Private Quarters: Decatur Tudor gets second life

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Patrick and Rachel Lockman were trying to save the Tudor-style home they purchased in Decatur. The 1930s home had been converted into a duplex and it was suffering from mold damage and rotted, termite-invested floors and wood.

Some people couldn’t believe Patrick and Rachel Lockman were trying to save the Tudor-style home they purchased in Decatur. The 1930s home had been converted into a duplex and it was suffering from mold damage and rotted, termite-invested floors and wood. The couple added a double-sided fireplace, using old brick original to the house, in the family room and sunroom. The wood mantle around the double-sided fireplace is from the original home.

A painting purchased by Patrick’s mother at Pizitz Home & Cottage in Seaside, Fla. is placed above a bench from Rachel's childhood in the family room. Rachel describes the painting as a simple beach scene, blending every shade of warm white sand into the frothy blue ocean.

Favorite architectural elements: The arches (retained at the entryway and added throughout the interior), cove molding, wide trim and reuse of beams. The vaulted stained wood ceiling in the family room uses the 4-by-6 pine beams , and custom-made leaded glass windows in the ceiling fit with the Tudor style. Favorite architectural elements: The arches (retained at the entryway and added throughout the interior), cove molding, wide trim and reuse of beams. They incorporated 4-by-6 pine beams from the original house into areas include the mantle on the double-sided fireplace, the bookshelves in the sunroom/library, and above the stairs on the second floor.

Favorite fixture: A Restoration Hardware light in the stairwell. The boys love it because it creates shadows that look like spider webs, Rachel said.

Upstairs: Part of the original front door leads to a secret room for the kids, carved out of the attic space.

Favorite outdoor feature: The wraparound covered porch, which has a fireplace. “One of the big moments was when they started to put on the porch and we realized just how beautiful it was. We love to be outside and we love having people over,” Rachel said. The wicker chairs on the porch were purchased at Scott Antique Market. A patio off the porch and walkway in the back of the house are both made out of old brick.

Master bathroom: The master bathroom was transformed from a flat 9-foot ceiling into a vaulted, beamed space, by using some of the attic space. Leaded glass windows and a skylight add to the open feel. A cast-iron tub from Signature Hardware, a frameless glass shower, vanities from The Kitchen Gallery of Stone Mountain and fixtures from Pottery Barn.

Dining room: Between the dining room and kitchen is a convenient pass through for food and drinks.

Kitchen: The kitchen windows serve as a convenient pass through for food and drinks, and it eases the clean-up process.

Kitchen: The kitchen has a crackled subway tile backsplash and black honed granite countertops. The light fixture over the island is from Lowe's.

Rachel recommends that when renovating a home, to consider how light fills a room, warms a space and adds beauty.

kitchen: The couple built a corner bench around a kitchen table from Patrick's childhood, to serve as a breakfast nook.

Rachel and Patrick Lockman relax with their children Celia (2), Judah (5) and Sanders (8) in front of their Deactur home.

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Some people couldn’t believe Patrick and Rachel Lockman were trying to save the Tudor-style home they purchased in Decatur. The 1930s home had been converted into a duplex and it was suffering from mold damage and rotted, termite-invested floors and wood. The couple added a double-sided fireplace, using old brick original to the house, in the family room and sunroom. The wood mantle around the double-sided fireplace is from the original home.

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