Casual living with elegance
!["My kitchen is my favorite room," declares Mary Bairstow. "First of all, because I like to entertain ... I love cooking, one of the things the house didn't have when we moved in was [it's airiness] the kitchen was closed-off. By opening the kitchen up I get to experience the courtyard [while in the kitchen] and now everybody tends to hang on this side of the house." <br/>](http://alt.coxnewsweb.com/cnishared/tools/shared/mediahub/07/38/09/slideshow_1093878_pq.053109e.jpg)
"My kitchen is my favorite room," declares Mary Bairstow. "First of all, because I like to entertain ... I love cooking, one of the things the house didn't have when we moved in was [it's airiness] the kitchen was closed-off. By opening the kitchen up I get to experience the courtyard [while in the kitchen] and now everybody tends to hang on this side of the house." SEAN DRAKES/AJC Special