28 Sep On the boulevard
There's something about a cottage style home that has always spoken to me. Add a slate roof and flower boxes and I'm driving by drooling. This is one of those houses. And it doesn't hurt that...
House Tours
08 Sep Solid “gold” home
Sanctuary. I think that's the best way to describe the back yard in Belle Meade's first LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) Gold certified home. And its owner certainly feels that way....
31 Aug Not your grandma’s bungalow
Can you imagine designing a home and selecting all the decor without knowing who will live in it? If you're superstar designer Brian Patrick Flynn, it's all about "checking your own personal aesthetic at the...
23 Aug Refined Nashville cottage
When I went to visit designer Mary Follin recently, I knew she had renovated her ranch home in Nashville, but I was blown away when I drove down her street, and realized I was in...
24 Jul Not your average Victorian
On a quiet street that was once considered a "streetcar suburb" in Nashville sits a grand old Victorian. The plaque recognizes the home's architectural significance by the Metropolitan Historical Commission. Then there's a playful piece that...
14 Jul Colorful like its owner
Color is embraced in the house I'm featuring this week. But sometimes it takes a few times to get just the right shade of the color you want. Try three times in this living...
29 Jun Hamptons holiday
You know when you return from a vacation and you can't stop thinking about it that it was a good one. This was one of those. We spent nine days in the Hamptons at my...
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...
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...
