The navy Kashan rug set the blue, cream and taupe color scheme of the living area when Marie Turner’s condo was rebuilt following a fire. Mirroring one wall gives the illusion of twice the space. A great conversation starter is the brass chandelier suspended in a corner of the room above a Delft tulipiere.
Marie Turner’s great-nephew, Jake Kelley, made the painting above the silver chest at right for her rebuilt residence. The corner cupboard behind the oval dining table was one of the few furniture pieces to survive the 2011 fire.
A collection of silver and enamel pillboxes was uncovered after digging through 3 feet of ash left by the fire. Marie Turner’s great-nephew, Jake Kelley, made the painting above the silver chest at right for her rebuilt residence. The corner cupboard behind the oval dining table was one of the few furniture pieces to survive the 2011 fire.
Marie Turner changed the workflow plan of her kitchen to a U-shape from its previous L-shape, giving her more wall space for cabinets and more counter space. Blue and white glass tiles beneath the cabinets coordinate with the sky-blue wall color and white-painted cabinets.
A glass vessel sink is a focal point of the guest bath.Marie Turner was in Florida on a family vacation when she got the call that her home was on fire.
Her condo, along with seven other units at Belvoir Hills Estates, was destroyed in the November 2011 blaze that spread through the East Ridge townhomes. During the 16-hour ride home with friends, Turner says she sat in the car’s back seat and began taking inventory.
“I have a good memory, so I just started at the front door and listed everything as I would see them when I walked through each room,” she says.
The resulting 52-page list included items from clothes and furniture to individual books and trinkets. That was the first step in what turned out to be a year-long rebuilding process, she says.
But the trauma of losing her life’s possessions evolved into the anticipation of remodeling and updating her home as the rebuilding process got under way. Like the proverbial phoenix rising from the ashes, the eight units were rebuilt with owners having the option to customize their decor choices in the process.