ATLANTA HOMES & LIFESTYLES
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APRIL 2019
GLAM GLAM GETAWAYS!
EASY & ELEGANT WEEKEND ESCAPES
VOLUME 38, NO. 4
Contents APRIL 2019
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Style News Fresh for spring! Our top product introductions for a new, sunny season
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Let it Shine Amy Morris’ debut lighting collection for Avrett strengthens the designer’s show-stopping sensibilities
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Q&A: Julian Chichester AH&L gets to know the UK-based tastemaker
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Patina Living AH&L explores the charming Ojai, California, property of design couple Steve and Brooke Giannetti
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Coastal Classic Liz Williams creates a forever home with a serene palette and an elegant coastal attitude
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Great garden entrances and fencing center our attention—and frame nature beyond
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Real Estate Property Report Calendar Happenings this month Naomi On weekend living Dish Ecco Buckhead End Note Suzanna on escape Editor’s Letter Ad Index
Lake Effect
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Architect Tim Adams and interior designer Coley Cuttino fashion a relaxing retreat on Lake Burton
Interior design by MELANIE TURNER INTERIORS
Easy Living Melanie Turner Interiors takes an edited approach when cultivating a calming Alys Beach oasis
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Architecture by PAUL GEARY Photography by MALI AZIMA
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SPRING CHIC! What’s in bloom? Our freshfor-spring introductions reference the sun, sea and nothing but blue skies Written by THE EDITORS
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Mali-blue Point Dume, JEFFREY ALAN MARKS’ new, 38-piece collaboration with PROGRESS LIGHTING, launches at retailers this month. Inspired by the designer’s southern California roots, the collection includes finishes developed just for his collection, including his signature hue, “Maliblue,” as seen on the pale gray-blue of the Surfrider pendant, pictured. Progress Lighting is available at Home Depot
Ryan Hughes’ airy, curated ADAC showroom, R Hughes, has become known for its exclusive collections and edited inventory of classic-meets-edgy pieces. Now among the 9,000-square-foot showroom’s stylish product is a show-stopping installation of pieces from Parisian design house Liaigre. It’s a collaboration that couldn’t have been more natural, says Hughes. “The addition of Liaigre to the showroom elevates our brand offerings and stays true to our commitment of showcasing impactful, artisan-quality pieces that stand the test of time,” he says. Indeed, the installation process was a true partnership between the brand—known for its modern Parisian style—and the R Hughes team. “The Liaigre design team took into account the pieces we thought would be a good fit for the Atlanta market, while we took their lead on the color story, scale and selection of materials,” Hughes says. Think glossy finishes, rich materials and bold lines. Also included in the installation is a curated selection of artwork from Liaigre’s exclusive art and accessories program, which includes works such as photographer Massimo Listri’s Uffizi, Sala Delle Niobe, pictured, which sets a bold tone thanks to its dramatic scale. Available at R Hughes, ADAC, (404) 607-8877; liaigre.com
Into the Wild Schumacher brings the classic animal motif to life with its new line of performance tapes. The Leopard tape, pictured, is available in six colorways and adds a roaring finishing touch, used indoors or out. Available at Schumacher, ADAC, (404) 261-2742; fschumacher.com
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Mad for Mallorca Ethnic design motifs—skillfully layered in a range of warm and cool tones, from sea glass and camel to Persian blue—evoke the rich cultural landscape of the Spanish town of Mallorca, the name of ALEXA HAMPTON’s fourth collection for KRAVET COUTURE. Floriana, a traditional Turkish design, pictured, references Hampton’s global travels and is available in three colorways. Kravet is available to the trade at ADAC, (404) 816-7941, kravet.com
Under the Palms For her Fall 2018 collection for VISUAL COMFORT (which arrives in showrooms this spring), New Orleans-based lighting designer JULIE NEILL introduces a line of showstopping pieces, such as the six-light, 42-inch Dumaine piercedleaf chandelier, pictured in antiqueburnished brass. Visual Comfort is available through Circa Lighting, (404) 233-4131; circalighting.com
Birds of a Feather We’re swooning over the sweeping shape of NEST STUDIO’s made-to-order Peacock door pull. Inspired by both Egyptian and Art Deco depictions of flora and fauna, the standard finish for the Peacock is polished brass; custom finishes are available. Available through Matthew Quinn Collection, ADAC West, (404) 974-3560; neststudiocollection.com
Bold School Amara, part of San Francisco-based interior designer SUZANNE TUCKER’s fresh-for-2019 textile collection, takes its inspiration from vintage, late 19th-century British Arts & Crafts patterns. For her take on the era’s lovingly drawn flora and fauna, Tucker infused the cotton-linen print with bold colorways, such as the Boxwood, pictured. Available to the trade at Ainsworth-Noah, ADAC, (404) 231-8787; suzannetuckerhome.com 13
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PACE PERFECT Brooke and Steve Giannetti satiate an innate desire to connect with the land as revealead in their new book, Patina Living
Written by THE EDITORS Photography by VICTORIA PEARSON FROM PATINA LIVING BY BROOKE AND STEVE GIANNETTI, REPRINTED BY PERMISSION OF GIBBS SMITH
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“Combining dreams with reality is a challenge, but it’s at the heart of what we do for our architecture and design clients,” say Brooke and Steve Giannetti. “We decided to apply this process to our own life.”
