Homes / Private Quarters / Splurge
A European vacation in their backyard
Text: Chris Reinolds; photo: Elissa Eubanks
Nicole Mathison and her husband, Dean, found their home while looking for design inspiration for their lake house. They moved into it in February. Mathison said she admires the stone archways in the grand entrance that "bring the outdoors in. We love French and Tuscan style and this had both." The design was inspired by a French chateau. "Even unfurnished it felt homey," she said of the 13,000-square-foot home. "We don't like the real formal marble kind of home."