Ideal home for avid golfing family

The Georgia Tech name attracted Lois and Tom Bafas to the Echelon gated golf community.

"We were looking for a gated golf community and two bedrooms on [the] main; our youngest (Eleni) is an avid golfer," offers Lois. The six-bedroom, 6 -bath home occupies 10,600 square feet. "We bought it last year, we like the way it's set on the lot."

The great room is "very light with hints of apricot," notes Lois. "We like light colors, happy colors, versus serious colors," adds Tom.

The keeping room opens to the kitchen, has vaulted ceilings and one of the six fireplaces in the home.

"It has over 100 pieces of wood [and was] imported from Syria," explains Tom about the table in the keeping room that was hand-made with mother of pearl. "No [known] tradition [is] associated with that table, I just liked it."

"We do like to entertain," says Lois. "He's the chef in the house, he loves to cook Greek meals. We wanted a big open area to have everybody involved." Tom adds: "Lamb and potatoes is my favorite dish to make." The kitchen features LUBE Italian cabinets, a double dishwasher, wine cooler and Wolf gas range.

"We like to have people over all the time, we are spontaneous, we try to meet the neighbors," offers Tom.

A bronze sculpture by Judith Holmes Drewry, titled the "Day Dreamer," is displayed in the dining room. It is flanked by paintings by Tom's grandmother Katie Moulouli. Her landscape paintings are of Lavadia, Greece.

Tom displays some of the oil paintings in his collection that were created by his grandmother. She has four pieces in a prominent museum in Greece. "One is a view of the town Tom was born in and where he was baptized," offers Lois.

"During focus week I usually spend 15-18 hours in that office per day, I'm a wealth manager," shares Tom. "We own two financial firms: a brokerage [and] an advisory firm."

"It's not one particular style; a little bit of contemporary mixed [with] traditional," notes Lois. Pictured is the master suite.

The master bath echoes the light, pastel color theme of the home.

The guest room doubles as "our oldest daughter's room when she comes to visit," shares Lois. "My daughter (Dorian) chose most of that stuff with the designer, she loves the French country style."

"The covered porch is my second kitchen," declares Tom. The home has a view of the first hole of the golf course that is the centerpiece of the Echelon gated community.

The home of Lois and Tom Bafas is among 18 homes built in the gated golf community Echelon in Cherokee County. The community was originally earmarked with 88 lots framing a sprawling golf course, with a luxury clubhouse, tennis courts and swimming pool. Tom adores the view of his home from the backyard (pictured).

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The Georgia Tech name attracted Lois and Tom Bafas to the Echelon gated golf community; he learned about it in the Georgia Tech newsletter. "Both of our daughters graduated from Georgia Tech."

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