5th Birthday Beacham Bash!

Blayne Beacham October 20, 2011

This past Tuesday we had our "Beacham Series"/ 5th Anniversary party at a Bobby McAlpine home on Tuxedo Road. (Listed by Glennis Beacham)We pulled out all the stops for this party, and we estimate we got over 350 people!

Here I am in front of the latest cover :)

Did you guys know you can request a copy of "The Beacham Series" on the website?

We owe a HUGE HUGE thank you to Billy Holcomb of Liz Lapidus Public Relations. He worked so hard on this party, and we really appreciate it. The party went so smoothly, and he was so professional.

Thank you Billy!

Anyway, we could not believe how many people came! And this was 5 minutes after the party started!

View from the second story looking out over the living room.

And here we are 30 minutes in!

The crowd on the back veranda.

People braved the rain to come for an evening of good food, drinks, music, and architecture!

Beautiful cheese plate from Local Three

ummm... pimento cheese!

Thank you so much to Heineken for sponsoring the event.

Lauren and Jason of The Whiskey Gentry were phenomenal! I cannot say enough about how well they played.

Everyone raved about them! If you don't remember how much I was looking forward to them playing you can read about it here.

In other news, The Whiskey Gentry is playing a Christmas show Dec 2nd at Variety Playhouse. You should go! I'll be there! :)

You can buy tickets here.

So many of our agents and clients came out to support us!

Glennis and the homeowner Lisa. Isn't Lisa beautiful? We all agreed she was the most stylish woman at the party... for sure.

Here I am with Billy and my friend Laura Green of L. Green Studios.

Sue Newman

Donna Gardner and Ashley Czeschin

Glennis Beacham and Meridy King

Kim Foley and her client who owns THIS house, from my most popular post ever!

Camille Brannon of Campbell and Brannon, who sponsored the party, Robert Orr and Wight Mixon.

Holly Street (far left) of the famed blog Things That Inspire and the amazing artist Melissa Payne Baker (second from right)

Barry Milam and Sue Newman

One of my favorite things we got for the party was a photo booth! I loves seeing our agents and friends cutting lose in there!

Ha ha ha. I had to try it out! Here I am with my uncle, who took the magazine cover shot!

See?

Margaret Harman and Rachel Farmer

Gabby Gray, Wight Mixon, Sheila Gray and Ginger Scott (all Beacham agents!)

Niki McNeill of Single Bubble Pop

Our Director of Graphics and Design (Laura) and all of her friends :) See the sign?

Erin Yabroudy

A whole slew of Beacham people :)

Elise Baumann and Janey Lowe with Margaret Harman

Debbie Farmer (with Guitar) and her three cute friends

Happy 5th Anniversary Beacham & Company!

So that I can keep from bragging about our own party, I am going to borrow words from Kyle Sturtevant of "The Well Composed Home:"

What a spectacular event. Graciousness was expressed through every detail. From the hospitality, to the catering, to the entertainment – they even had the band Whiskey Gentry playing off to the side. As much as I thoroughly enjoyed touring this Home, and viewing the work of Beacham and Company, McAlpine Tankersley and Bonner Custom Homes, the event was truly set apart in a league of its own by the caliper of people in attendance. Thx to everyone for granting me this remarkable experience.

Awesome Night, Awesome Group of Folks, Wonderful Evening.

Kyle wrote a beautiful post about the party, which I suggest you read HERE. (It goes into much greater detail about the architecture of the home.)

Terry Kearns of Architecture Tourist also wrote a wonderful piece about the party and the home. Please read it if you get a chance!

Thank you all so much for your support of our company and our magazine. We could not have done it without you!

Love, Blayne

"Sit and Feast on your Life" Part 2... Who's Closet is it Anyway?

Blayne Beacham July 27, 2011

What did you guys think of my last post? Isn't this house amazing? I loved all your comments. Thank you so much! Shall we continue?

Lets go into the master...

I had to break this post into two parts so we could really focus on this bedroom. Isn't it beautiful? It looks like such a light and cozy place to wake up in the morning. It also provides tons of light and access to a porch. I am enchanted by the idea of being able to walk out on the porch from my bedroom with a cup of coffee.... although right now it's about 105 degrease in Atlanta, so maybe an iced coffee :)

You could have a cup of coffee here, right?

