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‘Tastefully Gothic’ touch to Milton home
Emmy Award winner Lisa Lossie’s vision for the terrace level of her Milton home may have been more in line with a set for a TV show or a movie.“I wanted to make it look like a tasteful vampire’s den,” she said. “I didn’t want anything crazy like crosses and ...
Bidding wars, distance hinder soldier’s Atlanta purchase
Kyle Johnson had wanted to buy a home for several years, but distance hindered his house hunt. Johnson, a specialist for the U.S. Army, was stationed in Afghanistan. It took switching real estate agents and making multiple offers, but Johnson put a contract on a new home while still in ...
Quick offer unexpected in Lawrenceville
Name: Randy and Jackie Rosamond. Randy is owner and president of Transform-a-Door, a decorative door glass company; Jackie works for Gwinnett County Public Schools. The home: A four-bedroom, three-bath home with a finished basement built in 1984. Where: Lawrenceville Why they sold: The couple wanted a home with fewer stairs ...
Finding ‘more breathing space’ in Marietta
Mark Claypool and Mark Gibson were on a cruise to the Baltic Sea when they got an offer on their Portland, Ore., home in just four days. After returning from their trip, they had two weeks to move out. A series of moves – including living in an apartment in ...
Kitchen sinks blend function, style
When they were building their house in historic Roswell, Christen and Jason Flanders had to make decisions about everything — including the kitchen sink.Christen, who loves to bake and cook, was “on the fence” about choosing a farmhouse sink, a popular option among decorators and today’s young homeowners. The high ...
Customizing a Cherokee County townhome
Don Akridge faced “considerable anxiety and fear” in making all the interior decor choices for his new three-level townhome in Cherokee County.“Having no formal training and not turning it over to a decorator, it was a bear of a task,” he said.Akridge, a CPA, did extensive research on the home ...
Telecommuting continues to rise
Two years ago, Candace Ragsdale’s job changed in a way that seemed almost too good to be true. She suddenly had more money, more time — and less stress. Yet her job as a customer service representative with Chico’s clothing company was exactly the same. The only thing that changed ...
Family ties bring California couple to Conyers
Southern California residents Lenox and Julie Hawk visited Atlanta every two to three years for family reunions. Retirement and owning a home roughly 50 years old also caused the couple to consider metro Atlanta as more than just a vacation spot. Why Atlanta? When Lenox retired, metro Atlanta was one ...
Couple considers commute versus space
Finishing up graduate school at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and landing a job as an environmental scientist for a private environmental/engineering consulting firm caused Andrea Benson, 30, and her husband, Bradley, to search for a single-family home a bit closer to Atlanta. With Bradley, 30, working at Nalley ...
Urban Coop Tour shows off havens for backyard chickens
Chickens are making their way to the top of the pecking order in some Atlanta-area backyards. The sixth annual Urban Coop Tour, on Oct. 5-6, demonstrates that chicken coops can be an attractive addition to the landscape, said Anne-Marie Anderson, a Decatur resident and tour chairwoman. Some coops on the ...
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