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Southwestern Motif Meets French Modern Design
1 Lisa and Michael Kelly’s 2400 square foot ranch-style home boasts three bedrooms, three bathrooms, a large screened-in porch, a finished walkout basement, and an oversized two-car garage. The house is nestled next to the park in the Lansdowne-Merrick subdivision.
By Ray Hunter Photography by Walt Roycraft
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Located in the southern part of Fayette County, just minutes from the University of Kentucky and beautiful downtown Lexington sits the brick ranch-style home of Lisa and Michael Kelly. Tucked back in the Lansdowne-Merrick subdivision, the 2400 square foot home sits alongside a neighborhood park, with a creek running through the backyard.
“We just love our neighborhood and the personal park setting here,” Lisa said. “It’s so peaceful, considering how close we are to the city.”
The ranch boasts three bedrooms, three bathrooms, a large screened-in porch, a walkout basement, and an oversized two-car garage. Inside, the decor is a modern fusion of Southwestern and French styles. Michael is originally from Colorado, so many of the design choices were made with a rustic and contemporary twist in mind.
“I worked with Sherry before on a home in Florida, and we just knew we wanted her to handle the interior design for this house,” Lisa said. “She has a wonderful eye, and we knew she could elevate our personal style perfectly.”
Sherry Feeney is an interior designer with over 25 years of experience and is the owner of Forecast Interiors. “I met Lisa back in 2001 when she became a customer of mine at a furniture store,” Sherry said. “We just clicked, and now we’re like family. I was thrilled to help them with their renovation and remodel.” The entryway features a large front door with frosted glass slats that let in tons of natural light. The walls are decorated with artwork that the Kelly’s acquired as they traveled around the world.
“The framed posters on the walls were purchased when we visited Easter Island and Aruba,” Lisa said. “One of our favorite things to do is find little treasures along our journeys to bring back with us and add some interesting flair to our home.”
Sherry said she wanted to incorporate the one-of-a-kind handknot rugs with unique lighting features to give the space a rustic and rich modern vibe.
The Kelly’s completely remodeled the kitchen, blowing out walls and creating a more open and inviting cooking and entertaining area. “I absolutely love the oversized island with seating on the end,” Lisa said. “And the large pantry along the back wall is beautiful and provides so much storage space.”
The couple also wanted to transform the formal front room into a more functional and casual living space. “There were walls everywhere, and this room felt very confined,” Sherry said. “We opened it up with the vaulted ceilings and extended the cultured stone fireplace all the way up. The 22-foot barn wood wall gives the living room a more grand and appealing setting.”
The simple dining room is both casual and functional. Lisa and Michael display two impressive Elk sheds, or antlers, that they found while visiting Michael’s family ranch in Colorado.
Before the remodel, the backdoor led out onto a two-foot balcony. Now, the Kelly’s enjoy a large screened-in porch with red cedar siding. “This is absolutely my favorite place in the whole house,” Lisa said. “I have my morning coffee out here and entertain guests when they visit. This space is so multi-functional, and I’m out here whenever possible.”
“The master bath is where my style probably came through the most because I specialize in modern French design,” Sherry said. “Based on a black and white color scheme, I chose a marbled wood porcelain tile to the floors and applied a metal edging on the walls to give it that pinstripe look.”
The master bedroom showcases the eclectic blend of Southwestern motifs with elegant and sophisticated furnishings. “This room embodies the house the most,” Sherry said. “The custom-made Navaho cowhide headboard and the wool hat combined with more sleek modern touches is exactly the feel Lisa and Michael were looking for.”
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2 The entryway features a large front door with frosted glass slats that let in tons of natural light. The walls are decorated with artwork that the Kelly’s acquired as they traveled around the world. One-of-a-kind hand-knot rugs with unique lighting features give the space a rustic and rich modern vibe.
3 The kitchen cabinets have been painted a custom color called “greige” which is a mixture of grey and beige that creates a richer hue that can work in both cool and warm color schemes. The black granite waterfall island takes center stage and inspired the tile backsplash along the wall. The custom-made hood over the range was constructed of heavy, handmade iron.
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4 The simple dining room is both casual and functional. Lisa and Michael display two impressive Elk sheds, or antlers, that they found while visiting Michael’s family ranch in Colorado. The distinctive lighting feature brings elements of the outdoors inside in the most elegant and artistic way.
5 The bump-out room off the kitchen used to be the TV room but now serves as a peaceful sitting room for guests. The Kelly’s refer to it as their “adult treehouse” because of the wood-paneled ceiling and its position overlooking the park. The antique armoire and cowhide rug add to the home’s rustic décor.
6 The casual living room offers a tall and deep custom-made sofa for lounging that faces an impressive 22-foot barnwood wall. Custom-built wood and iron bookshelves line both sides of the cultured stone fireplace, and the framed artwork on the walls were specifically designed for this space.
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8 The master bedroom showcases the eclectic blend of Southwestern motifs with elegant and sophisticated furnishings. The cowhide headboard, red handmade blanket, and wool rug combined with the abstract horse lamps and sleek black furniture make the room the perfect impression of Southwestern motifs meeting modern French design.
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9 The master bathroom was only 8 x 5 feet before the remodel. The addition included a walk-in shower with gold accented mosaic tile and an energy-efficient range top and side shower head. One of Sherry’s signature designs is removing the traditional crown molding from the walls and relocating it to the ceiling, giving the 8-foot walls a taller look.
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