Social Living: The Buie Family
Fair Home on the Fairway
-Liesel Schmidt
The massive home in Madisonville where Mandi and Brandon Buie are raising their four children is an impressive and imposing sight from the moment you set eyes on its white stucco French modern exterior, surrounded by meticulously manicured landscaping.
Built in 2020, the home comprises 3887 square feet of living space to include five bedrooms and four and a half baths. Inside, the towering windows allow generous light into the homes spacious rooms and open floorplan. Immediately demanding attention overhead in the living room, coffered ceilings seem almost to mirror the casements of the windows at the back of the home, overlooking the backyard. Grounded in medium-toned white oak plank flooring that runs throughout the home, the home bears a cohesive aesthetic of modern luxury set against a canvas of creams and whites that allow Mandi’s love of Gilded Age design and French influence to shine through. “I love making things pretty,” says Mandi, who homeschools her four children in the home, while her husband, Brandon, is the owner of Roof Guardian, LLC. “It’s always been my passion, to create beauty, peace, and harmony in my surroundings. I’ve always loved designing both fashion and interiors, especially repurposed pieces, vintage angels, and Blessed Mother statues.”
That love of beautiful things is evident throughout the home in its décor, luxurious finishes and styling. The kitchen, one of the most used spaces for the large Buie family, is particularly noteworthy for its white custom cabinetry along the perimeter of its L-shaped space, with backlighting in the glass-fronted side cabinetry and a striking tiled backsplash. Dual islands offer contrast, with a dove grey center island and a far island in black cabinetry—all crowned with Calcutta marble. Thermador appliances add a sleek touch, with stunning twin beaded chandeliers hanging overhead.
