Bill Goodman and Karen Goeckel waited three years to find another home in Inman Park, so they didn’t want to rush into renovations.
They used the kitchen for several months before installing new cabinets, countertops and appliances, which included two ovens for Goodman, who enjoys cooking, and Goeckel, a baker. They also reclaimed a guest bedroom, which the previous owners had started turning into a master bathroom. The house, which has a mix of Victorian and American Foursquare architecture, and the couple’s love for mid-century modern furniture, is on the 2016 Inman Park Tour of Homes on April 30-May 1.
“Don’t feel like you have to do everything at once,” Goeckel said.
Snapshot
Residents: Bill Goodman, Karen Goeckel, 12-year-old son Fritz Goodman, and their dogs, Sherwood and Obi-Wan. Goodman is director of multimedia design at Atlanta Public Schools; Goeckel works as a location manager and scout for commercials and TV.
Location: Atlanta's Inman Park neighborhood
Size: About 2,573 square feet (according to county tax records), five bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths in main house and guest apartment
Year built/bought: Around 1911/2014
Architectural style: American Foursquare with Victorian details
Favorite architectural elements: Wraparound porch, working pocket doors, seven fireplaces
Renovations: They renovated the kitchen to add bigger windows and doors, and an island with quartz countertops and a waterfall edge. They expanded out and over the kitchen to add a master bath and closet, and reclaimed a guest bedroom that the previous owners had started turning into a bathroom. In addition, every wall needed to be painted, stripped or plastered to remove stenciling. Even the master bedroom ceiling had been textured, painted bright green and had a trellis screwed into the plaster. By simplifying the interiors—although they kept some of the stenciled floors — they say they kept from creating a "theme" house from a certain period.
Design consultants: Architect Adam Stillman, Ed Turner of Classic Renovators, design consultant Thea Quillian, Steve Ray of Plantworks
Interior design style: Mix of contemporary and mid-century
Favorite piece of furniture: Mid-century walnut dining table from City Issue
Decor tip: Think high-low. They wanted blue upper cabinets in the kitchen, but once they discovered how expensive the bright-colored custom cabinets would be, the couple selected white upper cabinets from IKEA.
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