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FEATURE HOMES 14 Worth the Wait 50 Family First 90 A Villa for the Ages 118 oARTsis DEPARTMENTS 10 33 43 71 83 106

Notes from Home Art & Antiques Blue & White Porcelain Ideas in Bloom Door Basket Trends Tableware Wine & Dining Chef Vicky Moore Decorating Cents

CoVeR PHoTo An antique cart once used to transport crystal in a Baccarat Crystal glassworks in France, is now retired in the McDougald home in Greenville.

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Notes from Home SHELLEY MUST cErTAinLY HAvE viSiTEd THE UpSTATE. HOW cOULd HE HAvE WriTTEn SUcH A bEAUTifUL THOUgHT WiTHOUT HAving ExpEriEncEd Spring AS WE HAvE in THE LAST cOUpLE Of MOnTHS? Surely England can’t compare to the vistas of flowering trees, shrubs, plants and mountains that present us with such loveliness.

Loveliness fills the pages of AT HOME this Spring as well. We have gathered together wonderful homes and a plethora of ideas to spark your creativity and imagination.

The Taylors will charm you with their adorable family, striking home and bucolic scenes of their lovely property … cows included!

You’ll learn from an expert interior designer and decorator how she incorporates her skill into her own home.

A villa-styled home will give you a feel of the Tuscan countryside without having to leave the Upstate.

And you’ll meet an artist who only needs to walk out her backdoor and take a few additional steps to enter her creative “heaven.”

Are you fond of blue and white porcelains in all their wonderful shapes, sizes and patterns? Have you been tempted to become a collector? You’ll want to start right away once you read all about the history of what has truly become a classic collectible.

We have ideas for your door, ideas to beautify your dining table and recipes to fill your tummy. plus more before-and-after decorating ideas from a true believer in “repurposing” and getting more “bang for your buck.”

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The Taylors chose their home largely for its sprawling 45 acres. Bottom, Left: Greg and Amy overhauled the home’s interior, doubling its square footage to suit their family’s needs. Bottom, RIGHt: The Taylors and their three kids love getting outside, whether gardening, playing soccer or checking on the cows that roam the property.

Down AnDerson’s country roADs, DotteD with pAstures AnD meADows, churches AnD trActors, is the sprAwling brick home greg AnD Amy tAylor purchAseD five yeArs Ago. in the ensuing years, the family has been transformed, with little kids turning into big kids and a daughter joining the family.

Along the way, the home has undergone a transformation as well, from a too-small, dated space in a state of disrepair to a spacious home that is at once sophisticated and family-friendly. when the young couple purchased the home, they wanted to start over, with all new furnishings and a formal, elegant look. they also wanted to overhaul the interior, updating the kitchen and adding a bedroom, playroom, mudroom and workout room. before they knew it, the 4,000-square-foot original structure had doubled in size. greg and Amy knew what they liked – rich colors and formal, traditional furnishings – but they knew they needed help in achieving their goals, so they enlisted carey taylor (no relation) of c. taylor interiors to oversee the entire project. “we told her what we liked, but we gave her free reign,” Amy says. over the course of five years, carey came to understood exactly what the taylors were looking for—to the point that during construction, Amy joked about getting a t-shirt that said, “Don’t ask � 16 � me, ask carey.” spring 2010 | 15

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The kitchen, once too small for all five family members to sit in, now offers roomy granite countertops and a spacious dining area. OPPOSITE, TOP: Weston, Grayson and Rowan have their own rooms now, as well as a customized playroom.

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Enjoying the outdoors was one of their prime reasons for choosing the property, which sits on 45 acres, complete with cows. Greg gets out on his tractor and Amy works on her vegetable garden, while the kids love the soccer net in a field and the large play structure they got for Christmas. Everyone enjoys the outdoor patio and fire pit, and the family gets frequent glimpses of wildlife, including turkeys, woodpeckers, raccoons, possums and even a skunk. “They come around all of the time,” says Greg, who owns Taylor Pallets and Recycling in Anderson. “We would have more coming around if it weren’t for the eight cats.”

One of the first priorities for the remodel was to give the kids—Grayson, 10, Weston, 7, and Rowan, 5—their own spaces. To accomplish that goal, they created a playroom on the site of the former three-car garage, also adding a mudroom with sink. (A new four-car garage was added out back.) There is plenty of space for backpacks, soccer gear and shoes thanks to custom built-ins by Tim Howard of HGI Cabinetry, who built cabinets in the mudroom, playroom and kitchen.

