The Kansas City Star
Kay Schoenfeld's home is one of four homes on the third annual
Renovation Sensation Tour, which benefits the SHARE Foundation at
Shawnee Mission East High School.
Kay Schoenfeld's home is one of four homes on the third annual
Renovation Sensation Tour, which benefits the SHARE Foundation at
Shawnee Mission East High School.
Kay Schoenfeld's Mission Hills home is one of four on the Renovation
Sensation Tour, which benefits the SHARE Foundation at Shawnee Mission
East. This photo was taken in the Schoenfelds' screened porch on
Wednesday.
Kay Schoenfeld doesn't mind if you snoop around her house for ideas.
After all, imitation is the highest form of flattery.
The decorator's Mission Hills home is one of four featured on the
third annual Renovation Sensation Tour, which benefits the Shawnee
Mission East High School SHARE foundation.
Schoenfeld and her husband bought the house in 2000 and completely
renovated it within one year.
"We fell in love with the charm of an old home and the view," she
said. "The house is so warm and inviting. When the former owners moved
out it needed a new family, and we gave it our own personal touch."
They removed walls, added windows, built a screen porch and attached the garage.
Decorating, however, was the most important part.
Antiques and contemporary art are sprawled throughout the "Mount
Vernon" style home, which has a neutral décor.
"It's harder to decorate your own home than it is someone else's,"
Schoenfeld said. "I knew exactly what I wanted, however ― lots of
bookcases. All my hobbies are in my books."
The Schoenfeld family's most recent project has been their
landscaping. This past spring, they put a garden in their back yard.
Although this is the first home tour the mother of three has been
showcased in, she is no stranger to the activity. She often goes to
home tours with friends to gather renovating ideas or holiday
decorating tips.
She hopes her home will inspire someone interested in trying something new.
"Buying a new house that needs work is scary," Schoenfeld said. "But
my family and I had fun during our renovation. We saw it as an
adventure. People just need to understand that it takes time and might
cost a little more, but it's worth it."
She is flattered her home is among the renovated houses chosen for the tour.
Another home in Mission Hills ― a New England-style house built two
years ago ― portrays a 1920s Traditional Colonial Revival theme.
Antique chandeliers grace the ceilings and crystal doorknobs are
placed on every door to represent the time period.
The third home, a Prairie Village ranch, bursts with color. Eclectic
homemade art and furniture brighten each room.
The final home on the tour ― near a lake in Mission Farms in Leawood ―
was built on the former location of the Saddle & Sirloin Club. The
clubhouse's stone now graces the inside and outside of the Colonial.
"A variety of themes is a very important factor when putting together
the tour," said Laurie Barnds, co-chair of the Renovation Sensation
Homes Tour. "We chose the houses based on recommendation and
word-of-mouth."
Barnds was one of the several parents who helped put together the tour
three years ago. When they were contemplating ways to help continue
funding the Shawnee Mission East student volunteer organization SHARE,
a home renovation tour seemed like a no-brainer.
"People are always looking for ideas for their homes," Barnds said.
So far, the tour has been a success. Last year, more than 700 people attended.
Barnds is thrilled to be part of a successful fundraiser for SHARE,
which is the largest non-profit student-led volunteer organization in
the country. In the past 20 years, the organization has grown to
nearly 80 projects, with students providing more than 25,000 hours of
volunteer service to the Kansas City area.
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