Metamorphosis of the Monarch

By SHERRY LUCAS  •  Photos courtesy of LINDA HITER Each year when the Monarch butterflies pass through the Delta, traveling thousands of miles from Canada to Mexico, they receive a warm welcome from Linda Hiter of Merigold      Linda Hiter was captivated from the moment a Facebook post stopped her scrolling in her tracks. […]

Winter Wonderland on Grand

By SHERRY LUCAS • Photography by GREG CAMPBELL Family heirlooms and creative accents add grace notes of Christmas cheer in every room of this historic Greenwood home      Color is king when it comes to Christmas cheer at Lisa and Floyd Melton III’s Grand Boulevard home in Greenwood.       “I was one of […]

Fresh & Timeless

By SHERRY LUCAS • Photography TOM and KASI BECK After several recent renovations, this Winona couple realizes there’s no place like home      In the hunt for updated, cooler living spaces, Eddie and Gay Hammond didn’t need to look any further than their Rolling Greens Estates home in Winona.      Recent renovations rescued […]

Not Your Typical Lake House

By SHERRY LUCAS  •  Photography by RORY DOYLE This traditional home in Chatham is bursting with extensive collections, family heirlooms, objets d’art, and colorful fabrics—all with a stunning view of Lake Washington      Cypress trees emerge from the sky-blue water of Lake Washington, framing the pier that stretches from the slope of Brucie McKamy […]

Cool Digs

By SHERRY LUCAS  •  Photography by NOLAN DEAN From ice factory to ice cream parlor to hip downtown residence, The Big Pink gets cooler by the year      “The Big Pink,” as it’s fondly known, had a cool past from the get-go, with its ice factory roots and the years it spent feeding the […]

Lovely and Livable

By SHERRY LUCAS  •  Photography by RORY DOYLE With respect for their Indianola home’s 1975 design, the Zepponi family has seamlessly blended old and new with carefully curated geometric designs, bold textures, and muted tones      Fresh livability meets the best of retro in the home of Corri and Tory Zepponi. There, a ’70s vibe, […]

Saving Georgianna

By ALAN HUFFMAN The stunning restoration of this treasured antebellum home in the South Delta “Typically, when someone takes on a building like this, it’s a rehabilitation. You’re preserving it and adapting it. A restoration is different. It means doing your best to put a building back to its original use and form. That’s what […]

Blue & White for the Holidays

By CINDY COOPWOOD and CORDELIA CAPPS  •  Photography by RORY DOYLE Incorporating chinoiserie into seasonal decor Decorating our homes for the holidays is a favorite custom, starting with the rich fall hues at Thanksgiving to the red, green, and metallic accents at Christmas. This year we’ve decided to throw something different into our traditional seasonal […]

A Home with a View

By SHERRY LUCAS  •  Photography by GREG CAMPBELL Idyllic vistas paired with beautiful furnishings, make this spacious Lake Washington home the perfect setting for family gatherings and holiday fun      The French country flair of Valerie and Jeffery Bruton’s Glen Allan home is an air kiss to Lake Washington, with lovely views that fill […]

A Goode Home

By ERICA EASON HALL  •   Photography by GREG CAMPBELL Lived-in, well-loved, and now updated, this home is ready for fall, family and friends.      In the Spring of 2018, Gary and Kathy Goode were ready for a change. The couple had lived in their home since 1997 and decided that it was time to make […]