This Light-Filled Tennessee Dream Home Was 40 Years in the Making

For four decades, Dorinda Smith designed her future dream home in her head. She always knew that one day she’d retire, return to her family’s land in Tennessee - where her ancestors had been since 1792, before Tennessee was even a state - and build a spacious home for throwing large family parties.
In 2016, she and husband Brant kickstarted that dream from Virginia, where they had lived and worked for 30 years. The couple searched Houzz for design professionals in Franklin, Tennessee, and found Noble Johnson Architects and interior designer Sarah Ashley to see their plans to completion, collaborating along the way using Houzz ideabooks. Working with the Smiths and builder Adam Forte, the design team created a whitewashed brick home that centers around a large, light-filled great room that’s comfortable and durable enough to host 100 people.

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[@michaelelliott3559]

I live right around the corner, this house looks amazing in person.

[@donnawoodford6641]

Michael Elliott ...you mean curb appeal???

[@sharonkelly2086]

What a lovely couple and fabulous home-I love all of the little touches and it’s great to see how much the spaces are actually used. Wishing them many many years of happiness and memory making

[@gailborden837]

OMG !! This house Is simply STUNNING !! ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL !!!

[@redrobin7638]

My father lived in Franklin, TN for many years. It is a special place and this is a dream home. What a lucky couple!

[@glojac]

OMGEE this home is absolutely stunning!!!
My dream lottery home too except on a smaller scale. Perfection ❤️

[@elizabethstiefel6758]

This is just lovely.... the hidden staircase knocked me out!

[@lorilynn244]

Thank you for all the inspiration I saved all of your ideas to my houzz profile And we are retiring to Tennessee to our forever home and this RUclips video brought tears to my eyes because part of happiness is a happy home

[@jessl5838]

Such a beautiful home. I love the hidden staircase.

[@nicz051]

woah stunning house! only 3 bedrooms? thats a big house just for 3 bedrooms

[@joeymama4666]

I noticed that was true throughout much of the South when I was living down there. I looked at a HUGE 1920s Dutch Colonial in NC that had five fireplaces and even a billiard room on the third floor, but there were only two bedrooms in the house. Two gigantic bedrooms.

[@jodeming5088]

What a dream come true! This home is absolutely stunning. So bright, peaceful & gorgeous. May god forever bless them & there home with many wonderful memories.

[@kellirawlinson3121]

What a BEAUTIFUL home! Just absolutely perfect!

[@nativprincess1]

What a beautiful home! Wonderful design!!

[@saramb6879]

LOVE their ideas. Their needs are useful and well studied👏😊

[@brontegould4970]

How beautiful for them to work hard for something so wonderful! It looks great

[@VAULT865]

A VERY NICE HOME....OBVIOUSLY BLESSED.🙏

[@nanal1964]

wow... this is beautiful home...

[@HailStonE999]

Wow.. It looks like an Estate... Very beautiful....

[@giac8889]

Oh my goodness what a beautiful home. 😍

[@lyndabooker5536]

Absolutely stunning!

[@leslieonabudget]

Such a beautiful home. 😍

[@svietka202]

the wash brick makes the house stunning!

[@Christopher-Yabadabado]

Stunning! I just love it.

[@thememoryguardians]

Beautiful house! I love the kitchen dining and sitting rooms. The master bedroom is a little plain but you can see how much effort has been put into everything.

[@strongforu]

A dream fulfilled.

[@sherylgoodman2134]

Beautiful home.

[@msme6021]

My fav home

[@mujacko2002]

beautiful stunning home

[@erlianasucipta7242]

Stunning! 😍

[@jansenwilder1335]

Love the home, front garden and backyard. Cosy white layout in the hall and kitchen.

[@midimitrova471]

The style is so very American!

[@NoName-pf4zg]

Beautiful

[@fatumaali6403]

My dream home ❤️❤️

[@bryandiel6773]

A true Dream home!

[@azizataurus]

Luv it

[@joeymama4666]

Great idea about using the quartz that looks like marble on the kitchen counter tops. You'll never be sorry you didn't go with actual marble.

[@georgepatakos3170]

Very nice House

[@FaithArise_]

When are they inviting me to their place?

[@donnawoodford6641]

Good for her and her family. I prefer a sustainable home, possibly a yurt, with established trees for shade, fruit trees and gardens. Doesn't need to be big nor fancy. 🌲🌳⛺🌳🌲Live simply. Simply live.☀️

[@ummiramli6554]

I love the house 😁 🥰😍🤩.
I wished I can afford a big house like this on the island where we live (it costs millions of SGD).
Asians can entertain for 20-50 people at one time. No problem.
No formalities. Have a buffet spread and people help themselves.

[@BradThePitts]

1:30 Gotta' trust an architect named Noble Johnson LOL

[@lornamarie5544]

It does seem a bit busy but it looks great

[@nnoo6227]

Very tasteful