History-filled home gets second story

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When Joel and Rachel Silverman bought their Candler Park home in 2009, two front doors and parts of a second kitchen remained as obvious remnants of the duplex the home used to be. Home renovations in Candler Park.

Joel and Rachel Silverman purchased their home, which was built in 1919, 10 years ago in 2009. They live there with their two daughters, Sophie and Mira, and their dog, Tito. Joel is a commercial and fine art photographer and Rachel is a healthcare technology consultant. Text by Shannon Dominy. Photo by Reynolds Rogers.

Using skills learned at Decatur Makers, homeowner Joel SIlverman welded the iron frame of his master bathroom countertop, tiled it himself with tiles from Zumpano Enterprises and added sinks from Mexican Tile Designs to achieve a look he’d previously admired in an Isreali hotel bathroom. Text by Shannon Dominy. Photo by Reynolds Rogers/AJC FILE.

Rachel and Joel Silverman love the outdoors and camping in hammocks so much that they decided to bring that feeling into their master bedroom with a suspended swing bed. Joel made the bed and headboard himself with hooks from Scott Antique Markets. Text by Shannon Dominy. Photo by Reynolds Rogers.

Rachel and Joel Silverman bought their 1919 Candler Park home in 2009. This year they worked with architect Brant Goodman of Goodman Design and builder Tom Pelletier of The Foundation Wroks to renovate the bottom floor, adding a sleeping porch, rebuilding the front porch and restructuring the interior to bring it as close to the original structure as possible. They also added a second story, holding as true as possible to the original style and feel of the home. Text by Shannon Dominy. Photo by Reynolds Rogers.

Almost all of the art in Joel and Rachel Silverman’s home is Joel’s own framed photography. “It’s almost all Southeastern landscapes. That’s what I do,” he said. Joel is a commercial and fine art photographer. Text by Shannon Dominy. Photo by Reynolds Rogers.

Homeowner Joel Silverman made the open shelving in the kitchen from rafters salvaged from the house when he and his wife Rachel Silverman decided to renovate and add a second floor this year. The sign high on the wall is a replica, created by artist Rick Baldwin, of a menu that the couple saw on a trip to Mexico. Text by Shannon Dominy. Photo by Reynolds Rogers.

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