Inspiring your Home and Lifestyle
Fresh patterns from beloved textile brands pump up the style in upholstery, draperies, and pillows
“Laclouise” in Turquoise (shown above) and “Penzance” in Baltic (layered above), both by Stout. Shown on white tray above from left: “Locatello” and “Ocala” in Seaglass, “Cosset” in Robinsegg, and “Macready” in Chambray, all from Stout’s Rainbow Library collection.
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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….
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.…
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….
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….
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?”…
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…
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.”…
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.”…
Designer Stacy Sheid Epps helps a pair of Fayetteville empty nesters bring their classic, refined style to a smaller footprint
After raising their five daughters, Kellie and Trevor Lavy had considered moving to a smaller house when an opportunity presented itself. “Someone knocked on their door and wanted to purchase the house,” explains designer Stacy Sheid Epps, who has worked with the pair—as well as each of their daughters—for years. The timing seemed right, so they accepted the offer and began a house hunt of their own. As luck would have it, they found their next residence just around the corner. Not only was the new house located in the same neighborhood, it had also been designed by the same architect, Jack Arnold of Tulsa, Oklahoma….
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