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T H E B E S T O F D U N W O O DY & S A N DY S P R I N G S

Real Estate and Homes HOME + DESIGN D B AT L AN TA'S CAREF U L REN O S TAG I N G M AT T ERS FOOD + DRINK AL E SHARP T O N'S B EER J O U RN E Y

WHAT IF YOU COULD • Own this beautiful home on Lake Burton • Have a long term appreciating asset fully transferable. with five other families • Without the full cost of ownership

• Have eight weeks a year of personal use

Limited to five families to share our home at just $264,000 per family and includes: • • • • • •

4 Bedroom 3 Baths Over 3,400 sq. feet of space.

Fully furnished with new upgraded furniture including dock area.

Hardwood Pine floors on main level.

Finished basement with extra bedroom Large thrid floor bouns room with tv, sofa entertainment area, two queen beds, laundry, separate bath, and foosball table.

• • • • • • •

Jacuzzi tub in master and separate shower with separate sinks.

Covered dock with boat slip and large upper sundeck.

Upper screen porch overlooking lake with gas grill.

Large sundeck on main house overlooking lake.

First two years Home Warranty included $10,000 starter in the general maintenance fund.

Large Hot tub overlooking lake.

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LIFESTYLE LETTER

MARCH 2021 PUBLISHER

Jim Newman | jnewman@lifestylepubs.com EDITOR

Sue Collins | scollins@lifestylepubs.com

Hello friends,

Karyn Slovin | karyn.slovin@lifestylepubs.com

COMING HOME MEANS DIFFERENT THINGS TO EACH OF US. For the new

Darce Richardson | darce.richardson@lifestylepubs.com

parents bringing home their first baby, it's all about provisions, safety and sleep.

SENIOR ACCO UNT MANAGER

MARKE T ARE A ADMINISTRATOR

ACCO UNT E XECUTI VE

Colleen Nilan | colleen.nilan@lifestylepubs.com

To a veteran, home means hugs, mom's cooking and quiet conversation.

For the family that moves more frequently, home is about favorite books, favorite framed photos and that cozy sofa.

For me, and I suspect for you, home is defined by family. Belongings are creature comforts, but it's the faces around the table, voices in the kitchen and the sharing of

SOCIAL MEDIA COORDINATOR

Molly Collins | molly.collins@lifestylepubs.com AD DESIGNER

Miranda Read L AYO UT DESIGNER

Emily Lisenbee

memories that mean more than the four walls.

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS

While family visits have been curtailed over the last year, we've had to rely on

CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS

FaceTime and Zoom visits in the living room and conversations over the phone to

Katie Cline Lydia Mayfield

keep us connected. I'm so thankful there is a light at the end of the tunnel and hope your home will soon be full of the things that matter most - your extended family.

We appreciate you reading Perimeter North Lifestyle magazine this month and hope

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you keep this HOME ISSUE on your coffee table for months to come.

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Proverbs 3:5-6 Perimeter North Lifestyle™ is published monthly by Lifestyle Publications LLC. It is distributed via the US Postal Service to some of the Perimeter North area’s most affluent neighborhoods.

Articles and advertisements do not necessarily reflect Lifestyle Publications’ opinions. No portion of this magazine may be reproduced in any form without written consent. Lifestyle Publications does not assume responsibility for statements made by advertisers or editorial contributors. Information in Perimeter North Lifestyle™ is gathered from sources considered to be reliable, but the accuracy of all information cannot be guaranteed.

INSIDE THE ISSUE MARCH 2021

FEATURES 16 Staging, design, renovation and good living Meet Candi Miller.

28 Creating My Own Beer Our own beer expert Dennis Malcolm Byron creates a beer with New Belgium.

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30 Defined by a Collection Meaningful art, the jewels of this home designed by Leah Atkins

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Lifestyle Letter

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Around Town

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Trend Setter

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Local’s Choice

24 Open House 28 Hot Spot 30 Renovate & Refine 32 Hometown Hero

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Before

From staging to renovation, we can help you upgrade your home to sell faster and for a higher price – with zero upfront costs and no interest.

