At the east end of Peachtree Hills Avenue, two addresses sit side by side. At 351 is the main building of the Atlanta Decorative Arts Center, with its registration desk just inside the front door. Next door at 349 is ADAC West, a former warehouse whose front now holds a coal-fired pizza oven and a steakhouse grill. The main building does most of its business on weekdays before 5 p.m. ADAC West stays open well into the evening and on Saturdays. If you live a few blocks away, the campus works on both schedules.
Sixty-five years on the same avenue
Architect and developer John C. Portman Jr. opened ADAC in 1961 as a display and distribution center for the interior design trade. Fabrics, furniture, lighting, kitchen and bath fixtures, flooring and wallcoverings all sat under one roof. In 1986 it bought the neighboring warehouse, and that building became ADAC West.
The change that matters most to neighbors came in 2012, when ADAC opened to the public. For most of its first 50 years, it had served only the trade. Today the campus covers more than 550,000 square feet across both buildings, with more than 65 showrooms and over 40 design studios. ADAC's 65th-anniversary release from June quotes general manager Katie Miner on who the place is for:
"Whether you're a seasoned professional or simply design-curious, ADAC is a place where you can discover, connect, and create."
The Hungry Peach opened on campus in 2009, KR SteakBar in 2013 and Krog Bar in 2025. Each was added with the trade in mind, as a place for client meetings and industry dinners. The two in ADAC West stay open well past the showrooms' 5 p.m. close.
The weekday building
ADAC's visitor page lists hours of Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., with free surface and covered parking on site. According to ADAC's Shop ADAC page, getting in works like this:
- Walk in without credentials. ADAC is open to designers, architects, trade professionals and consumers alike.
- Check in at the registration desk inside the main entrance, which ADAC recommends for every guest.
- Expect each showroom to set its own prices and decide how it sells to the public.
- Ask ADAC or any showroom for a referral if you'd like a designer's help with the more than 1,348 product lines in the building.
Step three explains why a first visit can feel uneven. Some showrooms are glad to talk directly with a homeowner, while others work mostly through designers. ADAC leaves that choice to each showroom, so the simplest thing is to ask at the door of the one you want.
The main building also has the campus's only weekday daytime café. The Hungry Peach is in Suite 232 and keeps weekday hours of 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. It's a Southern-style breakfast and lunch counter. The menu includes avocado toast, a chicken pesto panini, egg salad and a Southern BLT. ADAC's directory says the café has reopened in a remodeled space. A late breakfast there fits easily before a morning in the showrooms.
What filled in on the showroom floors this year
Most of the 2026 changes landed on the weekday side, which gives neighbors more to see between 9 and 5.
- Holland & Sherry used to show its line inside R HUGHES. It now has its own 5,513-square-foot showroom in Suite 238, announced in ADAC's March 2026 showroom news. It took part from that suite in ADAC's Fall Sample Sale, which ran Aug. 19 to 21 and was open to the public and the trade without registration.
- Michele Gratch Interiors moved into a 560-square-foot design studio in Suite 242P in February after eight years on Miami Circle.
- Edgar-Reeves Lighting has a new ADAC showroom, which Southern Home covered in April. ADAC's directory lists it in Suite 139.
- Élitis, the French wallcovering and textile company, announced a 2,500-square-foot Southeastern flagship in Suite 417, as reported by What Now Atlanta.
- Design Furniture Holdings plans a 2,034-square-foot showroom for early 2027, carrying the Ferrell Mittman and Avery Boardman furniture lines, also according to What Now Atlanta.
None of these keep evening hours. For someone who works from home in Peachtree Hills, a weekday lunch break is long enough to walk the third and fourth floors.
The evening building
ADAC West is where the campus stays open after the showrooms close. Two restaurants from chef Kevin Rathbun share the building at 349 Peachtree Hills Ave. NE.
| Spot | Building | Open | Good to know |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADAC showrooms | 351 and 349 | Mon–Fri, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. | No credentials; check in at the main entrance |
| The Hungry Peach | 351, Suite 232 | Weekdays, 9 a.m.–3 p.m. | Breakfast and lunch café |
| Krog Bar Coal Fired Pizza | 349, ADAC West | Mon–Thu, 11 a.m.–9 p.m.; Fri–Sat, 11 a.m.–10 p.m. | No reservations; 28 seats plus a patio |
| KR SteakBar | 349, ADAC West | Tue–Thu, 5–9 p.m.; Fri–Sat, 5–10 p.m. | Dine-in and takeout |
On Saturdays, only ADAC West is open. Krog Bar has the longest hours on campus. It opens at 11 a.m. six days a week and runs well past the showrooms' close.
Krog Bar returned in August 2025 as a coal-fired pizzeria. Rough Draft Atlanta reported the reopening with pizza, sandwiches, salads and a full bar. It serves 12- and 16-inch pies alongside salads, panini, Italian snacks, cocktails and wine. With only 28 seats and no reservations, it fills up quickly. The patio made the AJC's Nov. 2 guide to fall patios.
KR SteakBar is run by chef-owners Kevin and Melissa Rathbun. It's an Italian steakhouse with handmade pasta, aged steaks, seafood and seasonal salads, all cooked over an open-hearth wood grill. There's also a bar, garden dining and the Bureau speakeasy next door. In October, Atlanta Magazine named it one of the city's 10 best steakhouses.
Krog Bar and KR SteakBar sit in the same building as some of the showrooms. That makes a Friday plan simple. Spend late afternoon pulling fabric or lighting samples, then walk over to dinner without moving the car.
Where the two schedules meet this season
Two events through mid-December connect the showroom floors to the rest of a neighbor's week.
Inside ADAC West. McKinnon and Harris is hosting an artist residency with botanical artist Anne Blackwell Thompson in ADAC West Suite B2 through Dec. 11. Ten of her works are on display and for sale. It follows showroom hours, so plan a weekday visit, ideally around lunch at The Hungry Peach.
Off campus, ticketed at ADAC. ADAC sponsors the 2026 Home for the Holidays Designer Showhouse, which runs Nov. 19 to Dec. 13 in a 10,000-square-foot home in Buckhead's Paces neighborhood. General admission is $50. ADAC sells tickets at its own building for $45 while they last. The showhouse is open Thursday through Sunday and closed Monday through Wednesday and on Thanksgiving Day.
The showhouse schedule fits around ADAC's own hours. You can buy tickets at the desk Monday through Friday and see the house from Thursday through Sunday. A Saturday tour can end with pizza on the Krog Bar patio or dinner at KR SteakBar, since only ADAC West is open that evening.
If you're thinking about how a room or a whole house might come together, maybe ahead of a sale or after a move within the neighborhood, Kristen Wickstrom and the Roots team stage homes with the same eye for fabric, lighting and finish that fills ADAC's showroom floors. Get your custom market plan, and we'll start with what your rooms already have going for them.
