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Text: Blake Miller Photos: Brie Williams As the azalea-lined drive opens, perched on top of what feels like the most perfect piece of land in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina is an unassuming white cottage. And for Courtney and Gray Hill, it was hard not to fall in love. “It was truly the most magical home we had ever...

Text: Tiffany Adams Photos: NativeHouse When designer Lori Paranjape began making selections for this Tennessee couple’s vacation home, she didn’t have to dig too deep to find insight. Their daughter, Caroline Schaad, was working as a designer at her firm. “Sometimes we wonder if a client will love what we’ve picked or if they’ve seen it before, and we didn’t have...

Text: Margaret Zainey Roux Photos: Andrew Kung For Isabel Ladd, “practice what you preach” is more than just an old adage. It’s a sentiment that she takes to heart, and it’s evident in all that she does. “I’m a girl of many mantras,” says the Brazilian-born, Kentucky-raised interior designer. “Among them is ‘banish the beige.’ I thrive on creating homes that are...

Text: Alice Welsh Doyle Photos: Jessie Preza Styling Brittany Hart Designer Nancy Izlar knew exactly what her clients and friends wanted for their new home in Ponte Vedra, Florida—one that was built upon the notion of togetherness. With three grown children and seven grandchildren, the couple wanted it to expand and contract as they welcomed everyone to the beach. “The husband grew up in...

Text: Margaret Zainey Roux Photos: Paul Costello There is coastal chic and there is coastal kitsch. For Brannan Geary, the difference is in the details. For her clients’ new build on Mobile Bay, the Fairhope-based interior designer passed on the seashell and sand dollar décor and drew on the location’s classic Southern charm and natural nuances to establish a sense of place...

Text Margaret Zainey Roux, Photography Julia Lynn “What’s the history of your house?” It is a question that Mary Milan Deupree is frequently asked, but one she never gets tired of answering. “I can’t help but smile when strangers stop me on the street to inquire about its age and architecture,” she says of her Charleston home. “It’s only three years...

Text Tiffany Adams Photography Jim Bathie Design enthusiast Faith Jansen’s well-trained eye has become a bit of a secret weapon for sourcing finds. When it comes to her home, she likes to mix traditional with contemporary, high-end with lower price points, and cherished furnishings with found objects. “I like the look of mixing pieces, especially antiques with contemporary art, and in...

Text Blake Miller Photography Mali Azima Styling Yvonne Teague The long, straight drive up to the home is full of anticipation. The gradual rise of the land greets the home, which stands surrounded by towering pine trees and oak trees strewn with Spanish moss. Just beyond is the slow but steady lull of the Savannah River. The balmy breeze is just enough...

Text Sherry Moeller Photography Anice Hoachlander After spending summers for close to a decade in various coastal towns in Talbot County along Maryland’s Eastern Shore, Janice and Robert Vitale decided to relocate from their Great Falls, Virginia, residence to a waterfront home in their favorite town, St. Michaels. “We liked St. Michaels the most because it was quaint without being remote,”...

Text by Dana W. Todd Photography by Emily Followill While many millennials gravitate toward minimalism and neutral palettes, Molly and Brian McNeese took a different path. Describing themselves as “old souls,” the couple envisioned a traditional home filled with timeless hues of blue and green. Their search led them to designer Michelle Doughtie of Schilling & Co., who, alongside Katelyn Reaves,...