Innholdsfortegnelse for Home Style 2023 i Southern Home

Mark and Sissy Simmons had a grand French Regency house in Nashville’s tony Belle Meade neighborhood where they raised four children. But once the children had grown and moved away, the time seemed right to feather another nest—perhaps something a little less formal that would still welcome their vast collections of antiques. So the couple decided to sell their house and build their dream home. They found a small rental cottage to serve as temporary space and made a few accommodations to fit their needs. But due to a fire, the Simmonses suddenly had no place to live—and their new house was in the earliest stages of construction. A crackerjack realtor friend quickly found a house that had real possibilities. It was cool and modern but needed some updates and…

Living in the city has its undeniable perks, but when the pace of things becomes too hectic, owning a tranquil spot in the country offers a welcome retreat from the hustle and bustle. While originally calling Atlanta their primary address, this Georgia couple found the appeal of their rural property just too enticing to save for sporadic visits. Feeling the tug of a more pastoral life, they made the decision to permanently settle there. Endearingly called “Little Bit Farm,” this bucolic setting of 280 acres just outside of Columbus, Georgia, boasts a refined farmhouse, outdoor amenities, and a large, sustainable garden that provides seasonal, organic produce to a host of area restaurants. “We began renovating the house as a part-time residence in keeping with the couple’s weekend stays,” says residential…

When an executive and his wife returned to Birmingham, Alabama, after living in New York City for many years, they were pleasantly surprised to find their former house on the market. With so many fond memories of family life in the spacious one-level, Regency-style home, the couple decided to purchase it again. However, they did want to make some changes inside to fit their new, more relaxed phase of life. So the homeowners called on the talents of designer Sandra Lynn, known for her comfortably elegant style, who had worked with them on a previous home. Although the property, on a wooded hillside in a neighborhood in Mountain Brook, is close to the city, it also offers a sense of escape from the hustle of daily life. The homeowners and…

When you’re heading down a new path, the journey becomes easier and a lot more satisfying if you take some familiar faces along to the next destination. That proved true for an Atlanta couple downsizing from a stately Georgian house to the top floor of a newly constructed high-rise building. At first, the wife assumed that she’d have to leave behind those “familiar faces” —her collection of traditional antiques and accessories—since she feared they would be unsuitable in the more contemporary surroundings. However, a visit to a show house at the St. Regis in Buckhead provided inspiration and perspective in the form of a main bedroom decorated by Patricia McLean. “The space was quite long and large, but it was warm, flooded with light, and flowed well,” recalls McLean. “I…

The genteel aura of Kentucky’s beloved Bluegrass Country seems to distinguish everything about Donna and Bill Shively’s Dixiana Farm. This is especially true in their elegant, four-year-old columned house that feels as if it has been there forever. Appearing in the distance like the setting of a Southern novel, the home is flanked by blowsy gardens and thick groves of century-old maple, oak, and walnut trees on more than 660 acres of rolling pastures, delineated by white-rail fences. Within this epicenter of the thoroughbred horse world that has produced legends like Secretariat, Seattle Slew, and Man o’ War, Bill purchased Dixiana Farm in 2004. Founded in 1877, Dixiana became one of the top thoroughbred farms of its time. During its glory days of ownership by the automotive industry’s Fisher family,…

Timeless style blends the old with the new. It mixes objects of different eras, revealing beauty in unexpected twists. It discovers art in Paris markets, adding to a collection built from both local galleries and exotic lands. And it has been the signature style associated with Jenna Wallis’s interior design career. Formally trained in the South before traveling extensively in Europe, Wallis has infused a classic, sophisticated look into luxury resorts, boutique hotels, even international spas. After successful stints in Atlanta and Los Angeles, she settled in Memphis, where she established residential firm Jenna Wallis Interior Design. There in the outskirts of the city, Wallis found an old stone cottage on a curved lot and envisioned a grand family retreat. Despite the work they knew they had ahead of them,…