Villa Bella describes this home exactly. Built in the 1970s, my clients purchased the home about 10 years before this remodeling began. The house had been damaged by some flooding and, during the course of repairs, mold and mildew had been discovered. The house was stripped back to its studs in preperation of a major remodel that took the better part of a year and a half to complete . The architecture of the house was strongly influenced by the look of a Mediteranian Italinate villa but the inside didn't reflect that look at all. We decided to recreate the look and feel of a fine villa that had been built in the 18th century and lived in by the same family ever since with the occasional up-dates as neccesary. My clients alowed my team the freedom to imbue every surface, every piece of trim with the look and feel of genuine age. This was a project in which we were able to concentrate on the detailing. The end result was indeed a villa bella.
The slide show is quite large. If it comes to a stop just push the next button and wait for it to reload. Most of the photos are by Reba Graham Photography.