Southern Lady

Having grown up in her current neighborhood in Amarillo, Texas, Christian Ladd unknowingly walked, drove, and biked past what would become her first home. Now the founder of her eponymous design firm, Christian’s tailored touch transformed the once d

Interior designer Mary Hannon Reid and her history-buff husband knew their lengthy quest for a family home was over when they found a nearly 100-year-old North Carolina beauty that had not only good bones, but also bells and whistles that would make

When Noelle and Jason Ridings first stepped inside their new home, it had been less than 24 hours since they made an offer, drove south from New Jersey, and asked designer Megan Molten to meet them at the property outside Charleston they’d only toure

Newly married with four young children between them, Candice and Brian Parker decided staying put was worth a major renovation to make Candice’s house feel like home to their combined family. Birmingham-based designer Keleigh Cleveland transformed da

It was the sweeping vista from manicured outdoor rooms that captured Edith Lyon’s attention while casually considering a move less than a mile from the family home of 30 years. “I asked my husband, David, if we could go look solely based on the view

Sometimes the best-laid plans blossom into something even bigger and better. Just ask these Fayetteville, Arkansas, homeowners, who set their sights on downsizing from the 1980s house in which they’d raised their two children—and ultimately built an

For 20 years, Billie and Al Scott lived in their ideal house in Montgomery, Alabama. Even as their children grew up and left the nest, the couple was happy staying put, with no reason to leave—until a grandbaby was on the way in a suburban lakeside n

Designer Jade Joyner has always been drawn to the daring palettes, glossy finishes, and clean lines of modern interiors. So, nobody was more surprised than she was when she stepped into the 40-year-old house her clients were selling and fell head ove