By Donna Cornelius Saying that a house is filled with its owners’ art collection might conjure mental pictures of a prim and proper place that resembles a museum more than a family home. Laura and Jesse Vogtle do, indeed, have an extensive array of artwork – she’s the owner of Gallery 1930 in English Village and Scene at Pepper Place – but their Mountain Brook house is more … [Read more...]
Birmingham’s Grand Tour: Independent Presbyterian’s 67th Annual Event Features Four Festive Houses
By Donna Cornelius Most merchants start the holiday merrymaking early, with gifts and garlands filling store aisles well before Thanksgiving. But for many Birmingham residents, the Independent Presbyterian Church’s Holiday House Tour signals the official start of the season. The IPC tour has become a seasonal tradition; this is the tour’s 67th year. Those who attend year … [Read more...]