A cocktail party conversation in 2014 sparked Vicki Hooten’s move to a Midtown Atlanta condo.
Friends shared how happy they were with their decision to downsize to a condo in Buckhead. Hooten began to wonder why she was holding onto her Morningside home of 27 years.
The next week, she saw her real estate agent, Julie Sadlier with Re/Max Metro Atlanta Cityside, in the grocery store. Her home was on the market three weeks later.
Hooten wanted to remain close to Piedmont Park and her job in Buckhead. About 20 condos later, she viewed a unit with floor-to-ceiling windows in The Atlantic, a high-rise condo in Atlantic Station.
“I saw that I got to see Midtown and downtown with my view and then when I look down, it is historical trees,” she said. “It kind of looks like a mini Central Park.”
Snapshot
Resident: Vicki Hooten, who works for ABC National Television Sales
Location: The Atlantic, Midtown Atlanta
Size: 1,828 square feet, two bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths
Year built: 2009
Year bought: 2014
Builder: Novare
Architect: Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewart, Stewart & Associates
Architectural style: Art deco
Favorite architectural elements: Floor-to-ceiling windows
Renovations: Bertolli Floors installed American Scrape Walnut floors from Armstrong in all the rooms. Synergy Multimedia installed Lutron QS wireless shades compatible with RadioRa 2 and HomeWorks QS automation system, and an Apple TV, Sonos Playbar and Sonos wireless sound system.
Interior design style: She describes it as comfortable and inviting with a touch of humor.
Favorite pieces: Dining room table from Crate & Barrel, which is paired with an oversized bronze mirror. "It is a statement piece and reflects the city," she said.
Favorite artwork: Pieces by her son, artist Christopher Derek Bruno, and multiple mixed media pieces by artists Samuel Ruder and Dawne Raulet, which join other original pieces of art.
Favorite outdoor features: Balcony and the pool, which she can view from her condo.
Favorite collections: Sid Dickens Memory Blocks
Resources: RH Gallery, Bobby Berk Home, Crate & Barrel, West Elm, Mathews' Furniture Galleries, Cantoni, Pottery Barn, Eco Denizen, RH Gallery, The Dump
Decor tip: Just because you see a piece of furniture that you really like, stop and ask yourself: Does it have a place in my home, and if so, what am I going to get rid of?
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