Atlanta Magazine

Dixon Rye, a popular Atlanta retail store offering a curated selection of furnishings, lighting, textiles, and more, has relocated from the city’s Westside design district to a new Buckhead location at 2300 Peachtree Road. At the same time, Bradley Odom Interiors moved to the new location and has been rebranded as Studio Dixon Rye.

When Esther Ellard, Athens-based interior designer and founder of Effortless Designs, received a referral from a trusted realtor colleague, she realized that she had her work cut out for her. The assignment: to design the interior of a new build in Marietta that would house three generations of one family.

With a distinctive A-frame silhouette and sweeping water views, this Lake Sinclair vacation house has always had much to offer. “It has incredible architecture, but the decor was dated, and the color felt heavy,”...

Ashley Malone, a principal designer for boutique design firm Studio Wellington, was thrilled when her clients wanted to infuse their new custom-built, Craftsman-style home near historic Decatur Square with color. But the husband-and-wife homeowners had one caveat: no warm tones.

A photographer and bookshop owner collaborated with Hayes Little Studio to design their modern bohemian residence centered around Southern art.

On Jones Street in Savannah's Historic District, the 1853 Margaret Dibble House stands as a testament to how interiors can honor the past while embracing the present. Designer Linn Gresham of Leah Bailey Interiors has orchestrated multiple transformations over the years for the homeowners. The residence is a clever combination of renovation, historic preservation, and new construction. “It’s a work in progress,” she says.

The circa 1800s house na­med “Com­e Away” sits at the heart of a 2,900 acre property in Norwood, Georgia, that is thriving with new trees, stocked ponds, and wildlife since being recently restored and repurposed fro­m a com­mercial hunting and conference center to a family ho­me.

How to make a Virginia-Highland bungalow even better? When the location is perfect, but the client needs more space and updating, the answer is Cottage 2.0. Interior designer Nikie Barfield and architect Mark Arnold identified the home’s charm factors and enhanced them.

The past few decades have seen a rise in the “anti-lawn movement,” which prioritizes native plants that welcome pollinators and work with, rather than against, the natural environment. This cultural shift comes as Atlanta grapples with increased climate challenges.

Beth Meyer had a vision for the pilot’s clubhouse that sat on her clients’ stunning 300-acre property along the Etowah River in Kingston. The modern structure would serve as an ideal weekend getaway for the outdoorsy Marietta-based owners and their children and grandchildren, who were looking for a place to hunt, fish, and spend quality time together.