Tour a Quirky Art-Filled Atlanta Bungalow

Purchased in 1998 in a gentrifying Atlanta neighborhood with historic designation status, our modest 1930 bungalow was a starter home that became a forever home with a "mullet" addition that almost doubled the square footage. We expanded in 2007 and a sliver of the three story addition can be glimpsed in the rear of the home.

A lot of things have changed in the over twenty years we've lived in this home, but not the shade of periwinkle paint in the living room. One of the challenges of the home is the lack of an entryway: the front door opens directly into the living room, a far from perfect design feature partly lessened by a wide front porch that acts as a buffer. The large photograph over the mantle is by Atlanta artist Jody Fausett.

The dining room, directly beyond the living room is the ideal place, in my mind, to display artwork by both Atlanta artists including Matt Haffner, Katherine Taylor and Rachel Ballard and a few from New York (William Steiger) and Los Angeles (David Lynch) as well as small sculptures under vitrines.

I have resisted curtains in some of the rooms of my home including the kitchen and the dining room in an effort to keep things as light and bright as possible. The dining room bar set-up sits on a vintage metal medical cart in front of a large window which a trained bartender would probably say is not the best set-up to keep alcohol fresh.