Jonathan and Drew Hit the Right Note for Nashville Family

With conflicting personal tastes – Ashley likes luxe glam and Aben rustic industrial – Jonathan struck the perfect aesthetic balance in his design.

In a true Nashville love story, Ashely and Aben first met backstage at the famous Grand Ole Opry theatre.

After travelling the world together making music, Ashely and Aben always came back to Nashville – and now they have a fabulous new landing pad.

Having sold their old home much quicker than expected (with a simultaneous purchasing offer falling through), they had to crash at Ashley’s dad’s condo with their young son Everson.

In the hot Nashville real-estate market, house hunting had been a real struggle for this family, especially since Aben has a tendency to be indecisive about everything from pillow choices to location.

Luckily, he fully approved of the surprise feature art wall Jonathan commissioned a local artist to paint for their new front entry.

Drew was able to find them an incredible five-bedroom house only a 15-minute drive from their work on Music Row for US $469K.

As a touring guitarist for Kelly Clarkson, Aben has a 60-guitar collection – the ample basement was instantly designated as the in-house guitar showroom.

With some discussion over the style of the dining-room table, Jonathan managed to find them a piece that appeased Ashley’s glam side as well as Aben’s rustic leanings.

It was important to Ashley to have a large, state-of-the-art kitchen since that’s where her family spends most of their time. Much of the US$131K renovation budget was put towards turning that into a reality.

Jonathan took out two walls to make room for this clean, contemporary kitchen that seamlessly incorporates both Ashley and Aben’s styles.

A chic bar cart, which sits at the edge of the kitchen island, adds both function and fashion and is in an Ashley-approved colour – “I love all the gold accents!”

Since coffee, in Aben’s words, “is the gateway to a beautiful day”, Jonathan surprised this java-loving client with his own personal coffee station.

White subway tiles, grey grout, wide gold hardware and white, glass-fronted shaker cabinets all work together to make this kitchen feel both modern and glamourous.

“This kitchen is pure glam,” says Ashley, finishing her first lap with Aben around their new kitchen. “It’s modern, it’s sexy – I can’t wait to sit in it and watch you cook.”

“You guys do have an edgier vibe,” says Jonathan when thinking through this renovation’s design concept. “And I like that we can have that influence come into the space.”

Walking into the finished space for the first time, Ashley was blown away, “Oh my gosh, I’m in love, I really am. It’s so beautiful and cool.”

“Your house is beautiful on the inside,” says Drew, leading Ashley and Aben towards the back of the house. “But I know the big thing that sold you on this place was the outdoor area – you just needed a deck to enjoy it,”

“Jonathan’s design combines an artist’s creativity with functionality and space, perfect for a young family of musicians to grow into” says Drew thinking back on the project.

Walking out on the deck, Ashley and Aben couldn’t be happier. “It’s magical!” says Ashely. “This is the whole reason that we got this house.” And Aben agrees – “Yeah, you guys knocked it out of the park.”