By Donna Cornelius Donna Francavilla’s Greystone home turned into a bakery on March 12. Friends and fellow church members from Saint Mark the Evangelist Catholic Church became chefs for a day to make traditional Italian cookies called pizzelles for the church’s annual Feast of Saint Mark, set this year for April 30. During the party, volunteer bakers of almost all ages … [Read more...]
Imagination Station: Lesley McRae’s Upstairs Bedroom Is a Haven for Creativity
By Donna CorneliusLesley McRae’s muse for the design of her Decorators’ ShowHouse room is someone she knows very well. “With this room, I had my own daughter in mind,” McRae said. Charlotte McRae, an 18-year-old Mountain Brook High School student, writes poetry and paints, her mother said. That’s why the designer’s ShowHouse space – an upstairs bedroom – has places … [Read more...]
Remembrance of Things Past: Libby Greene’s Living Room Holds Antiques – and Memories
By Donna Cornelius Like other designers participating in this year’s Decorators’ ShowHouse, Libby Greene has been spending a lot of time in the room she’s designing. And she’s not the first member of her family to do so. Greene had a special reason for choosing the living room as her ShowHouse space. Her grandmother, June Henderson, was in the room many times when Katherine … [Read more...]
Sweet Memories: Kate Millhouse Recalls Fun, Family Life at the McTyeire House
By Donna CorneliusVisitors to this year’s Decorators’ ShowHouse will see a stately house with notable architecture and wander through rooms artistically created by designers. For Kate Millhouse, the house was more than a beautiful place. It was home. Her parents, Katherine and Bill McTyeire, were both busy and successful business owners. Katherine McTyeire’s father, … [Read more...]
Mountain Brook High School: Carlton Cooper
By Sarah Kuper Headed into spring break of her senior year, Carlton Cooper had one thing on her mind – Mountain Brook's Relay for Life. On April 8, students, faculty and community members will gather on the high school field to celebrate survivors, honor victims and support caregivers. As the event's director for the high school, Cooper said she still has many details to … [Read more...]