After

Call Luxe Living Properties today to learn how you can maximize the value of your home with Compass Concierge.

Helen Hernandez Archer & May Parrado Team Leader | Associate Broker Luxe Living Properties 833-GET-LUXE | o. 404.668.6621 helen.archer@compass.com www.luxelivingproperties.com Compass is a licensed real estate broker and abides by Equal Housing Opportunity laws. All material presented herein is intended for informational purposes only. Information is compiled from sources deemed reliable but is subject to errors, omissions, changes in price, condition, sale, or withdrawal without notice. No statement is made as to the accuracy of any description. All measurements and square footages are approximate. This is not intended to solicit property already listed. Nothing herein shall be construed as legal, accounting or other professional advice outside the realm of real estate brokerage.

AROUND TOWN

NEW CONNECTOR - PRIVATELY FUNDED Dunwoody Mayor Lynn Deutsch and Sandy Springs Mayor Rusty Paul joined representatives of State Farm to cut the ribbon on the Springwood Connector. The new road connects Perimeter Center Parkway in Dunwoody to Peachtree Dunwoody Road in Sandy Springs, just north of I-285. “We’re excited to celebrate this a great, collaborative effort involving two cities and two development teams,” said Mayor Lynn Deutsch.

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“The Springwood Connector provides an important new access point for those who live and work in the Perimeter.” The new roadway was built entirely with private-sector funds. State Farm donated part of the land and paid for design and construction costs of the Dunwoody portion of the road in conjunction with the company’s new regional hub, which contains 1.1 million square feet of office space, developed by KDC, in three buildings. State Farm’s project team also provided the permitting and coordination required for the road to cross Perimeter Creek. Pollack Shores completed the segment in Sandy Springs as part of a new housing development.

MEMBERS NAMED TO FIRST DUNWOODY ART COMMISSION The Dunwoody Art Commission was created under the City’s new Public Art Ordinance. It consists of seven members with staggered three-year terms. Jim Cramer is a design strategist, educator and CEO Emeritus of the American Institute of Architects. Bobbe Gillis is a professional art and design consultant with A-R-T & Associates. She owned a gallery representing local artists for 13 years. Bob Lavender is a small business owner in the printing industry. His corporate background includes project management. Mary Michael is

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Tina Walden is an artisan and owner of ReVarne LLC, an online business offering custom furniture painting, home décor and clothing. Howard Wertheimer is an architect and member of the Arts Advisory Board at Georgia Tech. He also serves as

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Project. The project gave restaurants picnic tables decorated with city themes. The tables were used for a self-guided tour of local restaurants.

STAY HOME, DUNWOODY Dunwoody is helping vacationers reclaim travel and fulfill their New Year’s resolutions all in one rewarding vacation with a myriad of safe activities. Travelers can learn new skills with classes at Spruill Center for the Arts, practice a healthy lifestyle at eateries including Press Bland Squeeze and Breadwinner Café & Bakery, connect with nature at Dunwoody Nature Center and spend more time with extended family with plenty of local family-friendly activities. No matter what your resolution is, Dunwoody is the place to fulfill it with a transformative escape.

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HANNAH COHEN’S HOLY COMMUNION

COHEN ON THE BRIDGE: RESCUE AT ENTEBBE

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(Documentary winner)

A feisty Irish girl is determined to

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mony combine in this stirring recon-

education, a rural Tennessee town

of the Holy Communion. The only

struction of Operation Entebbe, a

undergoes a transformative expe-

problem is, she’s Jewish. Featured at

counter-terrorist hostage-rescue mis-

rience as students seek to grasp

the 2014 AJFF.

sion. Featured at the 2010 AJFF.

the meaning of six million lives lost.

