46 LAKE OCONEE LIVING | FALL 2021
Both homes also
feature oversized
metal pocket doors
that open directly
onto the porches,
which Aycock says
works better than
folding doors that
can get in your way
or blow around
with the wind.
“These doors go
completely into the
wall and disappear,”
says Aycock.
How the space will be used is
important to Aycock, which is
why he enjoys incorporating
entertaining areas into the main
living space.
“Traditionally, we put the bar
downstairs in the rec room, but
when everyone comes over, they
tend to gravitate around the
kitchen,” says Aycock. “So that’s
what we’re doing a lot of now –
really incorporating that entertainment
area right into the main
living space and keeping everything
convenient for entertaining.”
In one of the homes on tour,
Aycock worked with the homeowner
to wrap a bar area into a
space that flowed between the
main living room and kitchen area.
“I love that everything is just a few
feet away and everyone can space
out without having to separate and
go downstairs,” he says.
The wine cellar behind the space
is finished with metal walls that were
carefully corroded over time to give them
an aged look.
Whether it was aged metal in a wine
cellar, tile details in a bathroom, or
electric blue cabinetry in a master closet,
Aycock says he enjoys taking a customer’s
idea, or a photo they love, and making
it a reality. “That feeling of getting
something exactly the way they wanted it
is what custom building is all about.”