A Season of Thanks & Finding HOME
It is the week before Thanksgiving, and though the skies are overcast, there is no chance snow will dust our rooftop. Unlike last year, I…
A Southern Designer’s Celebration of Home at Holidays
The beauty within a Southern Designer’s Celebration of Home at Holidays glows in traditional, cozy Southern style with interiors by James T. Farmer III. Treat…
Which Interior Design Pro is Your Fav?
With so much creative talent on our social feeds, it can be hard to keep up! Whose work stops your scroll? What decorating or design…
BM Chantilly Lace for You?
We’ve all been there. Paint color paralysis. You decide to re-paint a room white and are suddenly confronted with the overwhelming range of possibilities. Oh…
Baker’s Dozen of Timeless European Country Details & Poignant …
13 Beautiful European Country Details from a variety of country homes and farmhouses in and beyond Europe are destined to inspire and charm! Enjoy the rustic…
Love a Checkered Floor Pattern?
You can’t miss the abundance of checkered floor pattern with whimsical patterned tiles everywhere in design. While it’s a classic look, it is also highly…
Père Noël is Comin’ to Town (Yes, Virginia, …
Santa may be poolside in Cabo, sipping margs and makin’ a list, but Pinterest whispers: holiday decorating is around the corner. Today, it’s not just…
My Gutsy Move to Solve Our Living Room’s Glaring …
This will be part pep talk and part before/during/after of Hello Lovely’s living room renovation (more of a sitting room). Like our DIY renovation of…
Do You Care If Serene and Ethereal are Deemed Dull?
131,000 followers on my Facebook page, and 130,000 seem to be irritated by any pale neutral rooms I sneak into the feed. They want to…
Interlinked
I wrote this weeks ago. It is mainly about limping toward answers to an autoimmune mystery and not needing certainty as much as a baseline…
Escape into Fantasy French Country Colors
When we behold exteriors and interiors with fantasy French country beauty, what elements contribute to our breathless wonder? A part of me never gets tired…
Hello Lovely Homes: Shopping Sources
Almost 20 years ago, we began designing the first home we built, and it has now been a decade since we left that French country…
