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Finding a property ripe for DIY projects
One of the reasons Angie Davis looked forward to buying a home was having the ability to tackle do-it-yourself projects around the house. She got to work right away, by refacing the cabinets in her Atlanta home. Davis, who is in her 30s and works in health care, chatted about ...
Add style with retaining walls
Until they saw snakes, Jim and Mary Jo Crooks had not been concerned about the condition of the retaining walls at their Suwanee house. But the snakes – and what looked like rotting timbers — prompted the couple to seek help. Several referrals later, the Crooks hired Phillip Smith and ...
Morningside makeover: Ranch goes Craftsman
Jim Jones and Mike Sanders believe they took two important steps when they renovated their Atlanta home. First, they moved out. Sanders, who was moving in with Jones, didn’t sell his home in Virginia-Highland until the six-month construction process was complete. They also interviewed three different architects and requested that ...
Private Quarters: Makeover in Morningside
Photos: A look at the home of Jim Jones and Mike Sanders in Atlanta's Morningside neighborhood, Feb. 2013.
Guide to surviving home renovations
Photos: Planning that next big renovation project? Here are eight tips for making it through your home makeover.
Private Quarters: Brownstone with a flair
Photos: During a two-year stay in London, Cathy Schultz embraced being able to walk to shops and restaurants from her home. When she and her husband Randy moved back to metro Atlanta, the couple found a three-story townhome in historic Roswell with the same access to shopping and dining.
Designing a home with antiques in mind
Inheriting antiques from family members or developing your own collection of items from the past can add to the character of your home. The scale and style of some antique furniture, however, creates a need for homeowners to consider early in the building or renovation process if and where you ...
Roswell brownstone with modern flair
During a two-year stay in London, Cathy Schultz embraced being able to walk to shops and restaurants from her home. When she and her husband Randy moved back to metro Atlanta, the couple found a three-story townhome in historic Roswell with the same access to shopping and dining. The new ...
Reading and renovating: Turning an old library in Kirkwood into a home
Randy Brazee and Jonathan Huff created their own story by renovating a former library into a home for themselves. The structure in Atlanta’s Kirkwood community was built in the 1940s by funds donated by philanthropist Andrew Carnegie as one of the Carnegie libraries in Atlanta and nationally. Brazee and Huff ...
New life in unfinished developments
Nagging reminders of Atlanta’s real estate recession can be found across the metro area. Those unpaved streets, lined with curb cuts and lots with white pipes protruding out of the ground, were meant to be part of a new neighborhood. Some developments got a bit farther, with a few homes ...
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