LAVERNA RETREAT HOUSE INSTALL
In an effort to eliminate glare and decrease heat gain, Hudgins contracted Smith Blind and Awning to install automated honeycomb blinds by Hunter, which lower and raise simultaneously with the touch of a button.
LAVERNA RETREAT HOUSE WINDOWS
In the breakfast room, two walls of floor-to-ceiling windows overlook the pool, fountains and back gardens. A large abstract painting by Annie Richardson hangs on an exposed brick wall. Drawers throughout the kitchen are designed to softly shut with just a touch. The island’s countertop is lit from underneath to provide a soft glow through the quartz counter with the added benefit of illuminating the island’s interior drawers, while two large prismatic pendants provide task lighting overhead.
He also devised the quartz countertop’s sexy, waterfall effect on the island and the cabinetry’s diamond shaped detail. Hudgins designed the glass-fronted, upper cabinets with walnut lined interiors over the sink and devised the clever “X” detail. A built-in Wolf steamer is located adjacent to the oversized, effortlessly-adaptable stainless steel galley sink, which Mary describes as “the best thing ever invented.” The backsplash is oversized subway tile of Calcutta Gold marble found at ACME Brick. Key Millwork built the custom cabinetry throughout the space and were the source for the kitchen’s Sub Zero refrigerator and Wolf Range. Floors are hand-scraped wood planks that carry through the public spaces downstairs. It is so easy to work in our kitchen now.” That said, the newly designed space is ready for its close-up. “It’s been a dramatic difference from before and after. “Before, our house was dark colors with lots of natural wood,” says Mary. One of the greatest transformations during the renovation was the Eaves’ kitchen, resulting in a transcendent experience for the homeowner. As part of the renovation, the area underneath the stairs was reclaimed as a smart storage for the homeowners’ china and tableware. The ceiling is painted a subtle metallic gold with pearlized gold crown molding. The foyer flows effortlessly into the casually elegant dining room centered around a Brazilian Baroque table with chairs upholstered in an Asian-inspired velvet with leather seats. Hudgins and Mary commissioned Moses to create a large abstract painting to hang above the staircase. Lucite and gilt sconces flank either side of the mirror. Upon entering the home, a large, gilded sunburst mirror above a Brazilian Baroque chest greets guests with their reflections. Now we are so ready to relax and enjoy our home and gardens. Says Mary, “For two years, we lived through many phases of renovations. Outside, contractor Eddie Flanigen was tasked with overseeing the addition of a luxurious, heated and chilled pool and spa and outdoor cooking area, as well as a garage addition. Under the discerning eye of Hudgins, the Eaves’ home was masterfully transformed by general contractor Robert Stone.
LAVERNA RETREAT HOUSE UPDATE
On the agenda for the renovation was a refresh of most of the home, which had undergone a Tish Miller and Margaret Moses update in the foyer, dining room and master bathroom several years back. Local designer and close friend of the Eaves, Gregory Hudgins, was given carte blanche when tasked with updating the home which had been lovingly built in the 1980s. A generous flagstone path winds its way through beds of yaupon holly, caladiums, azalea, native iris and elegantly topiaried juniper to the front door which is given character with a wrought iron and glass window and arched fanlight. LaVerna, the Catholic nuns’ retreat, creates a never to be spoiled green space directly across from the Eaves’ front gardens. Easy to live in and easy to love are trademarks of Mary and John Eaves’ well-appointed home and carefully planned gardens.
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