Wanda Horton designs a home that’s equal parts his and hers.
Real estate agent david Huss was meeting with a homeowner several years ago, hoping to be the man’s listing agent, when he noticed the home’s design. It stood out to him as well decorated and elegant, even though it wasn’t quite in his style. So two years ago, when looking for an interior designer to help redesign his own home, he emailed the homeowner to find out who had done it.
The designer, Wanda Horton, came to david and Vonda Huss’s Ballantyne house to talk over what they were looking for. The couple had hired a designer to help with their kitchen, but they were unhappy with the experience. With david’s job in real estate and Vonda’s position in human resources, they didn’t have time to manage the project, but found themselves doing just that. They also felt as though the design wasn’t quite theirs.
“(That designer) was good at bringing ideas, but she wasn’t listening to what we told her. So she’s bringing the wrong ideas,” david says. “With Wanda, she hit it—she knew what we were after.”
In that first meeting with Wanda, the Husses could tell Horton was different. She asked the right questions about how they would use the rooms. She showed them shapes and colors and asked them which were their favorites, gathering information on their preferences.
“My first impression was that she was different than any other designer I’d worked with—and I’d worried she wouldn’t be,” Vonda says. “She was incredibly organized.”
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Make Water Conservation A Habit
Back-To-School Saviors
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From Bright Lights To Bold Strokes
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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.