[gdlr_image_link type="image" image_url="" link_url="" alt="" target="_blank"]Brentwood. Drees Homes opened a new design center this summer in Brentwood that is NOT your typical design or retail experience. There are no brand names shouting at clients about what they are ‘supposed’ to prefer. Brand influence is secondary to good design. “We offer only premium products and have done the daunting brand research of
A fine art commission is a meaningful holiday gift. CHATTANOOGA. Interior designer Cirsten Weldon completed the main living and dining rooms for her client in Collegedale, but faced one major design challenge that required a custom, imaginative solution. Design team: Interiors, Cirsten Weldon, Eurasian Designs Artist, Alex Loza Suárez, Loza Studio and Atelier THE DESIGN CHALLENGE:
[gdlr_image_link type="image" image_url="" link_url="" alt="" target="_blank"] CHATTANOOGA. In conjunction with the AIA Tennessee State Convention held this week in Chattanooga (Aug. 24-26), member architects partnered with River City Company to reimagine urban alleyways. "Passageways: Activating the Urban Alley through Architecture" installations will remain in place in the months ahead. AIA TN explored how alleys can connect a city with unique art and architectural elements. Each
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.
