Inside ‘Something Borrowed’ author Emily Giffin’s $9M Atlanta home
nypost.comEmily Giffin, whose 2004 “Something Borrowed” became a film in 2011 starring Kate Hudson and John Krasinski, has listed her home in the city’s affluent Buckhead neighborhood for $8.99 million, its listing brokerage told The Post.Giffin and her husband, Hartley Blaha, purchased the home in 2011, around the time of that film’s release, for $4.92 million, according to the Wall Street Journal, which first reported news of this listing.
Its current asking price makes it among the priciest homes for sale in Atlanta, the Journal added.The late 1920s Georgian Revival spread stands on nearly 5 acres — with a Southern-style facade featuring stately bricks, columns and shutters, the listing images show.
The photographs also show a dining area with oversize windows next to a large eat-in kitchen, living areas with fireplaces, a wood-walled library with another fireplace and a sweeping staircase.In all, the listing encompasses five bedrooms, four full bathrooms and two powder rooms across 9,286 square feet.
Beyond the perks of the main house, there’s also a pool, a pool house, a pond and a barn.The historic charm of the property drew the couple in, and the roughly 5-acre chunk of land offered their three kids plenty of space to play.
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