The Comforts Of ColonialPlan SL-164

Our Colonial-style cottage offers an appealing blend of comfort as well as history. Designed by Frederick Spitzmiller and Robert Norris of Atlanta, the house is simply but carefully detailed with beaded weatherboard walls, a shingle roof, and graceful columns with delicate wooden balustrades. In the Colonial tradition, windows and doors get special attention: Quarter-round shutters and a fanlight decorate the doorway, and windows are framed by generous sills and lintels.

There are 3 bedrooms and 21/2 baths in about 3,100 square feet of heated space. A fourth bedroom could be added later in the unfinished attic space. Downstairs, the master bedroom features a raised ceiling, large skylit bath, walk-in closet, and French doors leading to a terrace. A small vestibule removes the master bedroom from the activity areas. In the double-parlor tradition of many older homes, pocket doors open off the vaulted great room to a library. A second pair of pocket doors enables this room to function as a private sitting room for the master bedroom or as a guestroom.

The kitchen is the gathering spot in the house. It contains two pan-tries, an island work center, and a built-in storage wall creating a family entertainment center. In the breakfast room, a window wall overlooks an L-shaped arbor. Tucked between the terrace and garage, the arbor offers a shady alternative in outdoor living space.