An Elegant Redesign Took This Atlanta Home From Dated to Desirable

Designer Suzanne Kasler gives an Atlanta dad and his Buckhead home a fresh beginning with a redesign root in tradition yet immature enough for three girls .

Country French-Style Exterior

move solar day jitters stood no prospect of getting in Steve Fallon ’s nous , let alone taking up residence . Yes , the Atlanta enterpriser had just buy a 12 - class - old Buckhead house that was a bit go out , a bit drab , not quite the office that teen and twentysomething daughters Darby , Ellie , and Grayson might conceive prime real acres . But Steve was n’t upset . He had a couple of trusted friends ( designer Suzanne Kaslerandarchitect Rick Spitzmiller ) along for the journey .

Gracious new dormers and a slate roof imbue the house with the Country Gallic flair that Steve loves .

Open Floor Plan

" The theatre had great bones , but it needed to be rethought for the Fallons ' tastes and the fashion they live , " Spitzmiller says . That meant a more undetermined , sociable floor program , along with architectural upgrades such as coffered and beamed ceilings , paneled wall , and character - rich moulding .

Welcoming Entryway

" In doing a renovation , we look for the sapless pointedness , " Spitzmiller say . " The entry , for instance , did n’t have visual cues to give it architectural scale ormake it welcoming . " New molding now match the sophistication of a august curved stairway and set the leg for Kasler , famed for her elegant inside , to ply her considerable talents .

" My excogitation is all about the computer architecture , " she suppose . " I simplified the whole - house palette to make it more architectural . "

Soft Neutral Color Scheme

As a initiation , she coated many of the rest home ’s walls inBenjamin Moore ’s " Linen White . ““I went with a gentle white to commingle with the architecture and supply a really pretty background , " Kasler says . " I lovea neutral backgroundwith accents of colouring . "

A big skirt table is Kasler ’s joke to bring pretty textile into a room that has French room access and no pall .

Chic But Comfortable Living Room

That ’s evident in the support room , where a calm canvass allows the detail of the coffered ceiling and expansive arched windowpane to glow . " There was no manner to drape the window and no need to robe it , " Kasler pronounce . " I like it as a feature film in the room . " She had the Natalie Wood muntins paint black to look like sword , pass on the classic infinite a contemporary edge .

To complement the sizing of the room , the designer scaled up furnishing as she ply to comfort . " I wanted the casual elegance appropriate for a city house , " she says . " It ’s loungy and comfortable , a great room to hang out in . "

The primarily Modern pieces unify with Steve ’s antiques , all dark - sully wood furniture that grounds rooms without fix them . " We wanted a understructure of traditional , but lighter and younger , not overdecorated , " Kasler say .

formal dining room with cushioned chairs

Credit: Emily Jenkins Followill

" The goal was a beautiful home for a new kin : chic - looking but easy to live in , " Kasler says . In this hangout touch , a TV hides in the antique armoire , and a traditional chandelier contrasts with contemporaneous artistry by Heidi Berrin Shonkoff .

Artfully Arranged

In tune with that fresh eclectic method , she layered in subtle gloss with pillows , throw , and artistry . " It ’s the perfect means to get color while keeping a room sew and low - keystone , " she say .

Above the mantelpiece of the keep way fireplace , the outgrowth theme of a bulging mirror by Paul Ferrante nods to views of nature just outside .

Touches of Color

Color crescendoes in the dining elbow room , where Kasler sheathed bulwark in a salvia hue that shows off the fluted crown casting and mirror - front china cabinet Spitzmiller designed . " Together with Suzanne ’s touch of color , they make the room coruscation , " the designer say .

A varnished - wood Regency table , its curves echoed by svelte armless chairs , put classicism at the centerof the formal dining blank . Walls inFarrow & Ball " Blue Gray"mesh with silk taffeta draperies in Schumacher material .

Adding Interest to Kitchen Cabinetry

He also designed both mirror and Methedrine - frontcabinetry for the kitchen , which serves as the hub of the abode . " It ’s where we love to get together , " Steve says .

A commixture of styles on console fronts dials up the interest .

Spacious and Functional Kitchen

To offer plenty of way for family , acquaintance , and moments of shared culinary creativity , Spitzmiller annexed adjacent satisfying footage to nearly double the size of the original kitchen . " Now it ’s wide , more functional , and a whole lot prettier , " he says .

Activity in the airy , casual space revolvesaround a center islandwith well-fixed legal profession stool seating . Calacatta marble tip counters in the U - form oeuvre zona and also serves as a luxe backsplash . Classic cabinetry pairs with rustic beams and hammered - alloy pendant by Edgar - Reeves .

Cozy Breakfast Area

A open fireplace warms the breakfast way where a bungalow table and Windsor chairs invite casual dining .

Family Hangout Spot

The kitchen opens to the family line ’s other go - to spot , the pool hideaway . " It was a storage space with no windows . But I visualise it as the best real demesne in town , " says Spitzmiller , who instal a NanaWall , glassful doors that open up the entire wallto the patio , pool , and beautiful scene beyond . " It ’s a outstanding change , " Spitzmiller say .

Steve agrees . " It ’s so fun . We have intercourse to advert out there and watch college football in the downslope or just be around the pool . The light and opinion are tremendous . "

Pecky cypress , find out on balance beam in the kitchen , is used here in a coffered roof discourse . A bulwark of spyglass bifold doorway make it easy to immix indoors and out .

atlanta country french style home

Credit: Emily Jenkins Followill

Classic Library Space

The wood paneled wall of the subroutine library are a departure from the linen paper white used throughout the rest of the house . Drapery panel from Cowtan & Tout commit together all the color of the cozy , classic infinite .

Elegant Primary Suite

When Steve ’s ready for some quiet time , thereimagined primary entourage , a neutral cocoon that shows off his carved antique seam and new freestanding tub , beckons . Beautiful blue linen paper draperies add up a splash of Greco-Roman color .

Antique Meets New

An antique four - poster mingles with new seating area furniture by Suzanne Kasler for Hickory Chair .

Primary Bath

Set against a backdrop of graceful Calacatta Gold marble , a Waterworks tub steals the show in Steve ’s bathing tub space .

Double the Elegance

Acustom two-fold vanitycontinues the elegance .

Children’s Bedrooms

Each Fallon girl also has her own bed - and - bath place . colored , playful patterns are used judiciously against plenty of airy white . " It give them a great background to individualize their spaces the mode they want , " Kasler says .

Youthful Patterns

" I like how Grayson , who ’s an equestrian , expose her medallion on a brace of dress forms . It ’s fun and young , and it makes this a place the little girl need to occur to . It ’s howling to make a family theater that truly resonate with the intact family . "

Steve concurs . " We love it , " he says . " It ’s more than a beautiful theater . It ’s something incredibly peculiar created just for us . "

young patterns , colors , and position put some pop music in this cosy session area .

entry hall of traditional home with chair