Grand Scheme
Rolling hills and gracious wooded neighborhoods still reflect the vision of Warren H. Manning, the master planner of the original Mountain Brook subdivision created in 1929. With...
All in the Details
Many times, the perfect home is found in the details. Architect Hank Long of Henry Sprott Long & Associates and designer Jenny Edwards of J. Edwards Interiors...
Bold & Beautiful
When pairing a skirt and sweater or piecing together chairs, rugs, and lighting, a sense of style gives things distinctive sparkle. Interior designer Lisa Flake has...
Raising the Standard
The unused attic space in Kim West’s home covered the whole left side of the second floor and seemed to be longing for an occupation. So interior designer...
Natural Instincts
On a corner lot in Cherokee Bend sits an unassuming brick home. Though it is charming enough outwardly, there is nothing distinctive about it, nothing that...
Custom Color
A past life as a research librarian can be pretty handy when it comes to a second career as an interior designer. After years at Southern Progress in...
The Beauty of Simplicity
“There was one thing I kept hearing from her again and again, ” explains designer Liz Woods of her Mountain Brook client. “She would say, ‘Keep it neutral;...
Portrait of an Artist
When asked to reflect on the life and work of iconic Birmingham artist Arthur Stewart, his family, friends, and art critics invariably call up adjectives...
Cheers to That
Secret Garden Steva Casey, main mixer at Veranda on Highland in Birmingham, serves this cocktail julep style for a deliciously fresh herbal concoction you don’t...
Comfort Food: From the Kitchen of Margaret Agnew
When gathering recipes for her many cookbooks, Margaret Agnew never had to look very far for inspiration. A self-professed recipe collector, Margaret simply turned to the...