Rough South Home founder upcycles salvage finds
“I find the weird stuff no one wants.” That’s how Clarke Titus begins our conversation as we traipse through a cluttered salvage yard a half dozen miles west of Atlanta. To the Kirkwood furniture maker, the decades-old trash is full of potential. Like a Depression-era Georgia freight car paneled with ten-foot-long pine boards. Titus used the weathered wood—stenciled here and there with numbers and workers’ instructions—to create more than a dozen original pieces, including tables, mirrors, consoles, and a king-sized headboard.
Expert Advice: Custom Design in Cyberspace
You don’t have to be an interior designer to enjoy decorating, any more than you have to be a fashion designer to appreciate clothing. But everyone can benefit from a little expert direction. The new website FoundMarket.com provides just enough professional guidance to help you create your own dream home.
Expert Advice: Stock Your Holiday Bar
AMC’s hit series Mad Men may not inspire you to swill Scotch at client meetings, but it does make you appreciate the stylish panache of a well-equipped bar. Jamie Ryan, wine consultant at Tower Beer, Wine & Spirits, offers this advice on creating a respectable home setup:
Bourbon A less expensive bourbon is fine if you’re serving a younger crowd likely to mix it with cola. Upgrade to something pricier such as Maker’s Mark, Woodford R
Atlanta Magazine announces Georgia’s first cross-disciplinary design awards
Atlanta Magazine’s HOME and Atlanta magazine are pleased to introduce the Georgia Design Awards. These awards are the first of their kind—bringing together all segments of the interior design, architecture, construction, and landscape design communities to showcase the best work and brightest talent across the state of Georgia.
Atlantans debut furniture lines for TOV’s all-Black-designed Voice Collection
New York-based TOV Furniture debuted the Voice Collection—which features designs by prominent Black designers, including Atlantans Erika Ward and Justin Q. Williams—at High Point’s spring market in April.
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Get the Goods at AmericasMart’s Fall Design Week
July’s Atlanta Market at AmericasMart has come and gone, but Fall Design Week is just around the corner, September 20-22. So if you missed summer market – or if you prefer to shop at a slower pace – this is your chance to explore hundreds of home décor, gift and lifestyle showrooms across campus.
Local designer Michel Smith Boyd hosts HGTV’s newest show, Luxe for Less
The philosophy behind the show: Upscale design is within everyone’s reach; the secret is knowing where to splurge and where to save.
An inside peek at the paper village in a Norcross warehouse
PulteGroup has built an entire paper village inside a Norcross warehouse to test new house plans.
How the Asian American Pacific Islander Design Alliance is advocating for more inclusivity in the interior design industry
Founded in 2021, the Asian American Pacific Islander Design Alliance engages, promotes, and empowers Asians, Asian Americans, and Pacific Islanders working within the home and design industries. We talked with Jessica Davis, co-founder and owner of Atlanta-based Atelier Davis (who was also just named to Elle Decor’s A-List for 2022) about how AAPIDA came to be.
Upcoming Kitchen Tour to Benefit Meals on Wheels Atlanta
Atlanta Magazine and Atlanta Magazine’s HOME in partnership with Design Galleria Kitchen and Bath Studio are sponsoring ‘Kitchens for a Cause,’ a curated tour of seven spectacular kitchens that will benefit Meals on Wheels Atlanta (MOWA).
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