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This
lovely 2 bedroom/ 2 bathroom Craftsman bungalow was built in the Edgewood
neighborhood of Atlanta in 1925. It featured large open rooms, bright
ribbon light windows, and oak floors; we restored these elements and added
period-appropriate details of our own.
The house is sited on a corner lot and takes full advantage of the lot. We landscaped the yard by adding an antique brick retaining wall, 16 cherry trees lining the side of the property, many azaleas, perennials, a monkey grass border along the front sidewalk, Leland cypress along the property line, and slate flagstones leading to the backyard. We pruned a heirloom red rose bush in the front yard and mulched it for ultimate blooms.
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The autumnal stained glass in the front gable is a custom piece we designed specifically for this home. It depicts an oak branch bisecting the glass with leaves and acorns, and was inspired by the old oak tree that holds court over the backyard. The glass is backlit with a switch in the living room.
The large welcoming front porch was completely re-built. Rotted front columns were replaced by stylish arts & crafts faux mortise & tenon replacements. The entire porch was leveled, re-supported and painted. The masonry piers flanking the entryway were taken down and rebuilt completely. The original heart of pine front French door, with original hardware, was stripped of its paint, sanded, and refinished. A gorgeous rare cast iron original light fixture was removed, restored with caramel slag glass, and re-hung. |
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The spacious living room boasts a variety of period-perfect architectural details. An original and beautiful yellow brick fireplace was discovered under a thick coat of black paint. It was topped with a heart of pine mantel and flanked by an original (now restored) built-in heart of pine bookcase. The original windows are restored, hand-stripped, re-roped, reglazed, and still boast restored brass locks and their original metal window weights. A stunning custom milled heart of pine crown molding with supportive brackets was designed by LSR and implemented by our talented carpenter. The wood was rescued from an old cotton mill being demolished in another part of Atlanta. All of the antique pine in this room has been shellacked to provide the warmth and richness of time past. This gorgeous central chandelier dates to the 1920s and has been refinished, rewired, and boasts period style globes. |
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The large dining room features a maximum amount of natural sunlight from large windows that stream sun in from the Southern exposure. We added a simple board & batten wainscoting treatment to this dining room to emphasize the linear form of the arts & crafts movement. The crown molding in this room is antique molding rescued from another house, stripped, and then re-painted. We removed an original wall between the dining room and kitchen to open up the space, flood the kitchen with light, and make entertaining effortless. |
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The kitchen evokes the old world charm of a farmhouse while paradoxically possessing rich texture and modern conveniences. Creamy, antique styled custom cabinets with chamfered feet and flush inset doors, beaded board detailing with upper glass openings, antique-style oiled bronze latches, and furniture styling set this kitchen apart. The cabinets run to the ceiling to maximize storage and add to the visual impact. Zesty red paint, dark granite countertops, a rustic diamond patterned slate backsplash, stainless steel appliances, and warm oak floors complete the look. The floors in this room are reclaimed 1920’s oak from a Buckhead residence targeted for demolition, and blend seamlessly with the original oak floors.
The kitchen also features a wonderful eat in breakfast bar and additional custom cabinets that house a full sized front loading washer & dryer. A rare original Craftsman heart of pine door opens off the kitchen to an elevated side porch with a great view of Battlefield Avenue. Much like the front porch, this entire porch has been reconstructed from the framing through the columns. |
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This was the home’s original bathroom and while the space’s footprint hasn’t changed, we rebuilt all of the framing, from the floor through the walls. We added a late 1800’s beveled window, installed high on the wall, to admit natural light, but guard against water damage. We used a lovely grey marble that we ran to the ceiling. We installed salvaged oak flooring from the same Buckhead house, period molding, reproduction plumbing fixtures, and an antique oak medicine cabinet. |
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The master suite is a large bedroom with oak floors, access to the rear deck, a lovely ceiling fan, and two ribbon light windows. A large stone tiled bathroom (left) with double shower heads, double closets, and a 1800s leaded glass window is accessible off the room. The bathroom tile focuses on bringing the outside in, with grey marble base, an inlaid artic slate, sea-foam glass tiles, and topped with a white artic slate pattern. Large double closets, a gorgeous Kohler sink, inset medicine cabinet, and period molding and lighting make this a lovely room. The narrow antique window in the bathroom was moved from the original kitchen to the bathroom in order to mesh this addition seamlessly into the original house. |
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The guest bedroom is a large room, brightly lit with original ribbon light windows, period molding, crown molding, oak floors, and lovely refinished heart of pine doors with antique hardware. Like the master bedroom this room opens to a small vestibule that opens to the large lovely deck and the inspirational oak tree. |
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The back yard features a wood privacy fence, a large Craftsman style deck, and a driveway for secure parking. |
If you want to look through the photos of the restoration
process, click for our Kodak
Gallery
