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  • 3 weeks ago | birminghamhomeandgarden.com | Alice Welsh Doyle

    The point of everything we do is to make it look like it has always been there,” says the homeowner when describing her property in Mountain Brook. That mindset took root in 1996 when the house was purchased and restored to its original 1931 elegance. “It had been tinkered with by previous owners and included a mid-century modern addition, which made no sense,” the owner says.

  • 1 month ago | birminghamhomeandgarden.com | Alice Welsh Doyle

    It was really important to us to preserve the integrity of the original house,” says owner Theresa Hickman. “I grew up in Crestline, and a teardown just didn’t feel right to us.” So Theresa and husband Ralfe decided to grow the 971-square-foot shingled cottage into a spacious family home without sacrificing any of its original appeal, thanks to clever additions by architect Eric Dale. “The same family had owned the house since it was built in 1947, and it was in excellent condition” says Ralfe.

  • Mar 10, 2025 | flowermag.com | Alice Welsh Doyle |Jason Burnett

    “Amanda had a lot of beautiful antiques, but we needed to cull her collection and feature the choice selections in the most favorable light,” says Josh. “I created a furniture plan just like I would in any project, so in that regard, we were starting from scratch.” Josh found places for many of her existing items while presenting new fabrics and upholstery pieces.

  • Feb 24, 2025 | flowermag.com | Alice Welsh Doyle |Carrie Orteza

    SourcesLiving Room: Vintage mirror from M.

  • Feb 13, 2025 | birminghamhomeandgarden.com | Alice Welsh Doyle

    Not every decorator in Birmingham could dial into my eclectic, maximalist style, but Danielle Balanis held nothing back,” says Jeana Lee Upton called on Danielle when she hit a decorating dead end. Since the two women had been acquaintances for years, and Jeana Lee was a confessed stalker of the designer’s Instagram, a like-minded collaboration ensued. Unlike with some of her other projects, Danielle was not starting from scratch; quite the opposite.