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Stitched to Perfection: The Making of an Award-Winning Design

This year marks 20 years of Stitch Above The Rest, and as I look back, I can’t help but reflect on the projects that have shaped not only my business but also my skill level. Every job teaches something new, but some projects leave a mark that never fades. This one? It’s one for the record books. The finished, award winning custom window treatment that should hold a place in the record books. It pushed every skill I had to the limit, from …

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A Restful Retreat: The Master Bedroom Reveal

We’ve come to the final chapter in our design journey through this extraordinary 114-year-old Victorian home in the heart of Atlanta. Over the past several months, we’ve shared the Paris Hotel Suite, the regal Queen’s Room, the Elizabeth Taylor Suite, the cozy yet dramatic Den, the grand Foyer, the moody Club Lounge, and the elegant Dining Room. Each space carried its own story, its own challenges, and its own triumphs. Today, we reveal …

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Gathering in Style: Inside the Dining Room

Some rooms announce themselves the moment you walk through the front door. In this historic Atlanta Victorian, the dining room is one of those spaces: visible, central, and impossible to ignore. As part of our ongoing series documenting this whole-home transformation, today's reveal feels particularly significant. This wasn't just about creating a beautiful dining room. It was about crafting a space that could handle the weight of first …

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Pulling Back the Curtain: Inside the Club Lounge

If every home deserves a little mystery, then this room delivers it in spades. Welcome to the Club Lounge, easily one of the most complex spaces to reimagine, and in the end, one of the most rewarding chapters in our renovation of this historic Atlanta Victorian. A Room Without a Purpose Though centrally located, the room felt disconnected and unclear in purpose. A trio of doors crowded one wall, a lonely window faced the neighboring …

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Draping the Heart of the Home: A Grand Foyer Transformed

If every room tells a story, especially in a Victorian home, then the stories this foyer could tell would be quite interesting. Keeping her secrets to herself, this space isn’t just any entryway; it’s the heart of the home. Grand in scale and rich with detail, it witnesses the comings and goings of everyone who passes through. A Space That Sets the Tone Offering a sense of elegance from the moment guests arrive, this foyer needed to set …

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