When working from home, Sahil and Smita, a luxury home specialist at Compass Real Estate in Buckhead and former executive director of the Buckhead Business Association, often retreat to the study off of the entry foyer. Floor-to-ceiling windows, a ceiling of white oak hardwoods, walls in Benj...
If you are, don’t worry – many people are in the same boat you are when it comes to the look and feel of their home. Maybe the walls are pure white and the floor is light wood and you’re just not sure there’s any life in the room? But before you simply write off your li...
As I close this letter, I could go on and on and on about all the horrible events that have taken place here in 2020; for it has seemed like a very long Romco commercial, “But wait, there’s more!” But instead, I’ll tell you what I’ve missed…the little things. I’ve miss...
a faux finish wallpaper meant to resemble Italian plaster walls (you can see it a little better in the photo below), the art deco inspired teal and burgundy scallop trim, and lets not forget the starry night wallpaper in the alcove
The last part taken on by the contractor was installing the trim along with a ledge made to exactly match the one inour kitchen, making the two ledges feel cohesive. To cut costs, we opted to tackle the painting portion which was the very last step of the project. And for a “cherry...
If there’s any kind of stone trim, it’s all the same kind of stone! And they’re all white! It appears that after the first few were built, my town apparently issued an edict mandating that all new-construction homes going forward must look exactly like these Transitional Homes, the ...
Cut/trim off any strings or carpet strands. See the hair? That’s because I had helpers while trimming, hence the need to vacuum a lot! Good thing I can vacuum the cats too. I put on the brush attachment and go at them. They actually like it!
All the walls and trim were either a varying shade of peach, or orangey oak. It was SO gratifying to paint everything and give the house a fresh new look with paint in that first year!!! Since our existing kitchen appliances are off-white, I repainted the cabinets in there White Dove...
To also put this in perspective, in these photos, the trim looks like it’s an off white. It is NOT off white. It’s a dark, DARK tan – like darker-than-my-skin tan. That hopefully illustrates how much lighter it feels now with crisp white trim… but I digress. Let’s get bac...