Photos: At Home with Rochelle McAvin and Josh Pennington in Webster Groves
Rochelle McAvin and Josh Pennington renovated an older Webster Groves home together using their backgrounds in construction and interior design.
A metal "S" decorates the front chimney of Rochelle McAvin and Josh Pennington's Webster Groves home on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024. The two kept many of the original details of the home intact despite an extensive renovation of the house.
McAvin chose pale mint green paint for the cottage-style home's stucco exterior. The house was originally built in 1928.
The living room is filled with natural light from large windows and French doors. “I wanted to use natural, rich colors and materials to emphasize the connection to nature,†McAvin says. She paired a teal sofa from Interior Define with a custom coffee table by Stone Fabricators.
When McAvin and Pennington purchased the house, ivy was growing through the exterior into the wood-burning fireplace. They repaired and remodeled it with a new surround of Arwen encaustic tile topped with a simple wood mantle.
A painting by local artist Tim McAvin in the living room on Thursday, April 20, 2023, inside the home of Sharon Derry and Michael Martin in the Southhampton neighborhood. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, lskrivan@post-dispatch.com
Rochelle McAvin and Josh Pennington's dog Ginger and cat Asher relax in the basement family room in their Webster Groves home on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024. In addition Ginger and Asher, the two also have another dog, Marley, and another cat, Shadow.
Rochelle McAvin's kitchen sports a 4-stool bar in her Webster Groves home on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024. McAvin fully renovated the main floor living space including the dining room, living room and kitchen.
Green tiles run along the outer wall of the kitchen in Rochelle McAvin and Josh Pennington's Webster Groves home on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024. The couple fully renovated the main floor living space including the dining room, living room and kitchen.
Josh Pennington, left, and Rochelle McAvin, right, pose for a photo in their Webster Groves home on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024. Pennington and McAvin renovated the home together from a run-down state using their backgrounds in construction and interior design.
McAvin and Pennington removed a wall separating the dining room from the galley kitchen to create an open space that is filled with light from the original French doors. McAvin used Peter Dunham fig leaf wallpaper to further bring the outdoors in.
A modern chandelier hangs from the ceiling of the dining room in Rochelle McAvin's Webster Groves home on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024. McAvin brought skills from her professional career as an interior designer to the design of her own home.
Natural light from a street-facing window shines into the dining room in Rochelle McAvin and Josh Pennington's Webster Groves home on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024.
A tablet sits embedded into the wall of Rochelle McAvin and Josh Pennington's Webster Groves home on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024. Pennington installed the tablet as a personal project during the home's renovation.
A decorative arch sits above a window in Rochelle McAvin and Josh Pennington's Webster Groves home on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024. McAvin and Pennington kept many of the original details of the home such as the arched decoration and railings throughout the home intact during their total renovation.
McAvin and Pennington created a new powder room on the main floor by pulling space from the living room. Bold nature-inspired wallpaper in rich blues and greens brings a dramatic flair to the tiny space.
A scale tile porcelain sink sits against the floral wall decoration in the powder room in Rochelle McAvin and Josh Pennington's Webster Groves home on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024. McAvin built the powder room up from scratch in the home.
Rochelle McAvin and Josh Pennington's dog Ginger lies on a couch pillow in the living room of their Webster Groves home on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024. McAvin and Pennington have two dogs and two cats that live in their home.
Josh Pennington, left, and Rochelle McAvin, right, pose for a photo with their dog Marley in their Webster Groves home on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024. Pennington and McAvin renovated the run-down home together using their backgrounds in construction and interior design.
Various plants sit near a window in the living room of Rochelle McAvin's Webster Groves home on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024. McAvin has filled her living room and dining room with plants to match the design of the space.
A floral cat water dish sits on the upstairs landing in Rochelle McAvin and Josh Pennington's Webster Groves home on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024. They have two cats, Asher and Shadow.
Framed artwork and family photos cover the wall along the stairs to the second floor in Rochelle McAvin and Josh Pennington's Webster Groves home on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024.
McAvin chose colorful bedding from Anthropologie for the primary bedroom. The bed is from All Modern.
A modern sink sits in the upstairs bathroom in Rochelle McAvin and Josh Pennington's Webster Groves home at 322 N. Bompart Ave. on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024.
A cozy family room was created in the walkout basement in what was originally a tuck-under garage.
A cat hole provides access through the basement door in Rochelle McAvin and Josh Pennington's Webster Groves home on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024. The couple has two cats, Asher and Shadow, who use the door to get up and down the stairs.
Rochelle McAvin and Josh Pennington's cat Shadow sits on the end of their bed in their Webster Groves home on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024. The two remodeled the home together.
When Rochelle McAvin and husband Josh Pennington purchased their cottage-style home in Webster Groves in 2021, it was in a state of complete disrepair.
