LINDSAY EDGERTON AND HER husband, Brandon, never had any intention of moving from their Craftsman-style home in Myers Park. “We were just at the point where we felt like we were finally getting settled into the home, and it was exactly how we wanted it,” Edgerton says. Until one day, one of their close friends, a builder with MVP Construction, called them and told them about a lot for sale that backs up to Freedom Park. “It was only a few minutes from where we lived, it was located on a street we’ve always loved, and it’s by the nature museum. It checked all the boxes for us,” Edgerton says.
The couple realized that what they thought was their forever home was actually not. So they sold their house, bought the house on the prime lot, razed the existing home, and began the design process from scratch. The Edgertons had worked with designer Maggie Crandall of Crandall Haus on their previous home, and they knew that they would enlist her again along with Mermans Architecture & Design and MVP Construction. “Having Maggie on board from the very beginning of the building and design process was invaluable,” Edgerton says.
Crandall felt the same. “Lindsay and Brandon really trusted me,” the designer says. “It makes the process a lot easier when there’s that trust and bond there from the beginning. The product turns out one hundred times better when you see the vision through to the end.”
While their previous home skewed more traditional in style, the Edgertons knew that they wanted something a bit more streamlined, clean,and modern. “I think I was really stuck on that California vibe of lots of neutrals, browns, nudes, and blacks,” Edgerton says. “Our previous home always felt a little dark, so we really wanted this one to feel lighter and brighter.” To achieve the level of neutral her clients wanted without and MVP Construction. “Having Maggie on board from the very beginning of the building and design process was invaluable,” Edgerton says.
Crandall felt the same. “Lindsay and Brandon really trusted me,” the designer says. “It makes the process a lot easier when there’s that trust and bond there from the beginning. The product turns out one hundred times better when you see the vision through to the end.”
While their previous home skewed more traditional in style, the Edgertons knew that they wanted something a bit more streamlined, clean, and modern. “I think I was really stuck on that California vibe of lots of neutrals, browns, nudes, and blacks,” Edgerton says. “Our previous home always felt a little dark, so we really wanted this one to feel lighter and brighter.” To achieve the level of neutral her clients wanted without of traditional elements done in a more updated way,” she explains. “There are ceiling and wall moldings, which are more traditional, and plaster on the walls, but all of it is done with more modern lighting on top of it. I think it looks really sophisticated but still really fun.”
In the downstairs game room, Crandall designed the vertical strips of white oak, a nod to more traditional shiplap detail. She took a similar approach in the owner’s suite by adding shiplap to the ceiling. The custom fourposter bed by Kauffman & Co. is complemented with not one but two contemporary wallpapers by Schumacher and Jennifer Latimer. “Because there’s no color in this room, we wanted to add some interest with pattern, which we did with the wallpaper choices,” Crandall explains. Knowing that her clients trusted her implicitly and could be pushed in a more modern direction, Crandall chose contemporary lighting throughout the entire home. A beaded chandelier by Palecek hangs in the living room, while in the nearby kitchen, she added a large woven pendant by Hudson Valley and sconces by Visual Comfort. The same design choice occurred in the owner's suite, where a metal Worlds Away chandelier hangs above the bed.
Having her client’s absolute trust helped Crandall effortlessly design the home she knew the Edgertons imagined when they first enlisted her help. “That trust is so crucial to the design process, and Lindsay and Brandon were great to work with,” Crandall says. Likewise, the Edgertons are elated with the result, not wanting to change a single thing. “Maggie just knows us inside and out, so we knew she’d design a home that was perfect for our family,” Edgerton concludes.