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Crossroads Contents Magazine
Homes — Fall 2012
A Daily Corinthian Publication | Fall 2012
EDITORIAL Publisher Reece Terry Editor Mark Boehler Contributors Steve Beavers Sue Bronson Sue Elam Jebb Johnston Patrick Poindexter Bobby J. Smith Cathy Wood
Features/Trends ADVERTISING Advertising Director Denise Mitchell Sales Representatives Laura Holloway Melanie King Tera Feazell
Furniture on consignment — turn unwanted items into cash. Pages 9-10 Rugged, rustic meets elegant, modern feel in Eldridge Page 19 home. Frazier family builds next door paradise with rose Pages 22-23, 26 garden, pool.
Creative Designer Marissa Ferreira
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A kitchen in this Griffith Place apartment in downtown Corinth gives a modern feel in former 1870s warehouse. See pages 27, 29, 30
Photo by Sue Elam of On Location Photography.
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See & Do
Fall Home Tours Many historic gems are just a day trip away
Photos courtesy of Mississippi Development Authority
Montrose in Holly Springs
Iuka
By Cathy Wood
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ississippi is known for gracious spring pilgrimages and festive holiday open houses, but fall is a popular season to visit restored historic homes, too -- the weather’s more comfortable, the crowds are fewer and there’s plenty of time to admire and learn. Want to go? Throughout Mississippi and in nearby Tennessee and Alabama, you can find fall historic-home tours as well as festivals and other events that feature these architectural and historical gems. Here are a few of this fall’s historic-home tours that are only a day-trip away from Corinth
A self-guided walking tour of historic Iuka during the Battle of Iuka 150th Anniversary Civil War Reenactment, Friday, Aug. 31 through Sunday, Sept. 2, includes a peek into some of the town’s historic buildings. Other weekend activities include Civil War camps and demonstrations, relic shows and period music and dances. • Historic Iuka self-guided walking tour, all day beginning at 9 a.m, Saturday, Sept. 1 • Free. Pamphlet available at the Courthouse Museum, 203 E. Quitman St., Iuka.
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See & Do Tours CONTINUED FROM PAGE 5 • battleofiuka.com or Tishomingo County Tourism Council, 800-386-4373
Columbus
Visit some of Columbus’s most prestigious Victorian houses during the annual Tennessee Williams Tribute, Tuesday, Sept. 4, through Sunday, Sept. 9, in the playwright’s hometown. Additional events include programs, presentations and gatherings, plus a “Stella!” shouting contest. • 11th Annual Tour of Victorian Homes, Columbus, sponsored by the Tennessee Williams Tribute Committee, 2-5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 9. • Stops include the restored 1875 Tennessee Williams Home; “Griffin Eyrie,” the 1872 home built by Confederate veteran Joseph Stevens; and “La Vie Dansante,” built in 1890. • Tickets required, available 1-3:30 p.m. at the Tennessee Williams Home and Welcome Center, 300 Main St., Columbus. • http://www.muw.edu/tennesseewilliams/ or 800-327-2686
Oxford
Take the bus -- one of Oxford’s authentic imported-from-England red doubledecker buses -- and arrive in style at two of Oxford’s historic homes. Historian and tour guide Jack Mayfield hosts Historic Double Decker Bus Tours on Friday afternoons throughout the fall. • Historic Double Decker Bus Tours, Oxford, 3-5 p.m., Fridays, Sept. 7, Sept. 14, Oct. 5, Oct. 12 and Nov. 9. • Stops include the L.Q.C. Lamar House, home to statesman L.Q.C. Lamar from about 1868 to 1888, and Cedar Oaks Mansion, built in 1859 by William Turner, architect of the University’s Lyceum, and nearly burned in 1864 by occupying Union troops. • Depart from Skipwith Cottage,
