Seven years ago, life got extra hectic when a single mom of two boys married a single dad of two girls. The newlyweds soon made a happy home for their blended family in Fairhope, but as the kids grew, became teens and entered their twenties, their space became a bit cramped when everyone was home. The couple began looking to the future.
They called on Abby Davis of Walcott Adams Verneuille to add a pool pavilion and make other renovations to their existing home. However, just as they began that process, serendipitously, their dream property, a 5-acre expanse of picturesque pastures in the former Point Clear Polo Club, became available. They quickly called Davis and asked her to switch gears. Instead, they wanted to move forward in building a custom home from the ground up.
Since his preference is new construction, but she loves the character of old homes, they weren’t quite sure how to blend their two aesthetics. Davis helped them find a happy medium in a classic Georgian Colonial style home with the feel of a long-established estate.
Davis leaned on the couple’s love for symmetry, balance and tradition as strong inspiration for the plans. “I also wanted to break the house down so that it took up space on the lot and felt like it had always been there and had maybe even been added onto,” Davis adds…