Eva Shockey’s list of happy places likely includes a tree stand tucked in the woods or a quiet meadow filled with the bugling of elk. The avid hunter, author, TV and social media star is also quite happy settled into the new farmhouse she and husband Tim share with their two children in North Carolina.
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Although the past 11 months have felt more like 11 years, December is finally upon us! If you’ve checked out Instagram lately, you can see how eager people are to get this holiday season started.
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While the list of grievances from 2020 is long, it’s time to acknowledge that, in spite of the pandemic, there is much to be thankful for. And after all we’ve endured, Thanksgiving can still be spectacular even if there are fewer people gathered around the table.
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Alas, all good things must come to an end, and today we conclude our series on The Early Avery. We introduced this beautiful Phoenix bungalow back in July in this post as our friend Austin King at Rafterhouse completed his latest build. The Early Avery serves as a short-term rental for vacationers and as a temporary home for Rafterhouse clients while their home build is completed.
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When choosing to build a home, a spec home offers distinct advantages over the headaches of building custom. Affordability is key. And months of decision making on items such as lighting and plumbing fixtures are handled by the builder or designer who use years of experience in knowing what will work for a specific floor plan.
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The guest room is often the ugly stepchild in home design. Why spend a lot of time, effort, and money making a room stylish and beautiful when it sits unused much of the time?
Our friends Barry and Jordan, aka the Brownstone Boys, beg to differ. When they decided to renovate the guest bedroom in their 130-year-old Brooklyn brownstone, they went all out to make it one of the prettiest rooms in the house.
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