63 “We hit it off right away,” Pam says. The couple sat on the plans for ten years, and without any contact with Lisle, decided they were finally ready to build. Lisle says Pam called and asked, “Do you remember me?” Lisle replied, “Absolutely,” and they began to revisit the plans. He explains, “It is very rare that you can have the opportunity to touch the building at one point, and then come back ten years later and readjust things. Working with them twice is really a gift.” Choosing a builder was a natural decision as well. Homeowner Ray Sharpe went to high school with the late Chris Stone of Stone Montgomery Construction. The architectural detail on the house was a challenge, but well executed by Stone’s son Josh Stone and business partner Robert Montgomery. “With all the arched eyebrows it’s something out of the ordinary,” Pam says. Lisle designed copper eyebrow dormers on both elevations that required flaw-less construction. It wasn’t until 2012 when ground was broken, but during those ten years of dreaming, Pam Sharpe had been collecting pages from Beautiful Homes, Elegant Homes and Coastal Home magazines. She created a binder with many torn out pages of design ideas that she wanted Lisle to recreate accurately. “Everybody told me to stop buying magazines,” she laughs, “the architect, my husband, and the builder.” When trying to explain her inspiration for the house to Lisle, Pam says, “It was just a feeling … I can’t put my finger on it.” Outdoor living spaces showcase the views including water activity in Lollipop Bay. With her openness to his ideas, Lisle was able to unleash his creativity and find unique ways to add architectural character. “They weren’t trying to max out their site by going lot line to lot line. It allowed me to create more character to the house,” he says. www.wrightsvillebeachmagazine.com WBM
October 2014
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