A Jeff Dungan design reflects the golden sunset view from a Willow Glynn shoreline
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When a Birmingham couple decided to build on Lake Martin, they were looking for something a little different, something with a bit of architectural flair, and they found just what they wanted with Birmingham architect Jeff Dungan. After Dungan’s architectural drawings were complete, the couple selected TCC General Contractors, located in both Birmingham and Alexander City, to build their home at just under 6,000 square feet. Their limewashed stone home is situated on a wooded point in Willow Glynn, a location that suits their purpose for ease of travel back and forth to Birmingham. They have plenty of room for family and friends to visit, with a relaxed interior color scheme, furniture and décor to keep life simple while visiting the lake. The lady of the house, who enjoys gardening, contracted Lorberbaum, Odrezin and Associates to landscape the home with shrubbery, hydrangeas, ferns, rosemary hedges and trees that will grow to fill the space. Stone retaining walls were built to blend with the natural land-
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scape and were treated with vines and cascading roses. She added additional plantings that she enjoys, such as climbing Lady Banks’ roses, creeping fig vines and jasmine, among others. Just beyond a heavy, arched wooden door leading from the pea gravel concrete driveway, an open courtyard greets guests as they walk toward substantial iron and glass front doors and sidelights. A water feature with a fountain and lighted trough cools the space, which is decorated simply with dining table and chairs and two cushioned circular chairs by JANUS et Cie, perfect for shady afternoons on the grass grid and paving stones of the courtyard. Inside, the foyer walls echo the stone exterior; then, give way to smooth Venetian plaster walls throughout the main living areas. The floors in the main living areas are FireRock concrete pavers, while the bedroom floors are hardwood. The ceilings are pecky cypress with beams in many areas. Neutral-colored sisal and wool rugs warm the spaces throughout the home.
NOVEMBER 2018
