When you lift an instrument made by Charles Horner you sense the perfect balance of wood and air. It’s as if the key raw material isn’t the wood, but what is absent, some longing. From nearly nothing, from something others would throw on a fire—a rough-hewn core of a fallen tree—Charles Horner makes music. Charles Gene Horner, 83 Rockwood, TN. Charles Gene Horner hands me a fiddle, one that
[gdlr_image_link type="image" image_url="" link_url="" alt="" target="_blank"]Amsterdam. What began as a project for an art academy student in the Netherlands, emerged as a start-up with a unique application that is heart warming and healing. True Doors, based in Amsterdam, manufactures decals of doors designed to make a generic environment have some soul. While there are numerous practical applications for True Doors' clever products, one
[gdlr_image_link type="image" image_url="" link_url="" alt="" target="_blank"]Italy. Velvet curtains frame the stage, and are the shawl of royalty. The touch that is inviting and the play of light on the complicated piles and loops of threads add to its sensuality and esteem. The word 'velvet' itself is rich, as the fabric. Historians believe velvet weaving began in Baghdad, as in ancient Mesopotamia, before moving
Long Hollow Gardens & Nursery in Gallatin, TN, just outside of Nashville is a popular market for garden items year round. They offer a Christmas tree farm and are also a wedding venue. [gdlr_image_link type="image" image_url="" link_url="" alt="" target="_blank"]Nashville. Tis the season for bringing the greenery to our interiors, with the idea that an evergreen and lights lifts
[gdlr_image_link type="image" image_url="" link_url="" alt="" target="_blank"]Nashville. Wealth is often measured as property, in acreage and by tax assessment value; Yet, we might discount a highly valuable asset in plain sight: our trees. No matter the size of your estate or humble backyard, we recommend a stewardship plan to nurture your investments. Cabot Cameron, President of Druid Tree Service, Inc., has been
Chattanooga. Artists with studio space at Chattanooga WorkSpace are celebrating their 4th Annual Deck the Walls event, Friday, Dec 2, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tour and shop at the various art studios and the galleries for holiday decor and gifts. Enjoy hors d'oeuvres from the on-site eatery, Dish T' Pass. Items for sale include paintings, ceramics, jewelry, decor and more.
[gdlr_image_link type="image" image_url="" link_url="" alt="" target="_blank"]Chattanooga. Design firm Stray Dog Designs will hold a warehouse sale on Thursday, Dec. 8 and Friday, Dec. 9th, from 11 am to 6 pm. at 3001 S. Broad St. in the Southern Saddlery Building. Table lamps, pendants, furniture, mirrors, and frocks and bags from Mexico are available for purchase. A few things are available as
Architect Josh Cooper with the JCC Design Studio team, Interior Designer Barbara Winchester, and Project Managers Nick vonWerssoiwetz and Bryan Owens. [gdlr_image_link type="image" image_url="" link_url="" alt="" target="_blank"]Chattanooga. Architect Josh Cooper has brought a modern floor plan to a distinctly traditional Tudor home in one of Chattanooga’s oldest neighborhoods. His firm, JCC Studio, completed a stunning restoration of the
We asked two designers to share rooms they’ve wrapped in paper—and we were not talking a mere accent wall, stairwell, or tucked away powder room. Paper, not paint, transformed the two large spaces into rooms that balance their vitality with an invitation to kick back and relax. Both designers defied the stereotypes of wallflowers to bring pattern and pulse to
