By Donna CorneliusAndrew Brown’s Forest Park house is filled with finds from far-flung places.“This is an accumulation of things from all over the world, from trips to Paris flea markets, the Ivory Coast, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Bangkok and Buenos Aires,” Andrew said.He’s one of the homeowners participating in the 63rd annual Independent Presbyterian Church Holiday House … [Read more...]
A Triple Holiday Treat
Three historic houses in Forest Park, Redmont and Vestavia Hills will be open for the Legacy League’s Christmas Home Tour Dec. 6.This is the second year for the tour. League representatives said the group, a Samford University auxiliary, plans to make the event an annual tradition since last year’s inaugural tour drew more than 200 visitors.While guests can look forward … [Read more...]
Mantelpiece Masterpieces
By Margaret Frymire Journal InternThis Christmas, Cahaba Heights resident Laurel Patrick is offering a new way to add unique decorations to your mantelpiece. As the owner and operator of Couture Christmas, Laurel hand-sews and sells her own line of luxury holiday stockings.A graduate of Southern Institute, Laurel has been an interior designer for many years, the … [Read more...]
Keeping It Simple
By Keysha Drexel Journal EditorElizabeth Faught said the heart of her Vestavia Hills home is her kitchen.It's where she spends most of her time and where friends and family gather to celebrate, relax and enjoy each other's company over Elizabeth's latest dishes.And as the leaves start to fall from the trees and the weather cools, Elizabeth's kitchen becomes a … [Read more...]
Homewood Native Shapes Life Out of Art
By Keysha Drexel Journal EditorTena Payne, the artist behind Earthborn Studios, often wonders what her life would have been like if she had skipped class at Homewood High School on one particular day in the 1970s.Tena, an accomplished potter who has her work serving up some of the best food in the world, shudders to think what would have happen if she had never … [Read more...]