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Monmouth in Natchez corner of Courthouse Square and Van Buren Avenue, downtown Oxford. Tickets are $8 adults and $4 children. • Oxford Convention & Visitors Bureau, 662-232-2477
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Tour newly restored and reopened Pond Spring, home of Confederate Gen. Joe Wheeler, in Courtland, Ala., during the annual party that marks his birthday. The event, on Saturday, Sept. 8, is hosted by the Friends of the Gen. Joe Wheeler Home Foundation. • Tour of Pond Spring house, grounds and outbuildings during Joe Wheeler Birthday Celebration, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sept. 8 • 12280 Alabama 20, Hillsboro, Ala. (take U.S. 72 east to Muscle Shoals, Ala., and then stay straight on U.S. 72 Alternate) • 256-637-8513 or wheelerplantation. org
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attend various musical performances in some of Natchez’s premier historic homes. • Musical Tour of Homes, Natchez, Sept. 16 • Tickets $25 per person • Visit natchezpilgrimage.com to buy tickets. Call 800-647-6742 for details. Just like its popular and nationally known spring tour, the Natchez Fall Pilgrimage of Antebellum Homes features privately owned homes not normally open to the public. The fall tour, from Thursday, Sept. 27 through Sunday, Oct. 14, includes about 20 homes and gardens with costumed hostesses. Visitors also can buy tickets for evening concerts, plays, dinners and other events. Proceeds from the tour fund Natchez preservation efforts. • Natchez Fall Pilgrimage of Antebellum Homes, Sept. 27 through Oct. 14. • Various tour options available on different days, with both morning and afternoon sessions. Tickets range from $12 to $42. • Visit natchezpilgrimage.com to buy tickets. Call 800-647-6742 for details. CONTINUED ON PAGE 8
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Columbus, home of a successful spring tour, also offers an annual fall tour of its antebellum and Victorian treasures, from Friday, Oct. 5 through Sunday, Oct. 7. Sponsored by the Columbus Cultural Heritage Foundation, the tour raises money for the Tennessee Williams Home and Welcome Center. Past fall tours have included candlelight visits and additional musical performances. • Fall Tour of Homes, Columbus, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Oct. 5-7 • Tickets $18 and, for those 60 and up, $16
• Tickets and details available at the Mississippi Lowndes Convention and Visitors Bureau, 800-327-2686 and columbus-ms.org
Biloxi
One of the South’s most famous historic homes is Beauvoir, the Jefferson Davis Home and Presidential Library, in Biloxi. Owned and operated by the Mississippi Division of Sons of Confederate Veterans, Beauvoir recently reopened after restoration from Katrina damage. The home will be showcased during the 2012 Fall Muster Civil War reenactment, Saturday-Sunday, Oct. 20-21. • 2012 Fall Muster at Beauvoir, the Jefferson Davis Home and Presidential Library, in Biloxi, Oct. 20-21 • Normal Beauvoir admission is $9 adults, $5 children and $7.50 for seniors, students, AAA Auto Club and
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In addition to these scheduled tours, several historic homes throughout the area are open to visitors practically every day. Here are a few to get you started: • Historic Casey Jones Home and Railroad Museum, Jackson, Tenn., caseyjones.com or 877-700-7942. • Columbus Daily Historic Home Tours, 800-327-2686 or columbus-ms. org • Historic Home, Garden and Antebellum Church Tours, Holly Springs, visithollysprings.com or 888-687-4765 • Historic Homes of Natchez, visitnatchez.org or 800-647-6724 • Woodruff-Fontaine House, Memphis, woodruff-fontaine.com or 901526-1469
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Furniture on consignment Turn those unwanted recliners and couches into cash Special to Crossroads Magazine Unwanted furniture doesn’t have to be left at the curb for someone to pick up. It can now be turned into cash.
