A Bright and Beautiful Home in Nashville

A Bright and Beautiful Home in Nashville

I think there’s something to a well-styled home. It has to feel finished, full and lived-in, but without so many things that the beauty of the pieces gets lost. It needs a good balance of intentional styling and casual living. This 1920s Nashville, TN home styles modern-minimal and eclectic-vintage with a refined eye. I can’t get enough of it.

Stylist and photographer couple, Caroline and Clark Brewer, are Nashville natives and high school sweethearts. They bought their 1920s home three years ago in an unfamiliar neighborhood. “It is an older area with lots of Victorian and craftsman-style homes, which are very charming and full of character. We really never even knew it existed, but when we started house-hunting we fell in love with the area. The neighborhood has really taken off since then with new restaurants and coffee shops popping up all over the place,” Caroline says. Their house was move-in ready and easy to make their own right away. “We added our touch with wallpaper and paint colors which, to our amazement, revolutionized the feel of the space,” says Caroline.

Clark and Caroline have taken their professional work home when it comes to creating moments within the space. Their composition throughout the house is on-point. Each room is filled with layers of colorful art and objects paired with subdued walls and plenty of white accents. Vintage and modern details meet seemlessly while natural light and architectural elements give this pretty home even more dimension and character. Caroline says, “My main goal was to create a space that really felt like home, a cozy haven for us to rest, relax, and be inspired. We have some big, longterm dreams of adding on and possibly building a studio garage in the backyard, but for now, our small home has all the space the two of us need!” —Lauren

All photography by Clark Brewer

Full Source List:

LIVING ROOM:

Wire chairs – Amazon

White pillow with diamonds and small arrowhead pillow – Cadeau, Nashville

Sheepskin chair covers – IKEA

Coffee table – West Elm

Blue floral rug – vintage

Tall lamp with Edison bulb – CB2

Orange pouf – vintage

Basket under shelves – Nate Berkus for Target

Small lamp with Edison bulb – Cadeau, Nashville

Black candle – Imogene + Willie

Confetti Riot large geometric canvas

Antlers – vintage

Sketch of man on top shelf – Chris Coleman

Black darkroom timer – vintage

“Be a good friend” lettering – Chelsea Petaja

Gold multi-dimensional paperweight – Anthropologie

Small animals – West Elm

Acrylic table – CB2

Sheepskin rug – vintage

Silver industrial chair – vintage

Bowling pins – vintage

Trim & shelving: White Dove – Benjamin Moore

Walls: Sleigh Bells – Benjamin Moore

DINING ROOM:

Table – vintage

Bench – vintage

Rug – West Elm (outdoor rug!)

Credenza – West Elm

White chairs – West Elm

Trim: White Dove – Benjamin Moore

Walls: Alaskan Husky – Benjamin Moore

BREAKFAST ROOM:

Table – CB2

Chairs—vintage

Ironing board – vintage

Clock – West Elm

Wine glasses – Anthropologie

Walls: Horizon – Benjamin Moore

BEDROOM:

Wallpaper – Flavor Paper

Sconces – onefortythree Wallace Lamp

Rug – Rugs USA

Duvet and euro pillows – Anthropologie

Bedside table – Target

Dresser – vintage

Lamp – Bed, Bath & Beyond

Yellow abstract art – Britt Bass

Walls: Decorator’s White – Benjamin Moore

1/20 The home opens up into the living room. It definitely is a warm and cheery welcome. Caroline and Clark's mix of eras and styles is displayed cohesively and beautifully.

2/20 Caroline loves her vintage rug and fiddle leaf fig in this corner. She lives by the rule that every room should have a living thing to make it complete.

3/20 Caroline's father built this bookcase for them. They've mixed vintage pieces and art with modern ones. It's styled without being overdone, too busy or too sparse.

4/20 Caroline styles with sentiment. "I like the mix of modern art with the old picture of my great grandmother," she says.

5/20 "The art is from a local Nashville artist, the incense teepee is a travel memento from Ojai, California," says Caroline.

6/20 This plywood bench was made by a Nashville artist. Caroline and Clark display their ever-growing coffee table book and magazine collection on and in it.

7/20 The desk in their living room is another example of the perfect combination of old and new. "The acrylic table is one of my favorite things in my house. It was a housewarming gift from my mom. Also, I love the sheepskin rug that I found at an estate sale," says Caroline.

8/20 Clark and Caroline Brewer on the porch of their 1920 home.

9/20 The Brewers make old pieces look new and new pieces feel well loved. This extra surface in their kitchen can be used for prep or service.

10/20 The breakfast room is the perfect nook for their table, chairs and eclectic art collection.

11/20 Like the other items in their home, most of their art pieces have a story. "I found the floral painting at a flea market in Provence, France," says Caroline.

12/20 The vintage table and bench in the dining room are paired beautifully with chairs, credenza and rug, all from West Elm.

13/20 "The chalkboard art was made by a friend of mine. I found the chalkboard for $5. It is some of the first art that we added after moving into our home," says Caroline.

14/20 The bed was purchased with the house. Clark and Caroline painted it white to make it fit with their aesthetic.

15/20 Caroline's accessories are displayed on the bedroom wall.

18/20 The natural light, vintage furniture and modern accessories round out the bedroom.

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