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Ashley, Scotty and John going on a bear hunt.
THOUGHT THAT COUNTS. The stag head in the library was given to Ashley by her husband Steve. "He said, 'I'm so mad at myself 'cause I didn't shoot it, I just bought it.' But that was fine with me — I really wanted one,"
she says. The paint is Farrow & Ball's Green Smoke.
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ASHLEY'S WORLD. The painting, with its famous image appropriated from Andrew Wyeth's Christina's World, is by Dallas artist Lucy Kirkman. Custom wing chairs by Hien Lam Home. Pillows from Kuhl-Linscomb.
TRICK OF THE EYE. The tromp l'oeil fork painting was bought from the artist on a New York street. COUNTRY GIRL. The painting of a peasant girl was found, unframed, at a Rome street market — like many drawings
and paintings in the house, encountered in unexpected places and purchased on impulse. WEEKENDS WERE MADE FOR THIS. A new back deck and kitchen extension were the only structural changes made to the house.
Produce from farmhousedelivery.com, which will deliver by the bushel.
"The minute we get out of the car, my oldest
is catching crickets, the kids are on the
trampoline … things we just don't have the
space for in Houston."
– Ashley Putman
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