Many furniture stores are now using the idea. They sell the items on one’s behalf for a fee with everything done from the comfort of home. Henco Furniture & Home Center has a consignment showroom at its Selmer, Tenn., location. “We do our very best to accept high-quality and carefully maintained products in our showroom,”
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said Sherry Hendrix, who owns Henco along with husband Tom. “We take the time to inspect every item thoroughly, clean and make any necessary minor repairs.” The consignment program is a safe and hassle-free way to sell “gently used” furniture, according to Hendrix. CONTINUED ON PAGE 10
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Green Thumb
Fall maintenance tips
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Make preparations now for cooler temperatures coming soon
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t’s hard to believe, but we’re nearing the end of the summertime weather in Alcorn County. School has started back and high school football is already underway. This year is really flying by. I wanted to touch on the topic of fall maintenance and making preparations for colder temperatures in the garden and in yards. I know that quite a few of you are planning on having a fall vegetable garden and several have already begun planting. It is important to note that you need to be diligent in combating insects and disease in the fall garden just as you did in your spring garden. There are a variety of insecticides on the market for dealing with insect outbreaks. Different insects will require different treatments, so you need to be sure of what you’re dealing with before you make an application. Also, be sure to follow the label and be mindful of withdrawal times for the particular insecticide. When it comes to preparing outdoor plantings for colder weather, one of the best things to consider is mulching. Mulching not only protects the roots from excessively cold temperatures, but it also helps hold moisture in the soil, which in turn helps to feed the plant through its extensive root system. Homeowners now have choices of different colors of mulch to help complement your landscape. One thing I always like to mention is to remember that if you are placing mulch around a tree, to be sure and leave a gap (say 3-4 inches) between the mulch and the bark of the tree. You might have to shape it by hand in order to make sure that it won’t touch, but this will help prevent rot from occurring around the bark of the tree. With colder weather due to arrive sometime within the next few months, I also wanted to touch base on some of the things you need to think about whenever you bring your plants inside. Keep in mind that when you bring some plants inside, it might take them a little while to get acclimated to the inside environment. Some plants will immediately shed their leaves due to the change in environment. Also be aware that when the heater is running in the house, the plants will dry out faster than normal thereby increasing the need for more water. This goes for plants that might already be in the house as well as those you bring in from the outside. Houseplants (those already inside) can sometimes be tricky to raise. Remember, not everyone was born with a green
thumb. Houseplants can be attacked by a variety of diseases, fungi and bacteria. Knowing what to do when these problems arise or preventing the onset of these problems is the key to raising them successfully. Environmental problems occur when housePatrick plants are subjected to adverse growing condiPoindexter tions. Light, fertility, water and temperature imbalances are most often involved. Ag Lines Yellow, brown, or black spots can indicate a fungal or bacterial leaf spot disease. Leaf spots vary in shape and size depending on the organism and type of plant involved. Powdery mildew can also be a problem and presents itself typically as a grayish-white powdery growth on stems and leaves. Viral diseases that affect plants often result in crinkled or curled leaves, or they may cause rings, spots and streaks in the leaves. Viruses are normally moved from diseased to healthy plants by insect. The best way to eliminate a virus problem is to discard the entire plant or that portion of the plant that is being infected. Fungi that attack houseplants typically will cause browning of the leaves, or as mentioned above, leaf spots. Fungicides will aid in controlling this problem. Overwatering can also be a problem experienced with houseplants, especially during the winter months when heaters are turned on inside the home. Symptoms can include brown leaf tips, delayed growth, or root rot which is characterized by the roots becoming brown and soft. With fall approaching, keep in mind that if you haven’t soil tested this year, it needs to be done this fall. Lime applications based upon a soil test are best done during the fall and winter of the year in order to give the lime adequate time to react with the soil and bring your pH up to a point where it will provide optimal growth for next year’s plants. You can drop off soil samples at our office and be sure to bring a check or money order for $6 to cover the lab fees. We will mail off the samples for you and you will normally receive results in seven to 10 days. If you have questions about different plant problems or maintenance issues, please give me a call at the Alcorn County Extension Office at 662-286-7755 or you can look up an abundant amount of information on our website at www.msucares. com. You can also request a copy of our Garden Tabloid or our Lawn Maintenance Guide, both free of charge. (Patrick Poindexter is Alcorn County Agent for the Mississippi State Extension Service.)
