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After Dr. Alan Hicks finished medical school and training, he and his wife, Averee, and their two sons decided to move back to their hometown to build their forever home.
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After Dr. Alan Hicks finished medical school and training, he and his wife, Averee, and their two sons decided to move back to their hometown to build their forever home.
![“I think my own personal style is a bit of French design [and] a little bit of English, but I just love that overly collected, curated, layered space that looks lived in and comfortable,” Paige says.](https://thecottagejournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Photo-May-05-2022-2-46-08-PM_OTR-feat-218x150.jpg "Designer Paige Kontrafouris Layers Her 100-Year-Old Home with Collected Treasures")
