Serenbe Hamlet: Fall 2017

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FALL/ WI NTER 2017

The best reason to live here is the life here.

School Gardens Teaching a new generation of gardeners

By Design

Rebecca Cartwright opens design studio

In Season Brian Moll joins the Farmhouse

Terminus

Serenbe Institute adds dance

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MIND YOUR MANOR The Fourth-Annual Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles Designer Showhouse Takes Over Mado

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hen most people travel, they bring back photos and mementos. When Steve and Marie Nygren traveled to Sweden, they brought back a vision. That vision became Mado, home to the Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles Serenbe Designer Showhouse, running September 14 through October 8. “This is the fourth showhouse Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles has partnered with Serenbe, and we are pleased to unveil not one but two fully designed units in the community’s newest enclave, Mado, with the beautiful brick Manor townhouses,” said Elizabeth Ralls, the magazine’s editor-in-chief. “The Manor boasts the best of all possible worlds: a cobblestone square as a front courtyard that’s also surrounded by gardens and the woods; efficiently designed

living spaces neighbored by spacious single-family lots; and a European village feel with plenty of privacy thanks to design elements like pocket porches.” Benefitting Serenbe’s Art Farm, the showhouse has white painted brick walls, dark gray casement windows and imported red clay tile roofs. “These materials were chosen to reinforce the Scandinavian inspiration of the whole project, and are very indicative of materials and finishes historically used there,” said Eddie Rhinehart, who, with Robert Pulliam, designed the The Manor and much of Mado. “Despite the simple material palette, the colors themselves are bold. Pure white for the brick and a strong red tile roof — it makes a statement,” Pulliam said. “In bright Southern light, the buildings will be a lantern that

will mark the place as special. “Lighting is also a key part of the design. The vaults inside the sidewalk arches will be illuminated with graceful but playful lighting, making these special places literal lanterns in the evenings.” Inside the The Manor, 12+ of Atlanta’s top interior designers have given their time and talent to 5,000 square feet of space, including two kitchens, three living rooms and five bedrooms. Jena Salmon, an ASID interior designer and the lead designer on the project, made all the selections for the flooring, doors, tile, lighting, paint, cabinetry and appliances. “The whole Mado hamlet feels like a European

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