After viewing interior designer Liza Byran‘s work on a neighbor’s Neel Reid estate, an Atlanta couple enlisted her to transform their 1930s Buckhead home. “When we first met and I walked through the house, I saw a lot of very pretty things but they were just not in the right place or creating any impact,” Liza told Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles. She began playing “musical chairs” by moving around the couple’s extensive collection of art and antiques and turning seldom used spaces into more inviting places.
Outdoors, the couple turned to landscape architect John Howard and architect William B. Litchfield for garden design and creation of a historically inspired folly. While typically purely ornamental, this folly serves as the wife’s art studio and also offers a serene spot to unwind amid the trees. After a three year transformation, the couple is now able to enjoy every inch of their beautiful home year-round.
Photography by Emily Followill for the November 2019 issue of Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles. To see Liza Bryan’s design of the historic Neel Reid home, please click here.
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It’s a lovely home. I used to have that same Robert Allen striped paper in my flat in Manhattan. Love the terraces in back, with the pretty pavilion.
Comfortable and well appointed in this classic home. Very traditional ! A thumbs up for that. It must be an enjoyable home to live and entertain.
Love everything about this home. Not many homes have such a great feel to them, especially all the bookcases and detail to extras. The gardens are exceptional.
There always seems to be that one room (or more) in featured homes that I dislike, but not in this one. Wow! I love everything about this house. The architecture speaks for itself and the interior design is perfect in every way. The backyard looks so inviting. Thank you for sharing this home. It has inspired me!
Lovely, just absolutely lovely.
Beautiful home — seems like Atlanta has so many!