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Meet the Architects – Tim Brown Architecture For Austin, Texas-based Tim Brown, building a home means creating a place for the homeowner to relax, restore and revitalize. With Southern influences ranging from Charleston, S.C.’s historical vernacular to the cleaner, more contemporary feel of Austin, Tim’s designs are tailored to the lifestyle of each homeowner while […]

Meet The Architects – Tim Brown Architecture

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

Amelia Island is home to 13 miles of beaches, over 80 restaurants, 117 holes of golf, 30+ tennis courts, road races and marathons year round and is a Bronze Level Bike Friendly Community.  Welcome, Home! Welcome Home Life on Amelia Island The beach may be what brings you here, but the community that is Amelia […]

A Bicycle Friendly Community Like No Other

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