22 Jun Uptown digs
This is one of the most elegant staircases I've ever had the pleasure of walking up and down. Very carefully I might add. It's considered a double helix iron staircase. It and the unusual African...
Author: Amy Marsalis
15 Jun Mini farm built with love
I've passed this house more times than I can count and never realized until several months ago I knew the homeowner. I had shopped with her years ago at her furniture store called Carissa's Armoires and...
31 May Bold and beautiful in Belle Meade
There is nothing muted or neutral about the home I'm featuring in this edition of Stylish Retreats. It is one of the most colorful and eclectic houses I've had the pleasure of visiting as a...
25 May A young family’s nest
You know when you're going to feature a designer's personal home it's going to be a good house, even when you've never been there to check it out first. But it may not be what...
18 May New Nashville
To my faithful followers. I am still here. Just took a little break to regroup and find some more treasures to write about. And while I get those written and edited, I decided to give...
26 Apr House with a view
When I pulled into Rhonda Weaver's driveway, she met me out front in her gardening clothes with a big smile and welcoming attitude. We had never met. A mutual friend suggested I write about her...
13 Apr East Nashville eclectic
One of the things I miss most about my former life as a television news reporter is getting out in the community and meeting fascinating people with great stories to share. And this week, I...
30 Mar Palm Beach designer moves to Nashville
One of the coolest highrise residential buildings in downtown Nashville these days is known by its numbers; the Twelve Twelve. The people who are drawn to this towering glass structure in the Gulch tend to...
23 Mar Bay Island Beauties
In the 18th Century, Captain James Wright referred to Roatan, Honduras as the "Garden of the West Indies," and as a visitor, I can say she's still a beauty. Just look at the lush hillsides and...
16 Mar Unpretentious luxury
I had never heard of Roatan, Honduras until friends of ours bought a condo there in 2008. Lucky us. We've been able to stay there over the years and enjoy the rustic beauty of the...
