An airy, modern vacation home that emphasizes family time
A plate of chocolate chip cookies sits on the marble countertop in the kitchen of interior designer Erin Anderson’s one-story lake house. April sunlight pours into the room, bouncing off the globes of glass pendant lights that dangle above the counter. It’s spring break, and Anderson’s three daughters—11-year-old Anna Grace and 7-year-old twins Lily and Claire—play and laugh in another room.
Anderson offers me a treat; it’s mid-morning, but never too early for chocolate. “I’m sorta known for these cookies in these parts,” she says with a laugh. “It’s a little extra salt. That’s the trick.”
That she could even make a batch of cookies in this kitchen is something of a triumph.
When she and her husband, Steven, bought the Sherrills Ford home in 2010, it was a foreclosure with a badly outdated kitchen. The cramped space was tough to move around in; dark teal cabinets made it feel even more claustrophobic. And the oven was barely functional.
“The appliances came over on the ark, I think,” she says. “The oven wouldn’t fit a full-sized cookie sheet.” The family lives in Wilkesboro, but wanted a relaxing place to spend summer weekends. The lake house had potential, but it needed work. “Every time we’d come down here,” Anderson says, “I’d dream about how I was going to redo it.”
After battling the kitchen for a few years, Anderson, who was a high school history teacher for eight years, set out on an ambitious remodel to bring the house into this century. Her bright, Southern-inspired touch led to a vacation home that actually feels like a vacation.
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An Antique Garden
Building a historic garden for a historic home
Make Water Conservation A Habit
Make Water Conservation A Habit
Back-To-School Saviors
Back-to-school excitement can also breed some serious chaos in your home, with extra paperwork, bookbags, uniforms, and more taking over most spaces. Organizing it all in a way that actually makes sense—and is easy to find again—can be dizzying. Here, five local designers share their tips on how to get back-to-school organized.
From Bright Lights To Bold Strokes
Erika Eckerson was a broke TV news anchor with a bare living room wall in her Myrtle Beach apartment when she decided to buy a canvas, acrylic paint, and some brushes.
A Merry Manor
Brittany and Steve Clyne want their guests to feel cozy
Sitting Pretty
Olivia Smith started as an intern at Traditions the summer before her senior year at Olivet Nazarene University, the Illinois school where she studied interior design.
A Glamorous Era
As a member of a religious and ethnic minority in a Southern town, Robert Goldberg, a Jewish man, knew discrimination.
In the Family
Lane Brown designs a home for her parents.
Playing Architect
A homeowner has a modern vision for a traditional home.
City Chicks
When I brought three chicks home last spring, I expected fresh eggs to be the biggest reward. But Mildred, Barbara, and Mamie Lee—a Barred Rock, Columbian Wyandotte, and Easter Egger— have also become beloved family pets, following me around, perching on the porch swing, peering in the window and eating mealworms out of my hands.
