acquaintances. They try to keep the details of the home as close to the period as possible. "We know the history of the home (and we believe we) have an obligation to the family members to keep it the same," Kim says. "We embrace what it is." The kitchen is original, with a few updates of a brick and wood backsplash, a bright window, and white wooden cabinetry. The home contains a large dining room with an added chandelier the couple found "junking."
Photos of people of the past line the walls in memory of family members and each room has a few pieces of the couple's southern folk pottery collection. Past the living room and small powder room, the parlor holds small events with two period pianos and furniture from the 1700s and 1800s. Chas' mother lived in the home before the couple, so they put their spin on the decor, adding antique furniture that looks like it "belongs" in the house, says Chas. "It's an evolution of tastes."
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he den is a compilation of the couple's travels and past lives with multiple college flags, Derby memorabilia, and license plates. This room shows the couple's personality, as they chose to use "poetic freedom" when decorating, says Chas. "Everything in here has some meaning," he says, possibly also meaning the couple's dog Rufus who snores on floor. Avid collectors, you can often find them driving miles and miles for a particular antique piece they saw online or heard about through
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