Lake Living that’s over the Moon
By SHERRY LUCAS • Photography by GREG CAMPBELL Enjoyed by permanent residents and weekend warriors alike, there is a special community at Moon Lake that feels like family—and they all agree that summer weekends there are unmatched! Three families share their homes, summer ready and decked out for the 4th of July! The […]
Leap of Faith – Old house gets new energy with a young family in Greenville
By Sherry Lucas • Photography by Rory Doyle The Tudor style is anchored in the early twentieth century as an architectural trend, but the Ayres family’s fresh restoration updates a style-standout and historical gem for their twenty-first century lifestyle. Custom details in rich, dark woods mark the style, but neutral tone-on-tone decor lightens the effect […]
Merry and Bright
Merry and Bright Every December, this Vicksburg couple enjoys welcoming guests for plenty of food and fun in their sprawling lakeside home. By Brenda Ware Jones • Photography by Greg Campbell The expansive, traditional farmhouse enjoyed by Amy and Lane Campbell and their three young children seems, at first glance, much older than it is. […]
Harvest Home
By Brenda Ware Jones Photography by Sarah Bell of Selavie Photography Architect Carson Looney, FAIA Interior Designer Ann Parker A love of hunting, and an expanding three-generation family, motivated this Memphis couple to create an expansive, idyllic haven for making memories. Sonia and Rudy Watkins of Memphis had been enjoying many a fruitful Mississippi Delta […]
From the Deep South to the West Village
By Brenda Ware Jones Photography by Rory Doyle Q&A with Kate Hayes Fresh out of college, this Clarksdale gal made the big move to New York, taking lots of the Delta with her. She loves to talk about how she got from here to there, and how she has brought touches of home to her […]
A Cabin Reborn
By Brenda Ware Jones Photography by Austin Britt Whether spent hunting, fishing, hiking, entertaining, or just kicking back from the busy week before, weekends at MeadowBrake are rich with memories in the making. “How did you ever find this place?” is the first question visitors often ask, after they make the long drive deep into […]
A Once and Future House
By Brenda Ware Jones Photography by B. Flint Photography Designed with an eye towards the past, and towards generations to come, this charm-filled cottage is already packed with memories, and ready for plenty more. It is certainly unusual for a couple to build their weekend getaway cottage before their “forever” main house even exists, but […]
Everything Old is New Again
By Brenda Ware Jones Photography by B. Flint Photography Paying homage to its late-Victorian origins, this exquisitely reimagined family-friendly home blends effortlessly into one of Oxford’s finest old neighborhoods. Stephanie and Tom Tann were immediately attracted to 1405 Madison Avenue in 2012 when the house on the elevated corner lot came up for sale. Just two blocks […]
Centennial Christmas in Lexington
By Brenda Ware Jones Photography by Tom Beck Fill a grand old house with friends, add fabulous food, and let the merriment begin! Any time a one hundredth birthday rolls around, there is plenty of reason to celebrate! For Nancy and Don Barrett of Lexington, the centennial being fèted was that of their grand house, […]
Built to House Memories
By Brenda Ware Jones Photography by Greg Campbell The couple grew up as “city kids,” and raised their own two in Jackson, as well. But they wanted their little ones to know about another, simpler way of life, closer to nature. He had been lucky enough, as a young lad, to enjoy an old-time […]