Southern Home

Breath of Fresh Air

ary Tobias Miller loves a good design challenge. So when her clients reached out to her about their new home in the Eastover neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina, Miller was not intimidated by the home’s eyesore of an interior. “The home was heavy and dark with an Asian flair, and just about every room featured oversized cornice boards that made each space feel even darker,” the designer says. But Miller and her clients saw beyond the cosmetic accents of bold oranges and reds and dark woods left from the previous homeowners. In fact, part of what drew

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