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Perfect Landing A couple finds their sweet spot off of a gravel road in Carencro by Marie Elizabeth Oliver photos by Haylei Smith
Sara Ashy has always had a soft spot for oak-lined country roads. She and her husband, Brooke Inzerella, were looking for real estate on Lafayette’s Southside when she heard about a piece of property in Carencro that bordered a horse farm. Once they saw it, they knew they couldn’t pass it up. Later, Ashy’s mother told her the land once belonged to her great-grandfather. A “happy coincidence,” she says. But, that wasn’t the only thing that made it feel right.
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“We had found an inspiration photo for a home we loved in Napa Valley. Minimalist, modern, Scandinavian, traditional,” says Ashy describing the design. “When we saw the property, we knew it would fit.” Inzerella is the owner of Horticare Landscapes + Pools and a licensed contractor. He took on managing their new build, and they brought on architect Lisa Bourque to help bring their Scandinavian-style dream to life. The home itself is U-shaped, hugging an expansive
The living space features a vaulted ceiling and picture windows overlooking the patio and garden. “There’s a connection to the outside in every room, especially in the great room,” says Ashy. “We have tall windows, so you always feel like you’re living outside.”
Design Lisa Bourque, lisabourquedesign.com Contractor and Landscape Horticare Landscapes + Pools, horticarelandscape. com Builder F&J Builders, LLC, fjbuildersllc.com