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This week I’m working on a feature about a couple’s second home in Key West. Although I’m really excited to be writing the piece, part of me is brimming with envy. The house looks absolutely amazing and has me wishing for a vacation home of my own in a sunny locale next to the water. But since I haven’t even purchased my first home yet, I guess I’ll have to hold off on the second one. Until then, I can keep dreaming of what it may look like. For that, I took a look at two gorgeous vacations homes AH&L has featured in the past.

I find myself flipping through the pictures of Bill Musso’s Alys Beach home over and over again. I can’t get over how beautiful it truly is.


This courtyard is absolutely picture perfect. That lounger is calling my name!


This entrance leaves no question that you’re about to enter a charming and relaxing retreat.

This next home is the 2008 AH&L Designer Show House on Lake Keowee, designed by Beth Webb and Nancy Pendergrast.


I can imagine myself cozying up with a book and swinging away for hours on this porch.


This fresh, airy kitchen would be the perfect spot to eat, mingle and play cards—one of my family’s favorite group pastimes.

Where would you build your dream vacation home? What would you include in it?

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On Tuesday, I was visiting a few of our favorite shops in the East Andrews area of Buckhead and, of course, stopped in at Nancy Pendergrast Duffey’s new shop, Scout (scoutforthehome.com), which does nothing if not reflect this designer’s immaculate taste as much as her sunny disposition. I would be remiss if not to say that I love just about everything in the store: the accessories, the tables, the toss pillows, the art—all touting a rustic-cool transitional vibe that feels so current for Atlanta today.

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While chatting with Nancy, I couldn’t stop gushing over the handcrafted jewelry from designer Cary Calhoun in the back of the store. I don’t believe she’s gotten press anywhere yet, so she must be one of Buckhead’s last great hidden gems, because her work is exquisite! I was particularly struck by the Old-World elements of the jewelry, such as in an antique-gold cuff bracelet with quatrefoil cutouts, and the rich, so-right-now colors of the metals (from sterling to brass to gold vermeil), like you’ll find on the sculpted filigree earrings (I picked up a gorgeous pair with black stones that were just $58).

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And if you read this morning’s Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles newsletter, you noticed that we mentioned a jewelry trunk show for designer Elizabeth Showers at Belvedere next week. Jewelry, it seems, never fails to make a great gift. If you’re considering buying some for a loved one this holiday, then a visit to Scout is certainly worth the trip!

Find out more about Cary Calhoun’s jewelry at CaryCalhounDesigns.com

Visit Scout:
18 East Andrews Drive
Atlanta 30305
(404) 816-2325
scoutforthehome.com

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