SPONSORED ARTICLE
Enthusiasts of
Lily Payne
’s iconic
art
and
historic renovations
can enjoy the fusion
1-5 p.m.
,
Saturday, March 9
, at an
Open House
for the unveiling of the
little red shotgun house
at
111 4th Street
, said
Liz Carson Keith
, developer of the 4th Street project.
“This renovation has
excited
the
historic neighborhood
, so we want to give the town a chance to
view it
, and I thought that while we were at it we could
enjoy
some really
great art
, too,” Keith said.
The
shotgun house
has undergone a complete interior gutting, she said.
“It had been chopped up into lots of little rooms that didn’t make much sense. The rooms
didn’t flow
, and there were layers of flooring and walls that were nailed over each other. We had lots of
bad wiring and plumbing
. We knew we would have to tear out much of what was there,” she said.
“Fortunately, I have a
contractor
that can visualize flow patterns and how things can fit together well.”
Keith’s contractor,
Jerry Taylor
of
Taylor Construction
, has worked with her on several previous projects that involve
renovation
.
“We work well together since we respect each other’s ideas, and we understand that
flexibility
is paramount when we start a renovation,” she said.
The project was unusual since it also has a
basement
which is rare in
Coastal Plain
construction.
“The
1930s house
was constructed on the side of a hill so that allowed for a basement, but the ceiling was not high enough to create legal bedrooms there. We exerted a good deal of effort to
divert water
and
seal the basement
so we could create a
laundry
and
second bath
there. It has a good
bonus room
there, too, and all the
storage
you could need.”
The
one-bedroom
house features an
open plan
with
granite countertops
in the
kitchen
and
upscale appliances
.
“We were thrilled to save the
shiplap walls
in the
living room
,” Keith said. “That was a
real find
that we weren’t expecting.”
Lily Payne
, Keith’s
niece
, is an
award-winning landscape artist
in
Dahlonega
who incorporates
rich textures
and
movement
into her
paintings
, giving each scene
vibrancy
and
emotion
. Payne uses color to
charge our moods
.
She learned the importance of surrounding herself with
positivity
as a
behavioral modification coach
during her
20-year health and fitness career
. She carries this feeling through into each of her
original pieces
to
motivate
and
inspire
with freedom, color, texture, and movement.
Her style by choice is
Open Impressionism
, a style which she says gives her the ability to express herself through her
paintings
. Studying the methods of many other award-winning artists has inspired
Payne
to create
beauty with passion
.
For more
information
, contact
Liz Carson Keith
at
229-339-0500
.
