By Donna CorneliusMany who visit the 2015 Decorators’ ShowHouse may have driven past the house without even knowing it was there.The sprawling Upton Estate is separated from Altadena Road in Vestavia Hills by woods and a winding driveway.“When you come down that long driveway, you don’t know what you’re going to see,” said Nan Teninbaum, the ShowHouse’s publicity … [Read more...]
Five Homes Will be Decked out for Legacy League Tour
This year's Legacy League Christmas Home Tour will feature five homes in Vestavia Hills, all decked out for the holidays and offering plenty of holiday decorating inspiration for guests.The Legacy League, an auxiliary of Samford University, will present its fourth annual Christmas Home Tour on Dec. 11 as a fundraiser to help establish a new scholarship for a deserving … [Read more...]
Fairy Tale Christmas
By Keysha DrexelJournal editorDixie and Tom Brannon are opening their home to the public for the holidays to help raise money for a program that will open doors for deserving students.The Vestavia Hills couple's home at 2104 Hickory Ridge Circle in Vestavia Hills is one of the homes on the fourth annual Legacy League Christmas Home Tour. The Legacy League, an … [Read more...]
IPC House Tour Remains a Christmas Tradition
The Independent Presbyterian Church Holiday House Tour is in its 65th year – but it seems to be an ageless wonder.The seasonal event, set this year for Dec. 13 and 14, is a longstanding Birmingham and Over the Mountain tradition that invites tour-goers into festively-decorated homes. But the tour has a very timely goal: raising money to help disadvantaged children have … [Read more...]
Cottage Industry
By Donna CorneliusJournal features writerWilliam Morris advised having “nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful.”Jason Turner has a third suggestion.“A house should be appointed with things that have deep meaning,” he said.The Forest Park cottage owned by Turner and Robert Listerman illustrates that point. From … [Read more...]