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

Opener • FRENCH DÉCOR EXUDES ELEGANCE, SIMPLICITY, AND CHARMING DETAILS THAT ARE IMPOSSIBLE NOT TO NOTICE. TAKE A PEEK INSIDE CHIC SHOPS AND ROMANTIC SPACES THAT WILL INSPIRE YOUR OWN CREATIVITY.

Gallic Chic • PEEK INSIDE FRENCH GENERAL—AN ENCHANTING LOS ANGELES–BASED SHOP OFFERING AN ARRAY OF CANDY-COLORED BITS AND BAUBLES, A BEAUTIFUL COLLECTION OF ANTIQUE LINENS, AND VARIOUS OTHER TREASURES DESIGNED TO INSPIRE CREATIVITY.

European Linens • “TO LOVE BEAUTIFUL LINEN,” WROTE FRENCH NOVELIST LOUISE DE VILMORIN, “IS TO LOVE FAIR WEATHER, FAIR WEATHER … THAT ONE CAN ACQUIRE AND CARRY HOME.”

French Finds in the Heart of Texas • FOR MORE THAN TWO DECADES, COLLECTORS, DESIGNERS, AND ANTIQUES LOVERS HAVE FLOCKED TO MARBURGER FARM IN THE HEART OF THE LONE STAR STATE FOR A SHOW LIKE NO OTHER. WITH OVER 350 VENDORS, THIS ANTIQUES FAIR HOSTS AN ARRAY OF VINTAGE GOODS, INCLUDING ARCHITECTURAL REMNANTS, CHURCH RELICS, OLD-WORLD ART, AND MORE.

A Bit of History

Opener • LAYERED DETAILS AND ENCHANTING PIECES TELL A STORY WITHIN EACH OF THESE DELIGHTFUL HOMES. FROM COZY SEATING AREAS TO CRISP BEDROOMS, YOU’LL FALL IN LOVE WITH THESE TASTEFUL ABODES.

Comfortable Elegance • THESE HOMEOWNERS TASTEFULLY SHOWCASE THEIR LOVE OF HUNTING IN THEIR CRAFTED COTTAGE.

In the Details • FAMILY ANTIQUES FOUND DIRECTLY AND INDIRECTLY IN FRANCE HAVE BEEN PASSED DOWN FROM PREVIOUS GENERATIONS, THEREBY MELDING LOVE OF FAMILY WITH LOVE OF ALL THINGS FRENCH.

French Influence • ACCORDING TO THE HOMEOWNER, SHE DIDN’T SET OUT TO HAVE A FRENCH-STYLE HOUSE. “THE FURNISHINGS ARE JUST THINGS I LIKE AND COLLECTED, OR WERE GIVEN TO ME BY FAMILY.”

Opener • ESTATES FROM MASTERFUL ARCHITECTURE TO SPACES OUTFITTED WITH THE FINEST ANTIQUES, THESE STUNNING HOMES ARE FILLED WITH AWE-INDUCING ROOMS AND IMMACULATE DÉCOR SELECTIONS.

Cultivated Style • BROAD PORCHES, PLASTERED AND WOOD-PLANKED WALLS, AS WELL AS A BEVY OF FINE ANTIQUES, GIVE THIS RECENTLY BUILT HOME AN INSTANT CONNECTION TO THE PAST.

European Elegance • DESIGNER JANE HOKE AND HER CLIENT DOROTHY FLETCHER FILL A HOME WITH WORLDLY TREASURES TO CREATE WELL-DRESSED ROOMS FULL OF LASTING APPEAL.

A la Francaise • BELOVED ANTIQUE FURNISHINGS THAT ONCE ENHANCED THE INTERIORS OF A FORMAL GEORGIAN-STYLE HOUSE ARE PERFECTLY AT HOME IN A FRENCH COUNTRY–STYLE HOME.

French Style in the Big Easy • FEW PEOPLE HAVE THE VISION AND MEANS TO BRING THEIR DREAM HOME TO REALITY, BUT NEW ORLEANS DESIGNER JULIE PONZE IS AN EXCEPTION TO THE RULE.

Credits, Where to Shop and Buy, and Recipe Index • To find out more about product sources or to contact the design professionals, see credits and addresses listed below.