On the market: the house with the iconic Jackye Lanham Southern Accents cover

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We had a beautiful weekend in Atlanta, so I took my dog on a long walk in one of my favorite areas of Buckhead, Haynes Manor.  Spring is the selling season for Atlanta real estate, and this spring seems to have brought out many sellers that have been on the sidelines due to the weak real estate market in recent years. Although I can’t say this with any authority, based on my observations and things I have heard, the real estate market seems to be on much stronger footing these days in Atlanta, and there are many wonderful homes on the market this spring.

I walked by a house on one of my favorite streets, and made a mental note to check the real estate listing when I got home.  Later, when I perused the pictures on the real estate listing, I had a small shock of recognition – the bedroom from the house was one of designer Jackye Lanham’s most recognizable rooms, and was on the cover of Southern Accents in January-February 2006 (I initially thought it had been in Veranda, but after looking through my stack of old Southern Accents, I quickly found it).

Unfortunately, I had ripped out many of the pages from the article, but based on what remained in my magazine, the interiors of the house are virtually unchanged from the way they appeared in the article.

Here is the cover of the Southern Accents issue…

And here is a picture from the real estate listing.  It is wonderful to see the rest of the room – the display above and around the chest on the wall is charming, and (to me) classic Jackye Lanham – there is no one better at the art of the wall arrangement – especially when plates are involved!

A view from the other side of the room.  I love the scale of this room, and the combination of soft colors and textures.

A wider view of the bedroom, from Southern Accents, shows that very little has changed in this room through the years.  Baskets are on the nightstand in the magazine image, perhaps a nod to styling the space for the magazine, and the items on the corner shelf might be a bit different but other than that – the bedding, the curtains, the pillows, the lamps (although the charming blue shade from the photo shoot appears to be swapped out – or maybe the photo shoot image was color enhanced) – all are the same. And of course, the intaglios are still there – the intaglios are what ‘makes’ the room, in my humble opinion.  The seem to be mounted on a custom fabric.  

Of course, I have a fondness for framed intaglios (and have a wonderful selection available in my online store, Quatrefoil Design, and can custom design to any specification).

A view of the entry, from the real estate listing, also shows designer Jackye Lanham’s skill at wall arrangements (again, with plates and framed items, a great combination).

The dining room, according to the article, was designed with maximum furniture flexibility (and no chandelier to support even greater flexibility in furniture arrangement); apparently it is also a main passageway in the house as well as a dining room.

The bar caught my eye, with its lovely shaped stone backsplash, wall mounted faucet, skirt under the sink, and of course the masterful arrangement of paintings and illustrations.

A long view of the room that contains the recessed bar – it appears to be a sunroom.  I remember this from the magazine, although this is one of the pages that I ripped out (perhaps because the bedroom was on the other side of the page).

A cozy library with beautiful library lights. I wonder what is over the door? The architectural detail above the door is beautiful.

A traditional living room, which appears to be virtually identical to the way in which it appeared in the magazine article (although, I only have half of the living room spread, as one of the pages was ripped out).

The kitchen, while updated, stays true to the roots of the original 1930s house. Apparently it had been remodeled by previous owners to open to the family room, but the current owners closed it off a bit in order to capture more wall space, and kept an ‘I Love Lucy’ opening to the family room.

And here is the charming exterior of the house( built in the 1930s), that is listed by Bonneau Ansley of Harry Norman. The Southern Accents article title is ‘Cottage Charm’, although the article notes that looks can be deceptive – the house actually has around 5,600 square feet (the house has a finished basement).  Click here to see the listing – but hurry, as the house is under contract!

The current homeowners noted that the expansive yard was part of the appeal of the property – it is beautiful with a rolling green lawn and a charming playhouse is the perfect touch.

For more recent examples of Jackye Lanham’s work, please visit her website: http://www.jackyelanham.com/

I hope you enjoyed this small glimpse inside a former Southern Accents cover house! Do you have a favorite room?  Mine is still the bedroom…there is a reason that it has become one of those iconic images in the design world.

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