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Text: Karen Carroll Photos provided by Ashley Gilbreath Southern Home (SH): What is your earliest memory of beauty? Ashley Gilbreath (AG): I grew up in Baton Rouge, and my parents still live in the same house. My mom didn’t work with a designer, and it was by no means perfectly done, but she had pieces inherited from family and could tell you...

Located on the Northwest Florida Panhandle along the Gulf of Mexico, South Walton's 26 miles of stunning sugar-white sand beaches and 16 unique beach neighborhoods offer endless opportunities for visitors to find their perfect beach. Easily accessible from nearly every part of the U.S., South Walton is an ideal destination for a weekend trip or an extended stay, whether...

For over 50 years, Paul Montgomery has been creating custom murals and hand-made wallpapers for world class interiors. His ever expanding, exclusive range of mural designs include themes and colors in Chinoiserie style, classical scenics of exotic locales around the world, tropical flora, and modern patterns. His clientele includes hotels, restaurants, clubs, and luxury residences. The Mural Source is...

Text: Blake Miller Photos: Michael Hunter In 2015, Kara and Dax Sanders had been looking for a home closer to their daughters’ school for several months, never quite finding one that worked for them. After much searching, a friend mentioned a home that was about to go on the market in Houston’s River Oaks. “We had a mutual friend who was...

Text: Lydia Somerville Photos: John O’Hagan For longtime clients, designer Liz Hand Woods envisioned a luxurious home for two that easily welcomed children and grandchildren. “The wife said she wanted a house that felt like being on vacation,” says Woods. “She also loves everything ‘white and light,’ so we used white stone, white upholstery, and white marble.” On a quiet circle...

Text: Margaret Zainey Roux Photos: Sara Essex Bradley While Louisiana’s architecture is deeply rooted in European design, it is most heavily influenced by the styles she inherited from France, her motherland. But when Jewel and Vincent Centanni came across a sprawling hilltop lot in Baton Rouge’s picturesque Bocage neighborhood, they had another continental aesthetic in mind for their next project. The husband-and-wife...

Text: Tiffany Adams Photos: Michael Hunter As a designer, bringing meaning and interest to homes is at the heart of Sarah West’s mission. “Relationships are important to me, and I want to create a place where you can visualize your family making memories for years to come,” she says. When her dear friends Dana and Walter Burke called on her expertise,...

Text: Tiffany Adams Photos: Michael Hunter Sit down with Carla Fonts, and you’ll quickly see her passion for design is rooted in two things: family and destinations dear to her. “My parents grew up in Cuba and fled to Palm Beach, Florida, in 1958,” she says. “When my mother’s family arrived, they rented a house on Dunbar Road. She always said...

Text: Jeanne De Lathouder Photos: John O’Hagan Ingrained in the design industry with a sharp eye for style, an Atlanta couple knew they had unearthed a diamond in the rough when they fell in love with a property nestled quietly within the heart of Atlanta’s Buckhead neighborhood. Built as a 1950s Federal-style ranch that had undergone several renovations over the years,...

Text: Jeanne De Lathouder Photos: Kip Dawkins Embarking on a full-scale renovation, homeowners Dori and Peter Markakos sought to preserve the classicism of their brick Colonial in McLean, Virginia. Originally built in 1994, their traditional home sits grandly poised amidst an array of upscale luxury dwellings in one of the area’s most notable neighborhoods. Beauty in Black & White Beauty in Black &...