North Hills: Art Curation for the Athlete’s Haven
Project Overview: Art curation was one of the defining layers of The Athlete's Haven built into the home with the same intention as the floor plan itself. Every piece, commissioned or sourced, was chosen to tell a piece of the client's story: where he's from, what shaped him, and the life he's building beyond his sport.
The Collection:
- Two graffiti-style portraits of Kobe Bryant and Tiger Woods, hand-rendered by artist Kyle Wallack — a tribute to two of the competitors who shaped his own drive.
- A Carolina Hurricanes–inspired abstract painting by Grace Martin Franklin, anchoring the space with color pulled directly from the team's palette.
- A second commissioned work by Grace Martin Franklin, an abstract piece in blue and white, designed specifically for the dining room.
- "The Old Chatham Club" and "Augusta National Club," two original paintings by Dave Baysden capturing the golf courses that matter most to him.
- A sculptural axe by Matthew McMillan, mounted on a custom live-edge wood stand hand-built by Aaron Iaquinto — one of the home's most unexpected statement pieces.
- A dedicated picture gallery in the home's "country club" room, layering commissioned artwork with vintage and new photography into a single curated wall.
- "Rich in Love," a commissioned piece by Brian Luzader, chosen for the primary bedroom.
- The custom trophy cabinet — designed from scratch and hand-built in local wood and hand-patinated copper — part sculpture, part functional bar, and the anchor of the entire home. - Custom golf storage, designed to keep his equipment as considered and tailored as the rest of the space.
Final Results: Piece by piece, commission by commission, the art in this home does more than decorate it; it tells his story.. The result is a space that feels unmistakably his: layered, personal, and impossible to replicate.
