Photos: Alpharetta home combines antique charm with modern design

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Photos: Alpharetta home combines antique charm with modern design

Georgia Godfrey knew that she wanted to play with color in the kitchen, eventually springing for painting the entire kitchen area the same shade of Vancourtland Blue. “My husband thought I was crazy because I was going to Benjamin Moore every day before this project started to get paint swatches. I probably tried 20 to 25 shades of blue until I landed on that one,” she adds. Text by Lori Keong/Photo by Reynolds Rogers

One of the main goals of the renovation project was to add more space for dining and gathering around the kitchen island. The family didn’t intend to tack on the antique pine table at the end of the island, but ended up filling up the additional space with one anyway. It’s now Godfrey’s favorite piece of furniture. “Our three boys will do homework there or eat a snack. It’s been a fun little table for them to sit at while I’m cooking,” she says. Text by Lori Keong/Photo by Reynolds Rogers

The couple knocked down a wall and entrance leading to the basement in order to open up the mud room and add a second entry to the house (formerly, the only place you could access the house was through the garage). Text by Lori Keong/Photo by Joanna Wright

The butler’s pantry is Georgia Godfrey’s favorite room in the house, with its cheerful blue cabinets and contrasting white backsplash. It features an assortment of storage drawers, plus ample counter space for prepping food or drinks. The pantry is accessible through two doors that can fully enclose the space, though the homeowners prefer to keep them open since the space gets a lot of foot traffic. Text by Lori Keong/Photo by Reynolds Rogers

The front-facing cabinets feature glass doors for displaying some of Georgia Godfrey’s expansive china collection, including the gold-flecked Constance Limoges china from Bernardaud that she registered for at her wedding. The bottom cabinets and drawers (some for freezing and refrigerating) do the opposite — concealing an ice machine, appliances, and other food and kitchen gadgets. “I really wanted everything to have its own place,” Godfrey says. Text by Lori Keong/Photo by Reynolds Rogers

Godfrey wanted the mud room to be a space where her sons could shed their coats and backpacks, but also where she could create a functional home office for herself. It’s wallpapered in a floral Schmuacher pattern and gets a lot of light from the two windows that were added to the room. “That mud room is a happy spot and the wallpaper brings an element of fun that flows off our blue kitchen,” Godfrey says. Text by Lori Keong/Photo by Joanna Wright

Georgia Godfrey says this large screened-in porch is where the family hangs out the most to watch TV and catch up. She describes it as a more eclectic space in terms of design. It features blue-hued accents and antiques (like the small desk on the far side of the room) mixed in with new finds, like the central table comprised of two square coffee tables pushed together.
Text by Lori Keong/Photo by Reynolds Rogers

Georgia Godfrey wanted “the biggest sink that [she could] fit on this island” and got it with this large Kohler apron front farm sink. Text by Lori Keong/Photo by Reynolds Rogers

Godfrey describes this formal dining room for entertaining guests as “small and cozy,” since it only fits six people around the table. It includes a large gilded mirror to open up the space, and a runner from Persian Point Rugs in Atlanta. Text by Lori Keong/Photo by Reynolds Rogers

This den with a built-in fireplace was originally the only living room in the house. Now, it’s used as a secondary space for reading and sometimes entertaining. The brick inlays that came with the house were painted over in white, while the original crown molding still skirts the edges of the room. This den is also a place for Georgia Godfrey to display some of her favorite trinkets, like the antique creamware she stores in the curio shelf on the right, or the French antique mirror over the fireplace. Text by Lori Keong/Photo by Reynolds Rogers

The dining room houses more of Godfrey’s sentimental items, including the French buffet in the corner that was passed down from her grandmother, which stores china and other pieces for entertaining guests. “It’s one of my favorite pieces in the whole house and on top of it, there’s an old silver tea set that she gave me, as well. There are some meaningful things in that room that I love,” Godfrey says. Text by Lori Keong/Photo by Reynolds Rogers

The screened-in porch gets ample light from the surrounding windows, and there are a variety of seating options for kicking back or curling up with a book. Text by Lori Keong/Photo by Reynolds Rogers

As a bonus feature for the backyard, the couple had a zip line constructed for their three sons to play on. Text by Lori Keong/Photo by Reynolds Rogers

The Godfreys have been working with local Alpharetta landscape architect Jim Pollock to map out a functional design for the outdoor spaces, like the grassy pathways and stepping stones in the backyard. Georgia Godfrey notes that the backyard has been a fun place for her kids to play and run around in. Text by Lori Keong/Photo by Reynolds Rogers

The family was very charmed with the red exterior of the house when they first moved in, but Georgia Godfrey knew she eventually wanted to paint it something more muted, like this gray color trimmed in white. “One of our boys was devastated when we were painting the house and changing the red,” Godfrey says, so they kept the door red as a remnant of the old house. Text by Lori Keong/Photo by Reynolds Rogers

One unique connective feature of the home is this window that abuts the kitchen. It looks out onto the family’s screened-in porch that has become their main family room. While there used to be a sink beneath it, that’s been replaced with more counter space. “We decided to leave that window space open, and it’s actually been so fun to be in the TV room and not feel so disconnected from the kitchen,” Godfrey says. Text by Lori Keong/Photo by Joanna Wright

The botanical prints that form a set on the shiplap wall behind the kitchen table are all antiques collected over the years. Seeing them all together makes Godfrey happy, who says that before the renovation, there wasn’t enough wall space to display them all at once. The breakfast nook also includes an upside-down basket lamp picked up from Scott's Antique Market in Atlanta. Text by Lori Keong/Photo by Joanna Wright

The cafe curtains that frame the kitchen table area are a Libeco Belgian linen, a fabric that Godfrey says she immediately fell in love with. “I feel like it gives that space a French country feel coming off our blue kitchen,” she adds. Text by Lori Keong/Photo by Joanna Wright

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Georgia Godfrey knew that she wanted to play with color in the kitchen, eventually springing for painting the entire kitchen area the same shade of Vancourtland Blue. “My husband thought I was crazy because I was going to Benjamin Moore every day before this project started to get paint swatches. I probably tried 20 to 25 shades of blue until I landed on that one,” she adds. Text by Lori Keong/Photo by Reynolds Rogers

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