The Tellico Village chapter of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs will commemorate 20 years of service to the community during the 20th annual charity home tour, which is set for 1-5 p.m. Sunday.
The event will include tours of five Tellico Village homes decorated for Thanksgiving or Christmas, as well as a reception and boutique at the Yacht Club.
Cost is $15 and tickets are available from any Women’s Club member, as well as at several outlets including Village Salon, Sloan’s and Broadway Florist. All proceeds go to local charities.
Following is information on the five homes that will be featured in the tour:
Art and Dee Butler, 225 Konawa Lane
A combination of stone and brick adorned with bronze gutters sets the atmosphere for this formal, European-styled home. A French, marble-topped bombe chest of burlwood, adorned with gold ormolu decorations, sits alongside numerous Persian rugs in the Butler home.
Mike Summey Builders completed the 3,400-square-foot home, and the Butlers decorated it themselves with their treasures. Art’s precious oil paintings adorn many of the walls, including one in the formal dining room whose wood floor is covered with another Persian rug. The open floor plan houses the living room, breakfast room and kitchen with stainless appliances and granite counters.
This leads to a large screened porch, and all overlook the lake and beautifully terraced grounds. The master suite has a sitting area adorned with a Venetian chandelier and more Persian carpets in the bedroom and bathroom. A glass block window lets in the light in the bathroom and gives privacy. A guest room and full bath as well as Art’s study round out this floor.
Art’s U.S. Army background is showcased, as well as that of his father and his son, who is following in Art’s footsteps as a member of the service.
The lower level family room has a wet bar and also contains Dee’s office area. Her quilting room is equipped for all of her sewing needs and includes a vertical quilt planning wall. The family room leads to a covered patio. A guest suite overlooks the lake, and the formal flower beds are designed so that there is always a plant in bloom during the growing seasons.
Marilyn Morete, 132 Saligugi Way
The white painted brick and black wrought iron railings on the exterior provide a country French or eclectic interior in interior designer Morete’s home, and Ken Hennebert’s landscaping also gives the French feel to the exterior. She has renovated and changed the function of rooms in this 2,500-square-foot, one-level hideaway.
Situated on a hill, the backloading garage allows views of the lake from all of the front living areas. The open floor planned living room, kitchen and dining room areas are bedecked in silk drapery panels and sitting areas sited to the views. The home also has a cathedral ceiling. Built-ins display treasures and collectibles from Italy, including Murano glass and Italian porcelain. The former dining room is entered through French doors between them and is now dubbed the “Pub Room,” which is a space to watch television and listen to the fountain on the rear patio that Marilyn said gives her the feeling of living beside a stream.
The room can double as another dining space by using the Empire table or a guest room, utilizing the pullout sofa there after closing the draperies over the French doors.
The master bedroom and bath feature dual Venetian mirrors. Marilyn described this area as a true ladies boudoir, complete with a restful sitting area. The right side houses a glassed solarium and meditation room complete with another calming fountain. The back of the house is reached by traversing down the “antler hall” to the guest suite, also decorated with cool blues. This wing also houses the office, and the laundry room on the way to the garage.
Mick and Sue Luers, 100 Chogi Way
The Luers’ 5,000-square-foot beige brick home sits on three lots in Toqua Coves and is privately secluded in the trees giving them a birds-eye view of the lake.
Jim Weaver of Weaver Homes designed the home to fit the Luers’ needs and wants and showed their home during the Parade of Homes. Darcy Weaver was the interior designer and Landscapes by Pam did the landscaping, including the raised beds for vegetables, herbs and fruit bushes. The upper level houses a gourmet kitchen for Mick with a large prep island, combination gas and induction stove top, double convection ovens, warming drawer, built-in refrigerator and dish washer, as well as both equipment and food pantries.
The breakfast room leads out to a screened porch and deck for smoking and grilling. A see-though fireplace connects to the large living room that also contains Sue’s piano. Hardwood floors flow from the entry to the octagonal dining room and living rooms and lead to Mick’s study and office, where he displays many of his Air Force mementos.
The couple’s collection of P. Buckley Moss prints are displayed throughout the home. The master suite, decorated in blue and beiges, completes the upper level and includes entry into the laundry room through the closet. The master bath is equipped with a large shower and bath area behind a partial wall and glass enclosure. Sue’s desk area takes up a small portion of the large master suite. A separate mud room leads to the three-car garage.
The lower level houses a large family room complete with a poker table, stone-faced fireplace, a bar area, wine cellar and theater seating. Three bedrooms and two full baths complete this level, one of which is called the “outhouse suite” due to its decor. Another private seating area is accessible from these rooms.
Norma Racke, 449 Tanasi Way
The Racke home is one of Cooper Homes’ original three models.
The home has a Southwestern flavor with terra cotta and earth-tone colors on the walls and in Norma’s accessories. The entry armoire is a handmade Tarascan Indian tribe original from Mexico. Sitting on top of it is a model of the United States Frigate Constellation and an original bolt from the ship, which was launched in 1798.
The open-plan living, dining and breakfast areas feature copper-topped tables and a leather sectional grouped around a map-decorated storage chest used as a coffee table. This area also has a wood stove.
Featured throughout the home are original works of art such as a copper Shaman on the wall over the stairs and the copper hall mirror, along with Indian inspired prints from artist Donald Vann depicting scenes from the Trail of Tears. The home also features Icelandic sheepskin and Australian art pieces. The upper level houses the master suite and a guest room and bath decorated with Ducks Unlimited artwork, a feathered pillow and Tellico Village artist Harriet Schneider’s gourd art piece.
While the lower level is set up in a casual way with a large TV and a wet bar, the sofa and futon bed can sleep extra guests. This room also serves as an exercise room. Outside is a covered patio and a walkway down to the lake. Norma’s sewing and craft room and a bath share this level. A Pueblo ladder serves as a towel rack in this cabin-inspired bath.
Rich and Kristi Garrett, 120 Toqua Club Way
This stone-fronted home with carriage house garage doors was a builder’s spec home.
The home sits on the 18th at Toqua Golf Course and was named “Par View” by Lake Point Homes, which built some unique features into this 5,000-square-foot home.
Kristi’s office and sitting room has cove lighting inside the reverse tray ceiling. On inspection, visitors will see that each room has a unique ceiling treatment. The open dining room has an egg carton ceiling and houses the couple’s colonial furnishings. The breakfast room ceiling has a circular tray ceiling and leads into the kitchen with a triangular island and houses a window that opens as a pass-through to the deck outdoors.
Views of the golf course are prominent. The master suite ceiling is an octagonal, double tray and is a room divided by a raised, gas fireplace see-through to the sitting area. The laundry room can be accessed from both the hallway and through the master closet. Two guest suites share a bathroom on this upper level: a twin bedded, red, white and blue room and a second master-sized room with a brass bed and artwork from a Connecticut artist depicting scenes from their hometown.
The lower level consists of Kristi’s music room, an additional guest suite and the open game room.
