it is hard to get more rural than hale county, alabama. well-known, thanks to the 1941 book Let Us Now Praise Famous Men as well as the photographs of William Christenberry hale county is also known for being the home of rural studio founded in 1993, rural studio is a branch of the architecture program…
when john and carolyn malone’s cabin made its first appearance on their spread just south of high shoals, it was a pile of logs on a flat-bed truck. now, thirty years later, it forms the heart of a light-filled complex of cabins and farm buildings transformed by john’s beautifully proportioned window panes and by carolyn’s…
Here we share inspiring southern spaces, old and new. Places where artists create, and where southerners spend their time. You have an armchair view. st. eom’s pasaquan a few months ago we ventured down to buena vista, georgia to visit st. eom’s pasaquan. eddie martin, later known as st. eom, spent 30 years transforming this…
This one goes out to all the lovers out there… and the rest of us, too. One of the funniest, sweetest and most quirky romances around, Harold and Maude defies convention. Rarely does a movie so preoccupied with death honestly show the true nature of love and life. And Ruth Gordon is amazing. Who doesn’t…
Well, hello. Nice to see you again…Shall we? Lately, when I’m not thinking of you, I’m been thinking about winter… about how it snuck up on me – suddenly I’m unconsciously reaching for a butternut squash at the supermarket, or holing up with 2 pints of B&J, a bottle of wine and astrology paraphernalia. I…
animal, insect and pattern trends come and go, but for me, the bee will never go out of style. there’s just something so classic about bees and hive patterns that i can’t get enough of. i wouldn’t want to cover my home in honeycomb prints, but i love a good bee product now and then….
today we’re sharing a real-life biz ladies success story from justine smith of plum adore and etsy selling. justine turned her passion into a successful etsy and wholesale business and today she’s going to be sharing her 7 simple steps to wholesaling your craft. if you’ve been thinking about trying to make a living off…
lately i’ve found myself gravitating towards a mix of worn-in wooden antiques and industrial accessories. something about that combination of metal and wood feels like the perfect balance of feminine and masculine that i think might actually make both me and ac happy. so when i saw photo of a new industrial chandelier from workstead…
we like to surround ourselves around seasonal beauty. we are lucky enough to have a mild climate where something is always blooming. we have chosen a few friends to make some arrangements, enjoy these fall blooms! susan woodard is a floral designer and artist living in new orleans. after spending several years in new york,…
i’m still in awe of the beautiful posts the beautyeveryday girls shared yesterday, that i was dying to see what they would come up with for today. and i’m in luck- they’re working with flowers! they’ve invited a small group of friends to create seasonal fall arrangements and they are too beautiful to miss. CLICK…
halligan norris met her husband adam smith in her hometown of savannah, georgia while they were both studying at SCAD. after getting married in may of this year, halligan (a jewelry designer for john wind signature/maximal art, among loads of other things) and adam (a bike mechanic and talented renaissance man) decided to make their…
photographers jesse and whitney chamberlin, from our labor of love, share their sunny atlanta home with their three-year-old son, gracyn. both jesse and whitney love that their home provides the best of both worlds – a tree house-style oasis and the ease and convenience of a city location (only one mile from atlanta). this talented…
after completing a double masters degree in visual arts and literature from bennington college, artist, writer, and designer erica-lynn huberty and her computer programmer/muscian husband alex moved from vermont to the hamptons – which was where erica grew up. initially the couple moved into a big new house, but they quickly traded it in for…
today i’m so thrilled to congratulate the talented anna bond on the launch of her new online store, rifle paper co. as i hit “publish” on this post, anna is opening the virtual-doors to her new shop, which will carry her own greeting cards, personalized stationery, art prints, invitation templates, and children’s paper goods. i…
SALAD: hugh acheson of five and ten hugh acheson is the proprietor and chef of five and ten and is also involved with the national and gosford wine in athens, and the soon-to-open empire state south in atlanta. hugh also blogs here. ***and, did we mention that he is a thrice-james-beard-award-nominee and was chosen by Mario Batali as one…
today i am thrilled to welcome rinne allen, kristen bach and rebecca wood of beautyeveryday to the d*s guest blog. to say that we’re in for a treat would be a massive understatement. these ladies have written enough beautiful content for 3 weeks, let alone a single abbreviated holiday week. so today we’re kicking things…
DESSERT: mimi maumus and kristen bach of shovel and spoon for the past year, mimi and kristen have been documenting their explorations through food. they will be launching a website in january 2010. mimi also spends much of her time with her catering company : home.made and kristen is one of the contributors for beautyeveryday….
MAIN ENTREE: Edward Russell & Matt Palmerlee of farm 255 farm 255 is located in the heart of downtown athens, but it feels like you are sitting down for a family meal-out on the farm. while many restaurants focus on using local and sustainable practices, these folks also are also tilling the fields and sowing…
the arresting beauty of the south constantly inspires us. whether it is the color of a dirt road, peeled paint on a side of a building, a leaf falling from a tree, beauty lives and breathes everywhere. the southern air will forever inspire us to share the radiance of the south this week, we are…
i can’t think of a better way to wrap up the week- and our food day- at d*s than with this beautiful new typographical dessert cookbook from amanda woodward at woodward design. based in edmonton, amanda and her team created a limited edition typographical dessert cookbook that will be printed at the end of this…
