![]() When the lot went up for sale in 2013, Dustin and Burton jumped on it, and while all who see the home today would disagree, Dustin says it’s a continual work in progress.ĭustin finds ongoing inspiration in trips to flea markets and to High Point Furniture Market (he and Susan made many an action-packed trip while the home was being built), and in adding to the couple’s art collection. The couple fell in love with the area years ago, a dynamic community steeped in history and natural beauty. The homeowners, who always bring a sense of humor to the design process, like to say that their home has an old soul. ![]() The home is new construction with a contemporary vibe, but it is also infused with vintage items: reclaimed beams, old dressers transformed into vanities, and a pair of 300-year-old church gates, straight from Louisiana, that welcomes guests into the courtyard in the back. The end result is clean contrasts of varying hues, as well as a perfect balance of old and new. ![]() While Dustin favored vibrant greens, Susan infused the home with other colors that, alongside Dustin’s choices, add punch, such as the orange bands on the dining chairs and the cobalt-lacquered piece that occupies the breakfast room. ![]() Interior designer Susan Tollefsen is quick to give all the credit to homeowners Dustin Smith and Burton Buffaloe (“I was just the sounding board and the accessorizer,” she says), but admits to weighing in a little more heavily when it came to colors. As the sun rises over the University Park region in Raleigh, it illuminates a network of greenways and parks, nestled beside no shortage of eclectic homes.īut one stunning, stylish house in particular perfectly melds a designer’s vision with a homeowner’s vision and the result fuels the imaginations of all who enter. ![]()
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