Buckhead Tour of Homes

There is no better reason to show off your home than to help Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.  This hospital facilitates miracles every day.

It was a chilly but sunny day in the poshest part of town today.  I ventured to tour these four glorious homes with my new friend, Leigh.  There was so much to take in–the climbing ivy on whitewashed brick, lawns so green and lush you want to grab the closest pillow and just lay on the grass forever, and people-watch, of course.  I imagine the ratio of Lexi (that is plural for Lexus, right?) to person is only surpassed at Hamptons’ beach wedding.

There are no homes more storied or historic than those that grace these streets named Habersham and Rivers.  The blog Things that Inspire is much more thorough than me.  I won’t try to be–I’ll just show you some pretty pictures I took before my phone died.

 

This is the amazing home of my friend Leigh’s best friend, Betsy.  Leigh says she has always been elegant.  She is kind, unassuming and humble.  You can tell she has a knack for decorating, but it’s a big house to do alone!  She did have some help.  Oh, I forgot the man’s name (Walter someone?), but she and her husband hired Phoebe Howard to assist with all the finishing touches.  Enjoy:

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I have never seen such beautiful rugs in my life!

 

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and the art.  I was speechless over the art today…

 

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minimal, elegant styling throughout…

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bath for the girl…

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The painting over the child’s bed was the prettiest I’ve ever seen:

 

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The elegant master bedroom:

 

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in love with the headboard

 

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ta-da!

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Leigh said she gets to crash here (the upstairs guest room) after she & Betsy have a long night out.  A dream.

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Even an elegant basement:

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There is so much more.  Maybe I’ll beg Leigh to take me back with her.

 

The next home is filled with wood and earth tones.  Pretty darn amazing, too:

 

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You’ve seen this bath before I think…

 

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Love this dining room!

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Kitchen not so bad, either

 

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breakfast room

 

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mudroom bath–love!

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study & sitting room…

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photo-87There really is a lot more.  I’ll share more later

Have a great day,

Julie

funky+mod+rustic

Today was a good day.  Sun was shining.  Birds were singing.

And we got to hang and fluff and style.  Install days are hard work, but a bit euphoric.

I couldn’t pick and choose which pictures to post, so I’ll just share them all.

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They love coastal colors, geometric (can you tell?), and a touch of the rustic vibe.

I think this dear family was inspired by Anisa’s design on HGTV’s Design Wars (barnwood planks on mantel), so they hired Daniel, our contractor, to recreate the look.

Their family room is quite tall, so the wood treatment on the fireplace and all around was kept at 8-ft high to keep the space intimate.

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The white console was behind their sofa yesterday, but today it replaced a large, dark unit that didn’t do the room justice.  (Y’all know the one–below:)

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The faux taxidermy used to grace the mantel, but we found it would work better mixed in with other goodies.  It becomes more textural and monochromatic against the white wall.

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We knew the hex mirror would be a winner:  clean, geometric & simple.

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Shelly (homeowner), said, “We like funky, not pretty.”

Anisa and I can go nuts with florals and old paintings and curvy baroque mirrors.  Nothing too romantic here.

We did squeeze in one worn piece of art.  But it’s a tad quirky.  I think Anisa said the tree is upside down but I don’t see it.  Do you?

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The closet we came to floral is one lovely ikat pillow.

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She’s a pretty one, though.  One good pillow can pull an entire room together.

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They owned the chair already.  A new white slipcover and a new large, light burlap drum shade on their floor lamp brings this sunny corner new life.  We added a metal industrial side table because everyone needs a place for their coffee or wine, right?

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paint colors:  BM White Dove (lower portion of wall), BM Revere Pewter above, and I think BM Chelsea Gray for handrail and mantel (right, Shelly?)


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She loved the “fur baby” as we like to call them.  She said she dressed up as a snowgirl in a dance recital when she was little and and she wore an entire ensemble made of the stuff.   She said their family of five may fight to see who gets to snuggle with it.

They are the best!

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Hope you are well,

xo

Julie

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