Atlanta
Layered Luxe: a study in practical elegance
WHEN WE MOVED OUR YOUNG FAMILY FROM DALLAS TO ATLANTA, I KNEW THAT THE HOUSE WE FOUND WOULD BECOME THE HOME THAT OUR CHILDREN REMEMBER GROWING UP IN. I KEPT THINKING ABOUT WHAT I WANTED THIS HOUSE TO BE, AND THE WORDS THAT CAME TO ME OVER AND AGAIN WERE FUN! HAPPY! COLOR! – BUT ALSO COMFORTABLE AND CALMING. AS IN MOST OF THE HOMES I HELP DESIGN, OURS, TOO TELLS OUR STORY ~ MY HUSBAND AND I BOUGHT THE LARGE PAINTING BY MEREDITH PARDUE IN OUR DINING ROOM FOR OUR SIXTH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY, MY DAUGHTER’S CAMEL-BACK SOFA BELONGED TO HER GREAT GRANDMOTHER, WHOM SHE IS NAMED AFTER, AND THE PAPER MACHE GIRAFFE AND HIPPO WERE LOVINGLY MADE BY MY HUSBAND FOR THEIR ROOMS. MY SON LOVES TO SKATEBOARD, SO WE PAINTED THEM TOGETHER IN OUR BACKYARD. WITH LITTLE ONES AGES SIX, FOUR, AND TWO, PRACTICALITY WAS KEY – MOST EVERY FABRIC IS WIPEABLE OR AN OUTDOOR ACRYLIC. I BELIEVE, ABOVE ALL, THAT A HOME SHOULD BE LIVED IN.
As seen in Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles; written by Sejal Bhima, Photographed by Emily Followill, Styled by Eleanor Roper