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In their elegant bathroom Larry and Antoine Carter have a vintage window seat original to their 1908 home. There were three such benches when the couple moved into their house in 2015: one in the office, one on the landing of the stairwell and one in the original master bedroom that the Carters moved into their bathroom. Each of the benches adds a historic touch to the home while providing hidden storage. Text by Shannon Dominy/Photo by Reynolds Rogers

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When Karen Swope purchased her cottage in 2018, she worked with Peter Polites of Polites & Associates Architects to add a spacious screened-in back porch. Swope uses the space nearly every morning when the weather is nice, takes many of her meals out here and often entertains friends and family in the space. Text by Shannon Dominy/Photo by Reynolds Rogers

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Clark Berry updated his kitchen in early 2021. He decided to keep the original cabinetry and stained concrete counters, but he added a whole wall of subway tiles from Floor & Decor and a few lush plants to brighten the room. Text by Shannon Dominy/Photo by Reynolds Rogers

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Two years ago Jane and John Hall worked with Merodynamic Pools to renovate their pool and deck around the pool, and the following year the couple installed an outdoor kitchen and built a pair of pergolas themselves. Text by Shannon Dominy/Photo by Reynolds Rogers

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The pool cabana in the backyard of Whitney and Nathan Durham’s Fulton County home provides a place outside for the family to relax and spend time together. A rattan sofa and club swivel chairs from Summer Classics paired with a vintage fiberglass and glass coffee table from Antique Factory make a comfortable seating arrangement, and the custom area rug from Myers Carpet makes the space feel polished and chic. Text by Shannon Dominy/Photo by Reynolds Rogers

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A silk sofa from Lillian August and a pair of antique French chairs make a chic seating area in the formal parlor of Dennis and Susan Cook’s home. When the couple bought their home as it was being built in 1994, they were able to add a wall to create a less open floor plan, which they like for its coziness. Text by Shannon Dominy/Photo by Reynolds Rogers

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In their elegant bathroom Larry and Antoine Carter have a vintage window seat original to their 1908 home. There were three such benches when the couple moved into their house in 2015: one in the office, one on the landing of the stairwell and one in the original master bedroom that the Carters moved into their bathroom. Each of the benches adds a historic touch to the home while providing hidden storage. Text by Shannon Dominy/Photo by Reynolds Rogers

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Bean seeds require very warm soil to sprout well. They simply rot in cool soil. (Walter Reeves for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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Leesa Kellam’s large kitchen table from Hillstreet Warehouse is her favorite piece of furniture in her home. The dining area is full of light from a wall of windows and a pair of skylights, and until recently the windows were covered only by waist-high shutters. New blinds have given the space more versatility without preventing the flood of natural light from drenching the space when Kellam wants it. Text by Shannon Dominy/Photo by Reynolds Rogers

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