An Atlanta Home’s Rear Addition Seamlessly Blends Into its Charming Original Structure

The dining room’s design was born around a family heirloom mirror, which is accentuated by Schumacher wallpaper, a skirted console table, and blue-and-white drapery.

“It’s a home that won’t go out of style. There are enough interesting touches that make it young and fun, while keeping the foundation classic.” —Anna-Wooten Loggins

Designer Anna-Wooten Loggins captured the two-story foyer’s original architecture by swathing the formerly white walls in Phillip Jeffries grasscloth wallpaper and adding personal touches, like framed botanical images pulled from an old book she found at Scott Antique Markets.

Designer Anna-Wooten Loggins captured the two-story foyer’s original architecture by swathing the formerly white walls in Phillip Jeffries grasscloth wallpaper and adding personal touches, like framed botanical images pulled from an old book she found at Scott Antique Markets.

While the family room plays soft when it comes to color, Loggins painted the coffee table and added bold, mustard bouclé fabric on the pillows. A rattan club chair from Bungalow Classic adds texture to the room and relates back to the breakfast nook.

The redesigned breakfast nook features a custom banquette wrapped in Joseph Noble vinyl and a Worlds Away oval table. A Bungalow Classic Sika Design rattan arm chaise adds playfulness.

Loggins points out that she didn’t add much to the existing kitchen, only new light fixtures, roman shades, and a fun rug.

The bar’s whimsical whooping crane wallcovering by Osborne & Little is a nod to the homeowner’s New Orleans heritage.

Loggins kept the formal living room’s original moss green paint hue and designed the room around it. “I love a multifunctional space and this room is just that, providing a perfect spot for entertaining and games,” says Loggins

The homeowner hosts friends in the formal living room to play mahjong around the game table from Parc Monceau. Music-inspired artwork is by artist Gee Gee Collins through Huff Harrington.

The soothing primary bedroom is filled with the client’s existing pieces mingled with new fabrics.

An antique desk from Foxglove Antiques is a special moment in the primary bedroom, beloved and used frequently by wife Lizzy Brown.

While the bathtub and faucet were existing, the designer saturated the formerly white primary bath in a pale green hue and warmed the space with a floral roman shade made with McLaurin & Piercy fabric.

The daughter’s room is packed with patterns, featuring draperies in a sweet floral Alex Conroy Textiles fabric, a custom pink Thibaut fabric-encased chair, and an ottoman draped in a patterned Alex Conroy Textiles fabric.

The daughter’s room is packed with patterns, featuring draperies in a sweet floral Alex Conroy Textiles fabric, a custom pink Thibaut fabric-encased chair, and an ottoman draped in a patterned Alex Conroy Textiles fabric.

The girl’s bathroom coordinates with the adjoining bedroom, with butterfly-dotted Caitlin McGauley wallpaper and custom hand-painted sconce shades to match.

Conceived by architect Laura Howard and built by Wright Marshall of Revival Construction, the home’s new addition includes a covered back porch and a functional yet elegant porte cochere. Landscape architect Land Plus kept the backyard design minimal to optimize the open green space for the family.

Iron curved-back dining chairs with cushions swathed in Perennials fabric surround the Made Goods oval dining table on the new porch.

The new covered porch features a fireplace and an L-shaped AuthenTEAK sectional that purposefully divides the lounge area from the dining space.

In love with the historic charm of Atlanta’s Brookwood Hills neighborhood, Lizzy and Chandler Brown jumped at the chance to buy this two-story brick stunner for their growing family. Originally designed by residential designer William T. Baker, the home had great bones, but it needed some tweaks to make the young couple’s life with kids easier. Architect Laura Howard, interior designer Anna-Wooten Loggins, and builder Wright Marshall adapted the home to foster the family’s needs and entertaining lifestyle. “Everything we did had the young family in mind,” says Howard.

They first knocked down an imposing two-car garage and a small back porch to garner more backyard space. “Removing the garage also came with great reward, as it unveiled a stunning view of the Atlanta skyline,” notes Loggins. Howard designed a porte cochere with elegant lighting and room for storing bikes and strollers, along with a new covered porch where Loggins fashioned an outdoor living and dining area. “The challenge, as always, was to design an elegant addition that integrates seamlessly with the existing house,” says Howard. Landscape architects Land Plus kept the backyard design minimal so the kids could run free on the new turf.

Loggins infused the interiors with what she describes as a “new traditional style” that defies stuffiness, with a tableau of playful patterns, prints, and bold artwork. Soft hints of blues, greens, pinks, and pops of mustard dot the home, while rich brown antiques elevate spaces. In the entryway, Loggins dressed the former white walls of the foyer with grasscloth wallpaper to better spotlight its architecture. “The archway and the curved walls were so interesting, but they were almost lost with the white paint, so we needed texture to highlight the architecture,” says Loggins. However, the designer kept the existing moss green paint hue of the nearby formal living area and transformed the room into a multifunctional space that’s ideal for entertaining with numerous seating areas and game tables for mahjong. She also sprinkled in touches that call to wife Lizzy’s New Orleans roots, including a music-inspired art piece in the formal living area and a whooping crane wallcovering in the nearby bar.

Loggins expertly blended sophisticated touches with durable, kid-friendly fabrics, like a custom vinyl banquette in the revamped breakfast nook, to swoon-worthy pink chairs in the dining room swathed in outdoor velvet. The dining room’s design was born around an heirloom family mirror, which is further accented by the surrounding patterned wallpaper. The team also replaced the family room’s existing French doors with steel windows and doors—which Loggins painted a soft white to maintain a traditional feel. “It’s a home that won’t go out of style,” says Loggins. “There are enough interesting touches that make it young and fun, while keeping the foundation classic.”

INTERIOR DESIGN Anna-Wooten Loggins A. Wooten Interiors; awooteninteriors.com RENOVATION ARCHITECT Laura Howard, Laura Howard, Architect RENOVATION BUILDER Wright Marshall, Revival Construction, (404) 888-9886; revivalconstruction.com LANDSCAPE DESIGN Land Plus, (404) 238-9595; landplusassociates.com