Atlanta’s Jennifer Healey has the know-how for designing classic and elegant interiors that are approachable, rich in detail and well edited.
Designer & background: Grew up in Jacksonville and graduated from the University of Florida. After working in advertising for several years in Atlanta, Healey found a position working for a window treatment designer in his showroom at ADAC (Atlanta Decorative Arts Center). She also took evening design classes and partnered with a friend before starting Atlanta-based J. Healey Interiors.
First design job: The home of a German bachelor friend of ours living in Atlanta.
As seen in: Southern Living; Atlanta Home; and Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles magazines. Also at the Magnolia Designer Show House (through Nov. 13) in Cartersville.
Design pet peeves: Rooms that are "overdone" or off limits.
Current design obsessions: Wallpaper; painted floors; upholstered walls; folding screens; bright yellow; vintage floral prints; and fine art photography.
New (or re-emerging) designs I like: Chinoiserie. It is never out, but it is being published more.
… and looks I am glad to see go: The "relaxed mass manufactured slipcover look" that was everywhere. The look has its place, especially at the ocean or lake.
Most unusual request: A bar, complete with refrigerator and ice maker, in a master closet. But, really, isn't that fabulous?
Every room needs: Fabulous lighting from a variety of sources; a great mirror; original art; fresh flowers; books and/or magazines; and something that makes you really happy to see.
Favorite design tricks: Mirrors (whether on a wall or a mirrored table); painting trim and walls the same color, especially in a small space or an architecturally quirky space; and painting small spaces with dark paint.
Favorites
- Atlanta-area home/design stores: Bungalow Classic; Dixon Rye; BD Jeffries; The Nicholson Gallery; Foxglove Antiques; and Joseph Konrad.
- Instagram: horschinteriors; amytastley; delphinereedkrakoff; ashleytstark; thelsd; carrierandco; timothywhealon; eleanor_roper; danawolterinteriors; isabellopezquesada; jeffreydungan; stevengambrel; kapitomullerinterior; grantkgibson; and aerin.
- Magazines: Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles; Atlanta Home; Veranda; Milleu; Elle Décor; Architectural Digest; Southern Living; Traditional Home; and House Beautiful.
- Movie or TV Interiors: "Something's Gotta Give"; "It's Complicated"; "The Devil Wears Prada"; and "The Intern."
About me
Family & neighborhood: My husband and I have two children (ages 12 and 15) and live in Ardmore Park.
My home style: Welcoming and comfortable in a warm neutral palette with limited pops of color.
Household issues I am fussy about: My family would say everything. We have a small house, so "everything in its place."
Favorite pieces & possessions: A painting of Grand Central Station by Geoffrey Johnson because I love the contrast of the dark figures with the background, and we adore New York. Also a painting of the ocean and horizon by Courtney Garrett (it's moody and changes with the light). And our wire-haired dachshund, Stella, because it isn't home without her.
What I collect or cannot stop buying: Works of art on paper; table linens; Antica Farmacista Candles in Aqua; lamps; coffee table books; and fresh flowers.
Latest project: A ground up, classic all-American family home in Buckhead. Think Ralph Lauren.
Up next: A complete, top to bottom, master suite re-do in Brookwood Hills and a couple of kitchen/family room/outdoor space renovations in Buckhead and Brookhaven.
Find J. Healey Interiors at:
- Website: jhealeyinteriors.com
- Instagram jhealeyinteriors
- Facebook: J. Healey Interiors
Magnolia Designer Show House
The home tour in Cartersville runs Wednesdays through Sundays through Nov. 13. Tickets are $20. Proceeds benefit Advocacy for Children. For tickets and information, visit atlantamagazine.com/magnolia.
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