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Tailgating cuisine A dozen recipes to add zest to the next party “For the next magazine, I’d like you to get a dozen tailgating recipes from your friends. And you can add some of your own.” After getting those instructions from the editor for my next assignment, the word “tailgate” was worth more thought. The only tailgating I’ve ever done is when we’d take our lunch to the cotton patch and spread it out on the tailgate of Daddy’s old green pickup. And one doesn’t need a recipe for bologna and biscuit -- or whatever happened to be left over from breakfast.
Tailgating is usually associated with college football games and NASCAR races. I’ve never attended either. Friend Cathy Murphy came through for me. She’s had many years of experience preparing vittles for stepson Todd and his friends and family for Mississippi State tailgating parties. “Most anything that can be made in a crockpot is a good choice -- like chili or maybe taco soup. Just make sure there’s lots of it,” said my friend. Her recipe for Italian beef goes a long way for sandwiches, and the one thing
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always requested is Heavenly Pecan Pies. The one recipe I knew would be great is Jeremy Childers’ Sopapillas. When the youth had a Mexican night at church, I made Sopapillas to go along with the theme. Mine are easy — just sprinkle flour tortillas with cinnamon and sugar, cut into triangles and bake until crisp. Afterward, when I asked how they liked them, Jerod said, “Yours were OK, but Jeremy made some and, oh my gosh, they were awesome! Later at another event, I got a chance
Whether it’s Cowboy Chili, Italian Beef, Bacon Wrapped Chicken Bites or Meat Balls, Sue and friends say the key to success for any tailgating party is to be sure to make plenty to go around!
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to taste his and Jerod was right. They were awesome -- sort of like funnel cake drenched wth honey. He got the recipe from a Mexican grill when he was working in Frederick, Okla. Another recipe I can vouch for is Lee Ann Sikora’s Meat Balls. One year I used venison instead of ground beef and the recipe won third place at the Wildlife Tasting Supper. This makes a dozen for freezing, so there’s plenty for a party. Recipes for Sausage Balls, Black-Eyed Pea Salsa and Bacon Wrapped Chicken Bites were contributed by Freida Gardner. Joyce Wood passed along recipes for Macaroni Salad and a delicious Cheese Log. My contributions are Cowboy Chili, which my family loves, Hot Mushroom Dip and Hog Candy. The Hog Candy can be grilled at the site or made ahead of time in the oven. It’s good hot or cold, but almost impossible to eat just one.
Heavenly Pecan Pie 2 pie crusts 1 (8-ounce) Cool Whip 1 (8-ounce) cream cheese, softened 11⁄2 cup powdered sugar 2 cups pecans, chopped 1 cup coconut 1 stick butter 1 jar caramel topping Brown pie crusts. Combine pecans, coconut and butter in sauce pan; cook until mixture is toasted, stirring along. Let cool. Combine cream cheese, Cool Whip and powdered sugar. Mix well. Pour into cooled pie crusts and top with pecan mixture. Spoon on caramel topping. Keep refrigerated. This recipe freezes very well for several months covered. Just don’t add caramel until you take it out of the freezer to serve.
Italian Beef 2 packages Zesty Italian salad dressing 2 jars pepperoni peppers Beef roast In crock pot, put in one jar peppers. Rub roast with salad dressing on all sides. Put in crock pot and add other jar of peppers. Cook on low for 12 hours. Pull apart for sandwiches and use peppers for garnishments.
Sopapillas 2 cups white tortilla flour mix 3⁄4 cup milk 1⁄8 cup flour (all-purpose flour to dust your area for rolling out dough) 1⁄3 cup sugar 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon Honey (for serving on prepared sopapillas)
gredients and pour over. Cover and bake at 350 degrees for an hour or in crock pot for several hours. Serve on sandwich rolls or as appetizers.