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PROSECUTING EVIL: THE EXTRAORDINARY WORLD OF BEN FERENCZ (Documentary runner-up)

THE LAST SUIT (Narrative winner)

DOUGH (Narrative runner-up)

This riveting and affecting anthem

An aging Jewish tailor leaves his

An old Jewish baker whose falter-

to a human rights pioneer profiles

life in Argentina to embark on a jour-

ing business is inadvertently saved

the diminutive, unsung hero who

ney back through time and halfway

by his young Muslim apprentice,

put mass-murdering Nazis on trial

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of duty and fulfillment, Abraham

film is a warmhearted and gently

ory and tenacious personality, Ben

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humorous story about overcoming

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promise. Featured at the 2018 AJFF.

prejudice and finding redemption in

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LOCAL’S CHOICE

MEET CANDI MILLER

Staging, design, renovation and good living

HAVE” APPROACH TO DECORATING. I LOVE THIS!

ING, HOME ORGANIZATION, AND INTERIOR/

CM: Interior Redesign is an easy, affordable way to

EXTERIOR COLOR CONSULTATIONS. After working

get a fresh, new look by shopping the home and using

in the wine industry for 20 years, Candi was ready for a

what they already own - moving furniture and acces-

change and pursued her love of design and earned her

sories around a room. I shop the house for pieces I can

certification from The Decorator Guild in home staging

bring into the room. It’s amazing what you can find in

and redesign in 2014 and then in interior and exterior

someone’s home that they forgot they even had. Interior

color consultations in 2015. Candi lives in Dunwoody

design may involve purchasing new furniture and

with her husband and two children. She loves all

accessories and that can get costly.

things nature.

SC: WHAT ARE THIS YEAR’S TRENDY COLORS SC: WHAT COMFORTING WORDS CAN YOU

AND HOW DO YOU HELP YOUR CLIENTS FIND

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THEIR PALATE?

BE LOOKING TO STAGE AND SELL?

CM: I have a list of colors that I pull from, from cool

CM: Immediately upon entering a new staging, I

whites to warm neutrals. This last year has been diffi-

connect with the sellers. I want to assure them that

cult for everyone and the colors for 2021 recognize this.

we are all here for the same reason, getting their house

The colors are warm and enveloping bringing about a

sold. Selling a home is a very personal and sometimes

cozy feeling. Calming, earthy colors are a trend now

difficult decision. I want them to know right from the

as well. People are staying in more and working from

start that I am empathetic to their situation and goals.

home, so they want to bring the outside in. Jewel tones

A staging can take anywhere from 2-5 hours. I walk

are back too, and I love that!

the house with the client and realtor and make sug-

When helping clients find their palate I ask for a

gestions and I also offer to do the work while I’m there.

couple of favorite pieces of clothing or pick a particular

We may move furniture around, style bookcases, and

piece of art. We sit down and talk about their vision

edit as we go.

for the home, things they love, and what makes them happy. It all comes together after that.

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ARTICLE SUE G. COLLINS

SC: INTERIOR REDESIGN IS A “USING WHAT YOU

IN INTERIOR REDESIGN, OCCUPIED HOME STAG-

PHOTOGRAPHY PROVIDED

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making a home their own dB ATLANTA PARTNERS WITH SAVVY HOMEOWNERS FOR A REMARKABLE RENOVATION ARTICLE SUE G. COLLINS | PHOTOGRAPHY PROVIDED

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LY BUI AND ROBERT NGUYEN ARE SANDY SPRINGS

They started with the kitchen and Ly cooked lunch every

HOMEOWNERS WITH TASTE, DESIGN ACUMEN

day for the crew and contractors and helped with design

AND VISION. They have traveled extensively, staying

so the location and distance between the sink, stove and

at luxury hotels and developing an eye for quality and

refrigerator suited her perfectly. “I knew exactly how much

design. When they decided to hire dB Atlanta to renovate

counter and space I needed and decided everything, down

their home, working directly with the company owners

to where an appetizer fork should be stored! We used to own

(father and son, Robert Hames and Andre Hames),

a Vietnamese restaurant on Holcomb Bridge Road back in

maintaining daily communication and using sustainable

2001 - 2003, so I do have professional cooking environment

materials were key.

experience, and I have cooked for 2 to 400,” she says.

