A Family Home Obviously the house contains a workshop for Chip's arsenal of tools, however it's also exceptionally personable, with sink-right-in seating, indestructible hardware, plus a kitchen-adjacent playroom, in which children Mac, 6; Mara, 4; and JT, 1, hang outside. "We wanted a place where family and friends would feel comfortable enough to drop by, stay, eat, and perform everywhere," says Chip. Nevertheless, his favorite thing about his house may be its location: "We're just a couple of miles away from The Home Depot and a Lowe's!"
Exterior Earth-toned fieldstone, brick, and cedar shingles give the home an old-world appearance. "Yes, it is a big home, but it does not look forced," says Chip. "It is the kind of structure that could have been constructed 200 years back and will look good 200 years from today."
Kitchen The centerpiece of this kitchen is your 12-foot-long island, which Chip designed using a terrazzo top (a composite substance usually made from natural and concrete rock or glass). "It's our fun epicenter," he states. Red stools scored on overstock.com for approximately $50 each strike a cheerful note from the ol' custom cabinets and walnut hardwood flooring. The large chrome necklace is from Circa Lighting.
Butler's Pantry A transitional spot between the kitchen and the dining area, the pantry features the exact same style of cabinets as from the kitchen, just painted marine blue. For the stunner of a backsplash, Chip created his own "tiles" by cutting walnut planks, then lacquering them they're water-resistant. "This is my dawn coffee-making spot," he says--but the area also serves as a pub for celebrations with its stocked wine fridge.
Music Space With a household filled with music lovers-- himself has been playing the guitar for 25 years--he understood he needed to conjure part of the great room as a spot for tinkering and singing around the piano. Sheet music consumed and printed onto canvases functions as artwork. Chip wired iron garden ornaments to flip them in to one-of-a-kind light fixtures.
Fantastic Room With its 20-foot vaulted ceiling and 8-foot windows, this room could've felt overwhelming. However, Chip maintained things comfy, creating a seating area in the front of the fireplace, that was built from the same fieldstone as the outside. A Four Hands coffee table and also a Karastan rug anchor the area, which includes swivel chairs from Lee Industries and leather sofas from the Wades' older property. "They're so perfect for napping, I couldn't give them up," Chip says.
Rec Room "This family is serious about Ping-Pong," states Chip. "We have people over for tournaments." The basement rec room can fit dozens of opponents and has flooring padded with spongy, commercial-grade vinyl tiles to produce matches kinder on toes. The ceiling is lined with dimpled, light-bouncing aluminum squares typically found in gyms and garages.
Workshop At roughly 2,000 square foot, Chip's basement workshop would be the size of a home-- he uses every square inch. "We've shot scenes for HGTV here, plus I'm constantly having friends over so I can assist them build things," he says. Even his son Mac gets in on the action. "He will draw up plans for submarines and stuff, and then we create them together."
A Chip DIY Processor laser-cut each piece of this complex wood art installation, which comprises inside jokes and Atlanta references.
Mac's Room The airplane shelf (a different Processor DIY) sets an adventurous tone for Mac's bedroom that is also reflected in the Pottery Barn Kids sheets along with Tommy Hilfiger license plate pillows. The antique beds may not be "anything beautiful," states Chip, but they have strong family ties: Chip, his daddy, and his uncle allslept on them as kids.
Master Bedroom Because it is not unusual for all five Wades to stack into Chip and Pauli's bed, he wanted everything to feel plush. A custom double headboard, upholstered in felt and linen, makes a comfortable backrest and can be tall enough to appear substantial from the oversize room. Similarly larger-than-usual furniture --a Lee Industries love chair instead of a bench, 48-inch-long Crate & Barrel tables rather than nightstands--fill the remaining portion of the space.
Master Bath Carrara marble tiles, glossy chrome Circa Lighting lights, and also a hand-applied Venetian plaster accent wall earn this space the name of "most lavish in the home," says Chip. But that doesn't mean everything cost a pretty penny. The X-stool is in the antiques market, and the towel basket is a reduction home store find.
Mudroom Outfitted with cubbies, pins, along with a deep bench, the mudroom helps maintain the chaos that comes with three small kids included. Processor constructed the setup utilizing tongue-and-groove cypress siding left over from the ceiling of the front porch. "I made almost this whole area from scrap materials," he says. On the lower shelf, super-durable vinyl-coated bins from steelecanvas.com hold shoes and sports gear.
Yard Much of the house's 2 1/2 acres are wooded, with a creek running through it, "so that it feels like we're in the middle of nowhere even though it is just a short drive to any store," says Chip. While the Wades strategy to maintain a lot of the property wild, they have included a retaining wall as well as a patio and a fire pit. "I need to do more landscaping also," he states. "The projects never finish!"
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