Light and Bright
With three prior major renovations under their belts, Lane and Scott McGarrah knew what they were up against when they came across this 1950s rancher in Homewood....
A Twist of Fate
“We were not even looking to move, ” Vicki Brannon says. “In fact, we had just finished building our ‘perfect’ house, and our plan was to...
Color Coordinates
As an accountant, Amy Allen knows how to factor in all of the variables to get to the bottom line. In a house hunt, the objective...
Life Adds Color
Catherine Pittman Smith, a portrait and fine art photographer, has captured home, life, and landscapes for more than 20 years. What appears ordinary to...
Light Bright
Boldly using color in décor takes confidence. Color stamps a home with personality, so experts encourage homesellers to paint interiors a forgettable neutral to change a home...
20 Ways to be Inspired
If you missed the 2011 Birmingham home and garden inspiration home, there’s still plenty of great ideas to be found on the following pages. Need more? It’s...
Break out the Bubbly
It’s prime time for partaking in a bit of bubbly. Most folks toast with a glassful to ring in the new year. Then, a flurry of other...
Color Theory
Live with what you love If a certain color makes you happy then go with it! I start with the basics in furniture, then layer a...
Portrait of a House
Art gives beauty and depth to life, but living inside artwork presents a challenge. In a house that is as much a piece of art...
No Rules: Condo Design Colors Outside the Lines
Meg and Armand Margjeka are not white picket fence people. Marriage and even a new baby couldn’t put them in a suburban bungalow. Instead, they have made...
