{"id":125401,"date":"2025-11-10T08:48:22","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T08:48:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/125401\/"},"modified":"2025-11-10T08:48:22","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T08:48:22","slug":"how-an-israeli-designer-created-a-dream-home-in-atlanta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/125401\/","title":{"rendered":"how an Israeli designer created a dream home in Atlanta"},"content":{"rendered":"

More than a decade ago, the brother of interior designer Sharon Bareket moved with his family to the United States for work. They began their new life in a company-provided home, later rented their first house and asked Bareket to design it for them. <\/p>\n

Since then, through several moves\u2014from rentals to finally purchasing a home of their own\u2014Bareket has been part of every design decision and furniture purchase.<\/p>\n

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300 sq. m built on a 600 sq. m lot in Atlanta, USA\n<\/p>\n

(Photography and design: Sharon Bareket)<\/p>\n

\u201cFor the first and third moves, we made huge purchases both online and in stores,\u201d Bareket recalls. \u201cWhen I visited, we scoured local markets and secondhand shops together, ordered items off Craigslist\u2014a popular resale site in the U.S.\u2014and collected all kinds of unique finds. Over time, that became a large collection of furniture and accessories that\u2019s followed them through every move. We relied on it again for the latest house, which they bought in Atlanta about two years ago.\u201d<\/p>\n

This latest project began shortly after the war broke out, Bareket says, \u201cand I didn\u2019t feel comfortable traveling so far from Israel. So I did everything\u2014literally everything\u2014remotely.\u201d <\/p>\n

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The living room in the Atlanta home. Existing pieces were reused alongside online purchases\n<\/p>\n

(Photography and design: Sharon Bareket)<\/p>\n

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The spacious living room is divided into three separate areas\n<\/p>\n

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The green bookcase built by an American carpenter following plans sent from Israel\n<\/p>\n

(Photography and design: Sharon Bareket)<\/p>\n

Her brother and sister-in-law photographed and filmed the house at different times of day so she could assess its lighting. They showed her paint samples up close and from afar, indoors and outdoors. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe even scheduled \u2018joint shopping trips,\u2019 where they walked around stores filming live video while I watched the screen from home, asking them to zoom in on specific items. That\u2019s how we managed the whole project. When the house was finally ready\u2014only recently\u2014I flew over to see it in person. The process took longer, but thankfully, there were no major mistakes. The only issue was in one room where the wall color turned out too light, which I actually noticed in the photos before I even arrived.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 300-square-meter home sits on a 600-square-meter lot. The entrance opens to a wide hallway with a wooden bench beneath a round mirror. A bit farther in hangs a large fashion photograph taken by Bareket herself, who spent 25 years as a fashion and art photographer before moving into interior design. Beyond it, a door leads to the guest room, where some walls are painted deep green and others covered in a dramatic fantasy-themed wallpaper.<\/p>\n

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A cozy sitting corner by the window\n<\/p>\n

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Another seating area within the living space\n<\/p>\n

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The dining area\u2014moved from the previous home\n<\/p>\n

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To the left of the entrance is a home office, furnished with a mix of existing and new items\u2014a desk and drawers from the previous house, cushions once used in the living room and a new rug and sofa purchased online. The room\u2019s focal point is a bold, colorful wallpaper. <\/p>\n

\u201cI hesitated at first,\u201d Bareket admits. \u201cIt\u2019s playful and inspiring\u2014great for a creative workspace\u2014but it\u2019s also very striking. So I only applied it to the upper half of the wall and painted the lower part a deep blue for balance. I was a bit nervous when I saw the photos, but once I arrived, I fell in love. It came out stunning.\u201d<\/p>\n

The main open-plan living area required the most planning. \u201cThe house didn\u2019t need renovations\u2014it was beautiful and in great condition,\u201d she says. \u201cBut the main space was large and needed careful zoning to feel intimate. We wanted to reuse as much of the family\u2019s existing furniture as possible and make it work for the new space.\u201d<\/p>\n

