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Home is More Than A Location on Crane Island

The Crane Island lifestyle begins with the journey there. For a pilot leaving Atlanta, that means taking off from Peachtree-Dekalb Airport and arriving on island time in (almost) no time.                            On a Friday afternoon in Atlanta, you’ll find most of the city converging […]

Hangar To Home

Across the South, porch ceilings have been painted variations of a pale blue. This tradition of the porch ceiling being painted blue came from the Gullah who lived in Georgia and South Carolina. You can now find “haint blue” porch ceilings through the Northeastern States in addition to the many Southern homes with this quaint […]

Haint Blue : A Southern Tradition

We sat down with local interior designer Tiffany Hinton of Lola Interiors to learn how to style the perfect porch experience. Here’s what she had to say… Tiffany Hinton of Lola Interiors on “What Makes The Perfect Outdoor Living Space” “It’s easy to put outdoor living spaces at the end of your design budget. But […]

The Perfect Porch – LOLA Interiors

Crane Island : Savour life from the porch, sunrise to sunset.  We didn’t have to spend much time dreaming or thinking what kind of community we envisioned Crane Island to be. In fact, being on Amelia Island was enough inspiration for the whole team to see that porch life was a vital part of making […]

Porch Life

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