Sausage Balls 2 cups Bisquick 2 cups grated cheese (sharp or mild) 1 pound pork sausage
In mixing bowl, place flour mix and milk. Stir until dough forms a ball. Cover with plastic wrap and let rest in mixing bowl for 30 minutes. Mix sugar and cinnamon together and set aside. Divide dough in half and dust area with 1⁄8 cup of all-purpose flour for rolling out dough. Roll out dough to 1⁄8inch thickness and cut into 1x2-1⁄2-inch strips. Cover strips with plastic wrap and let rest for 20 minutes. Heat vegetable oil for deep-frying. Oil should be deep enough so the strips may be submerged and not touching the bottom of the fryer. When strips are ready to fry, submerge them in hot oil and cook until lightly golden. Remove from oil and place on paper towels so excess oil may drain off. While the sopapillas are still warm, generously sprinkle them with sugar and cinnamon mixture. When serving, honey may be generously drizzled on top.
Heat sausage until soft. Do not drain. Mix ingredients together. If it appears really dry, add 1 tablespoon sweet milk. Pull into small pieces and bake in 350 degree oven until done. Note: I do not mind for mixture to be odd shaped. When I roll into balls it seems like they are tough.
Meat Balls
Chicken breasts, cut in bite-size pieces Bacon slices
4 pounds lean ground beef 4 eggs 2 cups dry bread crumbs 1⁄2 cup finely chopped onion 1 tablespoon salt 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce 1⁄2 teaspoon white pepper Mix together and roll into 1-inch balls. Place in single layers in ungreased pan. Bake at 400 degrees for 10-15 minutes or until no longer pink. Drain. Cool. Place about 30 meatballs each into freezer containers. Makes about 12 dozen and may be frozen for up to 3 months. For the Sauce: 1 cup ketchup 3⁄4 cup packed brown sugar 1⁄4 to 1⁄2 cup chopped onion 1⁄ teaspoon garlic powder 1⁄8 teaspoon liquid smoke, optional Place about 30 meatballs in ungreased 1-quart baking dish. Combine other in-
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Black-Eyed Pea Salsa 2 cans Black-eyed peas, rinsed and drained 1 (16-ounce) jar salsa 1 can whole kernel corn, drained 4 tablespoons lime juice Mix ingredients and let stand in refrigerator until chilled. Serve with corn chips.
Bacon-Wrapped Chicken Bites Salt and pepper chicken. Cut bacon just long enough to wrap around chicken bites and secure with toothpick. Bake in 300 degree oven until bacon appears done.
Macaroni Salad 1 pound elbow macaroni, cooked, drained and cooled 1 bell pepper, chopped 4 large carrots, chopped 1 can Eagle Brand condensed milk 1 large onion, chopped 1 cup vinegar 1 cup sugar 2 cups mayonnaise 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon black pepper Stir all ingredients together and refrigerate overnight before serving. Makes a lot! CONTINUED ON PAGE 30 PA G E 1 5
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Thinking of a home mortgage? Shop around By Jebb Johnston jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com “Shop around” is a solid rule of thumb for just about any major purchase, and a home mortgage is no exception. “Shop, compare and negotiate” is the bottom-line advice from the Department of Housing and Urban Development. One of the most important things to look for is whether the mortgage interest rate is fixed for the life of the loan or adjustable over time. Adjustable or variable rates typically start out lower than a fixed rate. “We have the 15-year fixed rate along with the 10-year fixed rate, and that is what a lot of people are liking right now,” said Reid Bostick, banking officer at Renasant Bank in Corinth. If the rate quoted by the lender is an adjustable-rate loan, find out how much the
rate and loan payment will vary, including whether the loan payment will be reduced when rates go down. Conventional loans generally run from 10 to 30 years. Other options are Federal Housing Administration (FHA) and Veterans Affairs (VA) loans of 15 or 30 years and a USDA Rural Development loan of 30 years. HUD recommends requesting a list of current mortgage interest rates from each lender being considered. There are several types of lenders to consider — commercial banks, mortgage companies, credit unions, thrift institutions and mortgage brokers. A broker arranges the transaction rather than lending money directly. It’s also important to take a close look at the fees that will be charged and ask questions if they are not easily understood. Renasant, for example, offers in-house
evaluations, so there is no separate appraisal feel, Bostick noted. Typical fees include loan origination or underwriting fees and transaction, settlement and closing costs. Each lender should be able to give an estimate of the fees. When it comes to the down payment, know exactly how much you can pay and find out the lender’s requirements. Conventional loans can require as little as 5 percent of the purchase price, but it can be as much as 20 percent. Find out if private mortgage insurance is required and what the cost will be. Although “grants” to homebuyers are dwindling — the opportunities tied to the economic stimulus act have ended, Bostick noted — assistance is available to qualifying homebuyers through various programs.
