Of course, a hotel isn't a home.

But the team behind the transformation of the former Ballastone Inn into The Douglas , 14 E. Oglethorpe Ave., want it to feel that way.

The guest parlor retains a Victorian-era fireplace and mantle, topped with a bust donning a fedora hat as a gold-framed mirror hangs above. A wooden checkerboard sits on a coffee table surrounded by midcentury furnishings: two silver leather chairs and a forest floral settee in shades of emerald green, russet and cream.

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