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This kitchen makes me look forward to cooking and it serves as my sanctuary. I am never tired in my kitchen. It is my happy place.”

Ly and Robert understood that things always cost more (25% at least) than you budget for, and will take longer (time-wise) than

The couple owns a software consulting company and purchased

you think. “Our mantra to our customers is ‘under promise and over

the home in 2019, immediately partnering with dB Atlanta for a major

deliver,’ and I believe this is also true when it comes to home reno-

renovation after Ly’s sister made a referral. “Very quickly, we met the

vations. When all said and done, we would highly recommend and

rest of the crew and we felt the same ~ that everyone will help us to

would not hesitate to recommend dB Atlanta to anyone especially as

go from vision to reality, to our dream home. Friends have suggested

DB Atlanta did the hard work to make our dream home come true.”

that I should start a blog about embarking on a major home renovation project - the message is, be realistic,” says Ly. Realistic, but also forward-thinking.

MEET ROBERT HAMES, CEO, ARCHITECT, DESIGNER Robert is the founder and president of dBAtlanta (Direct Build) and

Throughout the process, the couple depended on DB Atlanta to

is the driving force behind our popularity and success. His influence

suggest alternatives, looking at price, quality, availability and dura-

is evident in everything we do, from the way we treat every customer

bility. “It was very important to us that everything last at least up to

with respect, to our innovative Design-Build Approach we take on

15 years through normal wear and tear,” says Robert.

every renovation and remodeling project and custom home build.

Robert graduated from Georgia Tech in 1976 with a degree in Architecture and was inspired to begin a custom home building business. During his 30-year career, Robert has built over two hundred CONTINUED >

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MAKING A HOME THEIR OWN (CONTINUED)

“Our mantra to our customers is ‘under promise and over deliver,’ and I believe this is also true when it comes to home renovations.” homes, including small starter homes to custom homes of 15,000

of dBAtlanta’s most qualified contractors and project managers.

square feet. He’s built several award-winning homes throughout the

Andre grew up in the home of an architect, so the construction

Atlanta area, including many in sought-after neighborhoods such as

industry came naturally to Andre. He has been an integral part of

St. Marlo, Edinburgh, The Manor, Stone Pond, Deer Lake, St. Regis,

dozens of custom home builds from start to finish, has also inspired

Windermere, Governors Towne Club, and many others.

the vision for dBAtlanta’s growth in metro Atlanta, and is now one of our most experienced project managers.

MEET ANDRE HAMES, PRESIDENT, PRODUCTION MANAGER Andre a second-generation family member at dBAtlanta. He began working for his father, Robert, in 2003 while still in high school, and learned the business shadowing his father and several 20

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H OM E SALE SAVVY BUYERS AND SELLERS SEE THE VALUE IN THE COMPASS CONCIERGE PROGRAM THERE’S SOMETHING NEW IN REAL ESTATE AND THIS TIME, THE SELLER BENEFITS. The Compass Concierge program was inspired by agents who had been fronting the cost of staging and other home-improvement services for their clients, in order to get the home ready for the market. Compass Concierge is an exclusive program for Compass agents, to help their sellers cover the costs of preparing their home for the market, either offering Concierge funds directly to sellers to pay vendors, without having to go through Compass. Or, with Concierge Classic, agents work with the Compass Concierge team to submit vendor or contractor invoices for Compass to pay on behalf of their seller.

Home remodeling projects with the highest ROI include garage door replace-

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ments, manufactured stone veneer and siding replacement, deck replacement

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and front door and window updates. A homeowner might think this is money

COURTESY OF LUXE

and time that a buyer should take on. We asked Helen Hernandez Archer, Team

LIVING PROPERTIES

Leader | Associate Broker with Luxe Living Properties about this opportunity.

“Since interest rates are so low, potential buyers in the current market rather pay top dollar, since it is costing them less a month on a move-in-ready home,” she says.

