31 Jan Where we live
We all know the kitchen is the heart of the home, and when making changes to your home, updating the kitchen and bathrooms is where you get a good return when and if you...
House Tours
26 Jan Deconstructed style
If you've seen the movie, "Under the Tuscan Sun," about a woman who starts over by moving to Italy and renovating an old villa after a relationship breaks up, then you'll understand the sentiment...
05 Jan Scioto Inn Cottage
If you enjoy history and seeing a very old building renovated in a way that respects its past, then this article is for you, but if not, you may enjoy seeing the photos anyway! Enter...
14 Dec The Merry McBrides
When you meet someone with a cat named Beyonce, and who dresses up for a Christmas parade as a tree, you just know they are fun loving and enthusiastic. And that's exactly who Amy Swanson...
01 Dec The Hazel house
Once upon a time, this house near downtown Franklin was owned by a lady named Hazel. The home, built in 1892, was described as a coat of many colors. A new room was added every...
24 Nov Bathroom remodel
I'm beyond thrilled to have a guest host for Stylish Retreats this time around and she's the charming and talented General Contractor and Principal Designer of Superior Construction and Design based in Lebanon, Tennessee, ...
09 Nov Not your average farm
Visiting Ozburn Hollow Farm in Arrington, Tennessee was like taking a long weekend out of town, even though it's only about 25 miles from our house to this historic property. When Elaine Ozburn told me...
18 Aug Happy House
Tucked away down a quiet road in Williamson County is a Franklin farmhouse where I recently found myself catching up with a friend I hadn't seen in several years. Sherwin Williams Whirlpool Olivia and...
10 Aug Storybook Tudor
I have to say this was a first. Being greeted at the front door by a young woman with a bright green bird resting on her finger. This is Luigi And so began my tour...
29 Jun Iconic home
Elegant, timeless, gracious. Much has been said and written about this magnificent Belle Meade estate over the years. The Neoclassical beauty built in 1929 represents so much of the grandeur and grace of the past that...
