Local Designer Decks Homes for the Holidays

Johns Creek resident Cindy Merrick has been designing some of the area's most beautiful homes for years. As the holidays approach, the interior designer says she gets really busy decorating even more homes for the season, starting as early as October.

Merrick says likes to bring "the unexpected" and bold splashes of color. "What can we do that's different and unexpected," she says. "I want people to be engaged in your home and to go 'that's so cool!' "

Merrick recently took Johns Creek Patch on a tour of some of the homes she's decked out for the holidays, giving tips and advice along the way. For more on Merrick's business, Cynthia Leigh Designs, visit her Facebook page.