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ATLANTA HOMES & LIFESTYLES

APRIL 2022

Feel the BREEZE!

FEEL THE BREEZE!

EASY, ELEGANT SEASIDE ESCAPES

VOLUME 41, NO. 4

Contents APRIL 2022

HOME 36

Family Ties

Summerour Architects and Kay Douglass Interiors create a Sea Island retreat for a top Southern realtor with strong area roots 52

Comfort on the Coast

Amid the bright white homes of Alys Beach, Ashley Gilbreath and Gary Justiss craft a classic home full of warmth 66

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LIFE 28

Property Report

Calendar Happenings this month

Naomi On staycations

Dish Le Bon Nosh

Amp up your spring entertaining game with a stylish array of fresh finds

Passport to Style

End Note In Love With…Emerald

Editor’s Letter

Book Look

Ad Index

At Your Service

INTERIOR DESIGNER MELANIE TURNER INTERIORS

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Photography by MALI AZIMA

EASY, ELEGANT SEASIDE ESCAPES

VOLUME 41, NO. 4

Former emergency-room physician Susan Kinsella traded the hectic hospital for the serenity of art

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APRIL 2022

On the Cover

ATLANTA HOMES & LIFESTYLES

From cheery design to entertaining tips and tricks, step into spring with AH&L’s favorite reads

Light walls and eclectic mix of furniture and artwork create the relaxed, boho-chic vibe the owners of an Alys Beach abode envisioned

STYLE 18

The Art of Surprise

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AmericasMart is open year round for you to restock inventory or source for a design project safely and conveniently between Markets. • Access across gift, seasonal, fashion, home décor and commercial design showrooms with bridges connecting Buildings 1, 2 and 3 • Complimentary valet parking at Hotel Indigo is open Monday – Friday, 10:30 a.m.– 4:30 p.m. • Dedicated designer services are available onsite to help you navigate the floors and discover product for your projects • Signature events and continuing education courses have returned between Markets Restock, reenergize, rediscover your passion.

For designer-friendly showrooms and event calendar, visit AmericasMart.com/OYR

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STYLE NEWS

AT YOUR SERVICE Amp up your spring entertaining game with a stylish array of fresh finds Written and Produced by CLINTON SMITH

EASY ELEGANCE

New dinner plates by CAROLINA IRVING & DAUGHTERS for AERIN are hand-painted in Portugal and are available in alluring hues such as cypress, rose and marigold. aerin.com

URBAN INFLUENCE

The Manhattan Polished Chrome Bar Cart by HUDSON GRACE exudes a chic, cosmopolitan aura. hudsongracesf.com

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STYLE NEWS

CHIC CURVES

With its ethereal form, the Cloud Carafe by SIMON PEARCE adds a sculptural note to any stylish space. simonpearce.com

Make It Personal

Greet your dinner guests with customizable Flower Power Menus by CASA FELIX. casafelix.com

Classic Redux

With AMANDA LINDROTH’s Paradise Bamboo Flatware, a timeless motif gets a glamorous update and emanates a lustrous aura. amandalindroth.com

GLASS ACT

LAND OF BELLE’s apple green and chambray blue hexagonal tumblers add a pop of color to any table. The glasses’ simple white rim detail is an extra-special touch. landofbelle.com 19

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FAMILY TIES

SUMMEROUR ARCHITECTS and KAY DOUGLASS INTERIORS team up to create a Sea Island retreat for a top Southern realtor with strong area roots Written by TATE GUNNERSON Photographed by MALI AZIMA Produced by LAUREN IVERSON

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Seaside Allure

A vintage flatweave rug by Moattar defines a cozy seating area with four sofas—one for each member of the family—in the great room of a Sea Island home by Kay Douglass Interiors, Summerour Architects and Summerour Construction Services.

