James Farmer

Dining room with a round table set for a holiday meal, featuring a green gingham tablecloth, floral curtains, and wreaths on the doors.

Farmdale Festivities

Legendary designer, lifestyle and entertaining expert JAMES FARMER opens his home for sublime Southern holiday hospitality

Living room with a large wooden hutch filled with plates, a white sofa with green pillows, and a long upholstered ottoman. The walls feature a scenic mural and a fireplace.

The Italian Job

At the 44th annual Decorators’ Show House & Gardens, Neel Reid and Philip Shutze’s 1926 Italian Baroque “Pink Palace” is transformed to Palazzo Rosa thanks to Atlanta’s top talents.

Pasture with horses in a black wooden fenced enclosure, a small barn, and a large mountain in the background under a cloudy sky.

Sweet Serenity

While the star of the 2013 Cashiers Designer Showhouse was it’s 40 acres of rolling lawns, fenced pastures and stunning views, it was the imagination and creativity of some of the Southeast’s top design talents that transformed a sprawling estate—and its trio of living quarters—into a gracious, peaceful retreat.

French-inspired mansion with cream stone facade, gray slate roof, manicured hedges, and a lush green lawn.

Atlanta Style Now

The 43rd-annual Atlanta Symphony Associates’ Decorators’ Show House & Gardens featured a dream team of design talents at a house that embodies today’s new elegance.

Antique wooden secretary desk with distressed white drawers, featuring a large green textured lamp, metal wall art with attached black and white photos, and a coral-colored vase with dried flowers.

Delight in Design

At the recent Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles Christmas House, rooms created by the area’s top designers served as a harbinger of where local design in headed in 2013. The outlook is fresh and fearless.

Formal dining room with a large oval table set for dinner, tufted banquette seating, ornate chairs, a crystal chandelier, and a fireplace with artwork above. A large coral rug covers the hardwood floor.

Atlanta Style Now

Highlights from the 2012 Atlanta Symphony Associates’ Decorators’ Show House & Gardens

Stone statue of a woman holding a basket in a garden with swirling green and yellow plants, flanked by French doors and a round window on a wood-shingled wall.

Always in Season

Design wunderkind James Farmer III of Kathleen, Georgia gives us a preview of A Time to Plant, his upcoming book that celebrates the best of garden living n the south.

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