Life

A still life arrangement featuring a head of lettuce, three cookbooks, a potted strawberry plant, and small terracotta pots on a shelf.

Natural Attraction

Lettuces and other spring greens can be planted early and harvested young, but they don’t stand a chance with our…

Close-up of a silver bowl filled with assorted citrus fruits including oranges, lemons, limes, and tangerines.

Citrus Solace

Winter fruits from Florida brighten dull days with color. Use them as a centerpiece and just take away a piece…

Collection of five clear glass vessels with etched floral patterns, including tumblers, a flute, and a stemmed goblet.

The Beautiful Table

A beautiful table means much more than expensive china and sparkling crystal. The table is the stage for a daily…

Three men smiling outdoors, two with arms around each other.

Soul Food

A small group of friends gather one sunny Saturday morning at a table outside a market coffee shop. The conversation…

Woman in chef's coat standing in a rustic barn with a basket of tomatoes and gourds.

Country Fantasy, City Style

For Stan Topol, designing a new restaurant at Serenbe—the preservation-centered residential community in the Chattahoochee Hill Country south of Atlanta—was…

A glass cloche covers a potted dill plant surrounded by green beans and herbs in a shallow bowl, with two glasses of amber liquid and a small glass of red liquid on a wooden table.

In Season

Hazel Mosier leads the way down the narrow steps to the basement of her East Tennessee home. It is early…

Man in green blazer and jeans standing on red ottomans in a bright, modern interior with large windows overlooking greenery.

Trois – It’s a Charm

Designer John Oetgen When Southern Homes premiered almost 25 years ago, John Oetgen was one of the first designers on…

Close-up of yellow onions in a carved wooden bowl

Sweet Vidalia

The story of the Vidalia onion goes back more than 70 years, when a farmer in Toombs County by the…