The living room is divided into three areas. The central section faces a fireplace, furnished entirely with pieces from their previous home. To the left, Bareket added a small sitting nook anchored by a mustard-brown sofa that once stood in the old home office. \u201cThey thought it was unnecessary\u2014that no one would use it\u2014but it became everyone\u2019s favorite corner,\u201d she laughs.<\/p>\n

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The home office, featuring an unconventional wallpaper above bold blue paint\n<\/p>\n

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A new rug and sofa bought online, paired with a playful wallpaper\n<\/p>\n

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On the other side of the room is the dining area, next to a kitchen that needed only minor updates. \u201cWe installed open shelves on both sides of the window and bought new bar stools,\u201d Bareket says. \u201cOtherwise, we kept the high-quality cabinetry as-is and focused on accessories and lighting to add warmth and color.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The bright kitchen, now with open shelves and rustic-style bar stools\n<\/p>\n

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The guest restroom, featuring another striking wallpaper\n<\/p>\n

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The guest and music room, decorated with fantasy-inspired wallpaper\n<\/p>\n

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The only major new piece is a large custom-built bookcase on the right side of the space, designed remotely by Bareket and crafted by an American carpenter. \u201cI often use dark greens, but this time I wanted a lighter, livelier shade that I could picture clearly in my mind. My brother and sister-in-law searched stores until they found it\u2014a vivid green that ties all the living room colors together. Organizing the books was another challenge\u2014they have a huge collection and wanted them arranged by subject.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Books were arranged by subject\n<\/p>\n

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The home is dotted with artwork and photographs\n<\/p>\n

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The staircase leading upstairs, with a photo of the red-haired girl at its center\n<\/p>\n

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The staircase, lit by a skylight, remained as it was, with light brown carpeting covering part of the wooden steps. A green plant and one of Bareket\u2019s own photographs\u2014a red-haired girl sitting on a bench, eyes closed\u2014add a gentle, airy mood. Upstairs are three bedrooms: one for the couple and two for their daughters, aged 16 and 13.<\/p>\n

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Deep burgundy in the older daughter\u2019s bedroom\n<\/p>\n

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An armchair purchased from a massive secondhand warehouse\n<\/p>\n

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Several tests were done to achieve the perfect burgundy shade\n<\/p>\n

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The older daughter, Bareket recalls, had a request that was \u201chard to swallow.\u201d \u201cShe wanted a dark, gothic atmosphere and to paint her walls black,\u201d says Bareket. \u201cIt took some convincing, but eventually I talked her into deep burgundy instead\u2014on the walls, door and even the ceiling. We did tons of tests until we found a tone that was rich and dark enough.\u201d<\/p>\n

That room was one of the few where the family bought new furniture, adapting to the teenager\u2019s changing needs. Bareket especially loves the swivel armchair in the corner. \u201cWe found it together\u2014virtually\u2014at a secondhand warehouse. These are massive hangars packed with piles of furniture. I spotted the chair half-hidden in a corner.\u201d The younger daughter, in contrast, asked for a calm, all-white room.<\/p>\n

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The couple\u2019s bedroom, with a soft, romantic feel\n<\/p>\n

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Artwork was repositioned until the composition felt just right<\/p>\n

(Photography and design: Sharon Bareket)<\/p>\n

The parents\u2019 bedroom, unlike their daughter\u2019s dramatic space, features soft pink walls and a sloped ceiling in the same pastel tone. A low section of wall behind the bed is covered in floral wallpaper, and most of the furniture came from their previous home. \u201cIt\u2019s one of the few rooms we slightly adjusted when I visited,\u201d Bareket says. \u201cI had supervised the hanging of artwork from Israel, but once I was there, we added a few more pictures opposite the bed and shifted some around. Other than that, the whole project was truly done remotely\u2014with homeowners who trusted me completely. It was a unique and deeply rewarding experience.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"More than a decade ago, the brother of interior designer Sharon Bareket moved with his family to the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":125402,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[437,434,435,436,438,146,85,46],"class_list":{"0":"post-125401","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-arts","9":"tag-arts-and-design","10":"tag-artsanddesign","11":"tag-artsdesign","12":"tag-design","13":"tag-entertainment","14":"tag-il","15":"tag-israel"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125401","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=125401"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125401\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/125402"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=125401"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=125401"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=125401"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}