On Trend: Outdoor Furniture

MAGNOLIA COLLECTION FROM LLOYD FLANDERS Virgin vinyl with an aluminum frame; dining chair, $800; lounge chair, $1,280; Sofa, $2,642; lloydflanders.com ZONA COLLECTION FROM KINGSLEY BATE Merging midcentury style with outdoor durability, all-weather wicker seats sit atop sleek, angular bases of solid teak wood; ottoman $485; lounge chair $990; sofa $1,970; kingsleybate.com HOLLY HUNT OUTDOOR COLLECTION Inspired by the Sonoran Desert and constructed with a...

Interior Designer Lucie Patton Embraces the Unexpected

Text: Lauren Gentry Walker Photos: Michael Blevins When interior designer Lucie Patton takes on a new client, she always begins the process by asking them the same question: What are three words that describe what you want your home to be and three words that describe what you do not want your home to be? For homeowners Lee and Gerald Evans,...

Mary Patton Mixes Modern and Traditional Elements in Houston

Photography: Molly Culver What was the original ask from the clients? The clients built a beautiful house in Houston and wanted us to add personal details and unique elements to make this feel like a home. How did you achieve this?  We really focused on mixing old and new elements, along with high and low details to achieve the perfect balance of luxury...

Destinations: Colony Hotel Palm Beach

Destinations: Colony Hotel Palm Beach
Known for its bold-colored brand of luxe, the Colony Hotel Palm Beach has been an iconic destination since 1947. What was once a smart second home for statesmen, movie stars, and the town’s chicest residents, Palm Beach’s pinkest hotel resides in the heart of the city and boasts its proximity to the world’s best restaurants and shopping. In 2016 Andrew...

Relaxed Revival by Yancey Seibert Shearouse

Text: Emily Jackson Images: Hector Sanchez Exterior Image: Natalie Thompson For Yancey Seibert Shearouse, preservation has been a lifelong passion. As a native of Natchez, Mississippi, home to the nation’s most distinguished pre-Civil War residences, accessibility to such historically significant structures instilled a reverence for classic architecture. “I didn’t have a normal upbringing,” says Shearouse. “In the third grade, I was talking about...

Janie Molster’s New Book Features Bold & Sophisticated Homes

Acclaimed Southern designer Janie Molster presents her new book—House Dressing: Interiors for Colorful Living—a lively collection of vibrant interiors and advice. Molster is known for creating family homes that are bold, sophisticated, inviting, and practical. She believes spaces should be individually tailored to your lifestyle and should express your personality. In this new volume, the designer reveals her secrets...

Jewelry Box Sweepstakes 2022

Jewelry Box Sweepstakes 2022
Win a Jewelry Box from Dr. John E. Crews Antiques and Diamond Earrings from Van Atkins Jewelers With a sparkling reputation that spans more than four decades, Van Atkins Jewelers is an established name in exquisite fine jewelry and estate pieces. Let their expert team help you find the perfect piece for Valentine’s Day or anytime, whether it’s a custom design or exquisite...

Enhancing Interior Design with Eco-Friendly Windows

By Karoline Gore In 2006 there were only 296 certified green building projects in the United States, but that number rose to 65,000 in 2017 according to a report published on The Statistics Portal. You don’t have to have the biggest solar panels on your roof to be inducted into the “eco-friendly design hall of fame”. Something as simple as...

Designer Jennifer Burgess Loh Helps Downsizing Couple Live the Houston High Life

Text: Courtney duQuesnay Photos: Claudia Casbarian of Julie Soeffer Photography Styling: Walker Wright Houston, Texas, interior designer Jennifer Burgess Loh approaches each new project with a magic recipe of collaboration, conversation, and creativity. And that tactic worked again in 2019, when she was contacted by a couple who had recently moved into a luxury mid-rise condominium bordering Houston’s River Oaks neighborhood. Houston High...

Antiques Obsession: Coquillage

Text: Jennifer Boles Design: Alcott Interiors Photos: Emily Followill In some areas of the world, seashells have long been used for jewelry, decorative adornment, and even currency, but in much of Europe, they remained something of a rarity until the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, when European explorers and merchants began traveling the globe and later returning home bearing caches of them. Initially...

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