November/December 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, Blake Miller, Sherry Moeller, Margaret Zaine
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From the Editor
The holidays are simply the most wonderful time of the year! There is always a flurry of gift wrapping, tree trimming, and celebrating throughout the season. Whether you prefer a quiet evening by the fire or large gatherings, there is something magic
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Design Lab
In her newest book, Alexa Hampton: Design, Style, and Influence, Hampton offers an intimate look into the numerous updates of her own home in Manhattan. Hampton takes you on a journey through her beautifully appointed prewar apartment and highlights
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Alessandra Branca
Southern Home (SH): Alessandra, how did growing up in Rome and being immersed in its history and culture inform your eye? Alessandra Branca (AB): It gave me confidence. When you walk streets that have been around for 2000 years, you take tremendous c
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A Collected Life
In 1983, with her sister, two friends, and a big idea, Phyllis Hoffman DePiano founded what would become Hoffman Media. Today, the company produces 11 magazines, books, videos, and events around the world. As an entrepreneur, Phyllis quickly recogniz
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Treasure Chests
For the first half of the 18th century, French furniture was at its shapeliest. Chairs were supported by curved cabriole legs, while commodes, or chest of drawers, usually had rounded forms, in keeping with that era’s preference for the lyrical rococ
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White Christmas
“I knew exactly where we’d place our Christmas tree even before we moved in,” says Carlin Everts, of the expansive bay window in the great room of her family’s Mountain Brook home. The street-facing window, which measures 16 feet wide and 12 feet tal
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Merry meets Bright
Visit designer Gray Walker’s Charlotte residence during the Christmas season and one thing is certain: you won’t see the same look twice. “It’s different every year and always evolving,” the designer says of the layers that bring the spirit of the ho
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Balancing Act
“I call it the Father of the Bride house,” says Stephanie Jarvis, of the stately traditional residence on the banks of the St. Johns River in Jacksonville, Florida. “The clients wanted a big, classic Southern house for gatherings,” she says. “They ne
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A Fresh Start
Growing up in the idyllic setting of University Park, Dallas, Lindley Arthur has always had a love for design but took an unconventional path to launching her business, Lindley Arthur Interiors, which has been operating for 10 years now. After earnin
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A Collected Finish
The one thing designer Holly Rabinowitz can remember most clearly about her client’s San Antonio home the first time she entered it was the salmon-colored kitchen cabinets. “They were so colorful,” the San Antonio–based designer says with a laugh. As
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Bright Beauty
Sometimes just a coat of lipstick will make a big difference in a home, while others require a more extensive face-lift to imbue them with fresh crispness. A longtime client of Mathews Design Group designers Nina Long and Don Easterling was primed fo
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Holiday Attire
Steeped in timeless tradition, this newly built home in Watkinsville, Georgia, nevertheless captures the stately antebellum grandeur akin to the Deep South. Completed in 2019, the elegant brick structure tucks unobtrusively into a family-friendly set
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To Turn or Not to Turn
Every spindle is not created equal, but some guidelines are universal. Luke Olson, senior associate at GTM Architects in Bethesda, Maryland, says that at a minimum, spindles should be installed with no more than four inches of cleared space between t
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Salamander Middleburg Resort & Spa
Set on 340 acres nestled into the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains amid Virginia’s famed horse and wine country, Salamander Resort & Spa is an opulent and homelike destination. The 168 plush guest rooms and suites were inspired by renowned desig
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Resources
Design: Stephanie Jarvis, Stephanie Jarvis Inc. Photography: Jessie Preza. Page 7: Water Dragon in Cinnabar Red, Sanderson. Page 9: Photography, Dustin Peck. What We’re Seeing: Top image: Bebe Mirror and Jian Console, Bunny Williams Home. Middle: Clo
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Directory of Companies
A Touch of Stone: atosconnect.com Aidan Gray Living: aidangrayliving.com Ainsworth-Noah: ainsworth-noah.com Alfonso Marina: alfonsomarina.com Allison Sprock Fine Arts: allisonsprockfineart.net Amy Heywood: amyheywood.com Ann Sacks: annsacks.com Anne

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