An eclectic extravaganza in downtown Woodstock

Home and Garden

The know-your-neighbors setting and pedestrian-friendly environment in downtown Woodstock appealed to Mindy Herrick, who moved there from east Cobb County in 2006.

"I grew up in a small town and wanted that small-town community feeling where I could walk to shops and restaurants, post office, city park and be a part of the community. We even have a community garden that I can walk to," she said. Herrick, who grew up in West Virginia, carried the small-town mindset into her home, where she incorporated newer items with antiques, glassware and family pieces.

The front porch is Mindy Herrick's favorite design feature. "I put some flower boxes along the front porch, a table and chairs from West Virginia and a rocking chair to relax. I love sitting out there at all times of the day and being a part of the community."

"Family and friends are very important to me. I have a school table that I had from my grade school when I was a little girl in the living room. I have lots of framed photos of families and friend sitting on the table. On the wall I have masks that my children made when they were six, five and four years old."

"I put green candles in pickles jars beneath the TV in the living room. I change the candles out seasonally with other candles, or pennies or other unique looking pieces that I might find."

Herrick's kitchen, with Viking appliances and an oversized island in the center, "is a great place to congregate around when you are entertaining people," she says.

The table and chairs reflect Herrick's unique design aesthetic. The Woodstock home's multiple floors have allowed her "to have lots of fun decorating."

"The mirrors in the master bedroom came standard in the home. The way they are hung give the room a rustic feel to it."

In the master bedroom, Mindy Herrick employs red, her favorite color and one she uses throughout the house. "The headboard was a piece that I found at the Crabapple Festival. I have lots of eclectic pieces in this room that fit my eclectic style." Among them: a leather chair that sits along a window.

"This rocking chair was passed down from me from my grandfather, who collected [them]."

Herrick has the guest room for when her children come home to visit.

The office space, created by a cabinetmaker in Dawsonville, "fit perfectly in that space on the upstairs landing."

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The know-your-neighbors setting and pedestrian-friendly environment in downtown Woodstock appealed to Mindy Herrick, who moved there from east Cobb County in 2006.

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