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A House Collected Over Generations of Family and Design
Cross-stitched samplers. Half-completed needlepoints. Staffordshire figurines. An enviable china collection. In Mary Nelle Clem's Athens, Alabama home, nothing sits on a shelf by accident.
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Kelly Neely is Devoted to the Details
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Finding Home with Mary Catherine Folmar in Athens
How a 1929 Georgian home keeps drawing this Birmingham designer back to her Alabama roots.
Zinnias Make the Cut
They bring fearless color, pollinator power, and nonstop blooms from now until the first frost.
Modern Mood, Southern Warmth
Voted Birmingham’s best kitchen, this Rebecca Hawkins and Cherri Pitts collaboration trades sterile design for raw warmth and seamless flow.
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Back to Routine: Is Your Home Ready for the Season Ahead?
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