Homes in Atlanta: Woodstock couple create their dream home

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Photos: Woodstock couple complete total renovation to create their dream home

The couple leveled and replaced the floors, rearranged and renovated the entire kitchen, gutted the bathrooms, removed a wall between the living room and foyer and replaced the staircase.

After Joelle and Mike DeRoche bought their Woodstock home in 2018, they renovated most of the house. The kitchen got a complete remodel, with new cabinets installed by Tim Fisher of Complete Carpentry, new granite counters from Top South and an island that Mike and Joelle made themselves. Text by Shannon Dominy. Photo by Reynolds Rogers.

When Joelle and Mike DeRoche bought their home in 2018 the stairs in the home were rough-hewn and carpeted. When they started to refinish them, they realized that since the stairs were unfinished, it would be just as easy to restructure the staircase. They demolished the original stairs and worked with Vision Stairways & Millwork to create a new set of stairs that land in the living room instead of by the front door. Text by Shannon Dominy. Photo by Reynolds Rogers.

Homeowners Mike and Joelle DeRoche completed a near total renovation of their 1990 home after purchasing it in 2018. They removed a wall that separated the living room and foyer to create a more dynamic space, and they completely replaced the staircase and kitchen and bathroom fixtures. The home is 2,000 square feet, with three bedrooms and two-and-a-half bathrooms. Text by Shannon Dominy. Photo by Reynolds Rogers.

Joelle and Mike DeRoche bought their Woodstock home in 2018, and they spent about a year renovating, leveling the floors, remodeling the kitchen and decorating the space to match their style. Joelle is a middle school science teacher, and Mike is a financial advisor. Text by Shannon Dominy. Photo by Reynolds Rogers.

Bathroom cabinets from The Home Depot and sinks and faucets from Kraus are unifying elements in all three bathrooms of Mike and Joelle DeRoche’s home. Because the home is not overly large, it was important to the couple to have some elements that make the space feel cohesive. Text by Shannon Dominy. Photo by Reynolds Rogers.

The master bedroom of Joelle and Mike DeRoche’s home is simple and clean, giving the couple a space to retreat to at the end of the day. Their bedroom furniture is from Ikea, and the painting over their dresser is by one of Mike’s close friends, Edy Moritz. The piece is especially sentimental since Edy passed away. Text by Shannon Dominy. Photo by Reynolds Rogers.

A rug from homeowner Joelle DeRoche’s father’s carpet shop in Chagrin Falls, Ohio, anchors the dining room of Joelle and Mike DeRoche’s home. In the corner hangs a painting of a waterfall in the same town, painted by one of Joelle’s childhood friends. Text by Shannon Dominy. Photo by Reynolds Rogers.

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After Joelle and Mike DeRoche bought their Woodstock home in 2018, they renovated most of the house. The kitchen got a complete remodel, with new cabinets installed by Tim Fisher of Complete Carpentry, new granite counters from Top South and an island that Mike and Joelle made themselves. Text by Shannon Dominy. Photo by Reynolds Rogers.

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