See Inside: A Magazine-Worthy Home Designed For Family Living
This Raleigh, North Carolina home was recently featured on the cover of Southern Home Magazine. It's a Master Class in how to design a traditional home that'll grow with your family for years to come.
This Raleigh, North Carolina home was recently featured on the cover of Southern Home Magazine. Garden & Grace is proud to show off a few more photos, thanks to interior designer Katherine Connell and photographer Dustin Peck.
It's a Master Class in how to design a traditional home that'll grow with your family for years to come—brought to life by builder John Sanders, architect Carter Skinner, interior designer Katherine Connell and stylist Kendra Surface. Let's take a look around this unforgettable residence.
The character is evident as soon as you walk in the door. With wide cased arches and openings, a delicately curved staircase and a well-styled entry, it's hard to believe this home hasn't been here for decades already.
The character is evident as soon as you walk in the door. With wide cased arches and openings, a delicately curved staircase and a well-styled entry, it's hard to believe this home hasn't been here for decades already.
The architectural details throughout the home give it so much traditional character. I love seeing that balanced with color, fun hardware and modern comforts like a built-in bar and large, open kitchen. It creates a skillful blend of classic and contemporary.
The dining room is one of my favorite spaces in the house. It really leans into that formality with a classic dining set, mural walls and an elegant, timeless chandelier. It feels like a treasure box.
You see a lot of soothing blues throughout the home, and I like how this living area is a little more unexpected, but you still see the blue through piping and a few accessories. The vintage framed panels and deep, plush salmon couches are truly one-of-a-kind.
Something that really stuck out to me in the Southern Home Magazine feature was how well the design team thought about building around the owner's current needs, while still planning for the future. For example, the bedrooms were all made larger than necessary for a small child—knowing those kids would grow into teens who still call this place home. It's that kind of thoughtfulness that makes hiring the right team so important.
I also really appreciated the attention to detail spent on the curb appeal and outdoor living spaces. In North Carolina we're so lucky that we're able to spend most months outside—and I sure wouldn't mind family dinners out here.
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Home Tour: An Abundance of Art and Color Make This the Most Cheerful Family Home
Charlotte artist Megan Daisy Milner's home is packed with personality thanks to her vibrant art collection and personal touches all throughout the house.
Charlotte artist Megan Daisy Milner's home is packed with personality thanks to her vibrant art collection and personal touches all throughout the house. "When people come into our house, I want them to feel welcome, relaxed and also get a sense of every single person that lives in our house," she tells Garden & Grace.
Mission accomplished—we think.
Inspiration strikes as soon as you step through the front door. The foyer is covered in Maysong, a mural by Paul Montgomery, and you have a clear slight line into the living room—Megan's favorite room in the house.
"The fun thing about being an artist is your home becomes like a rotating gallery," Megan says. She often hangs paintings in her own home before making them available for purchase.
The living room's a treasure chest, bursting with antiques, family heirlooms and bright art. There's a duck hunted by Megan's husband, and a piano for the kids to practice on. Megan put her own personal touch on the space with curtains done in fabric from her line.
The formal living space flows into the dining room which is wrapped in St. Albans Grove by Anne French in the aqua colorway. The dining room is also home to one of Megan's most precious items: a dining set passed down from family. "It was my husband's great grandparents and my father-in-law talks about going over to their house after school and doing homework on the dining table," Megan shares.
The scratches are proof of all this memories made around the table in the last 100 years. "I think about all the dinner parties that have been on that table, and then all the dinner parties to come. I think his great grandparents would be so excited," Megan says.
Family is certainly a theme throughout this storied Charlotte home. You'll find duck motifs adored by Megan's husband, and artwork and items beloved by the family's three young kids.
The kids have an art wall where they have free-reign to curate as they wish. Thibaut's box kite wallpaper in spa blue is the room's canvas.
One of the best things about Megan's home—in our opinion—is just how personal it is. The precious wallpaper hanging in her daughter's nursery is from her own line. It's the grasscloth Daisy Chain Wallpaper in neutral.
There's also a hand-painted daisy tea set that Megan's grandmother made for her fifth birthday. "I remember how special I felt that somebody had mailed this to me across the country. ... It was such a special gift because it felt like she knew exactly what I would've want," she says.
The home is decorated in art from many artists, and it all comes with a story. Megan's motto is to buy what you love and the design will fall into place. "Two weekends ago I was in Charleston and we ran into a street fair and I found an artist that had amazing folk art. I bought one of the pieces within two minutes," she says. The piece didn't have an immediately obvious home, but that didn't last long.
To see more of Megan's art, wallpaper and decor you can visit her website and Instagram.
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