These homeowners, parents of three daughters, made a move toward their retirement years when they bought this forever home outside Atlanta. Design-wise, they were starting some scratch, so friends recommended Meriwether Design Group. After checking out the designers’ work on Houzz, the couple called the firm to help them make their new build their own. Designer Meriwether McAdams had a hand in every inch of the design, including the cabinetry, finishes, lighting, furniture and architectural details such as ceiling beams, paneling and a new fireplace surround.
“They were getting close to having an empty nest, and this house is within walking distance of Marietta Square,” McAdams says. The square is a popular draw in Marietta, as it’s full of cute shops and restaurants. The couple knew they wanted neutrals, particularly contrasting black and white. The designer worked closely with them to add comforting organic and soft touches that keep the black-and-white contrast from feeling too stark.
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Who lives here: This is the vacation home of a couple with three adult children
Location: Near Woodstock, Vermont
Size: 5,290 square feet (491 square meters); five bedrooms, six bathrooms
Designers: Ann Shriver Sargent (interior design), David Sargent (architectural design), Sargent Design
Timber frame: Bensonwood
Builder: Housewright Construction
The original home on the more than 100-acre property is a cape-style farmhouse built in 1823. Its longtime owners — whose primary residence is in Massachusetts — hired David and Ann Shriver Sargent, the husband-and-wife team behind interior and architectural design firm Sargent Design, to build a guesthouse when the farmhouse started to feel too small for their growing family and friends.
The farmhouse is situated close to the road, at the bottom of a hill. To accommodate the property’s slope while staying true to the local architecture, the Sargents proposed modeling the guest quarters on a traditional timber-framed banked barn — a style of barn that’s built into a hillside, with “ground-level” entrances on two separate floors. The couple gave a thumbs up, then largely handed over the reins.
This mudroom entrance is next to the garage on the lowest level, which is essentially a walkout basement. Ann Sargent, who handled all of the interior design, placed antique rugs atop the heated slate floor and plenty of hooks on the wall to catch jackets as visitors come in from the cold. All of the home’s exterior doors, including this one, are made of reclaimed chestnut and have custom strap hinges and doorknob escutcheon (back) plates made by Vermont Country Iron.
Scroll to the bottom to see the floor plans for all three levels.
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