Websites help with do-it-yourself projects By Jebb Johnston jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com Sometimes getting a project done around the house is as simple as finding a little inspiration (if you can’t ask someone else to do it). If, like me, you have the skills of neither Martha Stewart nor Ty Pennington, a detailed set of instructions is essential. That’s the thing with “DIY” projects — it always opens up the possibility of “MIUY” — messing it up yourself. We took a peek around the web to find a few sites that
serve up a mix of useful instruction with a little inspiration: • One of the web’s booming sites, Pinterest.com, is a favorite among the DIY crowd. It’s set up like a bulletin board where users tack their great ideas, and there’s a whole category devoted to DIY & crafts. Find a kindred spirit and follow them to see all of their great ideas. Scrolling right on past a recipe for sausage, biscuit and gravy casserole, a recent visit to the site revealed novel ideas such as recycling old graphic T-shirts into
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an eye-catching blanket, how to crochet a cozy cat cave and a way to frame a year in pictures on the wall. That last one, a nice framed 12x12 collage, pointed me to exactly the kind of collage template I’ve been looking for recently, but couldn’t find. • instructables.com is another popular idea-sharing site. On this visit, the project of the day shouts, “Convert an ATX power supply into a regular DC power supply!” I’m not MacGyver, so I scrolled on to something more practical — DIY bookshelves. I have 6,000 books and DVDs crammed into a tiny four-shelf bookcase that might collapse at any moment. Here are how-to’s for a variety of styles, including built-in, quick and easy-to-build styles, and oddities such as a skateboard bookshelf, invisible bookshelf and an inverted bookshelf, which appears to have books suspended upside-down. • Who wouldn’t trust the cable network that is home to a renovation show hosted by Vanilla Ice? The diy network’s website, diynetwork.com, is packaged as a handy how-to resource for all manner of home CONTINUED ON PAGE 30
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Elderidge home transforms rustic decor into elegance By Bobby J. Smith bjsmith@dailycorinthian.com
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t the end of a long driveway in the Rock Hill community north of Corinth, shaded by towering pines and hardwoods, surrounded by the sounds of nature, is the home of Jeff and Dana Eldridge. Inside, luxury home stylings go hand in hand with an elegant rustic decor that matches the home’s surroundings. In the spacious kitchen, for instance, granite countertops match seamlessly with the room’s visual focal-point, a modern stove that is built into dark wood cabinets that give the illusion of an old-time woodburning stove. “It’s painted black, and they came back and distressed the wood. It’s a three-part process,” explained Dana. “I wanted the trim underneath to look like it’s one piece of furniture, instead of cabinets.” Above the stove is a mantlepiece, built over the stove’s vent and designed to further the rustic illusion. “I really like the hearth effect,” said Dana. “It looks more rugged. We’re living in the middle of the woods, and we wanted it all to look rugged.” She points to the drawers that fold down from the sides of the stove. The Eldridges agreed on the necessity of many drawers. “They’re handy,” said Dandy. “We definitely wanted these.” The cabinets are made from the same wood, but stained and finished with a white-washed glaze that give them a natural appearance. Dana said many people think the cabinets are unfinished when they first see the kitchen. Contractor Kevin Downs was the Eldridges’ partner in the design and conception of their rustic and elegant home. “He has tons of ideas,” Dana said. “He and I worked pretty closely together. We got his opinion on most of it, and he
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A modern stove with plenty of storage area gives way to a rugged look in the kitchen, above. Left, hardword floor and wood ceiling in the living area gives a rustic feel. knows what looks right.” Downs also built the cabinets himself, saving the couple from having to bring in a cabinetmaker. Not far from the stove is a stone fireplace. In view of the granite-topped counters, the rough stone of the fireplace presents a striking contrast. “Using the stone inside with the granite countertops, you can really mix it up — the rustic and luxury-type items,” Dana pointed out. The Eldridges worked steadily on their home since the end of September after laying the foundation in August. They finished and moved in at the end of July. “We started in the fall, and we didn’t have any problems with a bad winter. That really would’ve slowed the process down,” said Dana. The total space in the home comes to 3,800 square feet. Jeff and Dana have lived in Alcorn County for 10 years. They are the owners of a Servpro franchise in Corinth.
