Every time a young couple from Madison, Georgia, spent time on their rural plot of land just outside town, they made mental notes. Because while living on Madison’s idyllic Main Street provided no shortage of charm and convenience, they found themselves increasingly drawn to an even slower and quieter pace of life. So one day, the couple sat down at the kitchen table of their in-town home and began sketching on the back of a napkin. It was a cabin, inspired by ideas gathered over years spent enjoying the land—from fishing and hunting with their children to hosting family gathering ..read more

With a rare, covetable point lot on Lake Burton, architect Tim Adams captured dreamy lake views from every angle possible when designing this vacation home for a Sandy Springs family. “You have water on three of the four sides,” says Adams, who worked in tandem with interior designer Jamie Kirkman, builder Sam Jenkins, and landscape architect Jonathan Bussell. “It’s not often that you have a lot with this much water frontage, so we immediately embraced that and created a footprint that wraps that whole point.” The entryway’s transparent steel doorway deliberately parades those s ..read more

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Prioritizing art and color were the main imperatives interior designer Susan Bozeman was given when she was hired to craft a new home in the Graydon Buckhead. Bozeman, whose firm outfitted the common areas for the entire Rule Joy Trammell + Rubio-designed building, was a natural choice. She set about making the high-floor flat, which features expansive views to the east, west, and north, something special. “Since we took over well before the unit was finished, we customized everything,” says Bozeman of the finishes. Though the new condo represented a downsize from the client’s prev ..read more

Ready to transition into a new phase of life, Frank and Karen Boykin recently moved from their home in Ansley Park into a light-filled condo at One Museum Place in Midtown Atlanta. The condo impressively faces the architecturally rich High Museum of Art, where they are members, and they wanted their new residence to reflect its surroundings.  Catering to the couple’s love of art, interior designer Steve McKenzie of McKenzie Design drew inspiration from the museum—which is on full display from almost every window. “I wanted to let the views and the art be the heroes of the hom ..read more

At the helm of Atlanta’s premier rug showroom Moattar, owner Jason Moattar’s schedule is brimming with appointments—from designer meetings to production calls to site visits and much more. So when the workday comes to a close, he’s happy to make the short drive home to Buckhead’s iconic Plaza Towers, because there Moattar has spent over two decades curating a personal sanctuary. “It’s my favorite place to be,” he says, “especially after a long day.” When he first purchased his condo in 2000, it had a notable Asian influence, having served as a corporate apartment for a former lo ..read more

College graduation is worth celebrating. For some, that means receiving a wristwatch, a leather technology accessory, or a set of new luggage. For others, the congratulatory gift is a bit larger and a pinch more permanent, which was the case for a recent Tristan Harstan client. A doting grandmother hired Harstan to find, renovate, and design a condo for her grandson. With Harstan’s help, she was able to pull off the ultimate ruse: a saturated, sophisticated bachelor pad for her grandson’s first home. “He thought I was working on her apartment, not his. It was an unusual situation and ..read more

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Sitting at the glittering bar of the Baccarat Hotel in New York, an Atlanta businesswoman plotted with Robert Brown of Robert Brown Interior Design on how to transform her newly purchased pied-à-terre into a chic landing spot while visiting her daughter in the city. She’d settled on a two-bedroom at the new Waterline Square condominiums designed by renowned architect Richard Meier, which hovers above the Hudson River and is located where Midtown meets the Upper West Side. Brown’s longtime client wanted the condo to flaunt their love of fashion. “They’re serious about fashion,” say ..read more