Outstanding Architecture Among the Trees
By Nicole Childrey Cullen Douglass’ two littermate yellow labs, Scout and Bo, bound up the hilltop on his Grundy County property, shaking off some of the local Beersheba Springs water. “They love it up here — as you can tell,” Douglass says. He and the dogs are starting the weekend early, perching in the sun on the wraparound deck of
Taking Home Design’s Pulse at the Pinnacle Financial Partners 2022 Parade of Homes
Custom Built Inspiration Taking Home Design's Pulse at the Parade of Homes in Rosebrooke By Karen Parr-Moody Photography by Reed Brown and Marty Paoletta The Home Builders Association of Middle Tennessee’s 2022 Parade of Homes, sponsored by Pinnacle Financial Partners, happened 60 years after the first Homearama, a self-guided tour of
Better Together
Better Together A woman’s love for design turns into so much more with family by her side By Hollie Deese Photography by Allison Elefante Jill Johnson grew up one of seven children in Meadville, a small town in Pennsylvania north of Pittsburgh. She met her Alabama-born husband, Sam, when they were both working in Chicago, and the two were
Taking the Plunge
Entrepreneur seeking pool launches company insteadBy Hollie DeesePhotography by Katelyn BrownAmanda Stone isn’t the kind of person who takes no for the first and final answer — she likes to do her research to at least make sure there isn’t another option. So when she was told the sloped lot of her new Brentwood home would not be able to
Spring’s Best Botanicals
The shops, stops, nurseries and florists we are loving this season in Nashville Derrick Lachney of Foiled & Fern. Photos by Mary Craven. Foiled & Fern 1210 Second Ave. N. Suite 101 615-920-5141 In a shop twist we never knew we needed, owner Derrick Lachney has brought together hair and houseplants in Germantown for the kind of self-love
Water’s Edge
Rondo creates the right pools for the space By Hollie Deese Photography by Reed Brown Dana Rondeau had a bad experience one time putting in a pool, but that was before she met her husband, Steve. In 1985, Steve’s father had started a pool design business out of his garage in Arizona, and today that part of the business
Catching A Breeze
Outdoor fans greatly upgrade a patio’s pleasantness By Hollie Deese Outdoor living isn’t something we look forward to a couple weeks here and there in Nashville – it’s basically a part of how we live every single day. That’s why ceiling fans are just as ubiquitous outside in the south as they are inside. Patrick O’Connell, design director for
Set The Stage
Outdoor lighting provides impact you never knew you needed By Hollie Deese You may be taken by the look of a house that’s lit up at night, and yet be unable to put your finger on exactly what you love about it. But when lighting is done well, it controls where the eye is drawn, accentuating the architecture and
Nashville Lawn and Garden Show celebrates 30 years
Changing city inspires this year’s theme This weekend the Nashville Lawn and Garden Show celebrates its 30th anniversary with the theme Changing Times, Changing Gardens, which will focus on the evolving realities of modern cityscapes, suburban and rural gardens, community initiatives, container and waterwise gardens, organic foods and sustainability. Todd Breyer, landscape architect and president of the foundation, has
Spotlight: Music City Fire Company
Success has not been an overnight story for Steven Paladino, though it may look like one. His firepit-music system company Music City Fire is having quite a moment — picked up by Costco, Lowe’s, Home Depot, Hayneedle and Wayfair, the systems are also available at Nashville Billiards. The reality is Paladino started his business nearly five years ago after watching
