Featuring the Home of

Mr. Chad Bales & Mrs. Lori Fountain Bales

225 W. North Avenue 

The kitchen was designed to flow to the outside, which faces the 200 year old tulip poplar tree.  Every decision we made structurally was based on the goal of saving that tree.  It’s why we fell in love with the lot in the first place.

All of the colors and materials were chosen in an effort to give the home a feel of warmth and comfort with a funky twist.  The stone around the range and column brings the outdoors inside.  The hand-formed Mexican tiles have random animal paw prints, which reminds you that people actually sat and made this beautiful part of our home.  The pendants are hand formed glass with a wide variety of color, which always draws attention and give the room a fun, casual feeling.

The whole house is wired for stereo.  My favorite thing to do on the weekends is spend time cooking a great dinner with the music turned way up. The wet bar in the kitchen is open to the family room as well.  We love to have people over regularly, and this allows us to serve guests and mingle easily at the same time.

We primarily chose lower cabinets in the kitchen.  We wanted to be able to easily see the children playing outside and enjoy a beautiful view.  We also just love the convenience of having everything on a reachable level.  Even the microwave is built into base cabinets, so the children can use it without our help.

The Mexican floor tiles are heated with radiant heat.  The only resistance I’ve ever had to tile in a kitchen was the cold feeling.  The radiant heat system has definitely taken that factor away.