For 30+ years, Southern Living has been creating signature custom homes celebrating life in the South. This year’s Southern Living Idea House was built in Louisville at 7820 Sutherland Farm Rd. and is the first to be made in Kentucky.
Tours of the 2021 Idea House will run through Dec. 19. Tickets are $25 and a portion of the sales benefit both Gilda’s Club Kentuckiana and The LEE Initiative.
Located in the Breakers at Prospect community, the Colonial Greek Revival cottage brings old house charm to a new building + exists to inspire visitors to build or decorate their own homes. Named Riverbend, the 5,170-sqft home was designed by Atlanta-based architect Brandon Ingram. The house broke ground in late 2020 and was built by 2 local builders, Jason Black and Jimmy King of Artisan Signature Homes.
Riverbend sits on a bluff overlooking the Ohio River within the private, 50-acre neighborhood where homes start at $650,000. Inspired by historical architecture from the South and coastal New England, Riverbend features Doric columns, 9 secret passageways, oak wood floors, wood shake shingles and a gambrel roof + exaggerated windows that flood the house with natural light while maintaining a connection with the outdoors.
Riverbend’s rooms + spaces
🏠 5 bedrooms + full baths
🏠 2 half baths
🏠 Library
🏠 3 porches
🏠 Kid’s study
🏠 Dining room
🏠 Scullery
🏠 Gallery kitchen
🏠 Main kitchen with luxury Monogram appliances
🏠 Outdoor patio
🏠 Bourbon pavilion
🏠 Media room
The house was designed around the concept of a forever home that can adapt to all stages of life from multi-use studio-style rooms to an in-law suite made to accommodate future family members moving in one day.
Ready to move in? While there’s only 1 Kentucky Idea House, you can purchase the Southern Living House Plan to build your own starting at $1,800.
