Tour a Grand Kentucky Home With Laid-Back Style

When Abby and Jonathan Webb were searching for a house around Lexington, Kenutcky, it took no time for them to decide on this one. Located in a walkable neighborhood and built in 1908, it was completely renovated and bigger than they’d expected to find at more than 4,000 square feet. Given some of its grand features, like double front doors and a marble floor in the kitchen, they made sure their relaxed style came through. “To us, a place that looks nice but where you can plop down and put up your feet feels like home,” says Abby. Working with designer Isabel Ladd, they filled it with welcoming materials and notably friendly colors like blue, yellow and pink. “Both of us garden and spend a lot of time outside, so we wanted to bring that organic feel indoors,” says Abby. And if they trek in a little dirt, well then, they’re just living the life.

With a colossal portico and its stucco exterior, the house was already beautiful. An edible garden cultivated a wild side. "Plants just put people at ease, which is why we have them all over our place," says Abby.

A pair of sofas with different patterns (from Anthropologie) feels informal and totally cool. To celebrate their Kentucky roots, the homeowners have a coffee table built with maple from the state and a Fibreworks rug made of hemp, a crop grown in the area.

The drapes and antique light fixture came with the house. “They’re kind of formal but beautiful, so we made them fun,” says Abby. She and designer Isabel chose a peppy rug (from the Nashville Rug Gallery), chairs with birds on the backs (from Ballard Designs) and a large piece of abstract art (from Chairish) over the credenza. The table, by Gabby, is an easygoing combo of wood and metal.