Tactics Used to Update a Ranch House Style: Open Living Plan edition A client came to Jones Pierce after finding a great ranch house...

5 Tactics used for Modern Living in a Ranch Home: Indoor-Outdoor Edition A client came to Jones Pierce after finding a good ranch house candidate to convert to the mid-century modern style. Their strategy was to sell the home their kids grew up in then downsize into a single level living . This also fulfilled a long-term bucket list item to live in smaller, mid-century modern home. We identified 5 tactics to convert a ranch to mid-century modern living. 1. Indoor/Outdoor Fun

Construction Progress – Modern TransformationConstruction is well underway on a modern transformation of a mid-century home. This home is located on a steep, wooded upper Chastain hillside. The exterior walls and roofs are intact and the interior walls are ready for solid partitions. This project features the use of planar site retaining walls to create a modern patio layout in the back yard. We’re really excited about this project and we’ll keep you abreast of its’ progress

Living in Harmony with Your Home An organized mudroom organizes your life. The Classic Case of “Muddling Through” There are many patterns that every home owner is a part of. As I toured a potential clients’ home for the first time, I recognized the classic 1990’s residential architecture entry pattern. Either I could chose the “friends entry,” use a direct route from the driveway, or hike to the front door on the other side of the yard. I was directed to the friendly approach

These Atlanta clients have undergone several small renovations and additions to their home over the years. Now, they are coming to Jones Pierce to help them bring cohesiveness to their ranch style home. They are hoping this renovation will transform their home into a Lifetime Home for their family. To add cohesiveness to the ranch home, we started by re-organizing the first level, opening up space for a Mother-in-Law Suite. The new living space opens the home up to woods at t

Assessing Our Living Situations Whether it is the economic fall out of former homeowners expanding the rental market, or retired Baby Boomers shedding the burden of maintaining houses, or the increasing rental population of Millennials, rental space is in demand. Given the current situation of the post-real estate bubble burst, now would be a good time to assess our living conditions. We need to ask ourselves, what should the next generation of living environments be like? Le