Farmhouse-style house at The Hamlet in Norton Commons Homearama 2022

The home at 11408 River Magnificence Loop is positioned in The Hamlet, an unique Oldham County part of Norton Commons. Constructed, designed, and furnished by Mason Building, Libby H Design Studio, and Cherry Home Inc., the brand-new, fashionable farmhouse-style house is considered one of 10 on the 2022 Homearama tour, an annual Louisville occasion that showcases custom-built new houses at a single website.

Kind and performance

“The largest factor we wished (to do was) make design alternatives that replicate (the householders’) persona,” Libby Helgeson, of Libby H Design Studio, informed The Courier Journal. “Our householders have a excessive worth of performance and the way they may use this house.”

She provides that each component of the construct — from the audio/visible parts to the best way the mudroom was designed — prioritized how the house would perform for the household.

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“I am actually excited that our householders will really feel at house with finishes and particulars which are very considerate and reflective of their type,” she mentioned.

The newly completed home boasts 4 bedrooms, four-and-a-half loos, two places of work, a bar space, a mudroom, a loft house for lounging, a wraparound porch, an enclosed sunspace, and a bar and leisure space within the completed basement. However Helgeson’s favourite house is the kitchen.

That includes white cabinetry, a white oak island, quartz counter tops, and a chateau crayon backsplash, the house can be decked out with GE Monogram home equipment.

“(And it’s) all tied along with lovely aged-brass pendants,” Helgeson mentioned. “The gold finishes are spectacular. … I really like the lights. It simply has a heat ambiance to it.”

Cautious development

Down within the basement, the householders opted for a extra masculine really feel, with stained cabinetry and darker counter tops.

“We modified (up the look) with … deeper, darker (colours),” mentioned Dan Perkins of Mason Building. He provides that whereas the upstairs flooring are white oak, the basement options darker-hued luxurious vinyl plank, which is a sturdy flooring choice typically utilized in basements.

Additionally within the basement is a utility room that holds among the tools wanted to energy the house, which Perkins explains runs on geothermal heating and air.

“It’s the most important geothermal venture in america,” he mentioned. “Every little thing on this aspect of Norton Commons is (geothermal).”

Perkins provides that the room he favors essentially the most in his most up-to-date Norton Commons venture is the loft space on the high of the steps.

“It’s open and lightweight,” he mentioned. “It’s up (the place) you don’t hear the noise from downstairs. It’s an ideal little getaway and studying nook.”

With built-in shelving, a window seat, leather-based chairs, and an opulent inexperienced couch, the house is a quiet respite from the remainder of the house.

Modern furnishings

The furnishings and equipment within the loft space — in addition to all through the remainder of the house — have been fastidiously curated by inside decorators Lauri Jones and Julie Redmon of Cherry Home.

“It was a pleasant clean slate to work with,” Jones mentioned, “and we went with a brand new/conventional route, utilizing some conventional parts of furnishings, however making an attempt to make it appear recent and fashionable on the similar time.”

Redmon says they have been lucky that Perkins and Helgeson created a shiny major bed room suite with excessive ceilings and fascinating wallpaper, because it allowed them to play with enjoyable colours all through the house.

“Whenever you’ve received wallpaper,” she added, “(it may be) somewhat bit extra of a problem to (incorporate) patterns with it.”

She explains they began off with a rug that might complement the wallpaper. “From there,” she mentioned, “we went again to the shop and went on a treasure hunt and located a chair, then began placing all of it collectively.”