Congratulations are in order for our friends at Hoffman Media as they win a prestigious award. SOUTHERN HOME SELECTED FOR ANNUAL HOTTEST LAUNCHES OF THE YEAR LIST Hoffman Media Executives Accept Prestigious Honor at min Awards Birmingham, AL, December 8, 2015 – Hoffman Media has launched Southern Home, a new wide-format shelter publication dedicated to high-style southern décor. Southern Home was selected by min (Media Industry...
Read MoreThis will be my last post for the year. We are taking a week off to spend with family and just enjoy some down time. [caption id="attachment_8660" align="aligncenter" width="334"] found on fromupnorth[/caption] Before I wish you a Merry Christmas, I would be remiss if I didn't take a moment to say thank you for your kindness this year. You have stopped me in...
Read MoreAfter all the wildness of the last month, Jeff planned a super fun date night for this week. We went to Greenville to close on Mama's house (my childhood home) Thursday morning. Now that's a weird experience if you haven't done it yet. So many different emotions are running through you simultaneously. Our sweet realtor is not only a childhood friend...
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I am such a believer in this sentiment. Perhaps that is why I feel a connection to my sweet, blogging buddy Kristy Woodson Harvey.
Kristy and her Mom, Beth Woodson, pin one of my favorite blogs: Design Chic and as fellow Southerners we became fast friends a few years ago even though we have never met in person.
Today is a very special day in Kristy’s life. It is the launch of her first novel, Dear Carolina, and I was privileged to get an advance copy to review.
This is the teaser that drew me in:
While at Auburn this week for the Grisham-Trentham Lecture Series I learned something fascinating. Did you know that if you are planning to build in Australia or New Guinea that your best bet for a great design partner just might be a bird?? Yep. You heard me right. The Australian Bower Bird just might be the original decorator You really must watch this...
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[caption id="attachment_7330" align="aligncenter" width="400"] cocoaaatumbler[/caption] It has been a summer of amazing sunrises and sunsets. It's officially fall because we all know that SEC football means it's fall, right? We have welcomed it with a pot of chili, homemade pimento and cheese sandwiches and Greek Orthodox BBQ. Boom. So HaPpY lAbOr DaY y'all. Go out and have some. See you back here soon....
Read MoreAs promised, here are the Tuscan gardens created by Mark Montoya behind the Montgomery, Alabama firestation. If you missed part one on the artist go here. If you missed part two on the station converted into a home go here. NOW, we are all caught up and continue this journey to the heart of Italian alfresco dining spots without ever leaving our fair city. Walking...
Read MoreIf you missed part I of this post go here to read about the genius minds behind this renovation. Today it is my privilege to take you on a house tour of the old South McDonough Street Firehouse that has been loving converted into a jaw dropping home. David Keith Braly is the architectural brain and Mark Montoya is the creator of the...
Read MoreI have admired the work of David Keith Braly for years. David is yet another amazing artist who hails from Florence, Alabama. Florence, what do you add to your water??? David received his undergraduate from Auburn in 1979 and taught in the school of architecture. Five years later he began painting. It is the architectural element in his paintings that makes me love...
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