Living SHELTER
Treasured Acquisition A Midtown homeowner thoughtfully transforms a historic adobe, one project at a time | STORY: Giannina Smith Bedford | | PHOTOS: Sara Hanna |
Right: The party-ready backyard features a pool house, saltwater pool and outdoor kitchen complete with a Big Green Egg and pizza oven.
Jarrod Streng and Cari Smith are using their discerning taste to beautify a century-old home near Piedmont Park.
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arrod Streng thrives on tackling improvement projects. In business, he invests in, fixes and sells companies, and his penchant for transformation has spilled over into his home life. In 2015, after he’d just finished renovating his Midtown condo, he found
his next residential undertaking: a century-old home near Piedmont Park. This labor of love, however, is one Streng plans to hold on to. “I love this house. I’m never going to sell it,” says the 39-year-old president of a consumer goods company. “It’s understated from the curb, and you