Peggy Crew doesn’t forget how interior designer Linda Castle described her Roswell home.
“She said, ‘Your house is tired.’ I started laughing,” Crew said. “I wasn’t really tied to anything in my house with the exception of a few pieces of furniture, like my dad’s desk that I had in the foyer.”
The redesigned and renovated home still features family antiques that hold sentimental value while bringing in unexpected elements, including a custom rug with a wild design in the foyer. Instead of moving or building a home, the changes kept her family in its current school district.
“The end result allowed us to remain in the house we have come to love as home,” she said.
Snapshot
Residents: David and Peggy Crew, and their sons, Daniel and Patrick, and dog, Buddy. David is a certified financial planner; Peggy is a policy specialist.
Location: Roswell
Size: 3,164 square feet, four bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths
Year built/bought: 1995/1997
Architectural style: Traditional
Renovations: They began renovating the home in 2008, starting with gutting the kitchen to the studs and installing new cabinets, granite countertops, backsplash and appliances. The changes then extended to the two full baths, the home office, the master bedroom, the dining room and the front room, which became the kids' TV room. They also installed hardwood floors downstairs and upstairs (except for the bathrooms) and replaced the carpet on the front and back staircases. They have replaced the roof, garage door and gutters. The exterior and interiors were repainted.
Cost of renovations: $100,000
Contractors: Walter Griggs Contracting, David Harlan Contracting, Verge & Associates (painters), MaxCare Flooring of Georgia, KTM Roofing, Ameriserv Garage Doors
Design consultant: Linda Castle, Decorated Designs
Interior design style: Transitional
Favorite pieces of furniture: A secretary, dining table and china cabinets that belonged to Peggy Crew's parents, as well as newer furniture, such as a family room sectional.
Favorite artwork: A fine art painting of a female figure, by Holly Irwin, above the mantle in the family room, from DK Gallery in Marietta.
Favorite rooms: The screened porch and the home office, which has a desk and cabinets designed by Creative Closets.
Resources: Bathroom fixtures from Ferguson, tile from Moda Floors & Interiors, The Roswell Rug Co., Progressive Lighting
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