Fall issue of Atlanta’s magazine HOME and Mark Williams Design Associates
Take a photographic tour inside our 2018 Modern Style Showhouses
Atlanta's top design minds came together to create these masterpieces
BY MARY LOGAN BIKOFF - SEPTEMBER 10, 2018
Our pair of contemporary show houses in the Old Fourth Ward showcases the city’s top designers plus the best of in town living.
PHOTOGRAPH BY LAUREN RUBINSTEIN
“The large light fixture from Lindsey Adelman is meant to evoke the feeling of a tree canopy,” Mark says.
PHOTOGRAPH BY LAUREN RUBINSTEIN
715 Ralph McGill Boulevard
715 RALPH MCGILL BLVD
Next door at 715 Ralph McGill, designers created a home for real estate agents Sara Lee Parker and her partner, Melissa Graybeal, of Sara Lee Parker & Associates with Keller Williams Intown Atlanta. The sister houses share common features—floating staircases, large windows, generous rooftop decks with skyline views—but each evolved a unique look. This house doesn’t feature the dramatic angles of 402 Ashley Avenue, but its open floorplan allowed for big design.
Mark Williams and Niki Papadopoulos of Mark Williams Design Associates transformed the entryway and main floor into a sophisticated space filled with spectacular, oversized art, like brilliant paintings by America Martin. The kitchen, designed with Kingdom Woodworks, featured surprises like back-painted glass cabinetry and a Wolf coffee bar. Botanical pieces of art by garden designer Cameron Watkins of C. Watkins Garden Co. abound. On the second floor patio, greenery climbs hanging walls and gives a secret-garden vibe. The downstairs bedroom by Jenna Buck Gross of Colordrunk Designs is a wild and bright wonderland, with patterns on patterns and statement fixtures, like the Kate Spade chandelier from Circa Lighting. On the third floor, Michel Boyd of SmithBoyd Interiors created a bold master suite with sumptuous textures and eye-popping colors. Sliding doors open to a rooftop hideaway by Room & Board, where in town views provide as good an argument as any for modern, in town living.
PHOTOGRAPH BY LAUREN RUBINSTEIN
Entry & Main Floor by Mark Williams Design Associates. Mark Williams and partner Niki Papadopoulos created a show-stopping living room anchored by a Flexform sofa from Switch Modern; its name, “Guscio,” means “shell” in Italian, and it gives a feeling of wrapping the entire space. Art by America Martin (right) from Timothy Tew Galleries, Keiko Gonzalez (over the fireplace) from Mason Fine Art, and a sculpture by Corbin Bronze from Jerry Pair punctuate the space.
Summer Yellow Roses with Blue Thorns | Oil and acrylic on canvas | 53-1/4” X 81.-1/8” In.
Green Chair & Sun Oil | Oil and acrylic on canvas | 50-5/8” X 45” In.