Comfort is king — that was the unspoken rule that drove Will Hinkston and Diane Parrish as they were building their lakeside home as a retreat to share with family and friends. “We wanted it to be the kind of place where if you spill a drink, so what? You won’t find any white carpet dining rooms,” laughs Will.
Their desire for casual, cozy spaces also led them to choose logs for their weekend home, which offers easy, walkout access to Lake Gaston on the North Carolina-Virginia border. “We wanted it to feel warm
