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September 15, 2024Timothy Corrigan is an unabashed Francophile. “I feel that France is where I belong. There’s something that’s magical about living there,” says the Southern California–based interior designer, whose clients have included Madonna and Middle Eastern royalty. As a high-school student in Los Angeles, Corrigan and three friends spent two and a half months […]

To build or not to build, that was the question. And a very difficult one for Anne Williams to answer as she contemplated building anew or renovating her family’s historic home in Dallas’ University Park neighborhood. As newlyweds, the interior designer and her husband purchased the house with the intention of staying there forever, but when the household of two multiplied, they inevitably needed more room to grow.

Creation of a soothing, restorative home is on trend today. Charlotte designer Kim Mauney, founder of Kim Mauney Interiors and her boutique/studio Maison, riveted on just that formula when she downsized into a cozy Southern cottage home.

Welcome to the southern charm home tour of Kelly's place, my Instagram friend from Southern_Charm_Cottage! I recently had the chance to connect with her and just love everything about her home and collections and know

Interior designer James Farmer brought the verdant views indoors with garden and floral motifs. Here, hydrangeas on the wallpaper climb the entry walls. Photography by Jeff Herr. Wallpaper: "Hydrangea Drape" by Schumacher

An empty, lakeside lot in an established Raleigh neighborhood seemed like a too-good-to-be-true scenario, but it’s exactly where dreams began to take shape for Mary Margaret and Kade Ross and their two young children. Planning to build a forever home, they assembled a team that included builder John Sanders, architect Carter Skinner, and interior designer Katherine Connell.

Tips, tricks, and advice for making a home more curated than cluttered—and why it’s okay to keep Grandma’s dishes

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