RESIDENTIAL
CONTEMPORARY IN THE CLASSIC CITY
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Athens, GA
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Spring 2025
This home beautifully reflects a family that lives fully—hosting, traveling, cooking, and raising two young children in a space that feels deeply personal and tailored.
The entry sets the tone with rich Farrow & Ball blue trim, a sculptural console table, oversized brass lamps, a vintage rug, and a French country bench. Updated sconces and a new main fixture complete the elegant, layered welcome.
At the heart of the home, the kitchen features waterfall quartzite countertops, contemporary lighting, and polished hardware. It’s a functional yet elevated space that honors the couple’s Italian-American roots and love for entertaining. Adjacent, the keeping room is designed for connection, with a custom sectional, layered textures, Schumacher drapes, and grasscloth walls. Built-in bookcases painted Aegean Teal add richness and warmth.
The nearby dining room feels equally intentional, with a glass statement fixture, a handcrafted solid wood table, and indoor-outdoor chairs that balance beauty with practicality when raising small children. A coordinating rug ties it seamlessly to the keeping room.
Upstairs, the children’s spaces are as considered as the main floor. Their son’s bedroom features Schumacher deconstructed stripe wallpaper on the ceiling, custom matching curtains, Ralph Lauren touches, and Visual Comfort lamps. The daughter's bedroom, now a nursery, is soft and collected. Beautiful pink walls, ivory velvet curtains all custom, a queen bed with a relaxed linen slipcover and a magical wallpaper. This room will work as she grows. Kate Spade lamps add a finishing touch.
On the lower level, a cozy seating area near the playroom offers space for parents to unwind, surrounded by custom bookcases filled with books. One of the biggest transformations is the former non-conditioned space, now a color-drenched indoor-outdoor room with new doors, windows, flooring, and built-ins—warm, inviting, and made to be lived in. The vibrant playroom includes monkey bars, a ball pit, swings, and climbing walls, with yellow trim and Schumacher wallpaper to keep the energy light and joyful and designed for an active young family.