Home and Garden Series
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Porchfest in Athens’ Normaltown
Shelby Day and her family were looking for more than a house when they moved to Normaltown in January 2024. They wanted a neighborhood where people knew one another, shared spaces and created a sense of belonging. Day found that in Normaltown, one of the seven historic Athens neighborhoods participating…
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Porchfest in Normaltown
Ramsey Nix was pushing her newborn son on Normal Avenue in 2012 when she noticed a sale sign. Her family lived nearby in a newer bungalow, but the older home along her walking route always caught her attention. She peeked into the backyard and was instantly in love. The…
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Porchfest in Newtown
A vibrant purple house on Barber Street will transform once again into a music venue for Historic Athens Porchfest, marking the fourth time homeowner Courtney Loskoski and her husband, Van, have served as hosts. They expect crowds to gather on picnic blankets and lawn chairs on Oct. 18 to…
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Porchfest in Boulevard
The first time Simeon Niolon stepped onto the front porch of 156 Boulevard, the house reminded him of home. Niolon grew up in Alpharetta, Georgia, where his grandfather and his grandfather’s siblings were born in a house similar to the one on Boulevard. Inside, the tall ceilings, heart-pine floors…
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Porchfest in Cobbham
Neighbors can’t seem to walk past 824 Hill St. without saying hello. In the half hour Gaby Covington and Paul Quick sat on their porch on a recent Wednesday morning, four people stopped at the sidewalk to chat. “There’s a way of life with the sidewalks,” Covington said. “We…
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UGA Student Turns Bedroom into Collection of Memories
A mirror from Peru hangs beside one from Morocco. Another came from Chile, and another from Colombia. Displayed around Noa Shefler’s bedroom are reminders of places she has visited, people she loves and memories she wants to keep close. For Shefler, decorating her college room isn’t about following a particular…
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UGA Student Makes Grandmillennial Style Personal While ‘Balling on a Budget’
Two framed prints of Paris hang in Madeline Taylor’s college room, looking more like a splurge than a bargain. Her mother found the pair at a consignment store in Ellaville, Georgia, for $40. For Taylor, a master of accountancy student at the University of Georgia, the water landscape prints fit…
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A Girlhood Museum: Look into ‘Warm, Cozy and Whimsy’ Bedroom
A giant beanbag chair sits in the corner of Emily Arjune’s bedroom, positioned just at the perfect angle to face her television. Nearby, a furry red Spider-Man lamp casts a warm glow over a collection of artwork, greenery, completed puzzles and knickknacks. The room is more than a place to…
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College Student Creates Safe Haven on a Budget
Hailey Moyer-Samarasinghe knows she is in a place where she can relax when she walks into her bedroom after a long day. “My favorite time to be in this room is at night because I get to put my ambient lights on, and it just feels very cozy,” she said.…
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The Accidental Coastal Grandma: How Taylor Jochum Embraces Old-Soul Style
Taylor Jochum’s bedroom is a curated collection of “a bunch of bits and pieces” of her life and the lives of those around her. Her grandmother’s Blue Willow china — a cat and a letter holder — sit on the shelves, and her grandfather’s 1970s Polaroid camera has made a…