Southern Home

As the days get longer and the nights get warmer, we feel called to open up our spaces and let in the glow of summer. From lush greenery and manicured lawns to friends and family gathering for pool parties and iced tea on the front porch, this time o

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Southern Home (SH): When did you know you wanted to be a designer? Tammy Connor (TC): I pinpoint it to the 4th grade. Somehow, I figured out there were templates you could use to make furniture plans, and I asked for them for Christmas. Yes, I was th

Creating a gallery or salon wall in your home is a dynamic way to elevate any room while adding a personal touch to your space that gives guests insight into your unique aesthetic. Updating your gallery wall by incorporating new artwork into your col

If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then consider wood to be one of the most admired, not to mention copied, natural materials. Its use in furniture and building aside, wood has also played a major role in one of history’s more delightful

When Janece and Jim Stone decided to build their forever home on a picturesque marsh-front lot in Wilmington, North Carolina, they asked their friend and architect David Lisle of Lisle Architecture to design what would be a three-bedroom, 3,200-squar

It’s the idyllic character of Jupiter Inlet Colony that inspired Kara Hebert’s clients to seek a laid-back lifestyle along the water. Brimming with Floridian charm and a quaint sensibility, the little island town enchanted the young family of five wi

On a corner lot near Fayetteville, Arkansas’s, idyllic Wilson Park sits the 1930s home designer Melissa Haynes’s client shares with her two teenage children. Stately and classic inside and out, Haynes notes the residence was hardly in need of an over

Deeply rooted in the classic sophistication of Southern design, Augusta, Georgia, is known for its homes that feature traditional architecture and formal floor plans. When Sharon and John Lee—Augusta residents deeply connected to their community—deci

Work. Play. Live. That was Julie Couch’s mantra as she conceptualized the interior design of her client’s 7,000-square-foot home in West Nashville. The homeowner, a busy career woman and mother of three active middle schoolers, worked in tandem with

Ten years ago, designer Pamela Harvey, her then-teen daughter, and her husband were searching for the perfect place to call home when they found themselves in Oak Hill, Virginia. Her husband had previously lived north of the city and Harvey had lived

Architect Chris Reebals of Christopher Architecture & Interiors spent months visiting the site of one of his recent projects getting to know the homeowners, their land, and their desire to be close to town but secluded in a natural setting. “Serpenti

When Stephanie and Brian, a busy couple with young twins and a third baby on the way, broke ground on their home in Ponte Vedra, Florida, they knew they needed to work with someone they had a personal connection with and could trust completely. Short

In the total scheme of things, powder rooms seldom get the respect they deserve. Minimally sized at 3 feet wide (which is enough allowable space for a toilet) to roughly 7 feet in length, these half bathrooms start out as being “for guests only,” eve

Comfortable and luxurious, quiet and refreshing, a stay at The Willcox Hotel in Aiken, South Carolina, is a lavish and unique experience. Voted one of the world’s best hotels, guests can walk the shady, oak tree-lined streets past charming cottages a