330 Homes Fall 2023

dream house

Double wood framed glass back doors open into an expansive recreational area, featuring an in-ground pool with a small waterfall and a 1,064-square-foot pool house, with an additional 540 square feet of space woodburning fireplace. “They really wanted an oasis,” says Terry Carter, the site superintendent for Fidei Build, “a space where they could hang out and relax.” The relaxation extends to maintenance. The pool is bordered by artificial turf from Bob & Pete’s Floors in Canton. “We didn’t want anything around the pool that we’d have to mow and blow grass into the pool,” says Emily. The pool house features a washer and dryer, a full bathroom and a full under an attached veranda, including a kitchen in addition to indoor leisure space. “It’s basically a fully functioning unit,” Randy says. “This gives us the ability to have an in-law

suite if we needed it for our parents.” Inside the main home, Emily describes the decor as eclectic, furnished with family pieces and some she

“I really love taking something that was a treasure at one time and bringing it new life,” Emily says. While the main living area, as well as the rest of the house, is primarily white with espresso brown accents, it gets warmed up by natural wooden beams. They and the fireplace mantels are from a barn that was taken down in Mantua.

The home itself has a walk-out primary suite — “We wanted to open our door and skip right out to the pool,” Emily says — with a gas fireplace on espresso brown panels that provide an accent. There are his-and hers walk-in closets (Emily’s contains a single-person sauna, which she finds therapeutic) and a bathroom with a large shower as well as a soaker tub.

found and reused. The sink in the half bathroom by the

kitchen is a repurposed Victorian-era dry sink, and a vanity in the upstairs bathroom was picked from the side of the road and repainted.

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