Bungalow dressed for Christmas

Joey Kendrick and Bill Gandee deck their home for the holidays by enhancing what they love about their Atlanta bungalow. That means choosing not to use red and green in every room, but opting for other hues, such as sparkly golds and bold blues. The exis

Joey Kendrick and Bill Gandee. Kendrick is director of the design and construction department at Regus, a provider of flexible workplaces, and Gandee is director of global sales for Office Depot’s Copy and Print Depot.

Virginia-Highland. The home was on the neighborhood’s 2016 tour of homes.

3,200 square feet, three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths

1917/2011 They moved the staircase from the rear to the front of the home and reduced the size of the dining room to create a new stairway and central hallway. Previously, the layout required people to walk through the dining room to access the kitchen or the bedrooms, Kendrick said. They expanded the upstairs to create a bedroom, office and bathroom. They removed an existing rear deck and one-car covered parking and installed a double-sized deck and three-car covered parking. bungalow

Front porch with columns and a slate walkway, side patio, original 1917 glass windows, built-ins in the den, interior French doors leading to dining room

Intown Renovations Group and Deck Pro Traditional Traditional

The Charlestonian influence throughout the home, from the formality of furniture and artwork to items they have purchased in the city. Gold wheat sconces and a ceramic Budgies bird lamp are from the Historic Charleston Foundation shop, and framed architectural prints form a gallery wall in the master bedroom. Duncan Phyfe dining room table, which they inherited from Gandee’s grandmother and reminds them of Sunday dinners at their grandmothers’ homes.

Christmas decorations from HomeGoods, At Home, Michaels, Pike Nurseries and Target. Furniture from Intaglia, Ethan Allen, Crate & Barrel and Ballard Designs. Crystal dining room chandelier from Progressive Lighting. Fresh flowers from Nonie’s Garden.

“Baskets and bowls of colorful ornaments are something easy that anyone can do in a small space, or even add that to a coffee table in a larger space. I think it just brings a lot of visual interest and color,” Kendrick said.

CHRISTOPHER OQUENDO PHOTOGRAPHY/WWW.OPHOTO When homeowners Joey Kendrick and Bill Gandee renovated their Virginia-Highland home in 2011 they reoriented the staircase to open up the lower level. The couple disliked that you had to walk through the dining room in order to access the bedrooms or...

Joey Kendrick tiled the back of the built-in shelves in his guest bathroom. His goal was to add style while maintaining a masculine feel with blue and black hues. The framed photos, purchased at a Piedmont Park festival, stay there year-round, but the...

The only change that Bill Gandee and Joey Kendrick made to their kitchen was giving it a fresh coat of paint, taking it from blue to a warm latte color (Cincinnatian Hotel Briggs Beige from Valspar’s National Trust Historic Colors). With 70-plus...

Homeowners Joey Kendrick and Bill Gandee in front of their Virginia Highland home.