This past Saturday kicked off the first open house for the Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles Southeastern Designer Showhouse & Gardens. And it’s amazing! Jill was fortunate enough to tour the house – all 20,000 square feet of it – a day early and shares a bit about her experience here with us today…

This fabulous house, designed by architect Dietrich T. Logan of Logan Design Group International and  built by Bill Preston, president of Atlanta-based Paradise Builders Inc., is an amazing addition to the Buckhead area.

The lovely and hugely talented Suzanne Kasler served as Honorary Chair of the interior design team behind the Southeastern Showhouse. The other designers who worked to make this home such a stunner are listed at the end of this post and can also be seen here.

Suzanne’s dining room in the showhouse features fabulously lacquered walls and ceiling – a fantastic treatment for a formal space!

Next up is the study. Robert Brown is the creative mind behind this fantastic space.

You know we love a good library, and this one doesn’t disappoint. The combination of neutral colors textures, and that dramatic artwork created a memorable space.

Barbara Westbrook‘s showhouse great room was equally as memorable due in large to her artwork selections. The scale was spot on for this generous room.

The black and white color scheme in the great room felt fresh and new and was pleasantly unexpected!

Our friend Lauren DeLoach‘s showhouse kitchen design became a fast favorite. And her attention to detail – as evidenced in the next two images – is spot on.

Fine art in the kitchen… Yes, please! It was a space that was difficult to move on from.

But move on we must. And Kay Douglass‘ morning room design made it a bit easier, as it spoke to us on so many levels.

Not the least of which was her use of this beautifully “crusty” mid-century chair and her sleek green upholstery.

At this point, we’ll move on to GordonDunning with Lloyd Flanders‘ serene outdoor space, which even in the rain was positively inviting!

Those umbrellas – perfection in our books!

And that’s where we’ll have to retire part one of the showhouse tour. We’re saving the bedroom and leisure spaces for part two of our post, in which we’ll highlight even more fabulous designer spaces. Please keep an eye out!

Another important item to note about the Southeastern Designers Showhouse & Gardens is that a portion of the ticket sale proceeds will benefit Safe Kids Georgia, the safety initiative of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA).

We urge you to plan a visit to this spectacular showhome. And to sweeten the pot just a bit, we have tickets for sale at the steve mckenzie’s showroom for just $25/ticket, which will save you $5 off the at-the-door price of $30.

As promised, here’s a full listing of all participating Southeastern Showhouse & Gardens interior designers:

SUZANNE KASLER

CHERYL WOMACK & ALISON WOMACK JOWERS

AMY MORRIS

ANDREW BROWN

BARBARA WESTBOOK

BD JEFFRIES DESIGN GROUP

BETH WEBB

ROBERT BROWN

BRIAN WATFORD

DON EASTERLING AND NINA NASH FOR MATHEWS FURNITURE + DESIGN

GINGER BREWTON

GORDONDUNNING

GRAMERCY HOME

HUFF HARRINGTON HOME

RABAUT DESIGN ASSOCIATES, INC. WITH SOUTHFACE & CHOA

JONATHAN SAVAGE

KAY DOUGLASS

LAUREN DELOACH

LISA MENDE

MARK WILLIAMS & NIKI PAPADOPOULOS

MELANIE MILLNER

MELANIE TURNER & JILL TOMPKINS

MICHEL BOYD

LANCE JACKSON & DAVID ECTON OF PARKER KENNEDY LIVING

PHOEBE HOWARD

RIVERS SPENCER

TRISTAN HARSTAN