In Gil Schafer’s third book, Home at Last: Enduring Design for the New American House, the award-winning architect invites readers into eight gorgeous residences, each with its own unique story and celebration of craftsmanship and creativity. From a shingle-style home to a Colonial Revival to a winter retreat in Florida, Schafer’s work embodies the best in classical design and architectural longevity while remaining adaptive to the ebb and flow of life as it evolves over years, and even generations. Schafer brings each home to life with illustrated floor and site plans in addition to personal ..read more

Text: Karen Carroll Photos courtesy of Duke Design Group Southern Home (SH): Tell us about your early memories of being in the garden. Gavin Duke (GD): I grew up in rural Arkansas, and in the summers, my parents would create a vegetable garden, which I helped tend. It wasn’t big, although it seemed so to me as a child. Each grandparent also had a plot at their houses. We were growing a lot of our own food, canning, and storing things in season. My maternal grandfather was a carpenter, and I also developed a curiosity about building blocks and nailing things together at an early age. Combining ..read more

Home is as much a feeling as it is a physical presence. In The Landscape of Home: In the Country, by the Sea, in the City, Edmund Hollander takes readers through richly diverse projects and shares how he seamlessly designs the landscaping to perfectly complement the house. His choices of hard surfaces are sensitive to the materials used on the house, and the details of the landscape design are always totally compatible with the architecture. Throughout, Hollander discusses essential elements in his firm’s work: the importance of the procession of entry to a house as well as its context in the ..read more

Text: Linda MaCarthur, AIA Summertime is not the only time that it’s easy to be outside. In the South, with our temperate climate and easygoing lifestyle, we can be outside year-round, and this seems to be a trend we’re seeing all over the country. In fact, outdoor living has become an obsession, and as architects, we love it. Long-standing historical references as well as new trends make outdoor living areas one of the favorite parts of any house. Your home should add to your wellness, and it’s the connectivity to the world outside that provides a sense of well-being. Without even realizing i ..read more

Text: Jennifer Boles Trellises have been fixtures in well-appointed gardens since ancient times. Conceived as an upright support for climbing vines, whose tendrils could weave up and through the lattice design, wooden trelliswork is believed to have first been employed by Egyptian gardeners. In turn, adopted throughout the Far and Middle East, trellises were also used in ancient Rome, even earning an appearance in one of Pompeii’s surviving wall frescoes. Centuries later, trellises figured prominently in medieval European gardens, which were notable for their semi-enclosed spaces. Entwined wit ..read more

Photography: Emily Followill Lathem Gordon and Cate Dunning of GordonDunning designed this Atlanta home for a young family who had lived in the home for a couple of years and were ready to make it feel like home. Atlanta Home Redesign: GordonDunning Crafts an Eclectic, Artful Oasis for a Young Family Atlanta Home Redesign: GordonDunning Crafts an Eclectic, Artful Oasis for a Young Family Atlanta Home Redesign: GordonDunning Crafts an Eclectic, Artful Oasis for a Young Family Atlanta Home Redesign: GordonDunning Crafts an Eclectic, Artful Oasis for a Young Family Atlanta Home Redesign: Go ..read more

Text: Tiffany Adams Photography: Nathan Schroder I’s hard to imagine leaving an area you love. That’s why this Tennessee couple decided not to venture far when looking for a larger home for their family of five. “We lived in a house around the corner that we loved but had outgrown,” one of the owners explains. Being an older, established area, lots were hard to come by, so when the opportunity to purchase one just down the street presented itself, they were sold, and the process began. In this Memphis Home by Designer Mary Beth Wagner, Color Meets Coziness In this Memphis Home by Designer Ma ..read more

Text: Alice Welsh Doyle Photos: Hector M. Sanchez Styling: Colson Horton I want you to do what other clients won’t let you do,” offered Virginia McKnight to her interior designer, Yancey Seibert Shearouse, who responded “Are you sure?” After confirmation, Shearouse set about doing just that, but first the home needed some almost Herculean attention before any fabrics or decor could be contemplated. The circa 1909 house was designed by prominent Augusta architect H.T.E. Wendell, and his homes are highly sought-after in town. Designer Yancey Seibert Shearouse Creates a Bold and Beautiful Home ..read more

As architects and designers, we at Court Atkins Group are never more inspired than when we create exceptional environments true to our clients’ visions. Across residential, commercial, and interior design, we believe interior design is the most intimate layer of creating a space’s environment. Full of the details we touch and feel daily, interiors have the continuous power to inspire us, provoke emotions, conjure our most loved memories, and transport us through time. We seek to create one-of-a-kind environments by focusing on the details, floor to ceiling. Think luxurious, evocative materials ..read more

Text: Sherry Moeller Pocket doors were first introduced in the US in the 1850s during the Victorian era, gaining momentum in the 1880s. In the early days, the designs were less than ideal, though much improved in the last and current centuries due to advances in technology and installation. Initially, pocket doors, which are doors that slide into walls and disappear, were often used between parlors and dining rooms, providing openness when needed for flow but also separating spaces for more intimate gatherings. The utility of pocket doors became even more apparent during the postwar building e ..read more