As Matt Barnett waited to propose to his UGA sweetheart, Mary Nelson Goodgame, he sat on the joggling board behind her family’s house in Savannah. Hold on—what’s a joggling board? A long wooden board supported by a frame on each end, the joggling board is a traditional porch-sittin’ perch in the Lowcountry. When you sit, it gives a little. It jiggles, sending sitters toward each other. The now-married Barnetts, who live in Peachtree Hills, decided to bring the coastal tradition to Atlanta. So they designed a board (Mary Nelson is an interior designer) and found a craftsman in South Carolina who uses an authentic technique. “It’s a place to have a cocktail, to take a nap,” says Matt. Or to just sit with your honey. “You’re moving together,” says Matt. “You have to be conscious of each other.” No wonder another name for it is a “courting board.”$499 to $649, oystercreektrading.com
