Architectural Details: Step Inside a Luxurious Log Cabin Mountain Home

This stone and shake mountain house in North Carolina serves as a family retreat for golf, hiking, and entertaining during these months. The house’s high elevation provides cool breezes and long vistas of distant rocky peaks.

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Noteworthy Details: A Gracious Approach

From long, tree-lined driveways to circular motor courts, the way guests and homeowners arrive at your front door is thoughtfully considered when designing the land plan and the residence.

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Architectural Details: Grand Entrances

The season of greeting guests at your front door has arrived!

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Spectacular Spaces: Dining Rooms Designed for Entertaining

From accommodating large families to creating intimate spaces for memorable meals, we never tire of the variety of dining room styles we create for our clients.

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Spectacular Spaces: Kitchens Designed for Entertaining

The kitchen is always the natural gathering space for friends and family, regardless of the season. When the holiday season emerges, these spaces take on new levels of importance - and that much needed overflow spaces is greatly appreciated.

spectacular spacesfranki emblemNovember 19, 2018entertaining, kitchens, holidays

Life & Style: The Royal Crescent Hotel in Bath, England

One of England’s most iconic buildings, the Crescent is an outstanding architectural achievement of eighteenth-century Bath.

Life & Stylefranki emblemNovember 12, 2018inspiration, english manor, architecture, classical architecture, bath

Life & Style: Paris's Tuileries Garden in the Fall

Glorious any time of year, the Tuileries are a “must-see” in the fall, covered in spectacular fall foliage.

Life & Stylefranki emblemNovember 10, 2018travel, gardens, Paris, architecture

Architectural Details: A Cantilevered Chimney Strikes a Pose

This Arts and Crafts-style home features a striking cantilevered chimney.

Featured Project: Pace Academy in Tuxedo Park

William T. Baker is pleased to announce his cooperation with Pace Academy and TVS Architects as design consultant for Pace's new lower school building to be built in Atlanta's historic Tuxedo Park neighborhood. Learn more about this exciting project.

Featured Projectfranki emblemNovember 2, 2018Tuxedo Park, Pace Academy, Buckhead, commercial projects

Featured Project: A Look Back at Kitchen of the Year

The serene kitchen of a new home in Garden Hills fulfills the needs of children, company—and the consummate cook.

Featured Home: A Southern Residence with Coastal New England Appeal

Although located in Georgia, this home takes its inspiration from coastal New England Shake-style homes of the early 20th century.

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Featured Projects: Lotus House Through the Lens of Talented Designers

Several years ago, a private home on West Wesley Road was the site of the annual Decorators’ Show House & Gardens, which featured the handiwork of more than 30 designers and local craftsmen. Step inside Lotus House

As Seen In: An Interview with William T. Baker Via Things That Inspire

This insightful interview with William T. Baker offers a wonderful discussion of how early influences can impact a young mind, and the importance of carrying on architectural traditions.

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Interview: William T. Baker on the Masterful Mix of Southern Style & Classical Architecture

Award-winning architectural designer William T. Baker is a master of classical architecture thanks to his devotion to detail, scale and proportion. Through rich photographs, the third volume of Images Publishing’s Classicist series, Great American Homes, displays Baker’s command for the craft

interviewfranki emblemOctober 21, 2018books, classical architecture, classical, atlanta, Buckhead, historical properties

Featured Project: Merton Hall, Sustainable Sophistication

A porch swing, a crisp white kitchen, a grand foyer & a spectacular pool terrace are just a few of the luxurious amenities this sustainable project boasts. Tour this marvelous architectural project today on our blog.

Architectural Details: Château de Cheverny in the Loire Valley

Classical symmetry, luxurious interior appointments and immaculate grounds make Château de Cheverny one of our favorite sources of European architectural inspiration.