Home + Design

Color Harmony At Its Best

Feng shui expert Katie Rogers on the magic of color that tells a story Article by Katie Rogers | Photography by Mary Fehr My obsession with color started young. Mama kept an array of art supplies around to keep her four children entertained.  Play-Doh, watercolors, crayons, Cray-Pas, construction paper, felt, embroidery thread, scissors, and paint brushes were always at hand.  By the time I was five, I could explain the ROYGBIV acronym to my friends with the precision of a chemist, doling out...

Home + Design

Designing Men

These Birmingham gents bring an impeccable sense of style to the home and beyond Article by Blair Moore | Photography by Mary Fehr Deke Rogers Collected for the Home; Proprietor and Principal Curator Deke Rogers has always loved to shop, but over time he found himself drawn to pieces that tell a story—antiques, vintage finds, and the unexpected. “I enjoy working those elements into a room,” he says. “It’s what makes a space feel collected instead of overly styled.” What started as a...

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Feels Like Home to Me

Four boutique properties that make it hard to leave Article by Kali McNutt After a mostly homebound 2024, my “resolution” for 2025 was to do the thing that brings me the most joy, inspiration, energy, and confidence–travel. And so it was. Fifteen new-to-me cities and some lifelong loves (read: Paris) left me with a thought: chic hotels abound, but a property that evokes a sense of true wellbeing in guests is more elusive. It isn’t any one quality, but rather–for me at least–a combination of...

Arts + Culture

Mixing It Up at Home with the Bennetts

How a Birmingham bartender and architect invest creatively in the city they call home Article by Blair Moore | Photography by Mary Fehr The other day, Jessica Bennett asked her husband, Eric, if he could make a mixed drink with garlic in it. For some, that might sound like a dare. For Eric, it was simply the next creative problem to solve. He’s a 2026 James Beard Award semifinalist for Outstanding Professional in Cocktail Service and the mind behind Birmingham’s Continental Drift—someone who...

Home + Design

Out in the Garden

Keke Donald, a Birmingham plant enthusiast, sees beautiful possibilities in every home’s landscape Article by Blair Moore | Photography by Mary Fehr As magical journeys often do, Keke Donald’s began in a garden—the one she wandered through just outside her grandmother’s beauty shop as a little girl. “It was very Steel Magnolias ,” Keke says. The shop sat attached to her grandparents’ house on an expansive Blountsville farm, where conversation drifted through open windows and lingered in the...

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A Day in the Life

A life centered around home and the things that matter most Article by Lynlee Hughes | Photography by Ambre Amari Lynlee Hughes has built her life from the inside out. At home, that means shared mornings and evenings gathered back together with those she loves. Beyond her front door, it means walking alongside others as they search for a place that feels right—a dream home that is less about square footage and more about creating space for a meaningful life to take shape. 7–8 a.m. My day...

Food + Beverage

Pretty in Pink

A Valentine's Day-inspired cocktail by Lapeer Steak & Seafood's Beverage Director, Richard Ramirez Article by Ellie Davis | Photography by Lapeer Steak & Seafood PRETTY IN PINK INGREDIENTS 1.5 oz Tequila Recommend Cimarron Tequila Blanco .50 oz Litchi Liqueur Recommend Giffard Litchi Liqueur .50 oz Crème de Cacao Liqueur Recommend Tempus Fugit Spirits Crème de Cacao .25 oz Sour Cherry Syrup (see below) Recommend Black Cherry Syrup by FILTHY® .25 oz Lime Juice 1 Whole Egg ...

Life + Culture

Shaping the Future

Four power couples investing in the city they call home Article by Birmingham Lifestyle | Photography by Ambre Amari From hospitality and healthcare to law, design, and civic leadership, these four Birmingham couples are shaping the city’s future through the way they live, work, give, and show up together. Raj and Nital Patel Raj and Nital Patel are active leaders in Birmingham’s healthcare and education spheres. Raj is a physician, and together they invest their time and resources in...

Arts + Culture

Where Hope Finds Its Way Back

How InToto Creative Arts is bringing art, music, and movement into corners of Birmingham that need them most Article by Blair Moore | Photography by Provided When life slips into survival mode, the first things we tend to abandon are the ones that bring light: creativity, play, moments of beauty that feel expendable in the rush to get through the day. And yet, those are often the very things we need most. As author and preacher Hal Lindsey once observed, a person can survive days without food...

Travel

San Miguel Shortlist

Reflections and recommendations from a first-timer to Mexico's Bajío Article by Kali McNutt It was the sound of church bells mixed with a mariachi band drifting up from the city. Or maybe the light, impossibly golden on the terracotta rooftops. Whatever it was, the magic of San Miguel de Allende lingers long after the bags are unpacked and the souvenirs tucked away. We spent six glorious days there in May, which locals call their hottest month, though by Birmingham standards, it felt more...