The dining room has a 15-foot table for another 16 people and a soft accessory made from an old canoe, crab traps, and small chandeliers.
The entrance doors to the space display the family logo, designating it as a collecting position, and a position where Baylor bears live, worship, and play.
The front exterior view shows the barn shape of the main space in the Waller County assets of Kathy and David Ambroses.
Hockley House by Kathy and David Ambrose.
The living room has an unbiased palette, with an original bark wall covering flanking the fireplace. Artist Paula Post Winter created bear-themed paintings, as the Ambroses are Baylor graduates.
Hockley House by Kathy and David Ambrose.
Hockley House by Kathy and David Ambrose.
The covered patio at the rear has remote-controlled screens to prevent pests from entering.
The breakfast table has a bench that sits on a counter with stools that offer a position for the Ambroses to eat and visit.
Hockley House by Kathy and David Ambrose.
The master bedroom includes a small seating area with a home in one aspect and a house in the other.
Hockley House by Kathy and David Ambrose.
This house has been added to the front of the master bedroom.
Hockley House by Kathy and David Ambrose.
The master bathroom has a window seat and a curved ottoman where grandchildren like to play.
Hockley House by Kathy and David Ambrose.
The percentage of the shower and bathroom in a huge damp room in the master bathroom.
Hockley House by Kathy and David Ambrose.
Kathy and David Ambrose’s Hockley House.
Hockley House by Kathy and David Ambrose.
The kitchen has a giant island and a lunch with an integrated bench and a countertop at the back.
This huge pantry has plenty of garage space and extra appliances, plus wine fridges.
Hockley House by Kathy and David Ambrose.
Hockley House by Kathy and David Ambrose.
This wine bar in the main hall has an original bark wall covering.
Hockley House by Kathy and David Ambrose.
Hockley House by Kathy and David Ambrose.
Hockley House by Kathy and David Ambrose.
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Hockley House by Kathy and David Ambrose.
This room with bunk beds in the guest space has two queen size beds and two double beds.
Hockley House by Kathy and David Ambrose.
Hockley House by Kathy and David Ambrose.
The grandchildren’s playroom has a wall-sized mural decorated with bears that make up the grandchildren’s.
The Ambrose family, from left to right, Daniel and Lindsay Ambrose, Stephanie and Kyle Ambrose, Steve Tchiengang, Kathy and David Ambrose, Michael and Baylee Ambrose and Austin and Amy Staats. The photo includes the 10 grandchildren of the Ambrose.
Hockley House by Kathy and David Ambrose.
Hockley House by Kathy and David Ambrose.
Hockley House by Kathy and David Ambrose.
This powdery bathroom has vinyl canvas wallpaper with a spike pattern.
This guest bathroom has a touch of blue in its cloakrooms.
A guest bathroom at Kathy and David Ambrose’s Hockley House.
This coffee bar helps keep small appliances out of sight.
Kathy and David Ambrose’s Hockley House.
Hockley House by Kathy and David Ambrose.
Hockley House by Kathy and David Ambrose.
Hockley House by Kathy and David Ambrose.
Hockley House by Kathy and David Ambrose.
Kathy and David Ambrose’s Hockley House.
Hockley House by Kathy and David Ambrose.
Kathy and David Ambrose’s Hockley House.
Hockley House by Kathy and David Ambrose.
Hockley House by Kathy and David Ambrose.
Hockley House by Kathy and David Ambrose.
Hockley House by Kathy and David Ambrose.
Hockley House by Kathy and David Ambrose.
Hockley House by Kathy and David Ambrose.
Hockley House by Kathy and David Ambrose.
Kathy and David Ambrose’s Hockley House.
Hockley House by Kathy and David Ambrose.
Hockley House by Kathy and David Ambrose.
The kitchen of this guest space is equipped with bright red Big Chill appliances.
Hockley House by Kathy and David Ambrose.
Hockley House by Kathy and David Ambrose.
Kathy and David Ambrose’s expanded barndominio complex in Waller County assets began as an undeniable concept for an open construction to reunite with friends and family.
One thing led and the concept of a “barndo” party/event turned into a large spacious space with two guest spaces, a fishing shed, pickleball/basketball courts, a pond with seeds, a small-scale zip line for her young grandchildren and over 2,500 square feet of covered porches.
Before Kathy Ambrose, 57, sat on a comfortable couch on her back porch, she played with a remote control to decrease screens that would prevent insects and other crawling items from entering the two-story space.
“It is not intended to be our main home. It will be a great room for a collector’s stand over the weekend,” he said.
“Finally, we said, ‘No, let’s make this enjoyable, and it’s going to be generational. He will do it in the family,” said David, 57, owner of the real estate appraisal and tax advisory firm Ambrose Group, which has offices in Houston, Dallas and San Antonio.
As plans progressed with Morning Star Builders and Chairma Design, it has become transparent that the couple’s lively grandchildren (they are now 10 under the age of 7) would want a separate play area if adults were looking to have fun.
Then they came here with the concept of guest spaces, and despite everything, the main barn has been converted into a space complete with two beautiful bedrooms, a full kitchen with a large pantry, a laundry/kennel and a giant enough dining room. for a 180-inch table that remains in a position for 16 people.
