SARAH AND COLEMAN Team were 90 percent of the way to achieving the “American Dream”—they had two kids, two dogs, and a successful business. All they needed was the house.
They knew exactly where they’d build it, too: in the newly subdivided area of Chatham, which is tucked away from busy roads in Winston-Salem. “We really loved the idea of this new neighborhood in such a beautiful part of town,” says Sarah Team. “We wanted our kids to live in the kind of neighborhood we both grew up in.” They hired architect Quinn Pillsworth to draw up the plans and enlisted custom home builder Ron Williams to build the home. But they also needed an interior designer. They interviewed several, but when they met Meredith Beregovski of Georgia Street Design, “It was like a Cinderella fit,” says Team.
“There was an instant connection,” agrees Beregovski. “Sarah has great style and she wanted something that felt fresh.” The designer could tell from the architectural details like the coffered ceiling and arches that the Teams wanted to maintain an air of tradition, but without having the space feel like their parents’ homes. “They were building this home to last forever, and they wanted to make sure it stood the test of time,” says Beregovski, “so they went with something very classic, very clean, and able to change with time.”
Of course, it was also a family home. Sarah and Coleman’s daughters were just three and six years old when they moved in. “We knew that our kids were going to be playing and living here hard, but we also wanted it to be really pretty,” says Team. There were also the dogs and a prodigious art collection to accommodate, as well as a desire for a fair amount of entertaining space.
Working from architectural plans during the height of the pandemic, Beregovski made it all happen. “There were things in the design that led me through the selection process, for sure,” she says. “I put a lot of thought into making sure the space was cohesive with the architecture and design.” For example, she accentuated architectural details by using special trim around bookcases, wallpaper behind the shelves, lots of texture, and unique door hardware. “Meredith has a gift of walking into a house that’s only framed, and the look on her face says she can visualize everything,” says Team.
Most of the furniture in the home was selected for the space from Highland House, and some of the artwork, as well, including the large painting by Joey Lancaster outside the living room. “We gave her some ideas and pictures of our general style, but it wasn’t a checklist of what she had to do,” says Team.
“We fully trusted her.” In fact, by the end of the project, Team and Beregovski had extended their business relationship to a personal one as close friends.
The Team family now has the last piece of their “American Dream”. “It didn’t take long for it to feel like home,” says Team. “Two years later, we’re still excited to walk in the door.”