The Taylors were able to double their kitchen space by removing the former mudroom and pantry—a necessity since they had five people and room for only four chairs. Distinctive granite countertops, off-white cabinets and bright colors make this a cheerful family gathering spot, with the roomy island often serving as homework central. � 18 � spring 2010 | 17

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TOP: The dramatic dining room showcases the Taylors’ love for elegant furnishings and bold color. ABOVE: The children spend a lot of time on their play set, which they received as a Christmas gift. RIGHT: Formerly two stories tall, the living room ceiling was lowered to add an additional room upstairs.

The Taylors added columns and Brazilian walnut floors.

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One of the more meaningful items in the kitchen is a ceramic fruit basket purchased in Guatemala. The Taylors adopted daughter Rowan from Guatemala, bringing her home when she was six months old, and the basket and some pottery in the mudroom remind them of that momentous trip.

but the Taylors lowered it to accommodate an extra

The dining room remains in its original spot, though the door was sheet rocked to direct flow through the kitchen.

A dramatic look was achieved with dark red-purple walls, silk curtains, an Oriental rug, and a bold painting that was the inspiration for the space.

table room,” that is a favorite for entertaining. The sofa,

The adjacent family room once had a two-story ceiling,

the sofa has to stay,” Amy says.

bedroom upstairs. They also added dramatic columns, new tile and Brazilian walnut flooring.

With dark brown walls, dramatic curving staircases and a medallion, the entryway makes an elegant statement.

This area offers access to a rec room, known as “the pool which Amy fell in love with, wouldn’t fit through the door, forcing Carey to bring in a team to cut the legs off, carry it inside, reattach the legs and reupholster. “We don’t plan on moving, but if we leave,

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The “pool table room,” as it is known, is popular when the Taylors entertain. Designer Carey Taylor chose fabrics and furnishings to create a formal, sophisticated look. photos � 22 � story � 24 �

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The loggia is part of the home’s addition, and was designed to look like an old porch that had been closed in. The hand-stenciled iron gate murals were painted with real copper to achieve an aged, oxidized look.

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The home’s new section is introduced in the loggia area, which Carey planned to look like an old porch.

She used unhewn Mexican tile that was so gritty, each tile had to be individually scrubbed. Artist Carla Cianfichi created a template and painted a mural of iron gates, using real copper metal and oxidizing it to create an aged patina.

A floating circular staircase on one end of the loggia leads to Greg’s workout room, with a variety of cardio

and weight equipment and a tanning bed for Amy. A large storage room provides space for Christmas decorations and luggage, while a small patio gives Greg a private spot to survey the landscape.

Downstairs, a new master suite features green walls, checked curtains and a pretty clawfoot tub in the bath. The master suite was originally upstairs, and the Taylors gave the room to oldest son Grayson. They happily sacrificed bathroom space for an extra large closet. � 26 �

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The floating circular staircase, which leads to a workout room, was difficult to construct, but is now a favorite feature in the home’s new section.

One of Greg’s few requests in the entire renovation was a fireplace in the master suite, a feature he now uses frequently. Checked silk curtains add punch to the muted color palette.

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Eldest son Grayson has his own room down the hall, but prefers spending time in his brother Weston’s nautical-themed space.

Upstairs, eldest son Grayson now holds court in the former master suite, complete with three closets, two showers, two sinks and a tub so huge the kids put on their swimsuits and use it as a pool. Though they added an additional room upstairs so the children could have their own spaces, the Taylors note with a touch of irony that the boys now like to share, usually bunking in little brother Weston’s room down the hall. Though he doesn’t sleep there much, Grayson likes the orange custom bedspread (he’s a huge Clemson fan) and, most of all, the signed headband from his favorite basketball player, LeBron James.

Weston’s room sports a nautical theme, which Amy hopes will last into the teen years. Blackout curtains facilitate early bedtimes on school nights, and sports memorabilia and Hardy Boys books personalize the space.

Before the renovation, daughter Rowan had a nursery with no closet, so during the addition, they added a bedroom for her and turned her old room into a guest room. Cianfichi, who painted the loggia downstairs, created a fanciful design

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on Rowan’s armoire. The same bunnies that decorated her nursery moved with her to the big girl room, which is decked out in shades of pastel blue.

