CityView Magazine - Fayetteville, NC
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CityViewNC.com | 31 C olleen Wellons is always cooking up something. And though she can whip up a delicious meal with just about any ingredient anyone can name, her creativity isn't limited to the open- concept kitchen in her Fayetteville home. She seamlessly transitions, sometimes all in one day, from dreaming up new upholstery for a set of club chairs in the study to mixing up highlights for the final touch to someone's new hairstyle. She's been the owner of Tangles Salon on Raeford Road for nearly three decades. She dely ignites the gas fire in the family's oversized outdoor fireplace, coos to her newest grandson as she bounces him in her arms, and then she's back to that kitchen, where a container of homemade soup is promising to warm up an otherwise dreary day. "I just love to create," she said. "And the busier I am, the more I like to cook." It's not easy to keep up with Colleen Wellons and probably best not to try. Better to plop down on one of the comfortable chairs in front of that outdoor fireplace and listen to the soothing sounds of the nearby waterfall. It's a sound that makes us think of weekend mornings with cups of coffee and the promise of spring weather to come. Neither the fireplace, the built-in gas grill in the outdoor kitchen area nor any of the water features were here when Colleen and Billy Wellons bought the property and built the house in 1987. "Nothing but woods," she said. e tiered waterfall came first. at was followed by the slate patio flooring and the stone fireplace. A second water feature and about a zillion perennials and evergreens would follow. Whenever she does allow herself to relax, it's oen out here surrounded by nature and, sometimes, something interesting on the flat-screen TV mounted over the fireplace. Perhaps with a glass of wine from their collection in the wine cellar they added from what was once part of a back entrance. "is is my staycation," she said. "I'm happy here." by Clayton Britt & Sons 3703 Bragg Blvd., Fayetteville, NC 28303 910.868.8319 | customercare@spaandpoolworld.com 910.630.3912 7076 Ramsey Street. Fayetteville, NC 28311 • www.lovingstitches.net Over 7,000 Bolts of 100% Cotton Fabrics One of the Largest Quilt Stores on the East Coast Mon-Sat 9 am - 5 pm We Service All Brands of Machines Beginner to Advanced Sewing, Quilting and Embroidery Classes