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Why choose Garrell Associates?

Building someone’s own special “castle” is an intense personal journey and the company has a profound respect for the process. Michael W. Garrell and James H. Klippel meet with each client and delve deeply into their lifestyle, needs, dreams, and desires. Ideas from these brainstorming sessions evolve into home designs that are livable and functional. They then apply these and other design innovations to traditional house design – constantly seeking new ways to move Classicism in fresh and original directions. Masterfully blending these classic elements into new floor plans, they design very distinctive homes that feature open flow and plenty of natural light.

By a conservative estimate, three or more families move into a new Garrell Associates home design every day – across the country and beyond. Nearly a decade and a half of designing has yielded a portfolio of over 3,000 home plans. To date, this prolific output has garnered the firm more than 200 professional awards, with numerous Street of Dreams® honors in 1999, 2001, 2005, and 2006. One rustic yet elegant design for a show home in Big Canoe, Georgia featured truss work made from 200 year-old virgin pine logs reclaimed from a river bottom, and a kitchen with oiled, natural slate countertops. In 2006, this “Tranquility” show home earned the firm the prestigious “Best in American Living Award” (BALA) from Professional Builder magazine.

The firm cares about each client and becomes a faithful steward of their dreams, keeping loyal clients coming back. That caring extends to their community as well. Over the years, the firm has donated design work for structures owned by the Chattahoochee Nature Center, Wildlife Federation, the Paul Anderson Youth Home and HomeAid Atlanta. (read full bio...)