JAE’s Friday House

Chapel Hill, NC

A 1980’s contemporary needed a complete renovation and upgrade while maintaining the exquisite gardens surrounding the home in the downtown historic district of Chapel Hill.

Rethinking the existing spaces, minimally expanding the footprint and opening up the home to the gardens created a unique oasis in downtown living.

Construction people working with her respect her; clients adore her.  I have  recommended her to friends arrayed all along the path from “thinking about maybe a little renovation” to “ready to gut the whole house and redo it completely.  There’s no one I’d rather have at my side guiding the process if we were to buy a new “old” house and make it our own than Sophie Piesse.

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