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FeedA Labor of Love
A 6,000-square-foot work of art started life as a circa 1959 ranch house.
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The Deavers gave the house paint and polish, but soon were itching to make more substantive changes. “Like so many major renovations, it began with a kitchen remodel,” says Cynthia. “Then, it got ‘scope creep.’ ” Serious scope creep. They hired Tennessee architect Michael Murdock, whose portfolio included a museum and a filmmaker’s studio. The Deavers moved to a condo, and the bulk of the original house was demolished to make way for an ambitious vision of contemporary living.
“When I was a child, the father of my best friend was an architect, and she lived in a wonderful modern house. I have wanted to create my own since then,” says Cynthia. Taking inspiration from the quintessential California homes designed by Richard Neutra and Shelton, Mindel & Associates, the plan was for “something modern but not cold, minimal but comfortable” to take advantage of the beauty of the site and to lend itself to entertaining.
