Dwight Eubanks has home fit for a king

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Dwight Eubanks has home fit for a king

Dwight Eubanks, popularly known as the outspoken 'Southern Sidekick' on "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" has a home which showcases his love of beauty.

"When I moved into this property it was destiny waiting to happen," notes entrepreneur Dwight Eubanks, popularly known as the outspoken 'Southern Sidekick' on "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" reality TV show. "It was where I was supposed to be at that time, and this is where I'm supposed to be now. Things just don't happen. I just fell in love with it, it was perfect for me and my lifestyle."

The living room (pictured) remains as TV news anchor Karyn Greer left it, cut-outs and all. Eubanks shares: "Sheree (Whitfield) and I spent lots of late nights here working on her collection ... I mean 3 [a.m.] dealing with samples putting together the show. My role in the [She by Sheree] fashion show is interesting. I contributed a great deal to the fashion show. I didn't work with Lisa (Wu-Hartwell) and her collection, I had nothing to do with that!"

"The butterfly sculpture is a new piece, I fell in love with that ... the same artist did the glass bowl on [the] dining room table, those are two incredible pieces."

"In the living room are two king chairs (pictured). I got two king chairs because I never anticipated a queen living here, not a real queen anyway! The queen chair is 12 inches larger than the king because back in that period the dresses with the bustles were much bigger, therefore you would need space for the dress."

"Striped chairs opposite the couch (in living room) are 18th century from England found at an antique shop," says Eubanks. "They sit very low to the floor because they were slipper chairs. Women would sit in these chairs to put on their shoes and their bustle would drape over the back of the chair, that's how they would get dressed. They wore so much fabric and tulle with their skirts they couldn't just bend over to put their shoes on."

"I enjoy everything in here, sometimes I come in the living room (pictured) with no music, no TV, no telephone and just reflect or look out the window, it's so peaceful here," shares Eubanks. He admits: "I am still a hoarder, I used to go to auctions a lot. My garage is full, my attic is full and there are pieces I refuse to get rid of. I've got art under the beds and in the closets; I just love beauty."

"When I come home I get so much joy because there is so much beauty here, and it's really me. This house is eclectic; it's not just one period. If I see it, I like it, it's my home, it's for me, it's not to impress no one," attests Eubanks. Decorative glass vases are displayed in wall cut-outs in the partition between the dining and living room.

The dining room is complemented by a Grace Kisa painting inspired by "the Black tradition of placing petals from a [loved one's] gravesite in a Bible as a memento," explains Eubanks. In Kisa's rendition she paired vibrant Tiger lilies and text from "Romeo and Juliet." "I happen to love lilies so I had to have it."

"For Thanksgiving I smoke six turkeys. I love to cook, how else can you get real barbecue and real smoked flavor without a pit -- and I use charcoal," offers Eubanks. "I'll smoke a whole pig in the backyard, not just ribs. Can't nobody barbecue better than me. I smoke up the whole community and their houses, I know they hate me, especially [my] neighbors in the back and to the right and left."

"I don't have any 'Dwrongs' in my wardrobe! My girlfriend Britanica Stewart says I'm a slave to fashion and that's true," admits Eubanks. "If it's beautiful [and] feels good I have to have it. My mother was the first of 14, she [took] care of her siblings, she pressed their blue jeans [and] shirts. When she had kids she [stressed] that she was not pressing no more blue jeans! We were not allowed to wear blue jeans. Even when I'm cutting the grass I'm pulled together, I'm a southern gentleman."

"The hat, the gloves, walking sticks, the bathrobes, silk pajamas, silk underwear, collecting watches and pearls, that's a southern pimp thing," comments Eubanks of the influence for his signature drag. Pictured is a sampling of his collection of dapper toppers.

"[Draped] by the window (in dining room, pictured) is lush Russian sable," points out Eubanks as he lists his fur collection. "Chinchilla, mink ... all kind of animals up in here, they're beautiful why shouldn't we enjoy them. Even when they die they're still living, you can still enjoy them. I have a couple fur coats I enjoy, I wear them to the grocery store, I'm gonna wear them until they turn into leather."

"Kandi's mother came over to the office yesterday and brought me this wonderful watch (pictured). There was no occasion she just bought me a beautiful watch. I was really surprised. Kandi's mother, aunt Bertha and aunt Nora and I just hit it off from day one. I go to aunt Bertha's house a lot for dinner. She loves to cook, I love to eat," notes Eubanks. "They're an adopted family I've become very attached to."

The glitzy timepieces in Eubanks' collection include Movado, Gucci, and Cartier.

Splashes of the signature color of his hair salon (purple) and portraits of pressed tresses are deliberately absent from the decor of Eubanks' home. "I see extensions, kinky, straight and curly hair everyday, I don't want to see that in my home, I want my home to be relaxed and comfortable," states Eubanks. Pictured is the lounge in the master suite that was previously enclosed by a glass wall.

"The piece over the fireplace (pictured in sitting room) I bought after my father was murdered. Camille Love had a gallery off Paces Ferry, I went to her gallery two weeks after we buried my father. That piece was there and was what I was feeling when I was going through that period -- my father has been dead over 10 years. That was what I was feeling. So I had to have it."

"The bedroom is my element. That bed was inspired by my grandmother," says Eubanks. "We were so poor growing up she never threw away her mattresses. As one mattress got old she would just stack them. That was the most comfortable bed I've ever slept in. This bed is me still trying to get that comfort from sleeping in my grandmother's bed. I just keep stacking them on, there are four mattresses and a box spring in that bed. It puts me closer [to] the Lord when I'm sleeping. He protects me."

"The Japanese are short people, they would need a ladder to climb up on this bed. You can do a lot of things on a bed high up like that," muses Eubanks, "especially with the poles, you just have to use your imagination. It's wonderful!"

Eubanks installed all the marble in the master bath. "I enjoy the Jacuzzi tub in [the] master bath, the [second] bathroom [in master suite] has a steam shower. I turn that steam on for 10 minutes and it just knocks you out."

"That pool has done lots of entertaining," says Eubanks. "My rule is no swimwear in the pool, swimwear messes up the chlorine count. That's the only rule of the house. I'm sure my neighbors hate me because I sunbathe in the nude all the time. I just think that's how it should be."

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"When I moved into this property it was destiny waiting to happen," notes entrepreneur Dwight Eubanks, popularly known as the outspoken 'Southern Sidekick' on "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" reality TV show. "It was where I was supposed to be at that time, and this is where I'm supposed to be now. Things just don't happen. I just fell in love with it, it was perfect for me and my lifestyle."

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