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Pool, second house, rose garden provide resort-like setting Photos courtsey of Sue Elam / On Location
By Bobby J. Smith bjsmith@dailycorinthian.com here is a little paradise under construction next door to the Corinth home of Dr. Randall and Tammy Frazier. Next to a beautiful new swimming pool that is fed by a pool-length waterfall and surrounded by Turkish tiles, the Fraziers are in the middle of an extensive renovation project — turning a 15-year-old home into a pool house. What was a five-bedroom home is now a three-bedroom home-away-fromhome. In the first floor almost all of the interior walls have been removed and
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the staircase was moved away from the center of the structure. The first thing noticeable about the pool house is the amount of high-ceilinged, open space. Perfect for get-togethers at the edge of the pool. Renovation is something the Fraziers have learned much about. The pool house is their third extensive project together. “You learn a lot as you go along,” said Tammy. “Every house has different challenges, and you always learn something new.” Along the way they’ve picked up lessons. “”We work together good as a couple.
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You’ve got to make sure you and your spouse are always on the same page,” Tammy explained. Part of the renovation involved replacing all of the windows and doors. Tammy stressed the importance of carefully choosing these high-cost items. “Don’t scrimp on the things you can’t easily replace,” she said. “It’s really expensive to do.” She also emphasized the value or working with a contractor who understands the client’s vision and how to bring it to life. For the Fraziers, this contractor is Scotty Smith. “He’s really good. He has a vision.
“The house next door where we live was my dream home — the Liddon home — and we took a couple of years working on it.You get to a point when you have to back off and live in what you are living in.” — Tammy Frazier, Renovating next-door home Scotty has worked with us a lot of years. We think along the same lines,” said Tammy. “He’s careful and meticulous, and has some good guys working for him. It’s good how everybody who works for him can catch the vision.” Tammy said it is important too, that people should not get so caught up in the act of redoing homes that they forget to enjoy the product of their work. “The house next door where we live was my dream home — the Liddon home — and we took a couple of years working on it,” she said. “You get to a point when you have to back off and live in what you are living in.” Outside the pool house are elements that
represent both the Fraziers’ personalities, a rose garden and the swimming pool. “I’ve got my formal garden, with four different kinds of roses, off to the side. And my husband always wanted a pool — so we got both,” said Tammy. The Fraziers are also doing work in the pool house to get it ready for Dr. Randy’s mother, who said Corinth is a place she could live. After Dr. Randy’s father died, Tammy said, they wanted a place where his mother could live nearby when she no longer wishes to live alone. “At that point we started working to make
Opposite page The pool features a waterfall and Turkish tiles. Below The patio area behind the pool house features a rose garden.
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The pool house serves as a home-awayfrom-home for the Frazier family.
“We love it. My husband is a physician and he doesn’t get a lot of time off, so it’s like we have a resort in our own back yard.” — Tammy Frazier, Renovating next-door home
Paradise CONTINUED FROM PAGE 23 things handicapped-accessible, with the long walkways,” Tammy explained. “It made me feel better about having this house — when she’s ready, she’ll be here.” It’s still coming together, but Tammy is excited about a place that will be the setting of so many memories in the future. “We love it. My husband is a physician and he doesn’t get a lot of time off,” Tammy said, “so it’s like we have a resort in our own back yard.”
