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This Colorful Charlottesville Home Is Bursting With Christmas Cheer

Nov 13, 2024 | southernliving.com | Katherine Owen

For Natasha Lawler, her love for hosting dictates her interior decor. "I really like entertaining," says the woman who cites a crown roast as her go-to crowd-pleaser. "It's easy. Ask the butcher to tie up a rack of pork like a crown. Then just bake it like a roast." Not surprisingly, Lawler works in event planning and public relations. In 2013, she moved from Hong Kong with her husband and their family into this 1929 Charlottesville, Virginia, home.
This Chic Home in California's Wine Country Is an Ode to Mother Nature

Oct 29, 2024 | yahoo.com | Katherine Owen

A California Wine Country Home Inspired by NatureBrett Wood Photography"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Before Sandra Jordan established her eponymous line of alpaca textiles, she was a silver designer. And a Spanish literature teacher. And the creative director of a winery. She’d lived in South America, the Philippines, Germany, Massachusetts, and beyond.
This Fall-Bloomer Brings Vibrant Color And Butterflies To Your Garden

Sep 8, 2024 | southernliving.com | Katherine Owen

Even if you aren't fortunate enough to live next to a meadow of wildflowers, you can still capture their untamed beauty in a container or garden this summer by planting cosmos. Cosmos come in various colors, from burgundy to pink to white. Mix them up for a more natural look, like a wildflower meadow. Bonus: this colorful flower, native to tropical America, attracts birds and butterflies with its cheery blooms.
The Best of All Worlds

Aug 30, 2024 | citylifestyle.com | Katherine Owen

Community but seclusion. A walkable location but off the beaten path. City living set against a backdrop of greenery…The last developable lot in Cedar Lane at Cherry Creek, site number 12, boasts a rare combination of features that few listings can claim these days, particularly in Denver’s hot neighborhoods. Fully ensconced behind a 12-foot gate, the community is home to 21 luxury lots and is within walking distance (via a pedestrian bridge) to downtown Cherry Creek.
This Low Country Pied-à-Terre Is a Tale of Two Cities

Aug 19, 2024 | msn.com | Katherine Owen

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This Low Country Pied-à-Terre Is a Tale of Two Cities

Aug 19, 2024 | yahoo.com | Katherine Owen

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links."Designer Melissa Rufty’s pied-à-terre sits squarely in downtown Charleston, South Carolina. One of the oldest homes in the neighborhood, the one-room 1860s Greek Revival has an undeniable Low Country air. “When I walked in, I felt like I was on a movie set. I can’t explain it any other way than that,” Rufty recalls.
12 Things A Southerner Never Throws Away

Jul 26, 2024 | southernliving.com | Katherine Owen |Katie Rousso

Southerners are experts at mixing the old with the new. Whether it’s a leather purse or an old wooden chest, Southerners know how to see the heirloom quality of what might otherwise be considered hand-me-downs. Tour any Southern home, and you're likely to find family stories in every room—from the cast-iron skillet in the kitchen to a plush stack of quilts in the guest bedroom. Sometimes we’re just being sentimental, but we promise there’s some practicality at play too.
The Art of Reflection

Mar 27, 2024 | citylifestyle.com | Katherine Owen

Step Inside the World of Artist Kristen Abbott, Where Creativity and Community are All Waypoints to Finding Center Article by Katherine OwenPhotography by Lindsey Mazzaferro Photo & MBER Creative Originally published in Boulder Lifestyle From artist Kristen Abbott’s home studio in South Boulder, each change of the seasons is a chance to collaborate with nature and cultivate new techniques and mediums.
Pandemic Proof

Aug 27, 2023 | citylifestyle.com | Katherine Owen

Like many, Michael Milton and his wife Gabrielle Henning got really into baking in 2020. But for the Denver couple, their home-kitchen experiments came with professional ambition. The two share a background in the food and beverage industry, and, following early lockdown layoffs, were looking for a creative way to work. Enter: Pandemic Donuts. Gabrielle is a chef by training with a background in pastry and led the duo on the culinary front.