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Tips on lighting a room well
Your choice of lighting has a huge impact on how your home looks and feels. But how do you choose when the options include everything from retro Edison-style bulbs with glowing filaments to compact fluorescents, plus lamps and fixtures in every shape and size? “Lamps are one of the most ...
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 ...
Good taste is trick to creating a high-end Halloween
BALTIMORE — Halloween doesn’t scare Melanie Brzozowski into a fit of random decorating. She treats the holiday with the approach she takes to other seasonal events. Two weeks ago, Brzozowski switched out the blue seascape decor from the warmer summer months in favor of a little black magic perfect for ...
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 ...
Trend of mixing, matching decor liberating
The era of specific decor trends is on the wane. Rooms full of traditional or modern furniture have been replaced by a more eclectic sensibility, interior decorators and designers agree. Mid-century sofas on a Swedish-country, flat-weave rug. Vintage lighting and a concrete coffee table. An antique Indian sari coverlet on ...
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 ...
Georgia-hardy lilacs are available
Q: I’m trying to find a heat-hardy lilac for my New York state friend who lives in Forsyth County. Amy Dyer, emailA: The key element that lilacs lack in the South is chilling hours during the winter. Most lilacs require more than 2,000 hours of temperatures below 45 degrees to ...
Make your outdoors outstanding
From their screened-in back porch, Adam and Anna Drost enjoyed looking at their beautifully landscaped backyard. The Dunwoody couple also was satisfied with the functional and portable grill on the nearby deck. But after “too many lattes,” the Drosts decided they wanted more out of their backyard, including an updated ...
Canna roots can be dug in late fall
Q: I planted ten different cannas, which are all blooming, anywhere from three feet to six feet tall. I want to transplant the smaller ones. Do I have to wait for the blooms to finish? C. Yelb, email A: The cannas will be happier if you wait until frost has ...
7 things to see, learn, do at Fall Atlanta Home Show
Homebuyers and homeowners can avoid falling into problems when renovating or building homes by educating themselves at the Fall Atlanta Home Show on Oct. 4-6. The nearly 320 exhibitors — plus speakers such as HGTV’s Chip Wade — will have products and services on display and offer advice at the ...
ITP versus OTP key to house hunt
Brent and Chrissie Waters wrestled with making a decision faced by many young Atlanta couples: whether to live inside the Perimeter or outside the Perimeter. An inside-the-Perimeter address offered convenience to restaurants and neighborhoods they enjoyed, while suburban settings boasted more space for their budget in the high $100,000s. “Brent ...
Buy local at Atlanta MADE store
For years, Michelle Larrabee-Martin and her family tried to buy products for her home that were “made in America.” Then, she had an aha moment. Why not open a store with made-in-Atlanta products and help the local economy? In April, Martin opened Atlanta MADE in Atlanta’s Westside Provisions district. The ...
Confederate yellow daisy available now
Q: Is there actually a Confederate yellow daisy available for home gardens? I think it would be neat to have them bloom at home at the time of the Stone Mountain Yellow Daisy Festival. Barbara Pollock, Marietta A: You’re in luck! The Confederate yellow daisy is a reseeding annual. It ...
Cool, wet summer helps mold thrive
First-time home buyer Kelly Sullivan knew to expect the unexpected when she and her husband, Sean, started looking for an east Cobb home last year. With Sean just having left the Army for a civilian job and a toddler in tow, the couple had one surprise remaining after their offer ...
Tour gives ideas to transform basement spaces
It won’t be long before the weather begins to drive everyone back indoors. So if that unfinished or cluttered storage hold of a basement needs a makeover, it’s not too soon to start thinking about sprucing it up before the holidays arrive.Need ideas? Local builders who are members of the ...
How to let more light flow into, through your home
Lynn Goldman had several dark rooms in her Dunwoody home. But after a recent renovation, she sees her home in a whole new light. For help on ways to brighten her foyer, living room and adjoining sunroom, Goldman hired her go-to contractor Greg Poppe of Suwanee-based Poppe Construction. She also ...
Create family room for whole family
In many homes, the “family room” is decorated with just one purpose: to withstand the impact of juice-spilling, game-playing, cookie-eating, crayon-wielding children. The result is often a room that’s long on durability but short on style. How can you create a stylish, sophisticated family room where grown-ups will want to ...
Retiring to Smyrna and renovating
A relatively new Smyrna house gave Dick Nesz plenty of opportunity to practice his hobby — renovating homes. Instead of downsizing, he and his wife, Lori, ended up buying a bigger home as retirees, due to lower home prices when they purchased it in 2010. Using his skills in electrical, ...
Edible garden tour offers more than beauty
On Sunday afternoon a caravan of bikes and cars will travel through the gently rolling terrain of East Atlanta for “Anything Grows — A Yard and Garden Tour of East Atlanta Village.” The caravan will stop at eight spaces with edible landscapes: residential gardens, a farm, a community garden, an ...
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