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Text: Sherry Moeller Photos: Gordon Gregory Styling: Page Mullins A spicy, cranberry pink hue greets guests at the front door and continues into other spaces, such as the dining room, taking color up a notch in this 1930s Colonial in Richmond, Virginia. “The pink color draws you through the house,” says Elly Poston Cooper, principal of Elly Poston Interiors. “It’s a happy,...

Text: Tiffany Adams Photos: Emily Followill If you keep it classic, it never gets old.” It’s a phrase that marks James Farmer’s design philosophy whether he’s working on a seaside retreat or a storied family residence. Influenced heavily by his upbringing in the small town of Perry, Georgia, and recently by British design on trips abroad, he sees the beauty that...

Text Tiffany Adams Photography Julie Soefer When this Houston couple called on friend and local designer Catherine Brooks Giuffre to update their living room, they already had a future project in mind. Desiring more space and a location closer to their children’s school, the pair were keeping their eyes open for a piece of property where they could build a practical,...

Text and styling: Charlotte Safavi Photography: Julie Soefer My husband Jerry and I were high school sweethearts, and we grew up in this area,” says Shelli Smith, a stay-at-home Houston mom of three. “The Woodlands is our home. It is so nice to have found the perfect site and built our forever home here.” This journey home began in 2021, after the...

Text: Alice Welsh Doyle Photo: Nathan Schroder Styling: Jessica Holtam Some might shy away from an unoccupied home languishing on the market that hadn’t been redecorated in decades, while others find that condition enticing, as they see potential. Lauren and Bryan Athon, clients of Houston designer Katie Davis, landed clearly in the latter. “When I walked in, I was so taken with...

Text Sherry Moeller Photography Margaret Wright For eight years, while living in Charleston, South Carolina, Meredith Ebenhoeh dreamed of living on Sullivan’s Island. “In 2019, when a house became available in our price point, I was ecstatic,” she says. Although the run-down house was being sold as a teardown, Ebenhoeh saw its renovation potential and convinced her husband, Brad, to take...

Text: Dana W. Todd Photography: Abigail Jackson Styling: Heidi Donohue Growing up in Greensboro, North Carolina, Jim Rucker couldn’t help but admire the stately Matheson House each time he passed it on his way through historic Irving Park. When he and Melinda married, they settled down to raise a family a few streets over in the same neighborhood, which is listed on...

Text: Tiffany Adams Photos: Lisa Romerein When the opportunity to purchase a lot adjacent to their Athens, Georgia, home presented itself, this couple had a vision in mind: a family compound where they, their daughter and son-in-law, and grandchildren would all be in close proximity. Having previously worked with Tim Adams of T.S. Adams Studio Architects, they reached out to get...

Text: Tiffany Adams Photos: Dustin Peck "It has good bones.” It’s a phrase Realtors®, designers, and even homeowners often throw around when considering a structure. However, it was not the case for the house this family purchased upon moving to Columbia, South Carolina. Built in 2000, the home was true to its era but lacked the character they desired. “I like...

Text Jeanne de Lathouder Photography Reed Brown Snuggled into Nashville’s scenic Forest Hills neighborhood, this quaint country cottage–style residence, originally built in 2000, embodies the timeworn allure of a Tuscan farmhouse. The homeowners love European travel—especially Italy—so their longtime interior designer intuitively crafted an aesthetic that makes them feel as if they are in one of their favorite places, even while...