This is the view of the master into the master bath. Don't you love those doors?

And here we are in the master bath. Swoon. White tile+gray groin vaulted ceiling=perfection.

I just love this detail. It feels like a hotel bathroom!

This showcases the "her" part of the his & her bath, and it leads us into... gasp... the closet!

Can you believe it? This is what I would imagine Charlotte's (Sex in the city) closet to look like... large and very romantic!

I. Am. So. Jealous. I was particularly struck by how the colors of the clothes match the colors in the house. There is something very cool about that to me!

This house is so beautiful.. I have loved writing about it.... twice. In case you missed the first post, here it is. To learn more about Kim Foley's listing, please check it out here.

Ok, now lets play a game. Go look in your closet and decided which celebrity or fictional character could own it. For example... "Jennifer Aniston could own my closet," or "My closet looks like Hermione Granger's."

I'll go first... I think my closet could also belong to Phoebe from Friends. :) :) ha ha.

What about you?

"Sit and feast on your life." Part 1

Blayne Beacham July 20, 2011

Love the beach? Well I've got just the thing for you!

I got to see the most amazing house last week! Kim Foley, one of our new agents at Beacham & Company, just listed this beautiful home in Roswell, GA. And here's the best part... the owner reads my blog! I get so excited when I meet people who read it. :) It's so flattering! Well, since she is a reader and since the house is so beautiful, I was thrilled that they asked me to take pictures.

The homeowner is so talented! She did the whole home herself. When she and her husband bought the house it was not finished, so she really picked all the finishings and interiors! The light wood and natural elements everywhere reminded me of the beach. When I asked her about it she said she and her husband love the beach, and it definitely comes through in the home.

I knew the house was special the moment I walked into the door. The light wood floors were so refreshing. I have said this before, but I am getting a little bit tired of dark wood. There is something so refreshing and earthy feeling about light wood. According to Laura Green of L. Green Studios (who did not design this home), "light floors brighten and really open up a space, push the walls out and redefine the space."

This beautiful study is to the left of the front door. I love the natural feel of the antler chandelier! The dark furniture really pops agains the light floors.

I love this detail! I was really intrigued my the beaded star on the table. It looks like a very elegant starfish :)

Here is the dining room, which is on the opposite side of the foyer. I was intrigued by those burlap shades over the bottom halves of the windows. It's brilliant really.... nobody can see inside, but lights still gets through the shades. To continue with our beach theme, the chandelier looks like driftwood and the wreath looks like a sea sponge :) It's all so organic.

This is the main hallway. Isn't that stairway beautiful?

Here is a different angle. I love that painting... it looks like the shore after a wave.

See?

I was amazed by the painted fireplace. I am not sure I have ever seen anything quite like it. It just blends right into the wall, but has the most beautiful texture.

Here it is from the other side. Don't forget to look at the table! It's worth it :)

And here we are in the kitchen. Breathtaking, isn't it? I am obsessed with the light fixture and the cabinets!

I took this detail to show you the shelves, tile and countertops. This is one of the most unique combination of elements I have seen in a while. It all comes together so perfectly.

This is the vista from the kitchen back into the living room. !!!???!!!, right?

This pillow just hangs out in the kitchen... :) It says, "Sit and feast on your life." Isn't that a peaceful idea? The homeowner told me that's what she kept saying when she was creating this home. She wanted it to be a haven where she could sit with her family and enjoy their life together. I think she achieved that. Don't you?

There are too many wonderful pictures of this home for me to put them all into one post. Please check back tomorrow to see... among other things...the master bedroom, bathroom, and closet that would give Carrie Bradshaw a run for her money.

Until then I want to ask you, where do you "sit and feast on your life?" Is it an actual place for you, or simply a place in your mind?

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For me it is my bedroom...

Yes... this is my personal bedroom. Every morning I like to spend the first few minutes after I wake up looking around and relaxing. I try to clear my mind and think about all the wonderful blessings before me... my family, my friends, and a job and home that I love. I spend just a few minutes feasting on my life. Then I get my butt out of bed and go to the gym. Duh.

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