After almost five years—though Greg jokes that it seems more like 82—the Taylors are thrilled with the outcome of their expansion and redesign. Through contractor changes, architectural problems, food piled on the pool table during the kitchen renovation and numerous other issues, the Taylors kept their eye on the prize: the day the projects were complete and their house became their perfect family home.

“When we bought it, I really didn’t like anything about this house except where it was,” Amy says. “We pretty much changed everything. We’ve been here for five years and we have never really gotten to enjoy it.” She smiles at Greg.

“Until now.” 

Rowan’s pink-and-blue room has a new bed but kept the bunny motif Carey Taylor originally created for her nursery.

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The universal appeal of blue and whiTe Transcends Time and place.

to paint blue decorations onto kaolin

since its origin in the 14th century it has remained desirable to collectors and decorators alike. The chinese used cobalt, imported from persia,

1280 degrees centigrade or higher.

clay vessels. Then they covered them with a felspathic glaze and fired them in a kiln at a temperature of The result was a very hard, vitrified white dish with blue decorations translucent to light.

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Cerami Ceramics salvaged from shipwrecks confirm that production of blue and white on a large scale occurred as A early as 1325. The recipe for porcelain was a highly guarded secret that the English, Dutch and other Europeans sought to uncover; until learning the process in the 18th century, they could only make earthenware or stoneware.

for the Mideastern market with intricate patterns on large serving plates, bowls and ewers. These two photographs (A, B) are examples of Yuan type decoration. Note the “rust” and the heaped and piled effect of the blue color.

Unable to make porcelain, the English and Dutch established trade with China to import these exquisite objects. They copied the Chinese patterns onto their earthenware and experimented with different glazes in an attempt to discover China’s secret.

As the photograph on the previous page illustrates, porcelain from China and Japan, Delft from Holland and pearlware from England all work together to form a beautiful setting. The pieces vary in age, translucence and country of origin but all exhibit the beauty we have come to enjoy as “blue and white.”

are meticulously and elegantly drawn.

the YUAN DYNAstY The early potters of the Yuan Dynasty were the first to create under-the-glaze blue and white porcelain but lacked the technique of shading or the ability to accurately control the temperature of the kilns. Thus darker blue was achieved by piling on more color in what has been termed “heaped and piling.” The lack of precise temperature control led to disintegration of the cobalt and resulted in black or “rust” spots throughout the decoration.

Decorations of Yuan pieces were dense and irregular but still beautiful. Yuan blue and white vessels were made primarily

the MiNg DYNAstY Porcelain decoration of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1643) was characterized by classicism and restrained beauty.

The Ming Emperors patronized the arts and prized porcelain so highly they had Imperial kilns established for supervised production and shipped porcelain all over the world as gifts to foreign dignitaries. The blue used was a brilliant cobalt or sapphire blue and the white was pure with a translucent glaze. The patterns on Ming porcelain Porcelain production evolved under each emperor with unique characteristics that aid us today in dating porcelain produced over 700 years ago. The most popular motif was the scrolling lotus and vine (C). The porcelain painters had gained better control of the blue and were able to achieve shading without the “heaped and piled” effect, yielding a more beautiful design.

Porcelain was painted with scenes from favorite plays, artwork or fables. As the dynasty progressed, more movement can be seen in the figures. Note the movement of the horses as well as the flying pigtails of the warriors (D).

KRAAK PORCeLAiN This figure (E) is representative of Kraak porcelain (the name was derived from the Dutch form of a Portuguese carrack or ship in which porcelain was transported from China to Indonesia). The central area is usually freely painted with birds or animals in a landscape or with pavilions overlooking rivers and mountains. Radiating from the central field are large panels separated by narrow panels filled with ribbons and bows

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or small diaper patterns. The large panels are usually decorated with flower sprays, emblems of the Eight Immortals, deer with rocks and flowers and lotus scroll patterns.

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The variety of motifs both naturalistic and abstract is enormous. The smaller Kraak plate (F) has the interesting design of the backward “swastika” or wan which in Chinese is a pun for “ten thousand,” implying that wishes or happiness or wealth will be multiplied ten thousand times. The wan is frequently used as a background design in fabrics and porcelain.

the Qing Dynasty Porcelain decorated in blue and white continued into the Qing Dynasty (1644-1916) even though production was halted and craftsmen were displaced by wars, fires and internal strife. This era introduced folk or non-imperial porcelain and allowed the artist more freedom of expression. While some porcelain suffered from poorer quality, other porcelain was dynamic and beautiful.

