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☆ A California Couple Poured $118,000 Into Creating the Speakeasy of Their Dreams
  + stars: | 2024-01-13 | by ( Vaishnavi Nayel Talawadekar | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
As people who like their coffee strong and their cocktails stronger, one California couple had a home with a speakeasy on their wish list. That is why the couple, a commercial real-estate broker and a professional organizer, both 42, say they felt like it was fate when a 1930s Spanish Revival with a speakeasy in Redwood City, Calif., came on the market in the winter of 2020. “We wanted a place where our friends and family could gather to unwind and celebrate. It wasn’t just about the drinks, which we pour strong; it was also about the conversations, the camaraderie,” says the husband.
Persons: “, ” Locations: California, Spanish, Redwood City, Calif
☆ A $210,000 Home Library Renovation Over a Decade in the Making
  + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( Vaishnavi Nayel Talawadekar | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
When he bought his Akron, Ohio, lakefront home for $450,000 in 2006, the homeowner, a real-estate investor, now in his early 60s, intended to use it as a weekend getaway. Wary of spending too much on an occasional-use property, he decided to put off making any changes. It was a decision he stood by until 2019, when the fading interior coupled with a desire for a primary residence prompted him to reconsider a design refresh.
Locations: Akron , Ohio
☆ A Minnesota Couple Welcomed Two Bundles of Joy: A New Baby and a $185,000 Kitchen
  + stars: | 2023-07-17 | by ( Vaishnavi Nayel Talawadekar | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
When a young couple—an actuary and a manager in technology transformation, both in their early 30s—purchased a circa-1970 home in Minnetonka, Minn., for $450,000 in 2019, they knew they’d struck a real-estate jackpot, at least in terms of location. The interior, however, tempered the win. It was cramped, dated, and lacked energy. Recognizing that they needed help, they turned to Instagram.
Persons: —, they’d Locations: Minnetonka, Minn
☆ A Colorado Great Room, Designed From the Rug Up
  + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( Vaishnavi Nayel Talawadekar | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
When the homeowners—executives based in Austin, Texas—bought their 10,000-square-foot Wolcott, Colo., home in 2020, it was special in more ways than one. The husband—an investor who works in construction—had grown up in Chicago, and still had friends and family there. Now, as an adult, Wolcott, situated around 116 miles west of Denver, served as the perfect halfway point between Illinois and Texas for him and his wife, an executive at a commercial real estate and property management group, to host friends, family and clients. To help them transform the home into an entertainer’s paradise, they reached out to interior designer Meredith Owen, who previously worked on their Austin home.
Persons: Austin , Texas —, Meredith Owen Organizations: Austin Locations: Austin , Texas, Wolcott, Colo, —, Chicago, Denver, Illinois, Texas
☆ Their Home Renovation Was Almost Complete. All That Was Missing Was a Turret.
  + stars: | 2023-01-04 | by ( Vaishnavi Nayel Talawadekar | Photographs Wes Battoclette For The Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
On a leafy lane in Audubon Park, in Louisville, Ky., sits a house that looks like it could have once belonged to Rapunzel. With a fairy-tale turret and Dutch Colonial Revival architecture, the home stands apart from its neighbors. But when Heather and Stefan Rumancik, both 43, purchased the 1930s home in 2009 for $225,000, it was a far cry from its present-day version. “We bought the house from its second owners, who had owned it since the 1940s, but the home itself hadn’t been updated in 30 years,” says Mrs. Rumancik, a competitive intelligence executive at a pharmaceutical company, who shares the home with Mr. Rumancik and their daughter, Adrienne.
☆ In Maryland, a White Kitchen Goes Au Naturel
  + stars: | 2022-12-15 | by ( Vaishnavi Nayel Talawadekar | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: +1 min
When they purchased the modest-sized, woodland house in Towson, Md., from an interior designer in 1999 for $570,000, businessman David Watts and his wife, Nancy Watts—aged 59 and 58, respectively—fell in love with its natural wood finishes, especially the hewed cedar walls and beautiful chestnut beams in the family room. Over the years, they complemented the rustic elements with additions of their own, including naturally shed elk and deer antlers from their property, repurposed as cabinet hardware. “Yet, while the other spaces largely echoed the woods around, the white kitchen stuck out like a sore thumb,” says Mrs. Watts. “They wanted the kitchen to be reflective of the surrounding nature. We opted for warm woods in raw, unfussy forms, and smooth limestone-like finishes for the floors,” says Ms. Smith-Shiflett.
☆ This Houston Kitchen Isn’t Just a Place to Cook—It’s a ‘Calming Oasis’
  + stars: | 2022-09-29 | by ( Vaishnavi Nayel Talawadekar | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: +1 min
When clinical psychotherapist Elizabeth McIngvale and her oil-and-gas financier husband, Matthew Mackey, both in their 30s, decided to construct a 6,000-square-foot home in Houston’s historic Houston Heights neighborhood, they knew their priorities. “We wanted the interior to be a tranquil haven far removed from the city,” says Dr. McIngvale. Soon after, the couple enlisted interior designer William W. Stubbs, in his 60s, who had served three generations of Dr. McIngvale’s family, and who had known her since she was a little girl. Having struggled with OCD and mental health, Dr. McIngvale wanted simple, uncluttered spaces. “As the heart of the home, the kitchen was especially important for me,” says Dr. McIngvale, who gave Mr. Stubbs a little lookbook she had put together.
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