
PROJECTS

This wonderful Colonial Revival stone and shingle house was designed for very large family and a passion for entertainment, so there was much to consider when designing this wonderful home.

A delightful Vernacular Mountain Retreat tucked away in the North Carolina Mountains. Lots of natural light and spectacular mountain views -make this home very special.

A house for a newly married couple in an established historic neighborhood of Greenville, SC. Our initial charge was to help them create a mutual design vocabulary and a home that looked as it had always been part of the property.

This new residence was designed for a fun-loving, active young family who has an unusually keen interest and appreciation for art, architecture and graceful landscape design.

This attractive country house sits on an extensive property in North Georgia, for clients that have a large extended family and love to entertain.

In search of cohesion, a Buckhead home undergoes renovation. This 1920s home had seen many style changes among the switching of owners, leaving its most current state in a clash of contemporary interiors and Italianate-inspired architecture on the exterior. Featured in Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles. Interiors by Suzanne Kasler.

Our Amelia Island new home has the most amazing views of the marsh. Featured in Southern Home magazine with interiors by Will Huff of Huff Dewberry

Located in Lookout Mountain

Featured in Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles August 2026 "Time Together." The aspects of this Lake Burton home created an inspiring challenge.

This early 1900’s southern Bungalow, located in a historic neighborhood of Chattanooga Tennessee, is located on a beautiful lot with stunning views of the mountains of Chattanooga.

Sam & Mary Celeste Beall home – as featured in Architectural Digest “In the Vernacular” November 2012 also, featured in Suzanne Kasler Timeless Style by Rizzoli Books The home draws on local building materials with a ‘Southern Flair’ for the second generation of owners of Blackberry Farm, Sam and Mary Celeste Beall.

We have had a 19 plus year collaboration at Blackberry Farm. We have renovations to the “Main House”, designed signature Boat House, Oak Cottage, Chestnut Cottage, Yallahammer Pavillion, Holly Glade Cottages, Singing Brook Cottages & Hill Cottages. Also several private residences- The Maple Cottage(Southern Accents “Cottage Industry” and HGTV “Homes Across America”) & the proprietor’s home for Sam & Mary Celeste Beall (Architectural Digest “In the Vernacular” & Suzanne Kasler Timeless Style).

Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles Magazine as one of the “20 most Beautiful homes”. Stately and beautifully situated on a rising lawn set well back from the street, this classical revival house was built in the early 1930’s. Our program was to reintegrate house & gardens in terms of circulation, access & lines of sight. Secondly, interiors were returned to a classical simplicity both in plan & enable it to be used & enjoyed by a modern family. Interiors by Nancy Izlar Landscape E. Graham Pittman

Featured in Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles “Lake Minded” An important design mandate was to situate the house to capture both the distant deep water views as well as the meandering shoreline while maintaining a comfortable physical convenience to the lake and boathouseInteriors by Terry Duffy Landscape by E. Graham Pittman

Featured Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles “Jewel Box Beauty” At the time it came into the hands of its new owners, the rich Colonial Revival Style exterior had survived relatively intact, but the interiors had suffered many & varied insensitive renovations. Based on our experience, after discovering the extent of the issues the condition of the house exhibited, most new owners would have opted to raze the house & build anew. Interiors by Suzanne Kasler Landscape by E. Graham Pittman

Featured in Southern Accents, Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles “Natural Beauty”, Garden Design, the Taunton Press Book “Updating Classic America Capes,” the Sterling Press Book, “Garden Paths and Stepping Stones” , HGTV’s Homes Across America and Taunton Press Book “Curb Appeal”. The garden has been featured on the Atlanta Botanical Garden Connoisseurs Tour, Georgia Perennial Plant Association Tour & most recently the High Museum of Art’s, Art Partners, “Artful Garden Tour”.

This Garden Hills Craftsman Cottage was designed for a 50-foot-wide lot for some wonderful past clients. Some beautiful details throughout the house. Featured in Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles. Interiors by C. Weaks Interiors.

This delightful Farmhouse located near Columbus, GA was renovated for a family that decided they loved being there full time. This vernacular style home is soon to be Featured in Southern Home Magazine. Interiors by Lauren Deloach.
ABOUT
Spitzmiller and Norris, Inc. is a residential design firm specializing in the custom design of personal residences. We have maintained our office in Atlanta since 1985 and are experienced in designing plans for the construction of new houses, the remodeling of existing houses and the proper restoration of historic houses in a green and eco-friendly manner. High-rise interior designs are a new request for us and we are adding this rewarding lifestyle environment to our repertoire. We work throughout the South on a diverse array of projects from our recently completed 18 plus year design collaboration with Blackberry Farm in Walland, Tennessee, to designing second homes in North Carolina’s mountains and Florida’s Gulf Coast. We are particularly proud of receiving five Excellence in Preservation Awards from the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation, five time winners of The Institute of Classical Architecture & Art 2009, 2010 , 2011, 2013 and 2019 Philip Trammell Shutze Award as well as accolades from Southern Living and Southern Accents. Our office is located at ADAC West and we have been delighted to be in the center of such a wonderful design community.
Spitzmiller & Norris is honored to be named by Forbes among the 2026 Best-In-State Residential Architects for Georgia. Georgia has been our homebase for 41 years and we have designed many wonderful homes and renovations in the state! Although we do projects all over the country – Georgia holds a very special place in our hearts.
As we celebrate 41 years of timeless design in October, a heartfelt thank you to all our wonderful clients and collaborators throughout the years, and to Forbes and their advisory board for the honor.
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