A Georgia Home Filled with Love, Art and Plenty of Pets

Today’s home tour felt like the perfect follow-up to Caitlin’s essay about learning to love and embrace your home for all of its quirks and imperfections. Artist Sarah Neuburger of The Small Object and her wife, Edurne Sarmiento, chose their Decatur, GA home because of its proximity to Edurne’s new career. After leaving their Savannah apartment, Sarah and Edurne found this 1949 home and loved that it would allow Edurne to walk or ride her bike to work every day (she is an RN in a medical intensive care unit) and have enough space to give Sarah a home studio with a separate entrance where she could welcome clients. Neither Sarah nor Edurne were ready to settle down and choose a forever home, so they embraced this space as their somewhat temporary home and turned it into a bright, open space that suits all of their needs. “We know we’ll probably need to move again in a few years, so that means that we’ll live with cabinet knobs that aren’t our favorite, or wallpaper we’d rather replace or flooring that should be swapped out. But when you know you’re not changing everything, you learn to work around it.”

Sarah and Edurne have lived in their Decatur home for four years now and, despite some early difficulties like hanging chairs that ended up falling out of the ceiling and a giant hallway closet that holds a huge unusable tub, they love the space they’ve built together for their family (which also includes four adorable pets, Chloe, Charlie and Oscar Pants (cats) and Milton (their dog). “We aren’t fussy people,” Sarah says. “We want our home to function and be comfortable. We want to look around and see the things that remind us of each other, where we’ve been and who we love.” It’s easy to see how much love, family and friends have played into the creation of their beautiful home and I’m so happy to share it here today. Stay tuned for a peek inside Sarah’s home studio later this week! xo, grace

Additional Sources:

Living Room
Credenza from Target
Couch and Wicker chair from IKEA
Eames Rocker from Design Within Reach
Hanging lamp from Home Depot

Kitchen
Island from IKEA
Drafting Stool from City of Atlanta

Dining Room
Chairs from City of Atlanta
Bookcase from an antique mall that has now closed
Hanging lamp from Home Depot

Office/Guest Room
Bed from Craigslist
Dresser from Decatur Estate and Way Back Antiques
Lamp from IKEA

Bedroom
Bed from Pottery Barn (we think, it’s about 10 years old)
Dressers from IKEA
Wardrobe from an antique store in Georgia

Studio
Items are from IKEA or school district sale in West Columbia, SC

*Re: Paint: Sarah explained, “Sadly, we didn’t paint any rooms, so we have no idea what their colors are or where they are from.”