The expansive front porch with its period style railings greets you as you stroll up the antique pavers lined with monkey grass. The lush landscaping boasts crepe myrtles, mature shrubs, a fruit bearing pear tree, a showy magnolia, azaleas, a secret garden tucked of the side of the porch and a tropical showing of canna lilies.

The backyard is enclosed with privacy fencing and a back porch and rear balcony provides additional outdoor living and entertaining space.

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As you stand on the front porch, you are faced with a gorgeous arts & crafts front door faceted with multiple beveled glass panes, sidelights, a large transom, and ornate brass door hardware. As you step inside the entry foyer , you'll experience the rich woodwork of judges paneling, capped off with plate rack, sculpted brackets and ornate molding. The foyer woodwork is a combination of salvaged heart pine panels, antique newel post and handrail, and new custom carpentry, stained to match the old wood. The balusters feature perfectly inlaid maple diamonds. The inglenook is modeled after typical Craftsman built ins and again features the maple diamond and a hinged top that serves as both a seat and an access to storage. There is a beautiful stained glass window in the stairwell.

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Move further inside and a large living room opens up in front of you. You'll notice the original arts & crafts columns with their built in bookcases-these bookcases are featured on both sides of the living room. The original heart pine floors shine with warmth and are refinished throughout the house. The huge windows are original--four lights over one. The living room features the first of four early 1900's period fireplaces-this one has vent-free gas logs for chilly Atlanta nights. The mantel is solid tiger oak and is tiled with green marble, custom cut to mimic the look and feel of the period tile.

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As you move through the living room, you'll notice the stunning heart of pine pocket doors with their copper ornate door pulls. These doors are the entry to a beautiful formal dining room featuring another stunning antique oak mantel, featuring cut limestone tiles. This large room is adorned with four large windows, making it a sunny spot for entertaining.

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This kitchen is the heart and soul of this Craftsman jewel. The owners, who love to cook, spent countless hours designing the perfect spot for preparing wonderful meals and entertaining. The cabinets are custom designed natural mission cherry, warmed to a reddish glow. The counters and farmhouse sink (weighing over 250 lbs.) are both Brazilian soapstone, which is an inert designer material. It is very dense and can withstand any chemicals and heat. In fact, it's perfectly acceptable to set hot pots on the counters. The built-in furniture piece of the cabinetry is also cherry and boasts a wine rack, antique wavy glass doors, mission hardware, and white marble counters from Elberton, GA-the same material used in Georgia kitchens 100 years ago. The appliances are stainless steel, including the dishwasher, gas stove, and microwave. The floors are Indian slate.

The kitchen ceiling is pressed tin from the 1850s. The owners bought the tin from different parts of the country-the field pattern is from an old abbey in Chicago, while the joker faced crown molding is from an old well-known bar in Canada.

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The upstairs bath is a reinterpretation of the Craftsman philosophy--bringing the outdoors in. The shower surround is slate pieces cut into octagons and accented with rose tumbled marble diamonds-the desired affect: a deep woods creek bed. The upstairs sink is again a white Carrera marble that hails from the late 1800s. The upstairs medicine cabinet is an antique heart of pine piece handcrafted of beaded board.

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The master bedroom, like many of the rooms in this house has been adorned with custom paint colors-in this case, a dusky purple. This large room features a jewel-like stained glass window that hearkens from the late 1800s. Awaking in the morning to the sun filtering through this window is truly refreshing. The master also features a beautiful heart pine mantel with a beveled inset mirror. Also, something rare in an old house: double closets. All the doors in this house are heart pine six-paneled doors and all of them have been stripped of their previous paint and refinished.

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The other three bedrooms of the house are also large and well-lit. The blue bedroom is located on the South side of the house and is a soothing room to rest or relax in. The red bedroom peeks out from under the protective canopy of hardwood trees and is one of the largest rooms upstairs. It features a rare, beautiful oak piano mantel. The fourth bedroom is currently being renovated.

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One of the benefits of this home is that private fenced large backyard. The backyard features a glorious blooming pink cherry tree, two fragrant cedar trees, a ruby red Japanese maple, and a host of hardwood trees. With all of the birds and towering trees, oftentimes you feel as if you're living in the country.

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