When Alexander City native Sheila Brown decided to downsize from her lake house to a lakeside condominium, she contacted Lake Martin designer Phil Spraggins to help her. Spraggins was excited to design and orchestrate the renovation of the 2,632-square-foot space.
“Luckily, we didn’t have to gut the condo. We just needed to update and incorporate Sheila’s style with neutral, peaceful colors. We painted everything in the home – walls, ceiling, trim – the same color (Swiss Coffee by Sherwin Williams) to lighten and open the space. It was an amazing transformation to a much more modern look,” Spraggins said.
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