SH&L March 2009

With so many great new home improvement products, it’s hard to pick our favorites, but we fell head over heels for a whimsical tile, an elegant wallpaper and a beautiful fabric in particular

New fabrics, colors, patterns and materials shed light on ingenious designs and a new season full of bright and beautiful ideas. With such stylish options to consider, who can resist revamping at least one room from floor to ceiling?

Inspired by classic forms, designers rethink traditional shapes and styles to give these pieces fresh energy and a modern edge for new (and improved) signature styles that we can admire all over again

You don’t have to start from scratch to remake the look of a room. We asked local designers for some tips on how to work around one good piece (such as this sofa) and use it as your base to create two fresh approaches

Local professionals divulge their observations and findings from the Decorative Plumbing Association Conference and Product Showcase and the Atlanta International Gifts & Home Furnishings Market

What we want, now more than ever it seems, is comfort and some reassurance within our own personal spaces. Spring offers us the proverbial promise of new beginnings and increased light. Lighting is key to interior design, as it makes a dramatic difference in the way we experience our environment, especially here in the gray zone

We take three classic recipes and make them better. Check out our renovations—with new textures and flavors—of these old favorites: chicken potpie, tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwiches

We channel the era when chic cocktails and dirty martinis reigned to find modern barware that is colorful, inspired and ready for something that never goes out of style—happy hour

A Magnolia home undergoes a charming transformation, and two homeowners with very different tastes find that relationships—and home remodeling projects—are all about compromise

Landscape designer Scot Eckley gives a Magnolia landscape an award-winning face-lift with clean, straight lines and a family-friendly lounge element

Find out how a growth in knowledge is driving the green building movement, and why builders and architects are more inclined to go green

Interior designer Pilar Calleja, of Draw the Line Design, creates a comfortable and modern living room to suit a Mercer Island couple’s lifestyle