By Kaitlin Candelaria Matt Condra lost his mother 20 years ago in November to breast cancer. He was a senior in high school at the time and had to move in with a friend while his mother traveled between New York and Texas to receive treatment before she passed away. “I thought this would be a good opportunity to honor my mother and all the other women who have fought breast … [Read more...]
Family Ties: Chef’s Bond with His Mom Makes Him Think Pink
By Donna Cornelius When Chris Hastings says he was tied to his mother’s apron strings, he means that in the most positive way. “My mom and I were very close,” said Hastings, the chef and owner of Birmingham’s Hot and Hot Fish Club. “We were always hanging out in the kitchen and at dinnertime.” Food always played a big part in the relationship he and his mother, Angelica … [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...]
Hill Showcases Her Garden in New Journal
By Emily Williams Lida Inge Hill of Mountain Brook combined her love of Southern foliage and watercolor painting to create “Journal of a Cottage Garden.” In the book, Hill adds her own personal commentary as she identifies and describes 30 kinds of plants that fill the garden surrounding her cottage. “There is a difference in what the native plants do for our environment,” … [Read more...]