The existing brick was painted to match the siding for a more uniform look and dated metal porch posts were replaced with real wood columns and updated shutters to match.

As for the interior, Ward says, “One of the things I was most excited about was being able to keep the original hardwood floors, since the rest of the interior was in such sad shape.”

All of the floors that weren’t hardwood had to be replaced.

The kitchen and both bathrooms were completely renovated.

Downstairs, a large full bath also houses the laundry room.

According to Ward, “Crestwood Hills is a nice neighborhood and the house turned out really nice — Hardwick was definitely a successful flip.”

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after

CHUCK WARD

Before and after photos of the kitchen show its complete transformation. Through the doorway a glimpse of the original hardwoods can be seen.

Ward suggests always investing the money to save original hardwoods if at all possible due to the quality of the wood and says updated kitchens and bathrooms are by far the two most important interior upgrades.

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We completely gutted the hall bath. After removing the damaged wall tile and dated blue tub, we replaced it with a standard combination tub/ shower kit. Fresh flooring, a new toilet and vanity with one piece countertop sink cleans everything up and really makes the replacement window and smooth walls pop.

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{1} Schumacher “Modern Glamour” Fawn Wallcovering {2} Schumacher Johnson Hartig Libertine “Bodhi Tree” Brown & Black Cotton Duck {3} Stroheim “Nesbit” 03 Wool Flannel

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{13} S. Harris “Alistair” 02 Velvet {14} S. Harris “Shearling” 01 {15} Colony Collection “Timbuktu” Cotton Duck {16} Schumacher Johnson Hartig Libertine “Jokhang Tiger

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Velvet” Brown & Black {17} Thibaut “T4024” Wallcovering {18} Schumacher “Quiet Beauty” Shaded Silk Sable Wallcovering

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{19} Schumacher “Quiet Beauty” Umber Wallcovering {20} Schumacher Atelier “Linyi Ground” Chestnut Wallcovering {21} Thibaut “Woven Menagerie Amur” in Gold Needlepoint

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Historic WESTWOOD Historic Westwood, c. 1890, is Knoxville’s finest example of Queen Anne and Richardsonian Romanesque architecture. Seen here in 2018 with a dusting of snow.

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hristmas is a busy time at Historic Westwood, located at 3425 Kingston Pike, in the Sequoyah Hills area of Knox-

ville. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, this Queen Anne style home was built in 1890, and is a beautifully preserved example of Gilded Age architecture, interiors and gardens. Maintained by Knox Heritage, Historic Westwood is one of the many architecturally significant homes in Knox County the non-profit has worked to restore and protect.

Historic Westwood’s Holiday Open House and Market is Sunday, December 8 from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM. Open to the public at no charge, visitors will enjoy docent-led tours, holiday music and refreshments. New this year, plan to shop for an assortment of decorations in Historic Westwood’s first-ever holiday market.

Historic Westwood’s annual Victorian Tea is December 15 at 3 PM. Visitors will enjoy delicious homemade treats and view trees decorated in traditional Victorian era styles, including one with intricately designed hand-embroidered ornaments by the Knoxville Chapter of the Embroiderers Guild, and a unique “portrait” tree that features family photos of Westwood’s owners throughout three generations.

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artisan highlight

Trevor B AY N E

By Vanessa Rodriguez

Photos submitted by Trevor Bayne

Photo by Elie Creswell

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noxville native and NASCAR’s Daytona 500 winner, Trevor Bayne, opened Mahalo Coffee Roasters in Powell back in July. The shop’s atmosphere gives off a laid back, beachy vibe along with two large communal tables – built by Bayne – as the shop’s main sitting arrangement.

“My wife always said that I had a hobby of the week. I was always into something whether it be triathlons or coffee roasting or woodworking,” Bayne said.

“Woodworking has been one of those hobbies that has always stuck with me. I feel like there is always something to build. My very first project was about six or seven years when my wife Ashton wanted a display for our coffee mugs because that’s something that we collected. It’s kind of funny – woodworking and coffee were tied together.”

When it came time to open the shop, Bayne knew he could take on the challenge of building the tables and the espresso bar. “I started looking at what we wanted to do. Obviously, we wanted communal style tables to influence people to have conversation, to hang out with people that they

Photo by Elie Creswell might not have known,” Bayne said. “When we spent time in Australia and that was really the culture there. There was always these big tables and families would sit down beside each other and they would leave with a playdate for their kids. That was something cool for us, so I went and found that ambrosia maple in a wood store out in Seymour. Bought some slabs and joined them together and built the tables.”

Adding items that Bayne built himself gives the shop an extra personal touch. “When people ask about them [the communal tables] and not just like ‘Oh, I ran to the store and I bought them’ or ‘I got them at IKEA.’ We put a lot of time in everything that’s in here,” Bayne said. “Woodworking is just something that I love so I love to have to think and navigate through stuff. All the angles of our bar area where the espresso machine is, I built all of that. All the display areas, the shelves. I like the mathematics side of it and then I actually just like focusing in on it. It clears your head when you build something. You’re not thinking about anything else, you are just kind of working on it, so I enjoy that.”

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