Old character. Shiplap. Detailing. Those were the items on Alicia Kimbrough’s new home wish list. On her husband’s? A new build. So when they headed to tour the Utah home they would end up purchasing, Alicia was uncertain. It was a standard new build, just as her husband desired, but it was also monochromatic with nary a piece of shiplap in sight. “It was pretty much the same color, from the walls to the tile to the carpet,” she says. Still, as she walked from room to room, her imagination took flight. “There were 20-foot ceilings, an open entry, molding and arches. The house didn’t have the historic details I wanted, but I knew I could add character,” she says.
After all, while Alicia is a marketing director by day,…
