July/August 2023

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EDITOR Lynn Lee Terry SENIOR COPY EDITOR Meg Lundberg COPY EDITOR Michele Moore CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Tiffany Adams, Jennifer Boles, Karen Carroll, Alice Welsh Doyle, Jeanne deLathouder, Courtney duQuesnay, Robert C. Martin, Sherry Moeller, Eleanor Ly
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From the Editor
Sunny Days Summer is when we often get away and reset our minds. For some, a beach house is the answer, while others choose to unwind on a lake or at a mountain retreat. Some find a condo in the city to be an ideal place to recharge. Everyone has a d
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Nievera Williams
Southern Home (SH): To begin, we’d love to hear one of your early memories of being in the garden. Mario Nievera (MN): I grew up in a suburb of Chicago and had a childhood friend whose parents were from France. They had this perfect Colonial house, w
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Timeless Design
Bobby McAlpine is recognized as the poet of place. His latest tome, McALPINE: Romantic Modernism, reinforces this masterfully. The book celebrates the recent work of McALPINE, the award-winning architectural and interior design firm, with a collectio
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Chic and Romantic
As Sandra Sigman discovered while living in Paris, the French consider each floral arrangement a unique work of art filled with passion, movement, texture, and surprise. In French Blooms, Sigman shares the distinct design principles she learned from
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A Colorful Past
In the 18th century, European glassware rarely deviated from tradition, meaning that most glass produced during this time was clear and minimally embellished. But as tastes began to change around the turn of the 19th century and rich colors crept bac
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Family Friendly
Interior designer Betsy Wentz’s debut book, Design Happy: Colorful Homes for the Modern Family, embraces color, texture, and pattern. The book showcases 13 projects and is filled with small steps, useful advice, and affordable tools to bring joy to y
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Refreshing Respite
With a home base in Jupiter, Florida, designer Kara Miller is no stranger to creating dreamy vacation retreats. “This is such a great place to escape to; with the beaches and golf courses, we have a lot of secondary or tertiary homes here,” she says,
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Houston High LIfe
Houston, Texas, interior designer Jennifer Burgess Loh approaches each new project with a magic recipe of collaboration, conversation, and creativity. And that tactic worked again in 2019, when she was contacted by a couple who had recently moved int
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Lakeside Luxury
A spectacular modern outlier perched along the shores of South Carolina’s coveted Lake Keowee, this breathtaking property wows the beholder at first glance with its majestic views. Located in an exclusive enclave called The Landing at Keowee Springs—
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Refined Mountain Style
“I wanted a house in the mountains, not a mountain house,” is what Carolyn Kendall’s client announced at the beginning of the renovation and decoration of his family’s Cashiers getaway. Nashville-based Kendall, head of Alcott Interiors, answered the
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Home Suite Home
“Welcome home.” Those were Brian Hart Hoffman’s exact words the moment he stepped into his Highland Park condo for the very first time in 2016. “The sweeping views of the downtown skyline drew us in, and instinctively we knew that this is where we be
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Steeped in Tradition
More than a dozen years ago, a Birmingham couple wanted to purchase a place at the beach and found a 1950s concrete block house high on the bluff in Seagrove, Florida. “With a tweak here and there, the little cottage was perfect for us,” explains the
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Shifting Perspectives
When clients decided they weren’t up for the renovation their Sea Island house required after years on the rental market, they enlisted designer Minnette Jackson to mastermind a move to a new location just 200 yards down the beach. Jackson tackled th
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Blurring the Dividing Line
Ever since humans began building shelters to capitalize upon natural light, fresh air, and easy access, we’ve been trying to figure out the best way to link the built environment and nature together. Even as far back as Elizabethan England, the balan
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The Hay-Adams
The Hay-Adams, located across Lafayette Square from the White House, holds a special place in the hearts of Washington, D.C., residents and visitors. This classic hotel takes its name from noted historical residents John Hay, private assistant to Pre
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Resources
Please note that items not listed are privately owned. Architect: Paul Geary, T.S. Adams Studio, Architects. Design: Tracery Interior Design. Photography: Chris Luker. Page 7: Marigold wallpaper in yellow, Morris & Co., Sanderson Design Group. Page 9
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Directory of Companies
Adara Limited: adaralimited.com Aerin: aerin.com Alabama Stone Works, Inc.: facebook.com/alabamastoneworks Alcott Interiors: alcottinteriors.com Alexis Walter: alexiswalter.com American Leather: americanleather.com Anglin Smith Fine Art: anglinsmith.
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A Fresh Take on a Classic Design
When designer Marissa Stokes was referred to the Vero Beach homeowners in 2019, she had just started her own firm—Marissa Stokes Interior Design. Based in New York, Stokes met with the owners, who have a primary residence on Long Island, and their de

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