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Mday and said he found the perfect lot y husband, Charlie, came home one for us to build on, and I didn’t even
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By Poki Hampton
PHOTOS BY: PAIGE HENDERSON
The Vanbenschoten Home
So together, with Corrinn Fisher of Corrinn Fisher Interiors, they began the process of building a home that would check all the boxes for them. The couple loves to entertain, and they have children, pets, and grandchildren, so performance fabrics and rugs, and durable surfaces are essential. The home’s exterior is white with black trim and is a mix of Country French with West Indies influence. Black iron accents and 10-foot louvered doors are the most striking features. In the entrance sits a grass cloth-wrapped credenza topped with a rectangular starburst gilded mirror. Two Visual Comfort ceramic lamps with linen shades sit on top. The dining room, open to the foyer, features a large natural wood table surrounded by Shaker-style ladder-back chairs, while crisp
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