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Marshside Luxury

left Encaustic black and white tile from Ciot and citron lanterns from The Urban Electric Co. pop against the custom cabinetry by Keystone Millworks in the open kitchen. below left A rounded sectional sofa by Verellen anchors a spot for conversation and cocktails at one end of the long dining area that overlooks the marsh. opposite Echoing the shape of the white metal windows, a built-in banquette has become a favorite spot for homeowner Bonneau Ansley to answer emails while on holiday.

PART OF A FAMILY that has been coming to Sea Island for four generations, Bonneau Ansley leapt at the rarified opportunity to purchase a pristine waterfront property there, soon assembling an all-star team to build a custom home for him and his wife, Jen, to bring their two teenage children. “Sea Island is where you learn to love life,” he says. “When you arrive, all your worries go away.” As the founder and CEO of Southern real estate company Ansley Real Estate, he has toured a multitude of high-end homes over the years, often taking photos of architecture and design details he particularly loved. Many of them made their way into architect Keith Summerour’s design. “I wanted a one-of-a-kind home that was unlike anything else on the island,” says Ansley, describing Summerour as a “living legend.”

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Comfort on the Coast Amid the bright white homes of Alys Beach, ASHLEY GILBREATH and GARY JUSTISS craft a classic home full of warmth Written by SEJAL BHIMA Photographed by LAUREY GLENN

Private Oasis

With the living room adjacent to a pedestrian walkway, architect Gary Justiss gave careful thought to the window placement. To fill the gap between the bottom of the windows and sofa, interior designer Ashley Gilbreath utilized a custom screen.

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ALYS BEACH’S BLEACH WHITE Bermudan architecture has made it a design icon—and Instagram darling—on Florida’s Emerald Coast. “The community is really known for its stark environment, but in the best of ways,” says interior designer Ashley Gilbreath. “The ‘Alys aesthetic’ is very monochromatic, very white and very clean.” But what to do when a client with a penchant for traditional interiors tasks you with designing a home in this more

modern enclave? It was a request Gilbreath and architect Gary Justiss were happy to oblige. “We really focused on highlighting the wife’s taste for warm and classic, while still including some contemporary Alys style,” explains Gilbreath. The homeowners, a semiretired couple who split their time between Atlanta and 30A, came across the property midconstruction and scooped it up with a vision of creating the perfect seaside retreat to host their children and grandchildren.

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Inside Out

left Wrapped in Ipe wood, the front zaguan is furnished similar to an interior room. “Blurring the distinction between indoor and outdoor spaces was an important part of the design,” says Justiss. below Many homes in the community feature colored exterior accents for a playful pop of interest amid the white masonry buildings. The homeowners selected a vivid blue as a nod to the ocean.

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Central Hub

An oversize woven chandelier from Gilbreath’s shop, Parish, adds major impact in the dining room. Teak chairs from Selamat were chosen for their durability. “Everything we selected in the home was intended to be wet-bottom bathing suit-friendly,” says Gilbreath.

To accommodate their large family, Justiss, who was also the home’s original architect, added a fifth bedroom where a flat roof area was previously designated. In perhaps a stroke of serendipity, Justiss had already designed the space for expansion. “Structurally, it was always meant to handle a future floor,” he says. For the interiors, Gilbreath used warm tones—like a rich cognac color repeated on a living room chair and velvet headboard in a guest bedroom—to mirror the coziness of traditional design. The couple’s existing art collection also provides a dose of color. 56

Meanwhile, woven light pendants, driftwood accents and other interesting textures (the hallmark of thoughtful design according to Gilbreath) keep the home firmly rooted in its seaside locale. Like many homes in Alys Beach, a zaguan entry gate welcomes guests from the palm-fringed cobblestone alley into the home’s pool courtyard. “Zaguans function as an entry hall, as you don’t actually have a foyer in the square footage of the house,” says Justiss. For this home, he and Gilbreath suggested wrapping the space in Ipe wood to create a warm and welcoming entrance.