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This early 18th century plate (G) is an example of a finely painted scene featuring a “sacred lily,” lingzhi fungus or “sacred fungus,” peony and bamboo tree in a stylized landscape. The plate is completed with a geometric design in the cavetto and simple geometric design around the edge. There is balance and harmony of the blue decoration on a bluish-grey background.

19th-CentURy JaPanese iMaRi The peony is the most popular floral motif of China that appears on this 19thcentury Japanese Imari blue and white charger along with a pair of lovebirds (H). This large plate is replete with significant motifs from the central design to the pairs of butterflies in the reserves around the rim. When considering meaningful motifs on Asian porcelain one cannot omit the dragon (I).. This divine animal is often seen to represent the emperor and is rampant among flowers. He has scales, spiny legs and five claws. � 36 �

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One can understand from the beauty of the pure white oriental porcelain and the eloquence of the under-glaze blue designs why the rest of the world wanted these objects. As trade developed with the Chinese, wealthy Europeans imported the beautiful blue and white porcelain and it became popular with the nobility and those of fashion.

In the 17th century, wars in China interrupted the production of porcelain and the price for the few Chinese pieces that reached the European market became prohibitive.

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M The race was on for the Europeans to find the “recipe” for the more durable porcelain. The code was cracked in 1710 by the chemist Johann Bottger, hired by Augustus of Saxony. When kaolin deposits were found, Augustus started the Meissen factory, but potters all over Europe continued to experiment and developed wares both beautiful and durable.

DUTCH EAST INDIA COMPANY The Dutch East India Company had become the primary trading partner between China and Europe, and the Netherlands had a large group of wealthy citizens who had grown accustomed to the beautiful blue and white goods. So it is no surprise that the capitalistic Dutch began to imitate the Chinese wares. The native clay was dark, but when covered with a glaze made with tin, the wares took on a lustrous white sheen. Designs in blue cobalt could be drawn on the wares before firing. Soon the Dutch East India Company was trading in Dutch delft as well as oriental ware. The delft vase and charger illustrated below (J, K) show the dark clay where the fragile glaze has chipped or worn through.

INNOVATIONS AND MECHANIZATIONS In the 18th century, the English, like the Dutch, developed a wealthy middle class who demanded beautiful tableware.

Innovations and mechanizations improved the quality and lowered the price. Soon the English were selling their wares around the world. An important mechanization involved the use of transfer printing, a way to produce beautiful designs on ceramic ware without hand-painting. Designs were made on engraved copper plates. Inks were pressed through the copper plate to make a design on a damp piece of paper. This paper would be pressed onto the ware, leaving the desired imprint. The resulting products were called transfer wares and are among the most collected ceramics today.

Though delft was a commercial success, it was easily broken.

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It is instructive to compare the Chinese plate on the left (L) and the English Spode plate beside it (M). The Chinese plate is of the late 18th century and is hand-painted with a typical design made for the Chinese market.

The Spode plate, made about 1820, capitalizes on this mania for oriental design, but the design is not handpainted; it is transferred onto the plate via an engraved copper plate. The copperplate made it possible to deco decorate hundreds of � 38 � plates quickly and inexpensively.

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Another interesting comparison can be made between the two platters, both of which are English transfer wares. The platter (N) in the Blue Willow pattern, like the Spode plate, has on oriental motif.

Blue Willow may be the most popular design in English ceramics. It has

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been copied for the past 200 years and is still produced and sold by modern factories. The second platter (O) looks like an Anglicized version of Blue Willow. Both are landscape designs with trees, buildings, fences and streams with bridges, but there is no question that one is a stylized oriental landscape while the other is English. The borders are also quite different. The Blue Willow border has the repetitive small geometric motif called diapering so common on Chinese porcelain. The other platter’s border is the Wild Rose border, popular from the 1830s to the 1850s. The upper left-hand corner of the border (P) shows where the design meets without lining up, indicating unequivocally that the design is transfer ware.

English transfer ware in the 19th century rarely had a factory name on the back, but the factories were known by their different borders. A look at the

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STAFFORDSHIRE WARES So many potteries in England were located in the Staffordshire district that these typical English plates are also called Staffordshire wares. The American colonies and the early American republic purchased most of

combination. Old pieces mix with new to form eye-

their ceramics from England, but with the advent of

catching vignettes. In the arrangement on the previous

the War of 1812, the Staffordshire factories began to

spread (page 37), the collector enjoys knowing these pieces

lose their American customers. To win them back, the

of Chinese porcelain and Dutch delft span three centuries.

factories began to produce American scenes such as that

But to the casual viewer, it is the mix of shapes that makes

of City Hall New York (X). Although other colors were

the arrangement interesting. The mania for blue and white

introduced in transfer ware, blue and white remained the

has never subsided, and today pottery and porcelain in blue

perennial favorite.

