By Keysha DrexelJournal editorWhat was supposed to be a minor renovation turned into a major reconstruction project for one Hoover homeowner.But the resulting kitchen of her dreams was well worth the wait, said Beth Meadows of Bluff Park.About a year ago, Meadows and her husband of almost 51 years, Bill, bought a one-story ranch style house on Park Avenue in … [Read more...]
Dana Wolter Makes Traditional Home’s Top 10 List
A Mountain Brook interior designer has been named one of the nation's 10 up-and-coming designers by Traditional Home magazine.Dana Wolter of Dana Wolter Interiors was named by the editors of the magazine as one of this year's "New Traditionalists."Each year, 10 designers are chosen nationwide as rising stars, with a focus on one design project from each. Selected … [Read more...]
A Work in Progress
By Keysha DrexelJournal editorAlthough Margaret Shuttlesworth and her family moved into their house almost 12 years ago, the Mountain Brook woman said the decor of the Salisbury Road home is still not set in stone.Instead of quickly filling her house with furniture and art and objects just to have it look "done," Shuttlesworth has spent years discovering just … [Read more...]
Sweet Home Alabama
By Keysha DrexelJournal editorWhen Alison Scott and her family moved to Alabama in 2009, the Mountain Brook woman said she finally felt like she had found her home.Scott's father was in the Navy, and she spent most of her life moving from one Naval base to another, with no place to really call her hometown."But when we found this house and moved here, I … [Read more...]
French Twist
By Donna CorneliusJournal features writerBuilding a new house in Shoal Creek wasn’t a tough decision for Lisbeth Cease and her husband, Larry.Making sure their new home would turn out just the way they wanted it was a little harder.“We decided several years ago that we wanted to live in Shoal Creek, so we looked and looked at houses and lots,” Lisbeth Cease … [Read more...]