Kasey and Shawn Conyers are no strangers to Victorian Village. They have lived in the neighborhood for more than ten years. They originally bought a home in the neighborhood several years ago that they fixed up and resold when they decided they wanted more space to raise their family. They love the walkability diversity of Victorian Village and ultimately decided to stay in the neighborhood. Their current beautiful home provides plenty of space for them and their two little boys and two dogs. It has 2900 square feet, four bedrooms and 3.5 baths. When they found the house, they feel in love with the architectural details, nice size of the rooms and layout of the floors.
The couple are only the fifth owners to live in the house. The house was lucky to survive tough times by not being divided into multiple apartments; instead a couple of families had come together at times and just shared the entire space. The last owners had done some renovating and documented everything. Which was cool to have, says Kasey, but sometimes seeing what they did – like paint beautifully dark stained trim over with white – was a little sad. They do have the original deed to their house!
Kasey and Shawn both have backgrounds in design – she runs her own business, Bliss Wedding & Event Design, and he is an architect. They have been working on the house a little at a time. When the weather got nice after they first moved in, they painted the exterior. Shawn did most of it himself, except for the third floor turret. Inside the turret is Kasey’s home office. It is a wonderful space with four windows that fill the space with light. A great place to spur creative thinking! The room also includes Shawn’s home workspace and a play area for the boys. It is a great arrangement that allows Kasey to keep her boys at home while she works.
The couple also likes to collect art. They have several paintings by their friend Shawn Savage, including ‘Monalisa’ and ‘ Split Personality.’ They have also bought some pieces at the CCAD Art Sale.
Their goal for the house is to give it a ‘modern comfortable’ style while keeping and enhancing some of the character of the house. One of Shawn’s favorite moments about the house is the wonderful front door and its handle. The starburst on the porch is also a favorite. The house was covered in carpet by the last owners, so they are working to remove that and restore the wood floors. Some future projects include removing wallpaper, updating bathrooms and redoing the kitchen. Because the house had been sitting vacant for awhile before they purchased it, they also have a backyard full of work. But they plan on being there for quite awhile to raise their family so they look forward to making the house their own.
