Name: Cullen O’Steen Profession: Interior designer and owner, Cullen & Co. Years in Athens: Born in Athens and attended UGA; left for work in Atlanta and Savannah before coming back six years ago to open her own interior design company. Member of ACHF for: Three years
What sparks your passion for historic preservation? A lot of it comes from my grandmother and greatgrandmother. My grandmother went to the Lucy Cobb Institute, and they both grew up here. Just hearing my whole life, “Oh, there was a house there where so-and-so grew up.” Their stories make the homes so much more real, and that’s why I want to see these older homes preserved. What historic building in Athens inspires you? The Bottleworks, where I now have my studio. When Pam NeSmith and Smith Wilson renovated it I thought, what a cool idea to take this old warehouse and turn it into something new. And when you think about the Coca-Cola bottler here, there’s so much Georgia history tied into that. I like helping to keep a building sustainable.
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