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When the Connors family decided to rebuild their Shore house in Avalon, they knew the most important element of the design was already in place - just outside their window.
"Our No. 1 goal was to capture the views," Terri Connors said. "We didn't want decks or awnings in the way. It was a very different concept, if you look at other houses that are on the beachfront. This is probably the only house on the island with 180-degree ocean views. You see the dolphins in the morning and the afternoon. The plan was, at each area of the house there was a different view to take in."
As she spoke, a pod of dolphins appeared in the surf as if to prove her point: This is about as close to living on the ocean as you can get without a hull.
A combination of the state-of-the-art technology and old-fashioned detailing, the house offers a double-gabled glass-and-steel embrace to the waterfront, but assimilates into its Shore surroundings with faade-length porches wide enough for rocking chairs and flared columns clad in cedar shakes.
In other words, said Mark Asher of Asher Associates Architects in Jenkintown and Stone Harbor, the goal was to please the Connorses - without alienating their neighbors.
"I used a sort of coastal vernacular, with natural materials and historical details that you would find in the turn-of-the-century homes that dotted this coast - but we just reimagined them," he said.
The question was how to marry those traditional elements with a modern glass box. "That's a tough marriage, and it usually ends poorly, frankly," he said. "But I think it was successful here."
The result is finished with a brick drive laid in a herringbone pattern with a lush grass median, and landscaping that fades into dune grasses, then beach beyond.
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The Fall Atlanta Home Show returns on Sept. 5-7, just in time for the season where Atlantans relish spending more time on their patios, porches and decks. With a new component an Outdoor Living Expo the event will feature 300 exhibitors and inspiration from guest speakers such as landscape designer Ahmed Hassan, original host of HGTV and DIY Networks Yard Crashers.
The 31st annual show also will offer ideas for kitchens, baths, insulation, heating and air conditioning, security, home automation and more. Returning exhibits include the 3,000-square-foot SeeThru House, staffed by ConsultAHomePro.com experts.
Exhibitors shared five trends and tips for outdoor kitchens, fireplaces, landscaping and more.
1. Complete outdoor kitchens
One appliance that excites some first-time buyers is buying a grill and finally being able to cook out. Outdoor kitchens are now much more than a basic grill. The spaces have expanded to include refrigerators, side burners, sinks and prep areas, wine chillers, smokers, warming drawers, islands, bars, and dry storage and sealed pantries that keep out the bugs.
What customers are requesting and looking for is a fully functioning kitchen, said Lisa Connor, business development manager for Norcross-based Builder Specialties Inc.
For homeowners wanting to cook outside frequently for themselves or guests, the design plan should mimic whats indoors.
Every indoor kitchen should have a basic work triangle. An outdoor kitchen is no different, Connor said. Youre able to get everything outside without having to go back and forth and make multiple trips into the kitchen.
Some exhibitors, such as Whaley Landscape Services, which will have the largest outdoor living display at 2,000 square feet - will showcase pizza ovens. The ovens are becoming more affordable and increasing in popularity, and also can be used for baking bread, Focaccia and egg strada dishes, Connor said. Attendees also can check out high-end brands such as Alfresco, Lynx and Primo Ceramic Grills.
Homeowners dont have to spend six figures on a backyard (although some do), but can create an outdoor living space with features such as a fire pit, pavers and a built-in grill for $5,000-$15,000, said Andy Whaley, owner of Suwanee-based Whaley Landscape Services.
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In Atlantas Inman Park, the porches often are the place to socialize, and its no different at Morgan Shallcross and Judi Jacobs home.
This is the neighborhood where youre walking down the street with your dog and somebody invites you up on their front porch for a chat and glass of wine, Shallcross said.
Their porch welcomes folks to their century-old house, which retained original plaster walls, hardwood floors and pocket doors but has been remodeled in certain spots for easier entertaining and living.
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Residents: Morgan Shallcross and Judi Jacobs, who work in advertising sales and consulting, and their pets, dog Ella and cats Honey Pie and The Turk
Location: Atlanta
Size: About 1,800 square feet, three bedrooms, three baths
Year built: 1910
Year bought: 2010
Architectural style: Craftsman
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There are now five holes in the ground where five boxwood plants used to be. A homeowner in the 400 block of Archer Street in The Heights woke up Thursday morning to find someone had swiped his shrubs.
Neighbors said it's frustrating.
"We're just talking about how silly it's getting," said Tim Goings, who has lived down the street for 30 years. "People take stuff off our porches and stuff, but this was planted in the ground!"
"It's just very frustrating," said Paula Snyder, who lives across the street. "You don't put pumpkins or poinsettias or anything on your porch, because you know they're going to be taken. I had two chairs stolen off my porch when I first moved in."
Potted plants, holiday decorations and even wind chimes have been stolen off porches in the Heights neighborhood, but residents said this recent theft is ridiculous.
"You just shake your head," Snyder told Local 2. "It's like a new low."
"Are we going to have to start chaining down our in-ground vegetation? It's really frustrating," said Goings.
Neighbors said they contacted the police and have asked for more patrols in the area but they aren't sure that will help. In the meantime, they just want other neighbors to know this is happening so they don't continue to put items out for the thieves to take.
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Drive through some of Atlantas established neighborhoods, and its hard to find a garage facing the street. Intown neighborhoods were often laid out with streetscapes that focused on front porches and sidewalks rather than places to park the car.
But behind those houses, many developers laid out networks of alleys that linked to freestanding garages, back yards and, most frequently, the trash bins. While many of those access ways have disappeared, either overgrown or reclaimed into existing lots, some still exist. In Virginia-Highland, alleys behind Maiden Lane between Barnett and Frederica streets have become a source of community connection, bringing neighbors together to make them functional once more.
If you go back and look at the [neighborhood] plat, you see the alley was designed for garbage collection and utilities, said Jeffrey Keesee, a 2-year resident of the neighborhood who has been one of the catalysts behind the alley cleanup. But for years, its been a primary access way for AT&T because theres a power line back there. We own it collectively, but it still has an easement for utility access.
Keesee and his neighbors along St. Charles Avenue knew of other alleys that had been restored. One in Poncey-Highland was reclaimed with new plantings; another off Virginia Avenue has become a popular path where neighbors have held yard sales. But it wasnt until a brush fire in their alley last winter that Keesee and his colleagues got serious about making improvements.
People were camping back there, and they built a fire that got out of control, said Keesee. Thats when everybody said, Lets be proactive. We had several clean-up dates in February and March, and then we received a $1,000 Love Your Block grant from the city.
The money went toward eradicating the undergrowth, adding gravel and taking out some trees. The neighbors also had help from Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which, instead of money, sent 30 college students to do some of the heavy lifting. The neighbors also decided to drop the word alley when referring to the area, and instead, they now call it Maiden Trail.
There were negative connotations about saying alley, said Keesee. And since the trail lines up with Maiden Lane, the named seemed to fit.
This summer, the trail has developed a following of residents from the surrounding community.
There are about 500 households withing walking distance of this alley, so theres a lot of foot traffic back there now, said Keesee. We could have fenced it all off and not dealt with it, but we decided to create a situation that invites more people to use it. We changed the alley into a feature rather than an issue.
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