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Home Town: A Forever Home and a Fine Southern Porch

Erin and Ben Napier help a couple relocating from Arizona fashion a traditional Southern home – with a great front porch and some casually comfortable features – in one of Laurel's oldest houses.

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All About the Porch

Everybody loves a porch ...
  Because porches are magical.

—Erin Napier

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The Hogue House

With its varied interiors, this renovation purposefully integrates the old with the new — with traditional, formal spaces at the front of the home balanced with more casual, family friendly spaces at the rear. This newly renovated den has been updated with a dark stained wood mantel and warm, neutral colors to help create a relaxed feel.

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The Hogue House

Ben and Erin created a chef-worthy kitchen for two professional cooks. The newly expanded kitchen features a full walk-in pantry as well as an original butler's pantry and two massive kitchen islands.

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The Hogue House

The formal living room takes full advantage of a beautiful fireplace and amazing original bead board. "I'm going through a rug thing," said Erin. "Rugs on the wall and on the floors." Here she made use of a vintage rug as a wall hanging, providing visual interest and a nice contrast with the pale blue walls.

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