Mark and Cinda Boomershine bring a youthful verve to their 1920s Buckhead home.
A David Hicks-designed carpet leads the eye up the stairwell, while a white cowskin rug rests atop handpainted floors.
Against a backdrop of grasscloth wall covering, fine art and vintage collections welcome guests in the home“s foyer.
Behind black lacquer doors, the dining room“s bold color palette is the perfect foil for the Murano glass chandelier. The dining room chairs are upholstered in Schumacher“s Chiang Mai Dragon fabric. The table runner belonged to Cinda“s grandmother.
The breakfast room was once a greenhouse. Pillows are covered in Schumacher fabrics.
The Boomershines remodeled the kitchen when they purchased the house, yet kept it within the footprint of the original. Subway tile and marble countertops add a vintage feel.
Two of Mark“s paintings“one above the mantel and the large painting on the wall“take center stage in the family room. A collection of Jonathan Adler pottery graces the bookcases, which are lined with mauve Ultrasuede.
The Boomershines“ eclectic collection of art, hung salon style, is representative of their passion and appreciation for all types of works.
The living room features some of the home“s more formal architectural detailing, such as the mantel and intricate molding.
Cole & Son“s Fornasetti Malachite wallpaper envelopes the master bedroom. The painting above the upholstered headboard is one of Mark“s creations.
For creative superstars Mark and Cinda Boomershine—an artist and fashion accessories designer, respectively—moving into their dream Buckhead home involved a bit of serendipity. They had eyed the 1920s Italianate Revival residence for many years and eventually put a note in the mailbox, expressing their desire to own it should the house ever be sold. One day they got the call and the rest is, well, history.
In addition to the requisite plumbing and electrical updates required on an 80-plus-year-old house, other extensive renovations included excavating a basement to create additional studio and storage space as well as leaving no wall untouched—literally. If a room isn’t enveloped in a chic wallpaper pattern by the likes of Fornasetti, Kelly Wearstler or Schumacher, it’s painted a shiny, rich color. The key to the home’s successful interiors is that, instead of letting the formal architecture dictate a similar type of interior decoration, the Boomershines juxtaposed it with their fearless yet elegant sense of style.
With the rooms’ backdrops complete, the couple incorporated a mélange of family heirlooms from Cinda’s grandmother, mixed with items as disparate as chairs bought on eBay to the Murano glass chandelier in the dining room from Venice, Italy.
As for their bold tastes, the Boomershines’ love of color and pattern extends well beyond their home life. Cinda is the owner of Cinda B, a wildly popular collection of handbags, totes, travel bags and accessories that have been featured on the Today show and in countless fashion magazines. And Mark—who studied Business Management as well as Fine Arts at the University of Georgia—is an accomplished artist whose work is represented in galleries in Atlanta and New York. Last year, he was one of just five artists commissioned by Swarovski to work on an exclusive art project that was featured in Harper’s Bazaar. Fearlessness, it seems, has its rewards.
INTERIOR DESIGN Cinda and Mark Boomershine; cindab.com; markboomershine.com