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Textural Beauty

Basket light fixtures from Parish introduce texture to the clean-lined kitchen, as do counter stools from Palecek that feature a woven jute rope backrest.

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THE ART OF SURPRISE

Light walls and an eclectic mix of furniture and artwork create the kind of relaxed, boho-chic vibe the owners of this Alys Beach abode envisioned Pattern Play Written by TATE GUNNERSON Photographed by MALI AZIMA

A matching sofa and chair by Kelly Wearstler anchor a cozy seating area in an Alys Beach great room by interior designer Melanie Turner.

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BIG HOME DESIGN PROJECTS can take months, if not years, especially in an age of supply chain issues. But familiar with her client’s style after a recent collaboration, interior designer Melanie Turner readily signed on to decorate her clients’ new vacation home in Alys Beach despite the 90-day timeline they had in mind. To meet the aggressive deadline, she improvised by using pieces from her clients’ existing collection, incorporating vintage furnishings and pulling in treasured items she had collected over the years. “They wanted a casual beach house that paid homage to the 1970s—an era of fond memories for them,” says Turner. “The design is boho but collected.”

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Artistic Flair

left In the living area, a gallery wall creates a colorful backdrop for a sofa and matching chair by Kelly Wearstler and a custom stone cocktail table. below Clad in white stucco, the Alys Beach abode blends into the picturesque seaside landscape.

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PA S S P O R T T R AV E L

PROVINCIAL PARADISE At the CAL-A-VIE HEALTH SPA, French style meets California living

from top The bricks from a 400-year-old church were flown in from Dijon, France, and recreated for the chapel. Guests take a meditation and yoga class in the chapel.

FOR FRANCOPHILES and lovers of all things design, a visit to the award-winning Cal-a-Vie Health Spa is, as the French would say, très magnifique. Situated on 450 acres in Vista, California, and just 45 minutes from the San Diego airport, the spa resembles a Provençal village with its wine-producing vineyards, orange groves, rolling hills filled with lavender and buildings that appear to have stepped out of the 18th century. The day begins at 6:30 a.m. with an early morning hike followed by breakfast and a wellrounded program of workouts with interesting takes on the average yoga-weight training-Pilates-barre combo. Meditation and wellness classes are also on the agenda, and there is even a planetarium for stargazing at night. Outdoors, soak up the California sun with tennis or pickleball, take in a round of golf at the adjacent Vista Valley Country Club or sit in the sun by one of the spa’s two heated pools. Pampering is available in the form of massages and spa treatments.

PHOTOS COURTESY OF CAL-A-VIE HEALTH SPA

Written by CATHY WHITLOCK

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With 32 guest rooms and communal meals on the terrace or inside the dining room (made cozy by the 13th-century fireplace that hails from Lyon, France) guests have the chance to make lasting friends from all over the world. There is even a wine tasting from the spa’s own vineyards. Co-owner Terri Havens designed the interiors that can best be coined as château chic. Curating the impressive array of French antiques for each one-of-a-kind villa, her travels to Paris and the French countryside, Brussels and Italy have yielded everything from statues, fountains, gilded carved barometers, French Provincial armoires, tapestries and 200-year-old reclaimed-wood floors. There is also an antiques shop on the grounds, where visitors can purchase Louis XV and XVI antiquities and Provençal planters from the vast inventory. Cal-a-Vie Health Spa is a wellness experience like no other and most enjoyably, you get to leave your passport at home. Book a three-, four- or seven-night stay (includes airport transportation and spa sessions) to get yourself out of a pandemic-induced rut. Thanks to Southern California’s temperate weather, there is never a bad time to go. Perhaps Havens sums it up best on the French setting, “We asked ourselves what would it be like if we had the same programs but super luxurious with gorgeous antiques and a great environment to work out? It’s all about lifestyle and for us, making a difference in people’s lives.” cal-a-vie.com

clockwise from top left An Olympic-size pool with views of the hillside is available for swimming laps. A charming dining room is decorated in authentic French antiques curated by the spa’s coowner Terri Havens. Complete with its own vineyard and windmill, the property is surrounded by rolling hills of lavender and resembles an authentic French village. Each of the one-of-a-kind Mediterranean-style villas (32 in all) feature Frette linens and classic French antiques.

