by Mary Neff Stewart | photos by Abe Draper
It began as a simple chance encounter by the pool. Heather and Tommy Hixon met 30 years ago at a party Tommy was hosting at his parents’ beautiful estate in Ridgeland. The couple married and began their family, and Tommy’s parents remained in the residence for years....
by Kelli Bozeman | photos by Amber Wolf
From the mid-1800s to the mid-1900s, a grand Greek Revival home called Ossian Hall stood in the East Beach area of Pass Christian. With its two-story white columns, deep balconies, and elegantly decorated rooms, the residence was the setting of a silent movie and...
by Mary Neff Steward | photos by Andrew Welch
Nancy and Owen Mayfield were living in a stately early 20th-century Victorian apartment in the Hayes Valley neighborhood of San Francisco when Owen casually showed Nancy a listing for a lovely Greek Revival house in their hometown of Jackson. Nancy, an interior...
by Mary Neff Stewart | photos by Abe Draper
When Robert Covington, from the founding family of Copiah Bank, contracted architect George F. Barber in 1905, his dreams of creating a magnificent Neoclassical home in his hometown of Hazlehurst began to materialize. Barber, of the architectural firm of Barber...
by Mary Neff Stewart | Photos by Brooke Daivs-Jefcoat
Since 2016, Erin and Ben Napier have made a name for themselves through their city pride and their revitalization of Laurel’s historic properties while featured on the HGTV show “Home Town.” During the second season of the show, the Napiers were granted the...
by Mary Neff Stewart | photos by Andrew Welch
The process to cultivate an ideal relationship between an interior designer and client can be long and arduous. Between personalities and style opinions, the perfect match is often difficult to find. That is, of course, unless the clients in question are the...