Innholdsfortegnelse for Southern Style 2024 i Southern Lady

Having grown up in her current neighborhood in Amarillo, Texas, Christian Ladd unknowingly walked, drove, and biked past what would become her first home. Now the founder of her eponymous design firm, Christian’s tailored touch transformed the once drab dwelling into a glamorous abode for her family of three. “I had never really noticed it because it was dark redbrick with landscape covering the front of it,” Christian says of the home’s masked potential from the outside. But despite its unremarkable façade, the interior of this 1920s home boasts endless architectural interest, from arched doorways to olive wood molding. With the help of her contractor and a fresh coat of paint, Christian’s vision of enhancing the historic features with modern accents came to life. Christian reconfigured the layout to suit…

Newly married with four young children between them, Candice and Brian Parker decided staying put was worth a major renovation to make Candice’s house feel like home to their combined family. Birmingham-based designer Keleigh Cleveland transformed dated spaces into a stylish haven, from a kitchen that accommodates everyone to a peaceful primary suite and a pretty-in-pink room for the only little girl of the bunch. “We wanted to start fresh, but it didn’t make sense to move to a different house because I have family in the neighborhood,” says Candice, who purchased the two-story abode in 2016 with her late husband, Brad. Candice’s sister, brother-in-law, and nephew live across the street, and both her and Brad’s parents live within walking distance. “There are many reasons why we wanted to stay,…

Designer Jade Joyner has always been drawn to the daring palettes, glossy finishes, and clean lines of modern interiors. So, nobody was more surprised than she was when she stepped into the 40-year-old house her clients were selling and fell head over heels for its traditional elegance. “I walked in the front door and [thought], ‘This is my forever home.’ Houses are my thing, and yet I’ve never had that happen before. I felt so at peace there,” Jade says. “I called my husband and said, ‘Okay, they’re going to sell this house soon, and we have to get it.’” After helping the previous owners transition into a smaller place, Jade and her husband, Graham, set their sights on turning the splendid Athens, Georgia, residence into a home for themselves…

Interior designer Mary Hannon Reid and her history-buff husband knew their lengthy quest for a family home was over when they found a nearly 100-year-old North Carolina beauty that had not only good bones, but also bells and whistles that would make anyone swoon. “Everything had been kind of kept intact, so it was completely authentic to what it was meant to be,” says Mary Hannon, quickly adding, “That comes with the good, the bad, and the ugly.” The two-year renovation of the Thurmond and Lucy Hanes Chatham House was an act of loving stewardship for Mary Hannon, whose penchant for architectural details attracted her to the stucco abode with French flair. Her husband, Robert, liked the historic aspect of the dwelling, built in 1925 during Prohibition by the namesake…

It was the sweeping vista from manicured outdoor rooms that captured Edith Lyon’s attention while casually considering a move less than a mile from the family home of 30 years. “I asked my husband, David, if we could go look solely based on the view and then thought, I hope we like the house because we loved the property,” Edith says of the grounds teeming with lush hydrangeas, climbing roses, and English garden charm. Devised in 1969 by renowned Alabama architect Henry Sprott Long, with immaculate walnut paneling, brick floors, and a thoughtful layout, the residence enchanted the Lyons as instantly as the picturesque surrounds. After two generations had lived there, members of the original family had decided to sell the house. Edith and David purchased it along with an…

Sometimes the best-laid plans blossom into something even bigger and better. Just ask these Fayetteville, Arkansas, homeowners, who set their sights on downsizing from the 1980s house in which they’d raised their two children—and ultimately built an even roomier dwelling that gives their half dozen young grandkids the space they need to romp. “They get along great, and we have a lot of cousin time,” the homeowner says, adding that she and her husband revel in their frequent family gatherings. “We just all come together in this house.” Quiet and peaceful, with undulating hills and large, secluded lots, the neighborhood had captured the owners’ fancy as soon as they toured it. Although the husband owns a commercial construction business, they had never built a home for themselves, and they’d long…

For 20 years, Billie and Al Scott lived in their ideal house in Montgomery, Alabama. Even as their children grew up and left the nest, the couple was happy staying put, with no reason to leave—until a grandbaby was on the way in a suburban lakeside neighborhood. The Scotts swooned over a scenic lot two streets over from their expecting youngest daughter and her husband. Enchanted by the sun-dappled water and the trees draped in Spanish moss, they decided to make the move to The Waters community under one condition: the new construction had to mirror the layout of their old place. “We loved the other house,” Billie says of the residence. “We could have looked at other plans, but I was afraid we’d be disappointed once we got it…