27 03, 2017

RESTORATION: April 12 Premier of ‘Nashville Flipped’ Features Julie Couch & Historic Homes

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Interior Designer Julie Couch on set of popular DIY Network show 'Nashville Flipped' NASHVILLE. Julie Couch will focus on Nashville's historic homes when she teams up with Troy Dean Shafer for the DIY Network Premiere of 'Nashville Flipped.' The premiere of 'Nashville Flipped' with Julie Couch airs on the DIY Network April 12, 2017 at 2 p.m. ET "Reviving historic homes is as important

RESTORATION: April 12 Premier of ‘Nashville Flipped’ Features Julie Couch & Historic Homes2017-10-27T07:52:12-07:00
26 03, 2017

RESTORATION: A Tennessee Community Offers a New Model

2017-10-27T07:52:12-07:00

Laney Carter with Laney Carter Interior Design, and Arch Willingham, President of T.U. Parks Construction, were part of the steering committee to restore the landmark home in one of Chattanooga's oldest urban neighborhoods, St. Elmo. CHATTANOOGA. Last July, we shared with you a project of vision in a neighborhood at the foot of Lookout Mountain called St. Elmo. A

RESTORATION: A Tennessee Community Offers a New Model2017-10-27T07:52:12-07:00
22 03, 2017

Wayne-O-Rama: Artist Wayne White ‘Fun House’ Celebrates Tennessee History

2017-10-27T07:52:12-07:00

Artist Wayne White CHATTANOOGA. There is no interior quite like the one Wayne White and his construction crew have assembled at 1800 Rossville Avenue on Chattanooga's Southside. Though non-descript as if a strip mall, this gallery offers an unpretentious handmade sign on the door welcoming you to Wayne-O-Rama. Take a few steps inside and check out the gift counter offering a raccoon tail

Wayne-O-Rama: Artist Wayne White ‘Fun House’ Celebrates Tennessee History2017-10-27T07:52:12-07:00
13 03, 2017

Fresh Fabrics from Fermosura: Designer Lisa Thom Offers Thai Silk Pillows

2017-10-27T07:52:12-07:00

CHATTANOOGA. Former Tennessee designer Lisa Thom returns to her hometown of Chattanooga to visit family as often as possible, but she and her husband now call Thailand home. Both Lisa and her husband have enjoyed extensive world travels, and at each destination they have been drawn to the quality of creative expression. Her travels and new home have allowed Lisa

Fresh Fabrics from Fermosura: Designer Lisa Thom Offers Thai Silk Pillows2017-10-27T07:52:12-07:00
4 03, 2017

The Last Original Frank Lloyd Wright Homeowners

2017-10-27T07:52:13-07:00

Chattanooga home designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and built in 1952 using crab orchard stone and cypress. Both photos by Victoria Hely-Hutchinson for WSJ Magazine.  [gdlr_image_link type="image" image_url="" link_url="" alt="" target="_blank"]CHATTANOOGA. We had to share this Wall Street Journal Magazine story with our readers who are fans of Frank Lloyd Wright. It seems there remain a few original owners

The Last Original Frank Lloyd Wright Homeowners2017-10-27T07:52:13-07:00
27 02, 2017

Design Destination: The Dwell Hotel

2017-10-27T07:52:13-07:00

[gdlr_image_link type="image" image_url="" link_url="" alt="" target="_blank"]CHATTANOOGA. We had to share The Dwell Hotel, a design-savvy boutique hotel in downtown Chattanooga that opened in 2016. The lobby and each hotel suite elevates Mid-Century modern decor and includes vintage artifacts and fine art collected by owner Seija Ojanpera. She describes her hotel as "lively meets luxury," and the rooms as "retro reimagined." The Dwell Hotel

Design Destination: The Dwell Hotel2017-10-27T07:52:13-07:00
6 12, 2016

Maker Space: Charles Gene Horner, Tennessee’s Elder Luthier

2017-10-27T07:52:14-07:00

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

Maker Space: Charles Gene Horner, Tennessee’s Elder Luthier2017-10-27T07:52:14-07:00
2 12, 2016

Elegance: Old World Tudor Reinterpreted in Riverview

2017-10-27T07:52:14-07:00

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

Elegance: Old World Tudor Reinterpreted in Riverview2017-10-27T07:52:14-07:00
1 12, 2016

Reclaiming a City House: Master Carpenters Revive 1885 Victorian

2017-10-27T07:52:14-07:00

Jason and Roy Dorn on the porch of the historic home they transformed  [gdlr_image_link type="image" image_url="" link_url="" alt="" target="_blank"]Chattanooga. When you shake Roy Dorn's hand, you immediately discover that he is a maker, a carpenter. When you talk to his clients you quickly realize he is a master. Recently his craftsmanship helped salvage an 1885 wood-frame Victorian home in downtown

Reclaiming a City House: Master Carpenters Revive 1885 Victorian2017-10-27T07:52:14-07:00
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