BeforeAfterIntegral Structure was called in by the owners of a 1950s ranch to renovate an enclosed carport area into a family room, plus add a screened porch. Integral owner Tony McSwain said the owners has been in the Sandy Springs home since the 1960s. The old carport renovation was removed, the slab excavated and a new family room added with 10 foot high ceilings and a masonry fireplace. Price tag for the job: $95,000. For more, visit www.integralstructure.com.

Collin Kelley is the executive editor of Atlanta Intown, Georgia Voice, and the Rough Draft newsletter. He has been a journalist for nearly four decades and is also an award-winning poet and novelist.