Alice Welsh Doyle
Pretty & Polished
While most of us look back fondly on our first house or two and can recall many anecdotes about early attempts to renovate and personalize it ourselves,...
Smith Lake Simplicity
For their weekend retreat, designer Mark Kennamer and architect Jason Robb crafted refined rooms where polish and comfort go hand in hand.
Gathering Place
ABOVE The Vails’ home is kid-central on their tucked-away street in Mayfair.  The buzz of activity around the Vail home in the Mayfair neighborhood of...
A Stylish Revival
Thoughtful architectural renovations combine with peppy interiors to take a historic home in Vestavia Hills to a whole new level of stylish sophistication.
Elegant Restraint
ABOVE An outdoor swing from Southeastern Salvage adds a welcoming touch in the front yard.
For antiques lovers, there is nothing quite like the thrill of the hunt, unearthing those...
Relaxed Refinement
Sometimes all it takes is one humble item to get the whole design conversation started. When Jan Ware showed her client, Gates Brown, a white glossy round...
Home by Design
With many late nights and a can-do attitude, two graphic designers transform a Homewood house into their forever home.
Hollywood Classic
  Sometimes home buyers have the good fortune of finding a place where they actually like the renovations that the prior owners completed. Then all that’s needed is...
Terraced Delights
ABOVE While the graceful garden is divided into distinct areas, the spaces flow together seamlessly with no indication of what is new and what was original in...
On Holiday
Interior designer Ware Porter takes a page from favorite vacation spots to transform a classic Colonial into a color-filled, engaging home with never a dull moment.