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As the seasons have been (slowly, here in Atlanta) turning to Fall, our family has settled into a new routine.This small tradition reinforces my belief that home isn’t just about the walls and furniture. It’s about the rituals and rhythms we create within it.

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Lifestyle

Cinnamon Roll Sundays: Our Family’s Sweet Tradition

As the seasons have been (slowly, here in Atlanta) turning to Fall, our family has settled into a new routine.This small tradition reinforces my belief that home isn’t just about the walls and furniture. It’s about the rituals and rhythms we create within it.

Design

How to Design Your Atlanta New Build to Feel Like Home from Day One

Designing a new build in Atlanta doesn’t have to mean living in a house that feels cold and impersonal. With the right team in place from the very beginning, your home can be thoughtfully planned and full of character and warmth.

Design

What You Need to Know: How to Start a Renovation Project in Atlanta the Right Way

You’ve been dreaming of a home that better facilitates the life you want for your family. Whatever changes you have planned for your home it’s important to start your renovation the right way, with the right team and a clear plan in place.

Photo of classic coastal craftsman kitchen showing the use of brass light fixtures and brass cabinet hardware by Atlanta Interior Designer in a Buckhead home.

Design

What You Need to Know: The Timeless Brass Trend

Brass continues to trend after years of popularity. But it’s not the brass of your childhood that’s trending. Find out what brass is, the differences between the myriad brass finishes, and more here.

Design

Timeless Neutral Decor: Why It’s the Best Investment For Your Home

Are you a believer that timeless neutral decor is the best investment in for your home? Find out here why I have such strong convictions about this. Maybe I can convince you.

Design

What You Need to Know: The 2024 Silvers Trend

Silvers are this year’s hottest interiors trend. It’s a trend so classic it can hardly be called a trend but that’s why I’m so excited about it! Find out what silvers are, how each type of silver is unique, and more here.

Design

3 Ways to Make Your Home Look Cohesive

A cohesive home, one that tells the same story throughout, can be achieved through a combination of these 3 concepts: (1) using the same color pallet, (2) using complimentary lighting styles, and (3) mixing the same styles in each room.

Design

The First Things to Think About When Designing a Bathroom

Bathrooms are rich with opportunities to express yourself through design. But they also require many necessary elements to be juggled. Here I share the first things you should think about when designing a bathroom.

Lifestyle

Easy Caramel Apple Pastries

The perfect solution for using up the uneaten apples you picked at the orchard this year. These delicious pastries are easy enough to make my preschoolers helped me.

Design

Elyse Living Interiors: The Why

I started this firm because I was you. Since then, I’ve helped numerous families renovate their homes without having to make the same sacrifices during the design phase of their projects that we did.

Get My Guide to a Cozy Home
(Without Buying more Pillows)

Seasons change but the elements of a cozy home never do. And they might surprise you!

DESIGNING SPACES that SERVE and INSPIRE YOU to LIVE YOUR FULL life.

We thrive in beauty and by surrounding ourselves with it in our homes we are inspired to be our best selves and live our best lives. While you focus on the important things in your life, I'll design for you a home that does just that.

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