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Recipe For Authenticity
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Architecture is a key ingredient
An inside look at Serenbe art collections
WHERE IT ALL BEGAN The 5th Annual Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles Designer Showhouse Opens In Selborne
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erenbe Designer Showhouses have featured Swann Ridge, Grange and even the Mado neighborhood, and this year the Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles Showhouse will be in the place where Serenbe began - Selborne. “This is the fifth showhouse Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles has partnered with Serenbe, and we are excited to be back in the neighborhood that started it all – Selborne,” says editor-in-chief Elizabeth Ralls. Designed by L. Mitchell Ginn and built by McKinney Builders, the Selborne Estate Home is a modern take on the classic farmhouse cottage with board and batten siding, a metal roof and stone terrace and chimney. “I’m drawn to traditional styles indigenous to our region, so this rustic cottage design is a throw-back to the pioneer home builders of west-central Georgia, who used the materials they could readily find,” said Mitch Ginn. “Large covered porches are also a must.” The Selborne Estate Home features 12 of Atlanta’s best interior designers; including Meredith McBrearty, Anna-Wooten Loggins, Melissa Galt, Janie Hirsch, Anna-Louise
Wolfe, Gretchen Edwards, Buffy Ferguson, David Frazier, Julie Holloway, Kate Light, Rebecca Cartwright, Robin Lamonte and Stefan Alexander; whose talents will transform almost 5,000 sq.ft. of indoor and outdoor space. Meredith McBrearty is the lead designer on the project and made all selections for the finishes, as well as collaborating with Bell Cabinetry to design the kitchen. “I always try to select materials and finishes that will last the test of time,” said Meredith, whose choices were “inspired by Serenbe itself.” “The idea of a country house that is passed down for generations led me to choose crisp, clean finishes like white countertops, beams in the high-vaulted ceiling, white shiplap walls and neutral tones for tile. I stuck with these classic finishes knowing that designers would be able to easily incorporate them into their own vision.” The showhouse is only around for a short time, don’t miss out on touring this modern farmhouse before some lucky homeowners make it their own.