{"id":10261,"date":"2017-04-27T11:00:03","date_gmt":"2017-04-27T15:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/simplybuckhead.com\/?p=10261"},"modified":"2020-02-12T09:59:26","modified_gmt":"2020-02-12T14:59:26","slug":"the-next-chapter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/simplybuckhead.com\/the-next-chapter\/","title":{"rendered":"THE NEXT CHAPTER"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Empty nesters John and Nancy Mullins put the finishing touches on a charming Garden Hills bungalow<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/simplybuckhead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_8481-TL-1.jpg\" class=\"mfp-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-10262 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"http:\/\/simplybuckhead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_8481-TL-1-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"669\" height=\"446\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simplybuckhead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_8481-TL-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simplybuckhead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_8481-TL-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 669px) 100vw, 669px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After nearly two decades in the suburbs, John and Nancy Mullins were ready for city life. John, a banker with SunTrust in Midtown, was also ready for a shorter commute. So, after their daughter graduated from high school and their son married in 2014, they put their spacious Alpharetta home on the market, sold it to the first person who saw it and went on a mission to find their ideal intown abode.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10263\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10263\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/simplybuckhead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_8588_ps-1.jpg\" class=\"mfp-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10263 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"http:\/\/simplybuckhead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_8588_ps-1-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10263\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">After nearly two decades living OTP, Nancy and John Mullins love their city digs in Peachtree Hills.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201c[Alpharetta] was a great place to raise the kids,\u201d Nancy says. \u201cBut John\u2019s commute was 1 \u00bc hours one way on Ga. 400, which we decided was too long.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>An interior designer with her own namesake firm, Nancy was open to a home that needed a little TLC, but she didn\u2019t want a complete fixer upper. After some looking around, Beacham &amp; Company realtor Janey Lowe eventually led them to the brick Garden Hills abode that would become their home for their next stage of life.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis home fit the bill. Some work had been done, and we didn\u2019t want to go in and gut the place and then try to start from scratch,\u201d Nancy says. \u201cWe just wanted a couple of projects.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10264\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10264\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/simplybuckhead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_8492_TL-1.jpg\" class=\"mfp-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10264 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"http:\/\/simplybuckhead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_8492_TL-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10264\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">John and Nancy Mullins give credit to the previous homeowners for the renovation of the kitchen and family room. They simply finished them off with new paint and light fixtures, including the eye-catching gold pendants from Circa Lighting.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The previous owners had already updated the kitchen and family room, so all Nancy and John did to personalize those rooms was repaint and change light fixtures, including two large gold pendants above the concrete topped kitchen island. Nancy also added a French plaster hood above the kitchen\u2019s FiveStar range for a little old-world flair. Today, the gourmet cook-worthy kitchen is an eye-catching mix of traditional and industrial chic elements, including a large concrete laundry sink, Calacatta Gold marble countertops and backsplash with white shiplap walls.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love the backsplash being the same as the countertop. It just makes for a quieter kitchen,\u201d Nancy says of the space that also features a butler\u2019s pantry with matching marble counters and a walk-in pantry.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10265\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10265\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/simplybuckhead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_8501-TL-1.jpg\" class=\"mfp-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10265 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"http:\/\/simplybuckhead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_8501-TL-1-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10265\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The light-filled kitchen features a oversized concrete laundry sink that the home\u2019s former owner found in the basement.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The kitchen opens up to the welcoming family room\u2014converted from a bedroom by the previous owners\u2014where shiplap walls run into nearly floor-to-ceiling windows that bring in the outside. This is where the Mullinses admit to spending most of their time and where Nancy showcases her discerning eye for d\u00e9cor. She mixes antique elements such as the French laundry cart and locker picked up at Scott Antique Markets, with statement- making pieces like the custom cowhide ottoman. The seating area is centered around a wood coffee table that was once the meat butcher block in a general store owned by John\u2019s dad in his hometown of Pine Mountain, Georgia. Although the Mullinses say they had to downsize for the move intown, the majority of the furniture decorating their current home consists of items they\u2019ve had for years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe haven\u2019t really bought much new; we\u2019ve filled in with lamps and things to freshen it up,\u201d Nancy says. \u201cThis coffee table we\u2019ve had ever since we got married. I\u2019m real big on being able to prop your feet up on the coffee table.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10266\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10266\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/simplybuckhead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_8526-TL-1.jpg\" class=\"mfp-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10266 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"http:\/\/simplybuckhead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_8526-TL-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10266\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Large enough for friends and family and small enough for dinner for two, the dining room is soon getting a new wood ceiling and draperies to enhance its casual meets elegant feel.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Although the kitchen and family room didn\u2019t require too much heavy lifting, the Mullinses\u2019 ambitious plans to transform their unfinished attic space into accommodations for visitors did. After Nancy designed a new layout for the upstairs space\u2014two spacious bedrooms each with a full bathroom\u2014and made all the material selections, Renew Properties LLC went to work to make her vision a reality. Now when guests come to stay, they have their choice of two fabulously plush bedrooms with 8-foot ceilings and spacious, marble clad bathrooms, each decorated in Nancy\u2019s signature transition- meets-classic style. In her \u201cdaughter\u2019s room,\u201d a headboard and mirror from Scott\u2019s, travel photographs of Morocco and Capri taken while studying abroad, shiplap walls, barn doors and charming details, such as the antique-style bathroom knobs from Anthropologie, create a vintage setting that begs for lounging with a good book.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur contractor understood my love of texture and a casual transition style mixed with the classic,\u201d Nancy says. \u201cThe house is totally livable on the first floor when it is just the two of us, but when we have guests, they have room.\u201d In addition to the interior revamps, John and Nancy dedicated a lot of their efforts outdoors. They tore down and rebuilt the detached garage with a storage space on the left side for trash cans and other outdoor tools. One of the biggest exterior overhauls, however, was the landscaping of the front and back yards, including the creation of an outdoor patio and fireplace ideal for entertaining. Decorated with a teak table and chairs from AuthenTeak and black patio furniture from Lowe\u2019s, the backyard patio is where the Mullinses love to hang out during months of good weather.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10268\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10268\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/simplybuckhead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_8597-1.jpg\" class=\"mfp-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10268 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"http:\/\/simplybuckhead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_8597-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10268\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">With stonework and landscaping by Upgrade Landscaping in Cumming, the outdoor fireplace and patio provide the perfect place to entertain during the spring and fall.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Just when you thought these homeowners might take a break from renovations, they have more big plans up their sleeves. This spring, again with the help of Renew Properties, they are diving head first into the reconfiguration of the main-level master bedroom by combining two bedrooms and two bathrooms to create a laundry room, powder room, master bedroom, master bath and master closet.<\/p>\n<p>Once complete, the residence will go from being four bedrooms and four baths to three bedrooms and three and a half baths to perfectly fit with the Mullinses\u2019 empty-nester needs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe contractors are really excited about it because I\u2019ve really worked hard on that floor plan. They said they were amazed and that it\u2019s going to be good,\u201d Nancy says.<\/p>\n<p>John and Nancy are relishing their new life as city slickers and love being in close proximity to Buckhead\u2019s restaurants and shopping. They may not be raising kids anymore, but their new home is sure to be a place where their grown children and grandchildren will want to visit for many years to come.<\/p>\n<p>STORY: Giannina Smith Bedford<br \/>\nPHOTOS: Sara Hanna<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Empty nesters John and Nancy Mullins put the finishing touches on a charming Garden Hills bungalow After nearly two decades in the suburbs, John and Nancy Mullins were ready for city life. John, a banker with SunTrust in Midtown, was also ready for a shorter commute. 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