Mom and I are both born and bred North Carolina girls. We lived in Manhattan for a while when I was little (Dad did, too. We didn’t leave him at home…), but, overall, we’re kind of good with small towns and slow paces.
But, every now and then, I think it’s natural to imagine what something else would be like, to dream of dashing off to your favorite big city to be in the middle of the hustle and bustle.
To trade carpool for walking to school, yards for rooftop decks and houses for brownstones.
If you’ve never imagined brownstone living, this exquisite one from Lisa Tharp might just change your mind.
The architectural details alone might be enough to convince us.
Every, single place you look, Tharp has created a home, has created a moment.
This is the kind of brownstone that you need to tour again and again to take in every lovely, luscious square inch of style.
It’s the kind of place that makes you think you could be made for city living, after all.
But, then again, there really is no place like home.
Photography | Read McKendree|@readmckendree
Architecture | Mellowes & Paladino Architects
Renovation | J.W. Construction
If I ever doubted that, last weekend at the Best of Our State Weekend, hosted by North Carolina’s incredible Our State Magazine confirmed it. (If you’re thinking of moving here, one issue and you won’t be able to fathom living anywhere else. You’ve been warned.) One of my bucket list items has always been to speak at an Our State weekend, and, last weekend, I got to cross it off. The crazy part is, I never actually told anyone I wanted to speak there. It just happened. I love those moments best.
You know how sometimes you’ve wanted to do something for a long time and it isn’t as good as you thought? This was NOT one of those times. It was SO MUCH BETTER than I even imagined. Huge, huge thanks to Our State for having me, The Carolina Hotel in Pinehurst for hosting us, and, most of all, to the 800 amazing readers who showed up on their Saturday afternoon to cheer me on. Walking into 2020 so grateful!
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Good Morning Girls,
Wow you were a speaker at the Our State event! That’s awesome.
Lisa Tharp’s brownstone is heavenly, I always dreamed of living in the City. I grew up in a town on Long Island and would take the Rail Road into the City for shows, shopping, etc. New York City is always referred to as “The City”.
xo
Patty
Having lived “in the city”…do I miss the constant noise, etc…not a bit. One has to come out of that beautiful home…sometime…*sigh* Being able to “compare” is a luxury…