Grant Park Victorian Renovation wins Atlanta Home Improvement Magazine Best Renovation

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Every year, Atlanta Home Improvement Magazine does a Best Before and After Contest for Atlanta Renovations. We are proud to announce that one of our Partners, Round Here Renovations was selected as the 1st Place winner in the Best Complete House Renovation. With all the renovation going on in Atlanta, it's quite an honor for Round Here Renovations. The winning house was a Victorian home in Grant Park for Team Member, Justin Landis and his wife, Amaris.

The house is believed to be built in 1903, and in 2009, it was frozen in time. The home hadn't even been lived in for thirty years, as the previous owner -- who'd actually lived next door -- used it for storage. The last updates were made in the 40's,and almost all of the original details were still in place - floors, doors, hardware, mantles, fireplace tile, moldings, etc.

After purchasing it in December 2009, the structure endured a six-month overhaul. After gutting the home down to the framing, all the original doors, hardware and molding were re-installed throughout the house. The mantles were stripped to the original wood. The original heart-pine floors downstairs were refinished, while heart-pines from another 100-year-old house were used for the floors upstairs. They even maintained the history of the front porch by using the original floor, posts and railings after rebuilding the foundation.

Today, this centenarian has a new lease on life. With a second story addition, the home now has a total of four bedrooms, three and a half bathrooms, plus a new screened-in porch on the back. To try to maintain some of the “look” from when the house was built, the lighting is all hand-crafted replicas of actual, early 1900s fixtures, and the original style push-button light switches were reincorporated into the renovation. Just above the entry to the house is a stained glass, traditional “Grant Park Sunburst” created by local artist Charlie Gebus.

Congrats to Dan Souther, Ben Foltz, Todd Clear, and everyone at Round Here Renovations!

A few before and after pics are below, but you can see more on the Round Here Renovations Facebook Page.