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Photo by Morjorie Megivern
A KITCHEN , dining room and living area all open to each other is the center of interest in this two
story duplex Gay Atkins shares with family, friends and tenants.
Beach Home Provides The Perfect Retreat
From Atkins' Busy Social And Business Life
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there is also a natural, "underrat
ed" beauty about it. Even the little
coffee tables, paint peeling from
their legs, are just right. Two guest
bedrooms with baths, securely
locked for occasional tenants, ad
join this downstairs . area, along
with a half-bath.
Atkins' own hideaway is up
stairs, over the living room. Here
her offbeat artistry is evident in a
wall of paintings and the mix of
furniture. "I'm still working on
this," she said, "trying to decide
how I want it." A doorway opens
into her bath, almost as large as the
bedroom and every bit as liveable.
There's a dark green, claw-footed
bathtub from another era, a dresser,
table and a big wicker rocker, un
raveling in places. "We call it char
acter," Atkins' chuckled.
That word aptly describes the
whole place, as do words like artsy,
beachy and homey all of them are
appropriate for this four-bednwm,
four-bath, two-half-bath, multi
faceted house inside a most attrac
tive facade. The two-story, white
frame, green-shuttered exterior gets
your attention as you cruise down
Ocean Blvd., especially the spires
of fiery canna that march down the
front walk. Despite the large living
space contained inside, it's efficient
ly and compactly designed.
The Virginia-born Atkins con
fesses to a life-long interest in art
"But I do love
having dinner
parties, and
my son brings
home friends
at Christmas. "
and design. "In New Jersey," she
said, "I shared an art studio with a
friend and used to do some paint
ing. Then, in 1971, 1 worked for a
Greensboro builder and did most
everything about building houses,
including decorating for buyers."
It was a Greensboro builder who
is responsible for her current Hol
den Beach address. "He showed me
a couple of his houses here," she
explained, "and since 1 grew up on
a beach in Virginia, I've always
been attracted to living on the
beach so I made the move."
Atkins recalled with amazement
the ticket prices on houses and lots
in the early KOs. "I bought my first
lot, with ownership of half the du
plex on it, all for $62, (XK)," she
said, "and oceanfront homes then
were selling for about $ 120,(XX)."
Whether sharing her duplex with
tenants, relatives, or simply with
her charcoal gray cat Samantha,
Atkins is almost too busy to enjoy
it in leisurely fashion. "I get out on
the beach maybe twice a year," she
laughed. "But 1 do love having din
ner parties, and my son brings
home friends at Christmas. ..that's
another good use of separate apart
ments. They have their own quar
ters and they make casseroles for
me, too. I like that kind of guest."
Son Kent lives nearby in Wilm
ington, while another, Scott, is a
Floridian and gets home once a
year.
Atkins is kept busy, not only by
her real estate work, but by com
munity service. Since 1985, she has
served on the Holden Beach Board
of Commissioners, a job she said
she treasures, despite its difficulties.
She is also presently co-chairperson
with Pat Sandifer of this year's
Festival by the Sea and is about to
take her place on the Hospice
Advisory Board. "I'm also helping
with Day at the Docks that's being
planned for sometime next March,"
she said. This event involves ferry
ing participants in boats from dock
to dock, where they are treated to
entertainment and food.
These projects explain Atkins'
interrupted bedroom decoration and
her spectator role on the beach.
Fortunately, at the end of busy
days, she has one of Holden's most
comfortable, appealing places to
kick off her shoes and enjoy
"home, sweet home."
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