The era of the mountain home of yesterday is over, and today’s modern mountain retreat is warm, effortless, and quietly elegant. The trend of dark-stained walls, heavy furniture and stone, and antlered chandeliers is being replaced with lighter interiors, beamed ceilings, and large windows that bring the outdoors in. The design shows more intention and fewer obvious cues.
The color palette is inviting, layered, and textured with an effortless style. Here, comfort and refinement coexist.
These interiors are designed to grow with the family and stand the test of time.
From the wood elements to the color palette,
It’s utter perfection at every turn.
This gorgeous retreat is right on brand for this design team,
And their signature combination of nature and culture pops at every turn.
This dream butler’s pantry in moody blue is especially helpful for entertaining!
And even in a retreat, you can never have enough storage.
How charming is this powder room?
This primary bedroom, a respite in soothing blue and white
joins with a nature infused bathroom made for relaxing,
to create just the right atmosphere to begin and end your day.
Each space in this home is singular and unique,
But the cohesiveness throughout is very clear.
Special touches abound everywhere you look–
And, as beautiful as the interiors are, the outdoor areas are positively spellbinding.
We can’t believe that the end of February is almost here. In the spirit of that, this charming Kennesaw mountain home is the perfect place to spend a spring day–and a great place to curl up by the fire in winter.
Which of the rooms in this modern mountain retreat is your favorite? Please let us know in the comments below.
SOURCE; Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles
INTERIOR DESIGN Virginia Nocharli Design
ARCHITECT: Greg Busch Architects
BUILDER Rhett Bonner, Bonner Buchanan
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT Richard Anderson Landscape Architect
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“Queen of the beach read,” (Cosmopolitan) New York Times bestselling author Kristy Woodson Harvey returns with a heartfelt escape to coastal Carolina.
After the worst day in her professional life, burnt-out NICU nurse Daisy Stevens runs to Cape Carolina, North Carolina, looking for a new life—and possibly new romance. On her first day at her “simpler” job, high school baseball coach Mason Thaysden discovers an abandoned baby, sending ripples through the entire tight-knit town of Cape Carolina.
Mason is still struggling to reconcile the scars of the injury that kept him out of the big leagues, stuck in his hometown, and searching for a way out. This newcomer and the child they’ve saved together might be just the motivation he needs to stay put. Sparks fly as Mason acquaints Daisy with Cape Carolina, introducing her to his friends and family, including his batty Aunt Tilley, who is looking for relief from long-buried family secrets and her own fresh start.
But as Daisy becomes increasingly attached to this abandoned child, and begins facing her own demons in the process, a startling discovery is made that threatens to rip the entire town of Cape Carolina apart, placing Daisy, Mason, and Tilley in the center of the storm. In a novel that proves that “Kristy Woodson Harvey is (the) go-to for elevated beach reads” (People), they will each learn that with love, understanding—and a community theater production of Hello, Dolly!—sometimes life conspires to bring us just exactly where we belong.
