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Text Sherry Moeller Photography Stacy Zarin Goldberg Born and raised in England, Kate Abt of Kate Abt Design loves to infuse elements of her heritage into the homes she designs. “With old buildings and architecture, history, and beautiful countryside, I literally had influences on my doorstep growing up,” Abt says. British fabrics, wallpaper, artwork, and hardware, for instance, are often found...

Text: Tiffany Adams Photos: Matt Harrington For more than two centuries, people have flocked to The Greenbrier for rest, relaxation, and the alluring beauty of West Virginia’s Allegheny Mountains. Visiting yearly for the Fourth of July holiday and returning to take in the fall foliage and winter snows, this couple sought a permanent residence to enjoy year-round. With a passion for...

Text: Jeanne de Lathouder Photo: Muriel Silva Northeast Florida’s quaint Amelia Island just feels like a place where memories are made. Its ethereal landscape of mature oak trees, dreamy Intracoastal vistas, and genteel Lowcountry homes conjured up an idyllic vision for a Southern couple’s family vacation home—a blissful getaway they hoped their children and grandchildren would want to visit often. After...

Text: Sherry Moeller Photo: Gordon Beall On the hunt for a second home not too far from their Washington, DC, condo, Jeffrey Kramer and Keith Lachapelle spotted a Hollywood, Maryland, house online while on a family trip in the Hamptons. The first stop when they got back to the city was a tour of the Southern Maryland property. The long, tree-lined...

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...