Quirky Thrift Store Finds Give This New Build a Personal Touch

In the early days of the Clarks' relationship, Bianca got Ryan into thrifting and antiquing. “I was one of those kids who would go to Goodwill and get a whole outfit and cut up clothes,” she says. Thrifting and antiquing are hobbies she inherited from her mother, who’s a designer. Bianca helped Ryan decorate his first apartment and he’s been into it ever since. Here, they take us on a tour of their three-bedroom house in the new Trilith community (formerly Pinewood Forest) outside Atlanta, south of the airport. Trilith is adjacent to a movie studio, Trilith Studios (formerly Pinewood Atlanta Studios), where Marvel and other major films have been shot. So the community tends to have its share of creatives and has even hosted an actor or two.

“I just love the traditional feeling of walking into a foyer,” Bianca says, so she asked the developers to turn the home’s staircase to create that space in the entryway. The expandable bench along the wall is one of the couple’s many thrifted finds, and creates a lovely platform for an in-home jungle. “I love the energy plants bring to a space,” Bianca says. Ryan is the house gardener: He’s got the green thumb and is always bringing home more plants.

The couple’s dining room table, a 1938 Conant Ball gem, was a mess when Ryan found it listed for free on Facebook Marketplace. It had been used as a craft table for a woman’s grandchildren. He carefully restored and refinished it into the beauty it is today. The chairs were a steal of a find, as well: They’re Eames DKR for Herman Miller, and can retail for as much as several hundred dollars apiece, but the Clarks found them at thrift store prices.

Bianca typically starts with one beloved piece of furniture and designs the rest of a room around it. This West Elm sectional couch delineates the open living room from the dining area. The rug was sourced from RugsUSA.com, which she loves for its affordability — with two cats and two huskies, it’s safer to save the splurges for less vulnerable décor.