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Wrightsville Abode

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To open the space, plaster walls and ceilings were demolished. The big reveal? Two-by-eight ceiling joists and inlaid tongue-in-groove wood panels. Exposing the original beams adds volume to the interior. Authentic red oak floors are refinished.
To open the space, plaster walls and ceilings were demolished. The big reveal? Two-by-eight ceiling joists and inlaid tongue-in-groove wood panels. Exposing the original beams adds volume to the interior. Authentic red oak floors are refinished.
Recognized by the Town of Wrightsville Beach Historic Landmark Commission and also the Historic Wilmington Foundation, this authentic Mediterranean Revival stucco home is the only one of its kind in Wrightsville Beach, NC.
Recognized by the Town of Wrightsville Beach Historic Landmark Commission and also the Historic Wilmington Foundation, this authentic Mediterranean Revival stucco home is the only one of its kind in Wrightsville Beach, NC.
Blending warm honey blonde tones, with cool, crisp white walls and upholstered seating. The wood finish of floors is echoed in furnishings in a fusion of two aesthetics: Streamlined Scandanavian meets Down Under Minimalism. The results? A perfect union of historic preservation with a twist.
Blending warm honey blonde tones, with cool, crisp white walls and upholstered seating. The wood finish of floors is echoed in furnishings in a fusion of two aesthetics: Streamlined Scandanavian meets Down Under Minimalism. The results? A perfect union of historic preservation with a twist.
The kitchen expanded by sacrificing a portion of the third bedroom. What footprint remained was claimed for a home office.
The kitchen expanded by sacrificing a portion of the third bedroom. What footprint remained was claimed for a home office.
Preserving the Shore Acres model home -- without upsetting its local and regional historic landmark status, or disturbing the neighborhood vibe -- Ross Tomaselli, homeowner, and Tanner Konrady, custom home builder, retrofit the interior for modern living.
Preserving the Shore Acres model home -- without upsetting its local and regional historic landmark status, or disturbing the neighborhood vibe -- Ross Tomaselli, homeowner, and Tanner Konrady, custom home builder, retrofit the interior for modern living.
Meet the Tomasellis, Wrightsville Aboders Left to right, Ross Tomaselli & Romeo + Bryce Tomaselli & Juliet in the living room of their Wrightsville abode.
Meet the Tomasellis, Wrightsville Aboders Left to right, Ross Tomaselli & Romeo + Bryce Tomaselli & Juliet in the living room of their Wrightsville abode.

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From Marimar McNaughton

Even though it was designed as a template home for a proposed year ’round community, almost 100 years earlier, the tiny little cottage on Live Oak Drive on Harbor Island in Wrightsville Beach is the first, and last, abode of its time.
Enter the Tomasellis, thirty-something Ross and Bryce, who -- on this man made island -- fell for the 1928 Shore Acres Model Home, a vintage cottage with uniquely Moroccan traits. Head over heels, the young couple embraced the idea of preserving its quirky architecture. Think parapet wall, arcaded entry, stucco exterior. In a word: it’s quaint. But quaint doesn’t quite cut it the way it used to, not in one of coastal Carolina’s most popular destinations. What the new owners were looking for was open, sustainable living furnished with Scandinavian Simplicity and Down Under Minimalism. Protected by historic preservation covenants that prevented an alterations to the exterior, the interior gutting began in January 2020 and wrapped in June, when Ross carried Bryce across the threshold -- with their two Australian sheepdogs, Juliet and Romeo, attending.