The front yard and side yard garden is now filled with hydrangeas, holly, hostas, ferns, crepe myrtles, sedum, mums, rosemary, lavender, roses, and a tripping stone waterfall. We enclosed the yard with a decorative metal black fence and an Italian grape vine was planted, which echoes the stained glass found in the dining room. The grand California style cedar deodora tree was pruned off the house's tower and had deadwood removed for ultimate heath. A copper mailbox, copper house numbers, a turn of the century cast iron mailbox, and other accessories make the house shine. Low voltage landscape lighting lights this house up beautifully at night and operate on timers.

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Originally done in Italian-style terrazzo, the porch was broken and cracked, with much of the front portion missing. To restore it, we demolished the original, installed a steel pan and replaced the terrazzo in the same pattern. The process of pouring, curing, and grinding with a diamond tipped machine took 4 weeks. The porch features the original massive cement columns and granite piers and foundation. The historic three color paint scheme was designed by LSR to echo the Craftsman colors of the early 1900s. We installed the copper ½ round gutters on the front of the house to re-route water to the sides of the home.

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Follow the red marble terrazzo strip to the beveled and leaded glass entry door, salvaged from Philadelphia. The hinged sidelights are original and the hardware restored for full operation. These originally served to circulate air through the house. The filigreed art glass porch chandelier was saved from a quirky North Carolina bungalow. As you enter the foyer and living room, you'll notice the cavernous room, refinished oak floors, soaring ceilings, and antique chandeliers. The floor plan is breezy and open and was redesigned to make the space perfect for today's living.

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The living room features a salvaged heart pine mantel, antique crackle tile, built in bookshelves (discovered via demolition) and two newly installed antique Craftsman interior windows, installed to filter more light into the space. The oak mission style transom windows in the back hallway were previously cabinet doors. To add more light to the space we installed a completely efficient Solartube which illuminates the space by day.

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This dining room is a woodworker’s show-off space and is chock full of heart pine ornately carved millwork. The room's entry features built-in bookcases, hand carved Roman-ionic columns, an original stained glass window featuring a grape vine, an original built-in with beveled mirror and drawers. At LSR, we designed and installed the grapevine motif cabinet door to match the original stained glass. Other architectural elements include a plate rail, original wainscotting, and a stairway leading to the upstairs of the home. The bay at the end of the room offers views of both directions of Kirkwood Road.

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This kitchen has really evolved into a culinary dream. Once two kitchens, we removed a wall and an abundance of odd brickwork to create one large kitchen. We choose mission cherry cabinets, absolute black granite counters, under cabinet lighting, and a large school house light. Dishwasher drawers (hidden by cherry panels) & stainless appliances complete the picture. A granite breakfast bar was installed and anchored by decorative brackets and outfitted with cherry stools & Italian glass Murano pendants. The slate backsplash adds a rustic touch; each tile had to be cut down from 12x12 tiles. Additional storage was achieved by adding the butler's pantry area with wine rack, drawers, and cabinets & preserving the original beaded board pantry. The kitchen's floor is the original white pine and was exposed after removing three layers of linoleum. Another original beaded board butler’s pantry provides oodles of storage on the left side of the kitchen.

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The luxurious master suite was originally two rooms, one a bedroom, the other a sunroom. We choose to demolish the bearing wall between the two rooms, add an LVL beam to support the weight, and install a pair of century old columns with custom built-in bookcases to open up the space. A pair of heart pine French doors access the deck and add lots of light. The walls and ceilings were rebuilt and crown molding was installed. The sunroom windows were outfitted with custom plantation shutters, painted to match the existing trim. The spectacular 5-lite antique chandelier in the sunroom is definitely a focal point of the room.

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Like the rest of the house, the master bath needed complete restoration. White Carrerra marble was installed on the floors and to the ceiling in the shower. Beaded board, chair rail, period sconces, glass shelves, an old oak mirror, and vintage glass towel bars lend a classic flavor. The shower features double shower heads, marble shelves, and a frameless glass door. Custom “floating” marble sinks were designed by LSR with antique chrome legs added as supports.

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The lavender bedroom is currently used as a child's room and has access to the rear deck via a fir French door with an overhead transom. The long antique interior transom windows were installed to bring some of the ample light from this bedroom into the living room. The restored six panel doors in this room are original to the house, while the door knobs and plates are refurbished antiques.

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The original terrazzo floor in this bathroom, so unique for an Atlanta home, was badly damaged: cracked, sagging, and chipped. Determined to maintain the original character of the house, we replaced the terrazzo floors in the bathroom, as well as the water damaged structure underneath. Travertine stone walls in the shower, antique beveled glass windows, a re-glazed pedestal sink, built-in oak cabinet, and an antique pine medicine cabinet brought the home back to the early 1900's. We installed beaded board on the walls and added a plate rack for displaying artwork.

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This lively bedroom functioned originally as the drawing room or smoking parlor, and currently makes a perfect home office. It features two striking Craftsman stained glass tulip windows (one is original, the other we reproduced to match) that swivel open to let in outside air. The intricate mantel in this room is a Ruggles' original and is quite gorgeous. The tile is a matte mottled arts & crafts ochre, possibly Grueby tile from Colorado. Both the mantel and tile were pleasant surprises as they were smothered in layers of white paint.

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Tucked away upstairs in the tower are another two bedrooms and a bathroom. One of the bedrooms is the top of the tower and was dubbed the Treehouse Room. Here, you have a bird's eye view through the cedar tree and onto Kirkwood Road and Emery Place. This room has heart pine floors, casement windows, and heavy crown moldings.

The other bedroom was previously part of the attic. Since the structural components between the downstairs and upstairs were rebuilt, we were able to support an additional bedroom. The previous owner had vaulted the ceiling in this room and installed a skylight, which worked well. We simply insulated the living space, installed oak floors, hung drywall, and painted.

The two upstairs bedrooms share a pretty black and white tiled bath. We gutted this bath and retiled it using classic Atlanta black & white tile in a checkerboard pattern. The pedestal sink was found in a salvage yard and restored. The leaded glass transom window was purchased from a salvage dealer and added to maintain the style of the windows found in the blue room below.

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The granite foundation in the Warlick house had a large opening that was covered in plywood-we speculated that this space was used to store horses or a carriage. But upon measurement, we found that it would be wide enough for a two car garage. As it was a prominent feature of the house, we purchased wood Craftsman garage doors custom- built for the opening and poured a concrete floor.

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The basement itself was wonderful-it had been excavated by hand and had windows added to allow sunlight. At the rear of the basement, we found an office, a maple paneled room with granite counters. Under the newly poured terrazzo porch is an accidental bomb shelter-overhead is 10 inches of concrete & the surrounding walls are granite. Throughout the basement are many brick walls and brick surfaces-the former owner was a mason. The storage potential in this space is vast.

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The large backyard is fenced for privacy and the yard is easily accessible through double gates that open from Kirkwood Road.

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