July/August 2021

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EDITOR Lynn Lee Terry PROJECT EDITOR Lauren Gentry Walker SENIOR COPY EDITOR Rhonda Lee Lother CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Tiffany Adams, Jennifer Boles, Karen Carroll, Emily Jackson, Robert C. Martin, Blake Miller, Eleanor Lynn Nesmith, Charlotte Safavi, L
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From the Editor
Summertime and the traditional vacations that come along with it may have looked different recently, but the Southern Home team and I are thrilled to be featuring some of our favorite second homes. From the unexpected to the nostalgic, these abodes a
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Marie Flanigan
Southern Home (SH): Who or what most influenced your creativity? Marie Flanigan (MF): First and foremost, my parents. My dad was always good at nurturing the gifts of his kids, and even as a little girl, I was creative. We lived in a small Texas town
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Farm Living at Its Finest
Known to his friends and social media followers as the ultimate weekend farmer, Christopher Spitzmiller raises his own chicks, grows his own flowers, and stores his own jam, cider, and honey. In his new book, A Year at Clove Brook Farm, he treats rea
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Rustic Elegance
Named for the working pear orchard on the grounds, Shauna Varvel’s 18th-century Rhône Valley farmhouse was reimagined by Varvel and local architect Alexandre Lafourcade. Le Mas des Poiriers was once an outdated structure that now thrives as a luxurio
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Floating on Water
Lynn Blackwell and her husband, Bill, never intended to move to the lake, but on one warm Saturday afternoon, the couple decided to go for a drive around Lake Wylie, South Carolina, just 30 minutes from their home in nearby Fort Mill. In and out of n
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Coastal Character
You never know who you’ll meet on Sea Island. It could be a foreign dignitary, a sitting president, or the executive whose home you are secretly renovating. Such was the case for principal Chad Goehring of Harrison Design, who was executing a study a
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Must-have Mudrooms
While seemingly not a very glamourous subject at first, mudrooms are hardworking spaces that go the distance in keeping a home running in tiptop form. Plus, their design and efficiency can be as creative and attractive as they are functional. Conside
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Graduate Nashville
Nestled just a short walk away from Vanderbilt, the Graduate Nashville is an Opry-inspired boutique hotel with a fun, funky, and floral aesthetic. Its bright interior includes soaring ceilings and colorful décor, and its three food and beverage conce
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A Feast For The Eyes
Perhaps no other form of tender vegetation has proven as hardy and long-lasting as that of lettuce ware, a style of ceramics that took shape in 18th-century Europe. Rooted in the Rococo style and made possible thanks to innovations in European porcel
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Directory of Companies
Abode Beach Interiors: abodebeachinteriors.com Alexis Walter: alexiswalter.com Arteriors: arteriorshome.com Avala: avalainc.com Ballard Designs: ballarddesigns.com Baker Furniture: bakerfurniture.com Barkskin by Caba Coverings: barkskin.com Barlow Ty
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Lake House Luxe
A self-described incurable collector, interior designer Kathryn Greeley was fully prepared when she and husband Wells embarked on the transformation of the lake house they inherited from his parents. Over the years, they enjoyed its rustic appeal as
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Resources
Interior Design by. Lynn Blackwell. Photography by Dustin Peck. Page 5: Great floral, pink on oyster, Bennison Fabrics. Page 7: Photography, Kimberly Wasserburger Terry. Pages 13–16: Interior design, Marie Flanigan. Photography, Julie Soefer, courtes
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History and Emotion
Featuring client homes in a variety of architectural styles, Ojai, California-based architect Steve Giannetti and his wife, Brooke, present their fourth book, Patina Homes. Giannetti’s designs are a result of modern, classical, and industrial element
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Family Tradition
When it was time for a longtime vacation home to be put up for sale, the son of the original owners decided he wanted to keep the beloved property in the family and give it a new start. Many childhood memories were spent in the house on Smith Lake in
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Embracing the Unexpected
When interior designer Lucie Patton takes on a new client, she always begins the process by asking them the same question: What are three words that describe what you want your home to be and three words that describe what you do not want your home t
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Old World Redux
“While high season is fabulous on the Chesapeake Bay, Old Town Alexandria can be an equally wonderful place to escape in the summer,” says homeowner Jennifer Aument, who owns a condominium in the heart of Old Town Alexandria with her husband, Andy. T
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Gulf Coast Kaleidoscope
After spending numerous spring breaks and summer vacations along 30A, Tamara and David Campbell decided it was time to have a place of their own in Rosemary Beach. They found the perfect house just steps away from the town’s lively Main Street and th
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All the Comforts, All the Character
Having spent her childhood in Bay St. Louis, Nancy McDonald has a special appreciation for the beauty and charm of the Mississippi coastline. “I grew up just a block from this property, which has been in my family since 1904, and I had a cottage here

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