This simple shape creates a statement when repeated as a motif across furniture and décor
Hanging ceramic bowl and coil basket. Bear Hill Interiors, Little Rock, bearhillinteriors.com. Ceramic pot and plant. Botanica Gardens, Little Rock, botanicagardens.com
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Fresh patterns from beloved textile brands pump up the style in upholstery, draperies, and pillows
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Designer Julie Enfinger brings a fresh vision to a friend and colleague’s kitchen
When Ginger and Brian Quinn were ready to update their kitchen, they knew just who to call: Julie Enfinger, an interior designer at Little Rock’s Cobblestone & Vine. As an employee of Cobblestone & Vine herself, Ginger was sure her friend and coworker would be up to the task while incorporating some of the contemporary elegance the store is known for.
Upon first viewing the kitchen, Julie noticed bronze hardware and heavy light fixtures coupled with a wooden island surface made the room feel weighted. “We really wanted to brighten, refresh, and lighten the space to make it more cohesive with the house,” she says.
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Natural and man-made surfaces to create the kitchen or bath of your dreams
Caesarstone’s “Rugged concrete” quartz has a deep gray tone and textured finish.
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Little Rock’s The Bagel Shop moves from pop-up operation to SoMa storefront this summer
Inside a historic building in downtown Little Rock’s South Main Street district, paint peels off the exposed brick walls, and the vaulted ceilings echo with the surrounding buzz of construction. This summer, the one-time laundry facility at 1501 S. Main St. will take new form as the first stationary location of The Bagel Shop—Myles Roberson and Trevor Papsadora’s popular bagel pop-up.
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Decades of revitalization have transformed this South Arkansas town into the vibrant place it is today
If you build it, they will come: That’s the lesson learned from Richard Mason’s work in downtown El Dorado over the past 50 years. He and his wife, Vertis, both natives of South Arkansas, inadvertently became some of the city’s biggest advocates in the 1980s when they began buying and remodeling old buildings. An exploration geologist by profession, Richard decided to locate the office for his company in the area’s once-bustling square. “When we moved back, it was dead as a doornail. I bet there wasn’t 15 percent occupancy in the stores around the courthouse,” he recalls. “We bought a few more buildings and remodeled them, and then when they leased up really quickly, we bought some more. We ended up with about 15 buildings. We had no intention of doing it. It was just kind of one of those things you get carried away with,” he says with a laugh.
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Look closely at each of artist Markeith Woods’s paintings and you’ll see him depicted there. Not usually in the most direct sense; it’s not his face in the portrait or his hand holding the paintbrush. Rather, he’s found a way to weave his story through each of his subjects. Now based in Northwest Arkansas, the Pine Bluff native’s process starts with a conversation. After he talks with his subjects—about their backgrounds, their dreams, their goals—he heads back to the studio with a plan. “I think, How can I insert my thoughts and experiences inside this painting, even though it doesn’t actually represent me?”
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Keep your coffee table or vanity looking cool and collected with one of these statement-making trays
White tray with brass inlay and acrylic handles. Cantrell Furniture Design Center, Little Rock, Cantrellfurniture.com
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Jim and Mimi Hugg’s love for modern architecture inspires the renovation of their 1970 home
For Jim and Mimi Hugg, the renovation of their unique home was born from a mutual passion. “We believe in modern architecture, and we think it’s important to do this kind of architecture,” Jim says. “We also think it needs to be warm. It needs to be livable and comfortable, and we just love those clean lines that you get with modern design.”
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Harper Howey Interiors helps a Fayetteville couple create a family home reflective of the Southern style they adore
Erin Henry was enchanted when, as an undergrad, she first walked into the Zeta Tau Alpha sorority house at Mississippi State University. “It felt like the pinnacle of fancy,” she says. “It was classy and classic, but still colorful and fun.”She and her husband, John, hoped to create the same milieu at their new home in Fayetteville. “That sort of old, Southern, traditional look is very much my husband’s style as well,” Erin says. John is a CPA and Erin is a tax professor at the University of Arkansas. “I started looking for a designer because I have absolutely no talent in that area whatsoever, and I’m not too proud to admit that,” she laughs. “I don’t even like watching HGTV!” Since interior design is as bewildering for her as preparing a tax return might be for others, she felt fortunate to stumble across the work of Kimberly Harper of Harper Howey Interiors. The couple immediately loved her style; and, as a bonus, her portfolio included a sorority house. “We wanted a little bit of glamour, but nothing too over the top,” Erin says. “Kimberly understood that right away.”
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