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And so it is today. Blue and white is a classic color

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The family room is an elegant spot to chat with clients but, with a quick move of the coffee table, becomes the spot for television, computer games and dancing.

McDougald’s home proves high style and kids can (usually) coexist

Linda McDougald put her favorite objet d’art – a museum-quality Art Deco bronze-and-marble statue – right in the middle of her family room, where her three boys and their friends have been known to run, throw, tussle and dance. Of course, it was eventually knocked over, dislodging some of the marble base, but McDougald shrugs it off with a laugh. “It’s their house,” she says. “It can be fixed.”

Her rooms, designed for a prestigious national client list, would be right at home in the finest design magazines, but in her own home, luxurious beauty mingles with the practical and the sentimental, and everything is designed with family in mind.

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The English Country-style home in Collins Creek was selected less for its design than for its location, on a quiet cul de sac and close to top schools. “This is a phenomenal neighborhood for children,” McDougald says. She is principal and lead designer for the newly rebranded Linda McDougald Design and owner of Postcard from Paris Home, but she sees herself first and foremost as mom to Chase, 20, Tyler, 12, and Connor, 9.

top: Linda McDougald with sons

Chase, Tyler and Connor. ABOVE: McDougald’s beloved Art Deco bronze and marble statue of mother and child is still a highlight of the room, despite a broken base.

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Her serene, antiques-filled home proves it is possible to create family-friendly spaces that still offer high style. “That’s what we do,” she says. “A lot of our clients have children, so we have to make it functional, but at the same time, we want a high cool-factor.”

Though the home, built in 1985, did have some qualities she loved, including 10-foot ceilings and hardwood floors, she knew she would have to do renovations to make it more functional for her family and more aesthetically pleasing as well. � 54 �

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The kitchen underwent the most drastic renovation and is now McDougald’s favorite room in the home. opposite, iNset: The backsplash includes subway tile and crushed glass, while the shelves showcase McDougald’s favorite pieces of Match pewter.

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The process ended up taking almost five months, though she says projects for clients go more quickly. She likens it to the cobbler not having time to make his own shoes. “We are so busy, and it just got put on the backburner,” she says.

The kitchen was the most daunting challenge, though McDougald now calls it one of her favorite rooms. After much thought, she realized she could open up a closed pantry, placing the refrigerator there and adding custom cabinetry by frequent collaborator Jose Florez.

A large island abuts a 19th-century English table, offering a spot for the kids to eat or do homework. The backsplash tile is made of crushed glass using a centuries-old technique, and Vietri pottery and Match pewter line the open shelves. But the deep closed drawers hold the telltale family items: jumbles of plastic items including some prized cups from Tweetsie Railroad. � 56 �

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In addition to the Sub-Zero refrigerator in the open pantry, the kids have their own refrigerator in the island, stocked with yogurt, applesauce and other healthy snacks. McDougald makes frequent use of her steam oven, speed oven and, especially, the built-in Miele coffee system that grinds beans and makes a fresh cup at the push of a button. The La Cornue nickel and stainless steel range gets less use by McDougald, who admits she is not much of a chef, but her friends use it, “and I’m glad I got it, because it’s the prettiest range ever,” she says.

Adjacent to the kitchen is the breakfast nook, home to an antique French trestle table and a 19th-century storefront discovered in a French shop. “I had it in my shop for awhile and always felt it was unique and special’,” she says. The large piece has shelves holding dishware, healthy grains and pastas she uses in meals, as well as rolltop bins that house lunch boxes, backpacks and sports equipment.

TOP: The La Cornue nickel and stainless steel range is

accented by custom cabinetry by frequent collaborator Jose Florez. ABOVE: McDougald chose an English potfiller and faucet by Perrin & Rowe.

Off the entry, the library showcases McDougald’s understated style, with a Baker desk, antique framed botanicals and books customcovered in white parchment paper emblazoned with French writing. The silver gilt mirror is one of several McDougald has collected, and she picks them up whenever she can since they are � 58 � difficult to find.

