Southern Lady

Southern Lady celebrates, delights, and inspires women who live in the South - and those who are simply Southern at heart. Every issue features home design inspiration, recipes, and elegant entertaining ideas, Southern travel destinations, fashion, and much more and now you can enjoy every single page on your tablet.

Southern Lady • July | August 2022 Volume 23, Issue 4

Sincerely: Letter from Phyllis Hoffman

From the Editor

@southernladymag

Beachside Brushstrokes • A trio of artists gains international attention through a shared fervor for preserving the Old Florida charm of a tiny coastal community.

Arranged with Love • A Bangladesh-born, Tennessee-based baker tops delectable cupcakes with lifelike buttercream blooms, creating bouquets almost too beautiful to eat.

Luscious Greens • From subtle sage to lively lime, countless shades of green emphasize summertime fun and natural splendor.

Coastal Treasures

Sweet & Sunny • Play up the season’s easygoing cheer with a pair of settings that put a breezy spin on a vivid citrus-adorned china pattern.

Carefree Spirit

Escape to Paradise • SUN-WASHED COLORS AND TROPICAL THEMES MELD IN A TABLEAU THAT CALLS TO MIND THE BALMY AIR OF THE ISLANDS.

Polishing the Past • UNDAUNTED BY THE LEGACY OF A NATIONAL LANDMARK IN WINSTON-SALEM, A DESIGNER REFINES AND PRESERVES THE GRAND ESTATE WHILE MAKING IT FUN AND LIVABLE FOR HER ACTIVE FAMILY OF FIVE.

Waterfront Escapes: Chincoteague & Assateague Islands • A CENTURY-OLD PONY PILGRIMAGE MADE FAMOUS BY A 1940S CHILDREN’S BOOK IMMERSES VISITORS IN THE UNHURRIED PACE AND PRISTINE ENVIRONS OF TWO VIRGINIA ISLES.

Lowcountry Evening • AN OUTDOOR SETTING WITH FLOWERS AND FLICKERING CANDLES IN DUSK’S DREAMY LIGHT ELEVATES A LAID-BACK CUSTOM BELOVED BY SOUTHERNERS ALONG COASTLINES AND BEYOND.

Porch Panache • DRAW INSPIRATION FROM WARM WEATHER, SUNNY SKIES, AND STRIKING DECORATIVE IDEAS THAT WILL GIVE YOUR OUTDOOR SPACE PLENTY OF SPARKLE.

Outdoor Impressions • RELISH THE BEAUTY OF SUMMER AT NORTH CAROLINA’S SWEEPING ARBORETUM, WHERE YOU’LL FIND MORE THAN 400 ACRES TEEMING WITH LIFE FROM TINY POLLINATORS TO TOWERING CEDARS.

New Ways with Monograms • Once the realm of monarchs, babies, and brides, monograms have taken off as a creative way to add pizzazz to entertaining.

Midsummer Idyll • FLORAL SCENTS COMPLEMENT THE RUSTLE OF VERDANT LEAVES IN A SETTING BRIMMING WITH WATERMELON HUES AT A CASUAL TABLE FOR FOUR.

Signature Spread • Jazz up beloved Southern pimiento cheese with tantalizing fixings such as savory spices, charred stone fruit, tangy jam, and more.

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