Samford Legacy League’s 10th Annual Christmas Home Tour is set to be held Dec 10. The event during its tenure has raised more than $250,000 to provide transformational scholarships for students who have faced monumental challenges, including homelessness, inner city violence, the disability or death of a parent or sibling, foster care, parental job loss, abandonment, parental … [Read more...]
Double Duty: Paige Albright Is Heading up IPC Tour – and Opening Her Own House to Virtual Visitors
Story by Donna Cornelius • Photos by Lee Walls Paige Albright is truly putting her all into this year’s Independent Presbyterian Church Holiday House Tour. She’s the tour chairman, and her house is one of four that will open its doors – virtually speaking – for the 71st annual event. “I’ve been on the tour committee for a long time, but this is the first time our house has … [Read more...]
Creative Escape: Lilt Floral’s McAfee Finds Beauty Distracts From Today’s Problems
By Emily Williams Sometimes you just need to look at something beautiful. As the tenth month of 2020 rolls past, there have been countless “sometimes” so worrying that you simply needed to turn your mind away and bask in a bit of creative beauty. Creativity is like air for Brooke McAfee, a floral designer and stylist who owns and operates Birmingham-based Lilt … [Read more...]
COVID-19 Hasn’t Kept the OTM Housing Market Down
The real estate market is strong in Over the Mountain areas despite the pandemic, according to real estate professionals. With low inventory on the market and continuing low interest rates, listing prices in the area are up across-the board, according to the Birmingham Association of Realtors. Mountain Brook and Homewood lead in this measure, with prices up 37.61% and 28.78% … [Read more...]
Cottage Industry: BHG Inspiration Home Gives Southern Charm a British Accent
By Donna Cornelius You’ll find a houseful of bright ideas when a new cottage in Homewood rolls out the welcome mat as Birmingham Home & Garden’s Inspiration Home. The house, at 3025 Firefighter Lane, opens its doors to the public for tours Nov. 5, but Cathy Still McGowin, BHG editor, said the planning process for the annual event started well in advance. “We pick out a … [Read more...]