Personal space

 Anthony Tally, whose favorite space is the kitchen, den and dining room area."
Anthony Tally, whose favorite space is the kitchen, den and dining room area."

Anthony Tally

Where I live: I live in North Little Rock between Park Hill and Indian Hills with my fantastic wife, Becca, and our two dogs Boone, 6, and ChaCha, 15.

Occupation: I have been in the restaurant business in Little Rock and North Little Rock for about 25 years. For the past three years I have been the lunch chef at Terry's Finer Foods The Restaurant on Kavanaugh [Boulevard] in the Heights. In my career I've done everything from being a line cook, to being an executive chef, to managing inventory.

My favorite space is: My favorite space in our home is the kitchen, den and dining room area.

Why? The open floor plan brings in a lot of sunlight during the day. The layout is great for entertaining our friends. Opening up the French doors onto the deck enlarges the space even more and allows people to spread out. In a way it reminds me of those restaurants on Bourbon Street that have those large opened front doors.

If I could make one change to improve this space, I would: There's really not much I would change! Part of me wishes there was a wood-burning fireplace. I love them and my wife has never had one. Also, hopefully someday we will replace all the hardware in the kitchen from gold to silver. That may sound like an easy fix, but unfortunately the hardware we like is kind of expensive. Until then I think our house is perfect!

HomeStyle on 05/16/2015

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