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Family, service dominate former Gov. Roy Barnes' home
Text: Rachel Pomerance; photo: Elissa Eubanks
The wooden cabinets were painted cream and finished with a black glaze. They create a beautiful backdrop for the black, ivory and red in the kitchen. Look closely and you can see distressed red tones in the island. "I'm just a good old-fashioned Southern-type cook," Marie says of her style. But "I don't like to cook just for me and Roy because it's just about cheaper for us to go out and get something to eat," and then "I don't have to clean up," she says. Smart woman.