FROM BEAUTY TO BOUNTY, Brooke and Steve Giannetti’s Patina Farm, located in the rolling hills of Ojai, California, is a study in living meaningfully, and with purpose. You can call it high-end homesteading—the couple are proprietors of Giannetti Home, a full-service architectural and interior design firm, and also operate a Santa Barbara-based home furnishings boutique—but the reality is that tending to a property which includes four dogs, miniature breeds of goats, sheep and donkeys, dozens of chickens and even a house bunny, is not for the faint of heart. And that’s just the family of animals the couple have
assembled. Gardening—and the daily routine of farm living—have become full-blown passions; time spent weeding, planting and watering their rose and lavender gardens, and creating a veritable potager-to-plate lifestyle feel less like chores, and more like forms of daily meditation, say the former urban dwellers. This is Patina Farm, the enchanting, European-influenced estate that provided the inspiration for the couple’s first book of the same name. The Giannetti’s newest tome, Patina Living (Gibbs Smith, $40), provides a much more intimate glimpse into the landscape that nurtures their soul. Sprays 19
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COASTAL CLASSIC For a childhood friend, designer LIZ WILLIAMS creates a forever home with a serene palette and an elegant coastal attitude Written by ALICE WELSH DOYLE Photographed by EMILY FOLLOWILL
Laid-back Luxe Lowcountry and Creole influences are evident in this lake home's brick and whitewashed cypress siding, says architect Thad Truitt. Homeowner Elizabeth Brunson wanted to combine her native Atlanta’s traditional style with the laid-back vibe of Lake Rabun’s lakeside living.
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Restful Retreat Designer Liz Williams infused the family room with quiet sophistication, employing neutral upholstery from Ferrell Mittman through Ainsworth-Noah and a fireside bench from Holland Macrae. A Rose Tarlow iron chandelier strikes a casual note; the Lowcountry landscape above the fireplace is by Charleston artist Laura Lloyd Fontaine.
W WHEN PLANNING HER DREAM HOME in St. Simons’ Frederica community, Elizabeth Brunson enlisted the help of one of her oldest friends—Atlanta interior designer Liz Williams. “Elizabeth and I met in fourth grade and were fast friends,” says Williams. “I’m familiar with her style, and we like a lot of the same things, so working together was a breeze.” Elizabeth’s husband, Trey, also enlisted the help of a close friend—Chip Evans of Evans & Varnadoe Construction—to build the home. The Brunsons had owned the lot for eight years, waiting for the development to mature before beginning to build. The goal of the team, which also included architect Thad Truett, was to create a home that worked for the present and beyond. “Our sons are almost grown, but we built with an expectation that one day they would marry and bring their families home, so we even included a guesthouse,” says Elizabeth.
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Lasting Impression An iron chandelier from Circa Lighting plays off of metal windows in the living room. The sofa and chairs are covered in performance fabric by Link Outdoor through Ainsworth-Noah.
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EFFECT Architect TIM ADAMS and interior designer COLEY CUTTINO join forces to fashion a relaxing retreat on Lake Burton Written by TATE GUNNERSON Photographed by JEAN ALLSOPP Produced by ELEANOR ROPER
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Easy Living MELANIE TURNER INTERIORS takes an edited approach when cultivating a calming Alys Beach oasis Written by CLAIRE RUHLIN Photographed by MALI AZIMA
Intentionally Edited To create a place of refuge for her busy client, interior designer Melanie Turner outďŹ tted this Alys Beach abode with elements of California cool. In the dining alcove, a basket-style light ďŹ xture holds court above a dining table from Design Within Reach.
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Livable Ease Turner and her team partnered with Atlanta-based company Source on the kitchen’s Tasman white marble countertops and washed oak cabinetry. Open shelving adds livable ease. opposite The chandelier in the entryway is made from a basket Turner found in Bali. The console is Mr Brown London and the accessories are Global Views.
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ATLANTA-BASED INTERIOR DESIGN FIRM Melanie Turner Interiors is no stranger to the art of designing secondary homes. With offices in Atlanta, Montana and Charleston, the design firm will also open a studio and store in Rosemary Beach, Florida, in summer of 2020. “We’ve kind of become experts on doing secondary homes,” Melanie Turner says. “We try to be very thoughtful with these projects and design spaces that make life easy, especially at the beach, where there are no rules.” It was only natural, then, that when a longtime client—a successful Atlanta-based dentist who breeds Arabian horses in her spare time—set out to create an Alys Beach refuge where she could escape the hustle of everyday life, she turned to Melanie Turner
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Interiors with complete confidence. “She trusted in us enough to want to be hands-off,” says Turner. The homeowner’s only direction for the project—which totals just 30 feet wide—was “light, bright and comfortable,” Turner adds. “The key thing that she wanted in her life was simplicity, ease and restfulness. She leads a very full life, and this home creates that sense of escapism in an area that is ideal for relaxing.” To make the most of the home’s smaller footprint, Turner took an intentional, edited approach in collaboration with developer and architect Paul Geary of T.S. Adams Studio. “The beauty of this particular house is that it turns inward on itself. We thought of it as a whole and then brought it back down into smaller spaces.” 73
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