Low’s Bridal: Also known as The Rusher Hotel and The Great Southern Hotel
Every year, more than 3,000 brides-to-be descend upon Low’s Bridal in Brinkley, Arkansas, to pick out the dress they’ll wear on their big day. Now a city with a population of 2,700, it might seem surprising that this is the setting of the 25,000-square-foot store that has become a mecca for boutique bridal looks. However, given the history of the building—and the city—it’s not quite a mystery how this came to be.
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Whitney Bonaminio helps family friends create a cohesive design story in their home—at Christmas and all year-round
Whitney Bonaminio has specialized in holiday decorating with her business, Christmas by Whitney, for many years, but she recently branched out to full-service interior design projects. When some close family friends were building their new house in Little Rock’s Falstone neighborhood, they approached her to help with every element, including the home’s layout, architectural features, and furnishings. “This couple envisioned building their dream home,” Whitney says. “They wanted it to be full of all the amenities and welcoming to their four children in this blended family.”
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Taking cues from its classic style, photographer Erin Wilson and her husband, Josh, update a Clarksville home
Josh Wilson was no stranger to the Clarksville home he and his wife, Erin, purchased and renovated in 2020. “Josh grew up in the River Valley, and this house actually belonged to one of his childhood friends,” Erin says. “His grandmother even lived just a few houses down.”
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Silks A Bloom adds a layer of bright holiday décor to a cheerful Little Rock residence
Pink is a way of life for Wendy and Ray Parker. Walk into their traditional-style home and you’ll find whimsical touches of the accent color on everything from the kitchen barstools to the art glass in the living room—and the holidays are no different. “Christmas does not have to match your home, but it should be something that brings you joy,” says the couple’s longtime floral designer, Dale Aldridge of Silks A Bloom. “Pink is her joy; it’s what she loves.”
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The sky takes on a range of hues in Henri Linton’s early landscapes, but in “Arkansas River #70,” it veers toward the pastel. Touches of blue-green and chartreuse show up in the trees and fields below, and the water has an almost purple tone, like the lavender reflected in the clouds above. “Color helps me express a mood or feeling,” Henri says, “more so than anything else in terms of how I feel and respond to the landscape around me.”
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Pieces of Saline County history stand tall as reminders of this town’s pioneer beginnings
Even with its quaint gabled roofline, Victorian trim, and multicolored stone facade, Dr. Dewell Gann’s former office at 218 S. Market St. in Benton is an unassuming little structure. However, there’s something that makes it unique: It’s the only known building in existence constructed out of bauxite. And it holds a lot of history inside.
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Jennifer Maune honors her grandmother with a recipe for a Christmas classic
If you don’t recognize the name Jennifer Maune, chances are you will soon. In September, the lifestyle blogger from Little Rock became one of three finalists on Season 13 of MasterChef, Fox’s popular cooking competition hosted by Gordon Ramsay. Besides creating recipes and other inspiring content for her website, Jennifer is hard at work developing concepts for a future restaurant and forthcoming cookbook. But this busy creative is used to juggling plates, and she’s thrilled to share her passion with the world. “I love to gather people around the table,” Jennifer says. “It’s where milestones are celebrated, memories are made, and holidays are spent with loved ones. I count it as an honor to be a part of people’s celebrations when they’re making my recipes.”
Though Jennifer has pastry and culinary degrees from the School of Culinary Arts and Hospitality at the University of Arkansas Pulaski Tech and an advanced pastry certification from Le Cordon Bleu in Paris, Jennifer counts her grandmother as her most influential teacher. “We would cook and bake together, and I wanted to have a big family because of her,” she says, recalling Christmas celebrations with 40 or more relatives filling the house. That’s where Jennifer learned to embrace the beautiful chaos of hosting holiday get-togethers, such as cookie swaps and gingerbread-decorating parties. “Christmas is for sure my favorite holiday—the decorating, the food, the faith, and spending those precious moments with my family,” she says.
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Wallpaper patterns and backsplash tiles bring the wow factor
Climb the Wall
Inspiration from the natural world inspires wallcoverings for every style
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Ashley Brewer Interiors gives a dark and dated bath in Marion the spa treatment
When Sarah and Bill Burrows moved into their Marion home in 2017, redesigning the primary bath didn’t top the priority list. But five years later, when a leak forced them to pull out the shower tiles, the timing felt right to renovate the dark and dated space. Having worked with designer Ashley Brewer to redo one of their children’s bedrooms, the couple called on her again to create a streamlined new bathroom with traditional touches to tie it to the rest of the home.
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