The model and tennis star recently brought their 1960s-era Charlotte home back to life without sacrificing the original appeal

The home was, decidedly, not love at first sight for Brooklyn Decker and Andy Roddick . “One of the rooms had caved in; there was water pouring in through the ceiling,” Decker says of the first time the couple saw the Charlotte, North Carolina, Georgian-style house.

But even in its dilapidated state, the 1960s-era home was still intriguing: It was located in the favored neighborhood for the young family, and its traditional, elegant proportions were still evident through its disrepair. At first it was Roddick, the former number-one men’s singles tennis player, who urged Decker to keep the house on their short list. Soon model and actor Decker , who grew up in nearby Matthews, warmed at the chance to rehabilitate a proper Carolina home with details like dental crown molding and classic brick. “We’d moved so many times [before this house],” she says.…