PAINT THE TOWN

When a pair of coastal bon vivants visit their elegant a pied-à-terre in Atlanta, colorful cocktail parties are on the menu.

- Kristin Tablang

FOYER

The sumptuous entrance to this Atlanta apartment by designer Melanie Millner is decked out in black and white marble tile. A custom cabinet with cremone bolts, right, made by Kingdom Woodworks and painted in Benjamin Moore Heritage Red, houses the owner's Kutani Crane by Wedgwood fine china. Paint: White Dove, Benjamin Moore. Bench: Jasper by Michael S. Smith. Drawers: Robuck.

SCOTCH AND COFFEE.

THAT'S WHAT JIM AND LORI KILBERG had in mind when they hired designer Melanie Millner to revamp this 3,500-square-foot, historic co-op in Atlanta's bustling Buckhead neighborhood. “They wanted to be able to come in, plop down on the sofa, put their feet up, and relax," says Millner, founder and principal of The Design Atelier.