Making minuscule memories By Hollie Deese Portrait by Semi Song Growing up in Nashville, Jessica Saylor was always influenced by the homes and buildings around her, never realizing she would one day preserve memories of many of them in minuscule packages. Saylor’s senior superlative when graduating St. Cecilia Academy was “Most likely to paint a masterpiece.” As a student
Wardrobe stylists, fashion bloggers and lifelong friends navigate Nashville together By Hollie Deese Photography by William DeShazer For the past 20 years, Emily Bache and Abigail Breslin have been through some of life’s most emotional moments together — from middle school to moves, growing a business together and surviving quarantine apart. In the same seventh grade gym class, they
Time at home reinforces how important the right glow can be By Hollie Deese Photography by Allison Elefante The thing about lighting is you can instantly tell when it is good, and you can really tell when it’s bad. And after months at home, we are probably all pretty tuned in to which kind of lighting we have. Lauren
Architect Scott Wilson earns Chrysalis award for historic cottage renovation The award-winning boutique architecture firm of Scott Wilson announced one of its projects has been named a Regional Award Winner in the Residential Historic Renovation category of the 2019 Chrysalis Awards for Remodeling Excellence. The award-winning project, a 1950s cottage renovation in Brentwood, delivered an open floorplan, privacy and
A dilapidated duplex is restored, renewed and revived in Richland By Hollie Deese Photography by Leslee Mitchell Phil and Angela Graham have lived an international life, calling everywhere from New York to London home. But when their daughters had both grown and they were considering where to finish their careers, they decided to return to Nashville where Angela had
By Hollie Deese Photography by Pamela Monaghan Betty Anne Mills and her husband, Tom, have evolved Inspired Closets from a small home organization solution company in 2006 into the newly remodeled Design District showroom they work out of today. It’s just the remodeling that’s new. The space? They’ve been there for a decade, fitting right in and working in
Smithville’s Joseph Watson carries on family tradition with custom woodworking business By Mary Bernard Like a cherished piece of furniture passed down through the generations, Joseph Watson’s passion for woodworking comes from his dad. Growing up by his father’s side in the family-run business, Watson has been working with wood since he was a young boy. “I was probably
By Hollie Deese Nashville native Omari Booker didn’t really begin to tap into his artistic side until he was a senior at Montgomery Bell Academy. His art teacher then, Jim Womack, was a real inspiration — and is still a mentor — but Booker never looked at it then as a path of viable employment. So he went to
Franklin designer helps create luxurious sanctuary for new arrivals from the West Coast By Hollie Deese Photography by Ruby and Peach An executive position with Conversant Media has Lisa Gosselin traveling a lot of the time for work. So creating a sanctuary at home was key when she and her husband, Mike, moved to Franklin in June 2019 after
