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Soon after moving to Atlanta, Shell and Rand Royster were looking to buy their new home. They weren’t sure exactly what part of town they wanted to be in, and then they stumbled upon a small community of condos in Fulton County that caught their attention.

“We loved the space and the way it was laid out and the different levels, and the community in and of itself,” said Shell. “We liked that it was open and it was very bright.”

Attracted by the proximity to shopping and dining, the floorplan and the abundance of light in the space, the couple purchased their three-level home in 2018.

“That really was the key selling point — the windows, the light, the spacious feel of it even though it’s not an enormous property.”

Before moving into their new home in March of that year, they worked with Nathan Boston of Drum Homes to renovate the kitchen and the master bathroom to fit their lifestyle. The remodel brightened both spaces significantly, removing tan and brown accents and replacing them with quartz counters and white tile.

“It’s classic so it’s not a trendy thing. It’s not really going to go out of style. It’s beautiful, it’s functional, it’s pretty, it’s clean. It looks much better than it did before,” said Shell.

Throughout their home they embraced clean lines and calm color, painting most of the walls in Sherwin-Williams Passive.

“It’s very soothing. We’re not minimalists, but we don’t like a lot of clutter,” said Shell. “We both wanted kind of serene, mellow, neutral tones — a little bit quiet and more reserved maybe.”

PHOTOS BY REYNOLDS ROGERS The master bedroom of Rand and Shell Royster’s Atlanta home is soft and serene, with walls in Sherwin-Williams Passive and hints of pink in the cabinet and West Elm bedding. At the foot of their bed from Macy’s sits a bench that used to be part of their old dining room table set. When they switched out their dining room furniture, Shell made the table into a photography surface, gave one of the benches away and kept the other bench as a drop space at the foot of the bed.

Rand and Shell Royster purchased their Atlanta home in 2018. They found this small community of condos and fell in love with the spacious feel of their three-level space. A sofa from Celedon in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, and a rug from Target give the living area of their home an inviting and serene style.

When Shell and Rand Royster purchased their home in 2018, the kitchen was dark and had very little surface space to prep food on. The couple worked with Nathan Boston of Drum Homes to completely gut and renovate the space, putting in an island, fresh quartz countertops and new cabinets from J&K Cabinetry.

About two months after they moved into their new home in 2018, Shell and Rand Royster completed the balcony addition.

Rand and Shell Royster purchased their industrial Atlanta condo in 2018, and they live there with their dog, Wilbur. Rand is a woodworker, and Shell is a photographer with Focus Brands.

A large shower with a tub inside dominates the master bathroom of Shell and Rand Royster’s home.