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Text: Lydia Somerville Photography: Emily Followill and John O'Hagan Styling: Eleanor Roper When a client came to Caroline Willis in need of help with the interior of the house she had just bought in Buckhead, Caroline was delighted to discover it hadn’t been improved in years. That meant the 1940s residence retained all the quirks of an old house, such as rooms...

Text and Styling: Eleanor Lynn Nesmith Photography: Jean Allsopp and Chris Luker Land spreading out far and wide is a luxury to be embraced, especially in a metropolitan area. Ensconced amid a pastoral six-acre setting in the outskirts of Nashville, the new home of Karla and Rafael Calderon is nothing short of a masterpiece, where timeless architecture crafted with care merges...

Text: Margaret Zainy Roux Photography: Jessie Preza "Growing up, there was always that one house where all the kids would end up, and I wanted our home to be ‘that house’ for our twelve-year-old daughter and her friends,” says interior designer Tiffany Hinton of Lola Interiors. How could it not be? Located on one acre overlooking the river, the Hintons’ Amelia Island...

Text and Styling: Charlotte Safavi Photography: Robert Radifera "My design philosophy is steadfast: I believe home should wholeheartedly reflect you and the story of your family. It is intimate, very personal, and a constantly evolving canvas,” says interior designer Alex Deringer of Deringer Design when speaking of the 1912 renovated farmhouse she has shared with her husband and three children for...

Text: Sherry Moeller Photography: Kelli Boyd Wanting a second home designed for entertaining and filled with bright tones, the owners of this new build in the resort community of Palmetto Bluff in South Carolina were introduced to Shell Neely of Kelly Caron Designs by their builder, H2 Builders. Known for her bold use of color, Neely immediately hit it off with...

In Gil Schafer’s third book, Home at Last: Enduring Design for the New American House, the award-winning architect invites readers into eight gorgeous residences, each with its own unique story and celebration of craftsmanship and creativity. From a shingle-style home to a Colonial Revival to a winter retreat in Florida, Schafer’s work embodies the best in classical design and...

Home is as much a feeling as it is a physical presence. In The Landscape of Home: In the Country, by the Sea, in the City, Edmund Hollander takes readers through richly diverse projects and shares how he seamlessly designs the landscaping to perfectly complement the house. His choices of hard surfaces are sensitive to the materials used on...

Text: Linda MaCarthur, AIA Summertime is not the only time that it’s easy to be outside. In the South, with our temperate climate and easygoing lifestyle, we can be outside year-round, and this seems to be a trend we’re seeing all over the country. In fact, outdoor living has become an obsession, and as architects, we love it. Long-standing historical...

Text: Jennifer Boles Trellises have been fixtures in well-appointed gardens since ancient times. Conceived as an upright support for climbing vines, whose tendrils could weave up and through the lattice design, wooden trelliswork is believed to have first been employed by Egyptian gardeners. In turn, adopted throughout the Far and Middle East, trellises were also used in ancient Rome, even...

Photography: Emily Followill Lathem Gordon and Cate Dunning of GordonDunning designed this Atlanta home for a young family who had lived in the home for a couple of years and were ready to make it feel like home. Atlanta Home Redesign: GordonDunning Crafts an Eclectic, Artful Oasis for a Young Family Atlanta Home Redesign: GordonDunning Crafts an Eclectic, Artful Oasis for a...