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Guest bedroom has good example of the original wall graffiti from pre-1900.
Griffith Place By Jebb Johnston jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com lengthy renovation for two prime downtown spaces resulted in upscale living and commercial space as well as a preservation award. Lanny Griffith, a former Corinthian, bought the properties at 511 and 513 Cruise Street and completed the renovation in 2008. The properties had a varied history through the years; one was the former home of the popular Versie’s clothing store. “It wasn’t all that important from a historic standpoint other than the fact that it’s part of what was Front
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Street during the Civil War,” said Griffith. “We do have pictures of that area and those blocks that were fully developed. It was built around 1875. There had been a building there during the Civil War that was destroyed during the war and occupation.” During a dedication for Griffith Place in 2008, he learned from a member of the McAmis family that there was a seed & feed on one side and a hardware on the other for some time. Griffith, who is chief executive officer of BGR Group, went to New Orleans to find an architect for the
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project, which includes office and retail space on the lower levels. “I wanted somebody that really had a lot of experience and I wanted to do it at a level that satisfied the set of requirements for historic preservation,” he said. Architect Dennis Brady designed the project, and Barry Dixon handled the decor. Griffith is a fan of the downtown atmosphere and wanted the buildings to enhance that feeling. “I think what I like the most is the living area at the front of 512 CONTINUED ON PAGE 29
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Griffith CONTINUED FROM PAGE 27 Griffith Place — the living room that has the large antique mirror and the piano,” he said. “It just has a kind of remarkable feel there, particularly as it gets later in the evening. It’s a kind of experience and feel I think is hard to replicate anywhere else.” The residential entrances are located behind the buildings in the alley. Visitors entering on the lower level are greeted by flooring and stair risers made of African slate and an entryway mirror fashioned from one of the old doors. Original graffiti has been preserved on the walls. “We didn’t really want to hide the old building,” said Dixon, the interior designer, at the 2008 event, “but to
create a 21st-century, vibrant living component upstairs that is still tethered to the past and reverent to the history of the area.” Brady, the architect, said during the dedication that the project’s challenges included putting a halt to deterioration of the buildings from water damage and establishing a way to integrate the residences into what had always been commercial structures. Door hardware at the entrance and upstairs incorporates the Cross City Properties logo and was made in the foundry of S.A. Baxter in New York. The design is a reflection of the upstairs windows of the two properties. All doors in the residences were custom made, and the floors throughout both units are re-milled heart pine salvaged from the original ceilCONTINUED ON PAGE 30
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“We didn’t really want to hide the old building, but to create a 21st-century, vibrant living component upstairs that is still tethered to the past and reverent to the history of the area.” —Barry Dixon, Interior designer Every room in the Griffith Place apartment has a touch of class, including a beautiful tub in the bathroom with a downtown Corinth view, below.
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4 tablespoons butter 1 clove garlic 1 pound mushrooms, sliced 2 tablespoons dried parsley 1⁄2 teaspoon salt 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper 1 cup sour cream Melt butter in dish. Add garlic, which has been minced, mushrooms, parsley, salt and pepper. Cook until mushrooms are tender, Fold in sour cream. Serve on melba toast or with chips.
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Apartment owner and developer Lanny Griffith’s favorite spot is the living area which features a large mirror and grand piano.
Griffith CONTINUED FROM PAGE 29 ing and floor joists. Each kitchen features a lantern skylight. One is a contemporary kitchen built by SieMatic Kitchens of Germany, while the other is a Beaux Arts style built by Andre Turner Woodcrafts of Biggersville. One of the apartments serves as an occasional getaway for Griffith and his wife, Susan, residents of Alex-
andria, Va. The other apartment is occupied. Griffith believes the downtown will continue to thrive. “Unlike a lot of places where they went into decline and came back, the part that is now designated as the historic district really has never been through that,” he said. “There have always been people that had homes or residential space upstairs.”
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