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Text Tiffany Adams Photography Jessie Preza Character is key. For Jadon and Matt Faust, this phrase became an underlying mantra as they searched for a home in Jadon’s native Jacksonville, Florida. “I grew up outside of New York City in colonial New Jersey, where all the homes are at least a century old,” Matt says. “When I thought of Florida, all...

Text Alice Welsh Doyle Photography Dustin Peck When Kara Knight, Associate AIA, and her husband J. R. decided to return to their hometown of Columbia, South Carolina, to raise their family, she anticipated a renovation, but a new build entered the picture a bit unexpectedly. “We bought a house that turned out to have major water issues, so it was more...

Text Sherry Moeller Photography Kerry Kirk While Houston, Texas, is known for its lively and diverse amenities and world-class arts, it also offers a down-home vibe with plenty of places to call home. West of downtown, the suburb of Memorial is nestled among established trees and parks as well as a variety of residential architectural styles. For a family of five,...

Text: Blake Miller Photos: Dustin and Susie Peck Hadley and Bryan Quisenberry couldn’t see how it could possibly work. The three-bedroom, two-bath bungalow they’d grown to love in Charlotte Westside had been the perfect starter home for the couple. But eight years and two kids later—even after consulting an architect on how to potentially expand the footprint—it became abundantly clear that...

Text: Dana W. Todd Photography: Caroline Sharpnack When a homeowner first encountered designer Connie Vernich’s work, she was captivated by the way the designer successfully mixed the old with the new. It was exactly the design sensibility she had been searching for: someone who could combine her husband’s modern aesthetic with her personal collection of antiques and cherished family heirlooms. Before they...

By: Marie Flanigan In thoughtfully designed homes, every detail matters—and that includes the placement and appearance of electrical outlets. While they’re essential to modern living, outlets can often interrupt the visual harmony of a space. That’s why we take great care in finding ways to camouflage them, allowing the architecture and materials to remain the focal point. At Marie Flanigan Interiors,...

Text and Styling: Margaret Zainey Roux Photos: Casey McMurray Simple, yet elegant.” Those three little words had a big impact on interior designer Betsey Hazard and became her mantra throughout the two-year design-build process of Missy and Ryan Hanemann’s Old Metairie home. “My clients were so easygoing and open-minded but had just one request: to create a home that is simple, yet...

Text: Jeanne de Lathouder Photos: Jean Allsopp Styling: Morgan Stephenson Time seems to slow down as you meander through a winding driveway to this idyllic waterfront getaway on Alabama’s picturesque Lake Martin. Occupying its own private peninsula in the beautiful Kennebec neighborhood, the rambling property encompasses an expansive main house, a charming guesthouse, and a detached garage/apartment—all with a pickleball court nestled...

Text: Alice Welsh Doyle Photography: Jean Allsopp Rebecca Hawkins, an interior decorator in Birmingham, Alabama, passed by a large, undeveloped natural area on her way to carpool near her youngest child’s elementary school every day. She became intrigued because it was a rare sighting in a coveted, but almost completely developed neighborhood. She and her husband did some digging and were...

Text: Jennifer Boles Photo: Clara Chambers Styling: Ruthann Ross A self-proclaimed old soul, Nashville designer Eric Ross is also a die-hard traditionalist. Known for favoring tried-and-true classics over trendy decoration, Ross has earned a devoted clientele who shares his love of tradition. But even he was surprised to discover that two of his youngest clients, a couple with three school-age children, were...