To make more Lake Martin memories STORY BY LONNA UPTON & PHOTOS BY KENNETH BOONE
An extension of the owner's suite allows office space with drapes for privacy
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When Alexander City native Sheila Brown decided to downsize from her lake house to a lakeside condominium, she contacted Lake Martin designer Phil Spraggins to help her. Spraggins was excited to design and orchestrate the renovation of the 2,632-square-foot space. “Luckily, we didn’t have to gut the condo. We just needed to update and incorporate Sheila’s style with neutral, peaceful colors. We painted everything in the home – walls, ceiling, trim – the same color (Swiss Coffee by Sherwin Williams) to lighten and open the space. It was an amazing transformation to a much more modern look,” Spraggins said. Brown knew she wanted her new home to be brighter and that the paint was the main focus, but the hardwood floors were another challenge. Originally, she had envisioned a dark stain, but
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when she saw the old floors stripped and sanded, she and Spraggins decided to leave the natural color and add a clear water seal. “I love the lighter floors now. It opened up the room from the front door back to the screened porch. New acid-washed Persian rugs were added to the hardwood and worked perfectly,” Brown said. Just inside the front door, Spraggins placed a chest covered in shagreen, faux shark skin, adding understated texture at the entryway. Nearby, a Currey antiqued mirrored vanity, kept from before the renovation, anchors the powder room. A hammered pewter sink and new fixtures, as well as the metallic indigenous printed wallpaper, reflect the contemporary style of the room. A Thomas Moorehead 48-inch-by-48-inch painting of Children’s Island hangs just past the foyer.
NOVEMBER 2021
