By Emily Williams The Greater Birmingham Association of Home Builders will hold its second annual Fall Community Showcase featuring some of the best new home communities the greater Birmingham area has to offer. The event will take place over the course of two weekends, Oct. 10-11 and Oct. 17-18, and will stretch across the Birmingham area, taking visitors to communities from … [Read more...]
Back to Tomorrow: Old-World Hoover Community Boasts High-Tech Home
By Emily Williams Driving down the streets of The Preserve is like taking a step back to a time filled with white picket fences and pastel painted homes, but a step inside 451 Renaissance Drive is more like a step into the future. The home will be featured in the Greater Birmingham Association of Home Builders’ Fall Community Showcase, but it’s not the home’s first appearance … [Read more...]
Grey Oaks Showcase Home Stays in Tune With Nature
By Kaitlin Candelaria Many people are drawn to the Over the Mountain area because they enjoy being close to the city, but they want an element of nature and seclusion in their neighborhood. For those people, the Grey Oaks subdivision in North Shelby County is a perfect fit. Just a hop, skip and a jump from U.S. 280, the neighborhood is home to this year’s Fall Community … [Read more...]
Inside, Outside: Bunny Williams Will Share Tips on Interior and Garden Design at BBG Event
By Donna Cornelius Interior design and gardening design have lots of similarities, said Bunny Williams, who has written books about both. But there’s one problem you don’t have to deal with when you’re planning a room: Furniture isn’t likely to grow. “A sofa can be bought to the scale of the room, but one of the biggest mistakes people make in gardening is they don’t … [Read more...]
That’s a Wrap: Cantley Uses Bold and Colorful Prints to Bring Fun Into Her Home
By Kaitlin CandelariaIf you visited Cyndy Cantley’s home today, you’d never guess that everything in her house used to be white. Cyndy, who is one half of Cantley and Company, the successful kitchen and cabinet design business she owns with her husband, Keith, said her love for color and wallpaper is something that’s snuck up on her over the years. The couple bought … [Read more...]