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The family often eats in the breakfast nook, with its antique table and seagrass chairs. The massive 19 th-century storefront holds dishes and grains and accommodates kids’ gear in roll-top bins.

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The library is soothing thanks to understated colors, botanical prints and chairs by Baker. BOTTOM: The Gothic harp, crafted by Frederick Grosjean in the 1930s, can’t be played but serves as art in the room.

McDougald changed every light fixture in the home and had all of the doorways raised to 8 feet to better accent the 10-foot ceilings.

The living room exemplifies McDougald’s love of a soothing color palette, fine materials and pieces she loves. It also showcases her confidence with breaking the rules on occasion. The 19th-century French bronze and crystal chandelier “is too big for this room,” she says. “But I love it, so I thought, it’s going in.”

The 1916 Steinway is one of her favorite things, though it belongs to her oldest son, currently a student at Furman.

Other personal touches include a painting by local artist Shannon Plourde, opera glasses from Paris, a French bag and McDougald’s own flute, which she once played in the Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.

A collage dominates one wall of the dining room, created from a book of medicinal plant studies. Though she doesn’t entertain that often – “only for the 12-and-under set,” � 60 �

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The bronze and crystal light fixture is too big for the room according to the rule book, but McDougald creates her own rules.

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she jokes – she sometimes brings clients to her home to see pieces such as the massive 18th-century walnut armoire. It’s so huge that when movers put it along the wrong wall, she didn’t have the heart to tell them and simply reconfigured the room around the piece. A Gothic harp, crafted in 1930 by Frederick Grosjean for the French royal family, is no longer functional but serves as a piece of art in the room.

In the atrium, McDougald has placed a few of her favorite pieces, including lamp posts from Provence and an antique cart that once transported pieces in a Baccarat Crystal glassworks in France. In another nod to beauty intermingled with practicality, she uses an 18th-century

LEFT: The Steinway Concert Grand belongs to son Chase, who

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English chest as a coffee table, which is full of games and other “children’s stuff.”

The master bedroom showcases a peaceful linen-on-linen color palette along with Louis Philippestyle furniture, her favorite thanks to its simple, clean lines.

The four-poster bed, hand-made in Italy and inlaid with satinwood, “is more ornate than I would normally do,” she says, “but the craftsmanship amazes me.” Its one flaw: the posts are always crooked because the kids invariable swing on a post as they walk by. photos � 62 � story � 66 �

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The family loves spending time outdoors as well as in the airy atrium, where McDougald placed antique street lamps found in Provence. The cart in the foreground once toted crystal in a Baccarat Crystal glassworks.

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A fan of simplicity, McDougald chose Louis Philippe furnishings in the master suite. The four-poster bed was hand-made in Italy and features intricate satinwood inlays.

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McDougald also notes that the furnishings in her home change frequently as client needs must supersede her own. When that happens, one piece is removed and it is replaced by another. “It keeps things interesting around here.,” she says.

While evidence of her three children is scattered throughout the lower level of the home, it’s upstairs where the kids rule.

Two large bedrooms flank a central play area filled with dinosaur fossils, trains, souvenirs and Legos. Framed homemade masterpieces line the walls. “I love their artwork,” McDougald says. She doesn’t rotate new pieces as they create more. “I just keep trying to find more wall space.”

It’s clear that while McDougald has a demanding job and a commitment to community service, she never loses sight of what’s most important to her. Just as she showcases her clients’ priorities and passions in their homes, her home is an expression of hers – family first, followed by a passion for beauty and design.

“My style is very eclectic, but it’s not about a particular style,” she says. “It’s about what you love.” 

McDougald relishes the home’s private outdoor spaces, which include cozy seating areas as well as a trampoline and swing set. “It’s a slice of heaven,” she says.

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thoroughly rooted in the 21st century.

Gus Fernandez-Rubio skips up the wide brick steps to the massive wooden double doors that mark the entry to the modern-day villa. As president of Gabriel Builders, he oversaw the construction of this 7,000-square-foot stucco manse crowned in Mediterranean terracotta and located to one side of an expansive stretch of rolling acreage. Stepping into the great room, he joins his wife Belinda.

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The villa’s magnificent entrance welcomes weary travelers at twilight.

The two are standing in as tour guides today in the homeowners’ absence, and are thrilled to offer insight into a multi-year project that became a labor of love for them both.

