The Estate

Location: Bryson City, North Carolina

Completed: 2013

  • Construction workers wearing safety gear and high-visibility clothing constructing a wooden roof frame on a building site with scaffolding, overlooking a landscape of trees and mountains.

  • House in North Carolina with a large front porch, surrounded by greenery and trees, and a hammock in the yard.

  • Interior view of a spiral wooden staircase with black metal railing inside a house with wooden floors and walls.

  • Living room with a high wooden ceiling, stone fireplace, two leather armchairs, a beige sofa, and a ceiling fan.

  • Living room with a stone fireplace, large windows, vintage furniture, a colorful area rug, and decorative artwork above the fireplace.

  • Interior of a home with a wooden staircase and a decorative metal railing, hardwood floors, wooden walls, and a black wrought iron front door.

  • Front porch of a house with a gabled wooden roof, stone facade, black double doors, and sitting area with a metal bench and wooden rocking chairs.

  • Cozy reading nook with built-in window seat surrounded by bookshelves filled with books, featuring a large window with a mountain view, a green ceiling lamp, and throw pillows on the seat.

  • A ceiling light fixture with a glass shade hanging above a window, with a quote by Mark Twain on the wall beneath the light, reading: 'The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read.'