Justin and Sophia DeCouto’s new Milton home is far from the coast, but the interiors create a beachy vibe that remind the couple of their native Bermuda.
The couple, who moved to the U.S. in 2007 and previously lived in Brookhaven, purchased the house from builder Edward Andrews Homes. The DeCoutos have infused the Southern traditional home in north Fulton County with furniture and accessories that have a coastal feel.
Details such as sand-color walls serve as a backdrop to picturesque artwork, including a vibrant photograph of Bermuda, which hangs over the wood-burning fireplace in the keeping room.
Snapshot
Residents: Justin and Sophia DeCouto and their children, Ashlyn, 3, and Evan, 16 months. Justin is a stay-at-home dad; Sophia is an property underwriter in the insurance industry.
Location: Milton's Lake Haven of Crabapple
Size: 4,400 square feet, five bedrooms, four baths
Year built and bought: 2013
Builder: Edward Andrews Homes
Architectural style: Traditional
Favorite architectural features: Ceiling details such as exposed beams in the keeping room and a coffered ceiling in the living room, as well as the gray-washed brick on the exterior.
Interior design style: Traditional with island inspiration.
Favorite interior design feature: A freestanding slipper tub in the master bathroom with an English telephone style freestanding faucet, which they selected for the home. The bathroom also has double vanities with Giallo ornamental granite countertops and Moen faucets, and a tile shower with frameless glass doors.
Favorite room: "The kitchen is the showstopper of the house," Justin said. The room has KitchenAid stainless steel appliances, an oversized island, tan granite countertops, a mantel-style hood, maple raised-panel kitchen cabinets with undercabinet lighting, tile backsplash and soft-close drawers and hinges.
Favorite outdoor feature: The backyard, which now has a fence and playset. When they first saw the house, Justin thought it would be great to walk out onto the patio and yard from a set of French doors, which the builder added.
Resources: Colonial Lighting, Spacemakers of Alpharetta (master suite closet system), KitchenAid appliances, King of Swings, and furniture and accessories from stories such as Crate and Barrel, Southern Comforts Consignments, HomeGoods, IKEA, World Market, Pottery Barn and eBay.
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