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PA S S P O R T T R AV E L

GRANDE DAME

THE BOCA RATON’s historic resort gets a jaw-dropping upgrade IN A WORLD obsessed with what’s new, there’s something comforting—and luxurious—about revisiting the past. At The Boca Raton, a resort originally pioneered by visionary architect Addison Mizner, a $200 million top-to-bottom renovation means the iconic property is better than ever. The resort comprises five distinct hotels totaling more than 1,000 rooms, for five unique styles of staying. There’s the private beach-adjacent Beach Club; the two-bedroom suites at Bungalows, ideal for longer stays; the adult’s only, all-suite Yacht Club; the 27-story Tower, with two- to three-bedroom configurations and round-the-clock butler service; and the 294-key Cloister, the original Mediterranean Revival-style structure designed by Mizner in 1926, now restored to its original bright white exterior. 82

A sprawling 200-acre property, bisected by a glittering harbor could feel overwhelming, but staying here feels intimate and interesting, allowing guests to build their ideal itinerary. In addition to the lush 18-hole golf course and the reimagined Harborside Pool Club, complete with a lazy river and private cabanas, the latest upgrades have added new dining experiences. There’s Sadelle’s, the NYC institution known for decadent brunches, and The Flamingo Grill, where servers clad in pink dinner jackets finish Caesar salads and bananas Fosters tableside and serve delicacies such as stone crab claws and dry-aged steaks. For a truly transportive experience, spring for dinner at MB Supper Club, reminiscent of 1930s supper clubs. Nightly live music accents a menu of updated standards

including oysters Rockefeller, beef Wellington and baked Alaska. Make sure to ogle the Astek wallpaper, featuring cheeky monkeys drinking vodka and smoking cigars. The eatery, which stands for “Monkey Bar,” was inspired by Mizner’s famous pet monkey, Johnnie Brown. A vintage picture of the pair is displayed near the entrance. Getting from one area to another is an experience in itself, as guests can hop on the gratis 28-foot water taxi or borrow the resort’s Moke, an electric vehicle that resembles a miniature Jeep. While guests can indulge in all of the modern conveniences of high-speed Wi-Fi, state-of-the-art fitness equipment and concierge chats via text, staying here feels like a return to the best parts of a glamorous throwback getaway. thebocaraton.com

PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE BOCA RATON

Written by JENNIFER BRADLEY FRANKLIN

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clockwise from top Indulge in artfully presented carrot cake at The Flamingo Grill. Cloister’s formerly pink exterior shines in fresh white, the original hue from 1926. Midcentury modern vibes at The Flamingo Grill make for a whimsy-filled fine dining experience. Beach Club’s ocean-adjacent location offers spectacular views. Airy new Tower suites open this month. opposite Relax at Spa Palmera’s serene outdoor pool after a service in one of 44 treatment rooms.

You don’t have to leave the property to discover these treasures. Sartorial Shopping Peruse the curated styles at Michelle Farmer Collaborate, where you’ll find everything from silk caftans and beaded evening gowns to chic swimsuits and fine jewelry.

Say Spa-ahh Find your bliss at the 50,000-squarefoot Alhambra Palace-inspired Spa Palmera. Tuck into one of 44 Colin Cowie-designed treatment rooms and recharge at the serene, gardenshaded outdoor pool.

Pump Up The resort doubles as a high-end club for well-to-do locals, and one of the perks is a packed schedule of fitness classes. Choose daily instructor-led sweat sessions from HIIT to yoga, or borrow stylish bicycles.

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