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A Gorgeous Country Getaway
THE SHOWHOUSE MUST GO ON 8th Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles Serenbe Designer Showhouse
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igh above the Grange neighborhood lies perhaps the most dramatic Serenbe Showhouse to date. The custom Rausch Ridge home has three stories –with 14.5-foot ceilings giving the illusion from the front drive that the house touches the sky – with huge wallto-wall windows providing near birds-eye views through the trees high above this ridge. “The simple concept for this home was to create an open floor plan that provides incredible views of treetops afforded by the steep incline of the hillside,” said Steve Dray of Serenbe Planning & Design, who designed the house. “We chose to compliment the challenging topography with basic forms made up of mixed materials and a color palette that blends into the landscape. The vertical spine creates a distinct separation between public and private spaces.” The design isn’t the only excitement surrounding
the 2021 Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles Serenbe Designer Showhouse. Limited materials and supply chain delays across the building industry have conspired to add a bit of drama to the build process itself. Our incredible showhouse builders, South Haven, managed with a steady hand to keep moving forward through all the curves, and this gorgeous modern home debuts to the public on October 15, 2021. This year’s Showhouse features 10 of Atlanta’s top interior designers, with lead designer Lorraine Enwright of Intuitive Dwellings working with the builders to select the home’s finishes. The 3,500-square-foot home has a huge, open living, dining, and kitchen floor that walks out sliding glass doors to the expansive front deck, perfect for both entertaining and for a quiet refuge with your morning coffee. Up a small staircase off this living area is the owner’s suite, which includes a massive bathroom and private porch
off the rear of the house. The larger main staircase winds up from terrace-to-top, with an elaborate chandelier hanging through the center. A third-floor loft seating area leads to the three upstairs bedrooms, each with its own en-suite bathroom.There’s also a plethora of space on the terrace level, where you’ll find a mudroom off the entry and bonus room perfect to add another bed and bath, a work-from-home oasis, or create a recreation room. Round it all out with a two-car (plus golf cart) garage. The opening of the 2021 Serenbe Designer Showhouse may be later than past years, but it is not to be missed. After all, good things – like great design – come to those who wait.