WINDOW WONDERLAND
Windows are elements of our homes that most of us take for granted. We don’t think much about them as long as they let in light and air and frame the view. However, having the right windows in your home can also enhance energy efficiency and security, improve aesthetic appeal, complement the architectural style, and […]
REPEAT PERFORMANCE
Imagine walking into a new home with modern amenities but feeling like it is rooted in place and built many years ago, with an age-worn patina to its design elements. There’s something about antiquities in a home that’s comforting; they wrap their arms around you like an old friend. It’s not necessary to travel the […]
STRINGS ATTACHED
You never know where you’re going to find Rik Cribb. As a lifelong singer-songwriter, he has played with local and national bands, including The Cribb, Rik Cribb and The Problems, and SKWZBXX and The Blue Dogs. He might pop up in LA or in Charleston at Victor Social Club. Maybe you know him as a […]
PAINTING WITH A CAMERA
Throughout the arc of Mitch Schlimer’s professional life, visualization has been the key to his success. A serial entrepreneur, his vision to see a need in the market made him a successful business owner. As the owner of an advertising agency with a video production division, his creative “eye” was crucial in the creation of […]
STONE STORIES
Marylene Briere came to this country 31 years ago with $400 in her pocket. Moving here from her native France, she didn’t speak English and did not have any family members who came with her to the United States. After finishing her graduate studies in international trade, she began working in a series of positions […]
ABOVE AND BEYOND
Pay attention to the “beyond.” If Bryan Craig has one word of advice about how to approach Antiques & Beyond, the Cheshire Bridge Road antiques institution he’s owned since 2018, it’s this: The “Beyond” in the name means just as much as the “Antiques.” Actually, let’s go ahead and say more. “We’re definitely way more […]
THE ART OF TRANSFORMATION
The site of a major battle during the Civil War and later a hub for aircraft manufacturing, the quaint Southern town of Marietta was an unlikely location to open an art gallery 16 years ago. But Donna Krueger had a vision. With a background in marketing and brand management, the former ad agency account executive […]
GLOBAL ELEGANCE
The materials that make up the large spaces in a home, such as flooring, tile, decking and wallcoverings, serve as a foundation for the home’s functionality, aesthetic and maintenance level. The choices made when building or renovating affect how often you will have to repair, replace or refinish flooring, tile, decking and even landscaping. These […]
PLAY OF LIGHT
In Helli Luck’s painting Journey Home, five Roseate Spoonbills glide over the marsh as the sun sets in the distance. The fading light reflects differently off every element in the work: the birds’ pink and white feathers, the river of water that meanders through green and gold marsh grass, and orange and yellow clouds against […]
A RUG FOR EVERY ROOM
Chances are, if you have lived in atlanta for any time at all, you have heard of Jubin Rugs. Steadily built over the course of 30 years by Jubin Tavakol and now operated by his son, Al Tavakol, Jubin Rugs is the go-to showroom in Buckhead that specializes in sourcing and selling high-end antique, vintage […]
