Private Quarters: Payne-Owens home

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Photos: A look inside the East Lake home of Kevin and James Payne-Owens.

Kevin and James (not pictured) Payne-Owens live in their East Lake home with their daughter, Marissa, 10. Kevin, 36, is a hairstylist; James, 37, works in software development.

The home is mixture of Craftsman and row house styles, according to Kevin. His favorite architectural feature is the exterior material — stone, brick and wood. “I just like how strong it looks and masculine and how well-built it looked,” Kevin said. “I love a brick home because I think it’s timeless and it’s nice to have that element mixed with the stone.”

The home was completed when Kevin and James Payne-Owens purchased it, but they changed the finish of the floors, lighting and other features. “We went in and put our own spin on everything,” Kevin said.

The kitchen has granite countertops and a large island painted black. “James and I really like to cook, and Marissa is starting to get to the point where she is into it as well. It’s nice to have the big island so we can all work together,” Kevin said.

The living room walls have a burnt orange color with drapes of a similar hue.

In the office, a painting of stylist’s shears, created by a friend, reflects Kevin’s profession as a hairstylist.

Marissa’s bedroom is pink and black, with a nod to one of her favorite actresses, Audrey Hepburn.

Mirrors of all sizes accentuate the openness in Kevin and James Payne-Owens’ Atlanta home. Some mirrors are antiques; others have been passed down from family members over the years. The pieces also connect to Kevin’s profession as a hairstylist. “I have a thing with mirrors,” Kevin said. For example, in a hallway, a gold antique mirror is strategically placed to fill an entire wall. “My thing is: Find a really amazing piece, like a big piece that fills up the area,” Kevin said. “It makes a statement.”

The four-poster bed, purchased from now-closed Storehouse Furniture, is a focal point in the bedroom, which boasts a coffered and vaulted ceiling and a fireplace with travertine tile surround. The antique chairs were recovered with material from Forsyth Fabrics in West Midtown.

Mirrors of all sizes add to the open feel in Kevin and James Payne-Owens’ Atlanta home.

A friend from England gave them the dining table, which they paired with chairs passed down from James’ mother. Black-and-white photos of family were hung all over the dining room walls above the wainscoting. “That’s one of the major things that people fall in love with every time they come in,” Kevin said. One older photo is of James’ mother before she went to an opera, and the mirror in that photo is hanging in the dining room, too.

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Kevin and James (not pictured) Payne-Owens live in their East Lake home with their daughter, Marissa, 10. Kevin, 36, is a hairstylist; James, 37, works in software development.

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