2006 Burritt Homes Tour

Upon entering the iron gates, and established yard designed by Bill Nance, delights guests with boxwoods, crepemyrtles, hydrangeas, snowballs and roses all in shades of white and blush. On the front porch are welcoming rocking chairs and two porch swings, labeled Mazs Swing and Bops Swing, names given the owners by their first grandchild. Entering through the 10 foot door of this neo-classical home you will leave restful color outside as you notice the owners embrace of jeweled tones, metallics, animal prints and custom hand-painted piece atop ebony-stained wood floors. The façade o the home features details from a house in Tyler, Texas built in 1910, but the inside is designed by the owner and architect Scott Schoel. With the help of designer Saundra Brown of Birmingham, the home is full of color with surprising details throughout. Special features of the house are the nine antique chandeliers purchased during the six years the house was in the planning and building stages. From the back porch nestled among lush green rhododendrons is a garden bench, given to David by his wife, Judy, with the names of each of their grandchildren. This house was built to be a home where children and grandchildren are always welcomed and where you may see, on any given day, someone rocking or swing on the front porch.