Their main home in Cypress is just 20 minutes away, and it has become clear that anything had to give way.
COVID-19 came just as one of the guest spaces was coming to an end, so they put their six-bedroom, six-bathroom Cypress home on the market, and it sold out in 20 days. The main space finished its structure in August 2020.
Their 4 children, Daniel, Kyle and Michael Ambrose and their daughter Amy Staats, are all married and have children. As a player progression coach with the Celtics, however they visited his hometown in a row. Ambrose met Chiengang while making missionary paintings in Africa.
The main space is of classic structure but is shaped like a barn with its wooden beams and vintage ceiling, its exterior has a Texan touch with limestone and sturdy planks, and there is a giant canopy connected to the space through a covered passage.
However, two guest spaces are smaller structures, one absolutely finished and the other part built. Each has an adorable porch and a living room and bedrooms at the end. Between the main space and the rooms there are thirteen beds, enough space for everyone to remajor and for friends to prevent for getaways.
Prosecco and pickleball parties are held in its gardens, and the men’s organization of the Church of David meets here. Your home has hosted a wedding, practice session dinners, and other small occasions your friends need.
A couple needed a position to stay for 4 months, as their own house under structure in the vicinity of Houston Oaks, and an organization of consecrated women, lay women who are dedicated to the Christian apostolic life, remained here for a brief retreat.
On Sunday mornings, Ambrose’s space church, Grace at the Gathering, gathers in the larger space for worship and communion, different members prepare classes for the group, and then meet in small teams to talk about the topic and the Bible. They are all friends or neighbors, many of whom have built homes in Houston Oaks and arrive in golf carts.
The traditional Cypress family home, with a touch of French countryside, but when it came to fill this other space in a wooded and rural setting, the Ambrose didn’t know where to start.
Interior designers Cindy Aplanalp and Valerie Mikel de Chairma went through their builder, and both were concerned from the start.
“If we had to do it ourselves, there would be picnic tables here,” Kathy joked. “We didn’t know how to fill an area like this. “
Aplanalp and Mikel’s challenge to manage the vast open area of the living room as if a circle of relatives lived here, while keeping it flexible enough to serve as a church, an area for occasions, or a place for a fabulous party. in other vignettes – in a transparent and unbiased palette – as well as a ping-pong table and a yjo game table for spontaneous games.
Aplanalp and Mikel used the high performance to ease their fears that the upholstery would stain from the start.
“Cindy would show me all this cloth and pour red wine over it to show how it stays clean,” Kathy said. “I was like, ‘Okay, I get it, avoid wasting wine. ‘”
A chandelier of massive tradition with more than 50 lighting fixtures hangs from a grid of wooden beams incorporated into a skylight in the middle of the room.
Kathy and David, who have been married for 35 years, are baylor university graduates and their 4 children went to Baylor, so there is a bear issue. Bear paintings, through artist Paula Post Winter, flank the living room fireplace, appearing bears in a forest and a mama bear with cubs a tree, all opposite a wall covering made of bark harvested from Maine trees.
This bark is found in small amounts elsewhere, on the main front and a dusty bath, as well as outdoors in one of the guest spaces. Everything is meant to help the space blend in with its surroundings.
In the dining room, Aplanalp and Mikel have enabled an area with 3 60-inch tables that have compatibility in combination, they are brought in combination with a combination of additional chairs, armchairs with skirt and benches for a larger group, all in a dispersion. of cowhide carpets.
The back wall needed a sideboard or wardrobe, however, it was a challenge to locate something big enough to divide the area with the giant table.
Aplanalp and Mikel discovered an old medicine cabinet 200 inches wide, repainted it and covered it with wallpaper. A ceiling covered with wooden planks and reclaimed beams helps delineate the area in the context of a larger room.
However, the most notable component of the dining room is the traditional soft accessory, made of an upside-down canoe covered with crab baskets containing small chandeliers.
David Ambrose likes to showcase his home, especially this dining room and oversized furniture. “And to locate such a long chandelier. . . wait, you don’t. You locate a boat,” he said with a laugh from his wife, Aplanalp. and Mikel.
A breakfast table with a bench placed in front of the kitchen – not in a corner as it would be maximum – is subsidized through a bar with stools that can be dining room.
“I didn’t perceive the location or the usefulness of it,” David said of the arrangement of the breakfast table. “I imagine her too close to the kitchen. Now we use it more than anything.
The couple’s 10 grandchildren make a stopover and have joined the house, with outdoor synthetic grass play spaces and their own games room with teepees, ottomans and a sofa bed. Each has a bed for the night, but they would actually rather sleep with Grandma and Grandpa than in their playroom.
They are regular visitors as there is a lot to do, snacks and very few rules.
They all fit into the piece, as artist Sarita Ackerman hired to create a mural with puppies, each representing one of the grandchildren. Just outside this room, a dust bath includes a staircase recessed at the base of the cabinet under the sink. .
The master bedroom has grown a bit, as what was intended to be a mosquito net porch at the back was absorbed through a small sit-down domain and a workplace in the house was added to the front. with a shower room that includes the bathtub and shower.
A window seat and a curved Ottoman are taken care of through the grandchildren’s visit, though they are intended for kathy and David’s comfort.
Diane. cowen@chron. com
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