Southern Home

Southern Home showcases beautiful homes that will appeal to every design aesthetic. We canvas the Southern states to bring you some of the area’s most inviting and interesting homes, as well as the talented architects, designers, and homeowners behind them. Tour the South’s finest homes filled with art, antiques, collections, and family heirlooms.

Southern Home Special Issues

Christmas Visions • Visions of stockings, garlands, and decorations galore have been dancing in our heads for months while we planned this Christmas issue. May the stories inspire you to create a merry and bright holiday home this year.

feather your nest • Peruse our pages for ideas to make your home a holiday haven, from the front door to the back and all the spaces in between.

Style Inspiration • Deck the halls with boughs of holly and delightful holiday details.

All Dressed Up • Decking your doors—and windows and lampposts—with glorious holiday finery ssends a distinctively personal greeting to a all who pass by. Embellish basic wreaths and garlands with materials that reflect your own sense of style.

home sweet home • Take a peek inside holiday homes around the country that are ready and waiting to welcome the jolly old man in the red suit.

Natural ELEGANCE • For this homeowner, decorating for Christmas is all about striking a balance between holiday cheer and the natural charm of the house. A few subtle hints of merriment intertwined in the lovely cottage bring true happiness.

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All the Trimmings • When this family decks their halls, they pull out all the stops!

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Warm Welcome • With a focus on comfort and tradition, the Shepherd home is brimming with holiday décor that summons special memories of family and friends.

Fresh Tidings • When it comes to decorating a lake house for the holidays, nature knows best! Lush greenery, fresh berries, and a stunning woodland-inspired tree create a wonderfully festive setting for wintertime family getaways.

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All Is Calm • By bringing the outdoors in, this Georgia designer celebrates the season with a stylish nod to nature.

Winter Wonderland • Nearly four decades of collecting brings this family a magical medley of Christmas treasures.

Where Joy ABOUNDS • This couple savors the season by thoughtfully decorating their 1940s home.

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Keeping It Real • A mix of natural elements and cherished mementos from holidays past fill this cottage with yuletide cheer.

garden pleasures • Discover how even during this time of year the garden offers a bounty of greens to use for decorating indoors and out.

Ever Green • Whether broadleaf or coniferous, evergreens are perfect for outdoor decorating.

Fresh FROM THE FARM • For a storybook beginning to the holidays, start the search for the perfect Christmas tree by strolling through a forest of conifers.

cottage kitchen • Use our tablescape tips and dinner party recipes to keep the holiday hustle and bustle festive for the entire family.

At the Table • Dress your holiday table for the party season. The festivities may be just immediate family for dinners in December, or it could be half the neighborhood for a special evening. But once the places are set, the holidays will offi cially begin.

Christmas Meal • Delight in creating a holiday meal that will certainly impress family and friends, even if cooking Christmas dinner is a new adventure for you this year.

Perfect Ending

artists & artisans Meet artist Ashley Fitts and antiques collector Leslie Powell, and discover the unique collectibles they create and share for the home and holidays.

A Colonial CHRISTMAS • “As with many small treasures, we’re not...