Sabrina and Hank Dobbs’ basement is anything but boring.
Stone surrounds the wood bar and a home theater, where the family and their friends watch football and celebrate birthdays. Custom glass doors lead to their personal fitness center, a buff space with Hoist equipment, free weights, a TV and a steam shower that the family uses almost every day.
From those powerhouse spaces, the main level and upstairs offer a softer style guided by designer Linda Castle. For example, the old master bedroom was burgundy and dull, Sabrina said. Now, the soothing gray palette and transitional furniture from designers such as Candice Olson, an HGTV host, have created a luxurious space for reading and relaxing with their longhaired dachshunds, CoCo and Mia.
“You know how some rooms just make you happy? That room makes me happy,” Sabrina said.
Snapshot
Residents: Hank and Sabrina Dobbs, and son, Landon, 17. Hank is president of Southeast Dealer Services; Sabrina works part-time as a medical sonographer for The Hope Center in Woodstock.
Location: Woodstock
Size: About 7,800 square feet, six bedrooms, six baths
Year built/bought: 1999/2004
Contractor: Legendary Renovations, based in Woodstock
Architectural style: Traditional
Favorite architectural elements: Arched front entrance and side patio
Renovations: In 2015 and 2016, they renovated the master bathroom with Caesarstone quartz countertops and porcelain tile flooring, and reconfigured the master closet. They added leaded glass front doors from JD's Glassworks and walnut hardwood floors from Moda Floors and Interiors (with locations in West Midtown and Brookhaven) on the main level, where they also freshened up the paint, light fixtures and kitchen backsplash. They updated a guest bathroom with granite countertops, new shower doors and hexagon mosaic tile flooring. They changed the staircase handrails to iron, added built-in bookshelves to a reading room, installed new carpet and expanded the workout room.
Interior design style: Transitional
Design consultants: Linda Castle, owner of Kennesaw-based Decorated Designs, Reinhart Furniture, Creative Closets and Master Painters of America in Atlanta.
Favorite interior design elements: Glass art, canvas pieces from dk Gallery in Marietta, and paintings by Gina Hurry, Holly Irwin, Lorra Kurtz, Steve Dininno and Elizabeth Chapman.
Favorite outdoor features: Waterfall and back patio with pergola.
Resources: Furniture from Bungalow Home, Summer Classics, Highland House, Century Furniture and Hooker Furniture. Accessories and lighting from Uttermost, HomeGoods, Troy Lighting and Progressive Lighting. Rugs from The Roswell Rug Co. and Woodstock Outlet. Bathroom fixtures from Ferguson and Overstock.com. Workout equipment from Fitness Depot.
Decor tip: Use style with staying power by introducing fresh colors, such as gray.
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