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“We have seen a more aggressive buyer when making offers and paying over asking price, due to the amazingly low rates. However, that same buyer tends to have higher expectations on the condition of the property.”

During the recession between 2008-2013, buyers (not investors) were more willing to buy low and spend cash to renovate, she notes. Due to low inventory and low-interest rates if the home doesn’t need any cosmetic renovations buyers will go beyond the asking price and even waive appraisal or inspections to win the bid. “This is why now, more than ever we advise clients to prepare the home as best as they can to bring it up to the market’s needs and wants. We have seen longer days on the market, specifically in homes that are not renovated. Even with a low inventory market, these homes remain in the market, which in turn will give them a lower sales price.”

With current access to so much data online, buyers are very savvy in 2021. “The buyers are more informed, educated on pricing, updates, and recent sales in the area. If the home does not have the WOW effect, or the right price from the beginning it will a frustrating sale for the seller,” says Helen.

“We have seen that buyers will wait for the price to be reduced before even requesting an appointment to see the home, and if they do come to see the home, they will not pay full price. This is why our Concierge program is an amazingly valuable tool to sellers.”

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Sitting at the table with New Belgium’s executive team,

we created a national diversity committee, set a date for a symposium in Atlanta, and proposed an idea that blew them away—craft a chocolate-vanilla imperial stout that would have everyone drinking together. I named it Piano Keys and they answered with an astounding “Yes!” followed by an incredibly delicious final product.

With this unprecedented collaboration, I continue to play an integral role in everything concerning Piano Keys from design to the marketing strategy, and we are now on the third version of it. The first two were launched predominately in Atlanta, North Carolina and Colorado with stellar results, with another release this month, followed by national distribution in late fall. What I love the most is that Piano Keys raises funds for our BrewGether.org fund alongside New Belgium to serve under-represented communities and ultimately help maintain the mission of bringing everyone together.

For more information, visit Brewgether.org, NewBelgium.com and @RealAleSharpton on Instagram.

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RENOVATE & REFINE

ARTICLE LEAH ATKINS PHOTOGRAPHY DEBORAH WHITLAW LLEWELLYN

DESIGNER, LEAH ATKINS SHARES A STORY OF HOW MEANINGFUL ART BECOMES THE JEWELS OF AN INTERIOR DESIGN PROJECT 30

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Defined by a Collection

WORKING WITH THE CAMPBELL FAMILY ON THEIR HOME

to be the centerpiece of the design. Each piece of art tells a story,

WAS SUCH A JOY! Carole, a Financial Master Data Manager, and

and that is my favorite part of the Campbell’s home.

her husband, Marcus, a Pharmacist, have three kids: Marissa (22), Robert (20), and Andrew (18).

During the design process, I spotted the Civil Rights movement statues and just knew that Carole would want them! I sent her a

Much to my surprise, Carole informed me that several designers

picture right away and we snagged them up. They required some

turned down her project. When she used the word “haunting” as

restoration, but they are such a prominent piece of history and

one of her descriptive words for her style, I was immediately drawn

present times that I knew we had to incorporate them somewhere.

in! I get so excited about projects that allow me to push myself and

Carole and her family were thrilled with the end results of the

work with a different style. We used bright colors to bring a fun and

design (even though her kids are still getting used to the statues).

playful aspect and mixed them with dark colors, including the black

The bright colors, dramatic features, and gorgeous art truly make

formal living room, to add drama and an overall spooky vibe.

for a unique family home.

Carole also wanted to make sure that her teenage children would have artwork on her walls that represented the black com-

Leah Atkins

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Owner, Designer

and Carole chose to invest in art that would represent her family.

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These paintings were so gorgeous that they without a doubt had

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WE FORGET ABOUT OUR ROOFS UNTIL WE CAN’T.

Helping clients who are facing financial difficulties get a fresh start.

We talked with co-owner Naomi Gasson of Georgia Roof Advisors for this home edition about roof repairs, replacements,

shingle,

and

metal,

navigating insurance and the claims process. And, good news, their financing options help homeowners achieve their dream home.

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