Gus notes that the home took architect Mark Schwerthoffer four years to design in collaboration with the exacting standards of the owners. “That was just the beginning. It took three years to build,” he chuckles, and immediately points to the walls. At once creamy and cool, the 12-inch-thick walls’

plaster finish alone took an entire year to install just right.

“That’s because there are so few people who know how to do that work anymore,” says Gus, adding that the double height of the ceilings made the plastering that much more challenging, as did the homeowners’ request to eschew any use of caulk.

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top, LEFT: One of the imported bronze and Italian glass doors opens to a loggia that’s flanked by stately columns and open to the air. LEFT: A farmhouse sink and table in the expansive hall outside the kitchen serve as a potting area for tender transplants to the garden. ABOVE: Mahogany coffers adorn the 18-foot ceiling in the great room.

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sojourn before embarking on this project and were eager to employ exacting Old World methods throughout the home.

Gus points out that while Gabriel Builders is no stranger to upscale construction, the company had never tackled anything quite like this, and it didn’t end with the plaster.

“Every door and window in this house is made of imported Italian bronze and glass,” says Gus, gesturing toward the nearest one with an encouraging smile. The gracefully arching door belies the strength of its materials, but laying a palm on the handle and pushing confirms that it takes

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much more than a gentle nudge to open it. “It’s about 700 pounds,” says Gus. Piece by piece, the great room yields its finely crafted treasures. At either end are massive marble fireplaces; above, a mahogany coffered ceiling hung with light fixtures that would be equally at home in a medieval chancery; underfoot are glistening limestone tiles; and throughout are exquisitely upholstered slipper chairs and sofas. It is hard not to linger, but the Rubios are already leading the way through to the kitchen. � 94 �

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The master bathroom is a masterful interpretation of classical Italian architecture with its soaring vaulted ceiling and arched doorways.

Here, too, are echoes of the past. The floor in this room originated in a French castle, and evidence of its age are the slight unevenness marking the passing of many feet and the indelible prints of paws here and there. Smallbone cabinets in the pantry are carefully and subtly distressed, while those in the main room were hand-carved antique reproductions crafted by Bill Walker.

Further on, a potting room features a deep farm sink and wood table suggesting yet again the pleasures of the planting season to come. The same hall opens alternately into a wine room, another bathroom (this one customized to accommodate the homeowners’ lively four-legged companion) and the garage, each bearing unique marks of fine craftsmanship in the details.

Each room is more breathtaking than the last, as a step into the study proves. Here the homeowners’ passion for travel and the thrill of the hunt adorn nearly every available space.

All manner of antlered creature cast their serene gazes from the walls, a turkey stands proudly in the corner and pheasant feathers stand up in a decorative stein.

The theme carries over to the master bedroom, where a thick bearskin rug is set at the foot of the bed and photos of the couple on their travels perch on nearby shelves.

By contrast, the two guest bedrooms with their own baths, as well as the powder room,

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RIGHT: An allĂŠe of trees in the rear of the house punctuates the formal garden. BELOW: The dining area is thoughtfully situated to catch the breezes from the open windows and to provide a glimpse of a portion of the 200+ acre property.

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are decidedly feminine. Villeroy & Boch sinks, delicately embroidered linens and gently draped window treatments soften the spaces. Though small, the powder room boasts a groin ceiling like some of the others and is decorated with gold fixtures and plaster corbels that support a collection of milky opal glass figurines.

the spaces closest to the house and look out to a rectangular pool surrounded by

Gus and Belinda lead the way outside through one of the dining room’s many sets of bronze and glass double doors. The rear patio and yard of the house is just as carefully designed and constructed as anything within.

old homes he toured in Umbria. They too,

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he says. “This is so authentic. It already

classically formal landscaping in the style of the gardens of Italy.

Gus steps out beyond the pool and looks back at the house thoughtfully for a moment before speaking. “European houses were built to last,” he says, recalling the 300-yearhe explains, have minimal architectural details such as the crown moldings so often incorporated into American architecture.

Though it appears to be simple and functional it has its own enduring beauty, looks as if it is 200 years old.”

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Jones’ studio was designed to complement the architecture of the home without upstaging it. Some of its grander features, such as the Palladian windows and bank of French doors, were intentionally faced away from the street for this reason.

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Which is why when his wife, Jill Jones, showed an interest in – and, eventually, a gift for – painting, he insisted she have a room of her own. The resulting studio is the stuff dreams are made of.

