When a client came to Caroline Willis in need of help with the interior of the house she had just bought in Buckhead, Caroline was delighted to discover it hadn’t been improved in years. That meant the 1940s residence retained all the quirks of an ol

Set among 325 acres of rolling hills, Southall delivers a luxurious experience with a focus on renewability. Everything at Southall is in harmony with its surroundings, evoking the feeling of old farms and farmhouses across America but with contempor

Summertime is not the only time that it’s easy to be outside. In the South, with our temperate climate and easygoing lifestyle, we can be outside year-round, and this seems to be a trend we’re seeing all over the country. In fact, outdoor living has

Great Outdoors Travel truly opens your world and allows you to appreciate the magnificence of other cultures and nature. Last spring I had the opportunity to visit Amsterdam, and the cobblestone streets, museums, shops, and quaint little restaurants

Home is as much a feeling as it is a physical presence. In The Landscape of Home: In the Country, by the Sea, in the City, Edmund Hollander takes readers through richly diverse projects and shares how he seamlessly designs the landscaping to perfectl

An empty, lakeside lot in an established Raleigh neighborhood seemed like a too-good-to-be-true scenario, but it’s exactly where dreams began to take shape for Mary Margaret and Kade Ross and their two young children. Planning to build a forever home

Land spreading out far and wide is a luxury to be embraced, especially in a metropolitan area. Ensconced amid a pastoral six-acre setting in the outskirts of Nashville, the new home of Karla and Rafael Calderon is nothing short of a masterpiece, wher

1 COOPER TEAK DINING TABLE BY TEAK WAREHOUSE; mid-century inspired design that is beautiful and functional; shown with Rivoli Chairs; $1,399–$1,599; teakwarehouse.com 2 PRIMROSE OUTDOOR DINING TABLE BY ARHAUS; made from fiber-reinforced concrete and

Encouragement and compromise are essential to harmonious relationships but can be just as valuable when building a new home. With one child and another on the way, interior designer Virginia Cheek and her husband, Andrew, knew they needed more space.

In Gil Schafer’s third book, Home at Last: Enduring Design for the New American House, the award-winning architect invites readers into eight gorgeous residences, each with its own unique story and celebration of craftsmanship and creativity. From a

Trellises have been fixtures in well-appointed gardens since ancient times. Conceived as an upright support for climbing vines, whose tendrils could weave up and through the lattice design, wooden trelliswork is believed to have first been employed b

Wanting a second home designed for entertaining and filled with bright tones, the owners of this new build in the resort community of Palmetto Bluff in South Carolina were introduced to Shell Neely of Kelly Caron Designs by their builder, H2 Builders

Southern Home (SH): Tell us about your early memories of being in the garden. Gavin Duke (GD): I grew up in rural Arkansas, and in the summers, my parents would create a vegetable garden, which I helped tend. It wasn’t big, although it seemed so to m

“My design philosophy is steadfast: I believe home should wholeheartedly reflect you and the story of your family. It is intimate, very personal, and a constantly evolving canvas,” says interior designer Alex Deringer of Deringer Design when speaking

“Growing up, there was always that one house where all the kids would end up, and I wanted our home to be ‘that house’ for our twelve-year-old daughter and her friends,” says interior designer Tiffany Hinton of Lola Interiors. How could it not be? Lo

Pocket doors were first introduced in the US in the 1850s during the Victorian era, gaining momentum in the 1880s. In the early days, the designs were less than ideal, though much improved in the last and current centuries due to advances in technolo

Inlay, the art of embellishing an object by setting pieces of wood, metal, or even mother-of-pearl into the surface, has been a prized form of decoration since ancient times. It was the Egyptians who perfected the technique, creating inlaid woodwork

Southern Home (SH): We often begin by asking about the path to becoming a designer—yours seems almost predestined [Alexa started working with her father, legendary designer Mark Hampton, when she was 13], and you answered pretty definitively in the o

“I want you to do what other clients won’t let you do,” offered Virginia McKnight to her interior designer, Yancey Seibert Shearouse, who responded “Are you sure?” After confirmation, Shearouse set about doing just that, but first the home needed som

There’s an air of sophistication in the rich tones of deep purple, especially in aubergine, the hue that was the impetus for the interiors of this new custom home in Bethesda, Maryland, designed by interior and textile designer Marika Meyer of Marika

Spring colors Isn’t it wonderful when you see the first few signs of spring? Temperatures are warming, the grass is starting to green, and we are ready to enjoy the great outdoors. This is our color issue, and Mother Nature is an excellent resource t

Designer Nina Farmer has made a name for herself with her classically beautiful interiors. In her debut book, Timeless by Design: Designing Rooms with Comfort, Style, and a Sense of History, she showcases her sophisticated aesthetic to deliver homes

It’s hard to imagine leaving an area you love. That’s why this Tennessee couple decided not to venture far when looking for a larger home for their family of five. “We lived in a house around the corner that we loved but had outgrown,” one of the own

“Love at first sight” is an overused expression until you feel it. Interior designer Jamie Merida first saw the Chesapeake Bay house that he and his husband, Vincent Bochin, call home in a real estate advertisement back in 2005. “The minute I turned