A New England Patriot invests in Columbia, with a new home and a foundation that gives back By Hollie Deese Photography by Reed Brown Shaq Mason knew his first home had to be in Columbia, Tennessee. His hometown, it’s where the New England Patriot first learned to play football, and where he now operates the Shaq Mason Foundation. The
Designer Amhad Freeman takes clients on a journey to their dream spaces By Hollie Deese Photography by Nicholas McGinn Amhad Freeman may be one of Nashville’s most sought-after designers right now—constantly being approached by bigger firms in Chicago and clients out of state—but it is not anything he could have imagined when he first arrived in Tennessee. Originally from
Michelle Kraker, half of the style duo team of Interior Edit Nashville, has strong memories of her childhood Christmases and traditions that she remains faithful to today. Her mom would go all out for the holiday, cramming all the ornaments Kraker and her three siblings had made over the years onto the tree ringed with ’90s-era multicolored lights and
Hola Yoga, one of the East side’s newest studios, open for in-person and virtual classes, is totally worth visiting, and not just for its traditional yoga classes including vinyasa, heated vinyasa, flow foundations, slow flow, yin, restorative and Bhakti. It is also worth going to see how owner Khrystyne Baltodano crafted her intentionally-designed boutique fitness space. Her vision for
Photography By Zack Benson Jules Wilson Design Studio, an award-winning multidisciplinary design studio based in San Diego, recently completed the interior design of The Place at Fifth + Broadway, the multifamily residential tower that opened earlier this summer in the heart of downtown. Principal Wilson and her team designed inspiring, elevated spaces for the community that includes 381 residential units,
Autumn has arrived and the nightmare before Christmas is upon us. Halloween is probably (and most likely) the most fun and exciting holiday all year, with costumes, spooks, candy and haunted houses. But a lot of thought and planning goes into providing the perfect spooky, yet refined, setting. But that doesn’t mean decorating for this season has to be a
Home decor changes in the light of Covid With the 2020 school year starting for many at home, transforming living spaces into learning spaces is top of mind for most Middle Tennessee families. One way to make a big impact right away is with a fresh coat of paint, like the gentle ECOS Paints, an eco-friendly option that is
Family finds exactly what they need on 60 acres in Robertson County By Hollie Deese Photography by Julia Steele When Jenna Rummel moved into her new home on 60 acres in Greenbrier last year, it was the fulfillment of a dream they had for a while. Well, it had first been her husband, Jonathan’s, dream, but it quickly became
A 1950s East Nashville tiny cottage is reinvigorated and customized By Hollie Deese Photography by Solomon Davis After Denise Simons hosted Sean and Kim Feeney in her East Nashville Airbnb tiny house, complete with pool and indoor/outdoor living space, they were so impressed with what she had done they asked if she could help them redesign an old house