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Editor’s Note: The Spartanburg Artists’ Guild Spring Studio and Garden Tour will be held Saturday, June 5 (Rain date, Sunday, June 6) from 10 am-4 pm. The Jones home is one of five on the tour. For more info about tickets and where to purchase them go to www.artistsguildofspartanburg.com or call 864.764.9568.

Each day begins with a cup of coffee and a meticulous choice of music to inspire the day’s work.

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She harbored big dreams of seeing her name in literary lights, but marriage and babies have a way of changing the course of a girl’s life; thus, Jones stuck close to home and carved out a successful career freelancing for several national magazines. Over time she found herself gravitating to art-related subjects in her writing.

And the art community fell in love with her right back.

At Flynn’s behest, a few courses here and there evolved into a BFA degree in studio art from Converse College, and along with her diploma Jones received the nearly unprecedented honor of being picked up by a Charlotte gallery fresh from art school.

“I always did a lot of art reporting and feature writing and finally realized it’s because that’s what I really kind of secretly wanted to do,” she says, explaining her decision to scale back on her writing and start taking art classes after the birth of her second son 15 years ago. “I was literally doing it just to get out of the house and do something on my own, and just fell in love with it.”

And what better graduation present for the newly discovered painter than her very own studio right in her own backyard?

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The Jones-Flynn home is filled with pieces from the pricey to the priceless. The cows keeping watch of the dining room table are among Jones’ earliest creations.

Cool is one thing – cold quite another – and her studio’s lack of creature comforts forced Jones into scheduling her moments of inspiration around the weather. But as luck would have it, when Jones and Flynn fled their beloved older home in Converse Heights in search of bigger closets and newer bathrooms, the lot beside their new home was also for sale. The couple originally purchased the lot with the intent of preserving the elbow room it afforded, but Flynn soon saw its true destiny.

“After we bought this lot we thought, ‘Well, what do we do with it now?’ ” Jones remembers. “And (Flynn) said, ‘Let’s build you a studio. That way you can work anytime you want.’”

Jones envisioned a modest structure, but architects were called, plans were drawn, and the vision… changed.

“Originally I was going to do something much simpler, but (the architect) said you could either make this a real asset to your property value, or a real liability,” Jones says. “It needed to be something that could function as a guest house, so that’s how the kitchen and full bath came about.”

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The monochromatic tone of the bedroom brings Jones peace and showcases several pieces painted by the artist who served as her mentor during her early days at Converse College.

Jones now spends her mornings sequestered in roughly 900 square feet of natural light – courtesy of a huge Palladian window and three sets of French doors – paintbrush in hand, coffee cup within reach, and cherished pound puppy Bret nestled inside the base of her easel.

When there’s even the slightest hint of a chill in the air the fireplace is pressed into service, and music is carefully chosen to complement her mood and the particular piece she is painting.

“If you can’t create out here, it can’t be done,” Jones says. “This is my favorite place on earth. If I had one last day to spend, and I knew it, this would be where I’d want to be.”

If Jones’s studio makes you want to pick up a paintbrush, the interior of the home she shares with Flynn and 15-year-old Harrison makes you want to start collecting art.

Harrison and his older brother, 26-year-old Clay, have always enjoyed the freedom of a “boys will be boys” housekeeping philosophy upstairs, but beauty and serenity reign on the main floor.

Stepping into the living room, one could be forgiven for expecting a curator to come walking around the corner. The walls are adorned with perfectly placed pieces of art collected on Jones and Flynn’s biannual art buying trips to Santa Fe, portraits of Jill painted by friends and other local artists, and some of her early work. � 124 �

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Many of the pieces in the Jones-Flynn home were acquired during the couple’s biannual sojourns to Santa Fe, which Jones describes as a Mecca for art lovers and collectors. The life-size raven is a particular favorite, especially when the couple’s annual Halloween bash rolls around.

“We have a small linocut Matisse, and then we have things that students at Converse did, and it’s all side by side, which I think is kind of fun,” Jones says. “We just collect what we like.”

The living room also shows signs of a life well-lived and much enjoyed, including the couple’s collection of eclectic champagne flutes. It’s the perfect place for Jones and Flynn to play one of their favorite games.

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“We play this game sometimes at night when we’re sitting around having a glass of wine: the house is on fire, what are you going to save? Or, what’s your very, very favorite … today?” Jones says. After spending a little time with her, and among the art she prizes, you’ll want to be invited over for the next round.  spring 2010 | 125

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