I'm a new subscriber to
Southern Living Magazine, and no, I don't live in the Southern United States.
This New York girl is subscribing because of the sheer talent of two people -
Southern Living contributor
Eddie Ross and Associate Decorating Editor
Anne Turner Carroll.
First, let me talk about
Eddie Ross, because, unlike me, if you DO live in the South, Eddie is looking for rooms no bigger than twenty feet by twenty feet to makeover for future
Southern Living articles. Send images and a brief description of your room to:
submissions@eddieross.com
Why have
Eddie redo a room in your southern pad?
1. He's got
fabulous taste.
Eddieross.
com is a must-read blog for editors, stylists and design lovers of all stripes. Above is a great makeover of a
1960's ranch. Can you believe how he tricked out the wall of windows?
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| {my battered copy of Elle Decor picked up at a doctor's office, September 2008} |
2. He's a TV star. Or so I'm told because I don't have cable and lack HGTV and Bravo. But I do have the the article from
Elle Decor that shows proof he was in
Top Design... Did he win? I don't know and don't care, because like in that telling photo, he's tops in my book!
3. Eddie is an expert shopper of all things vintage. He will fill your made-over room not only with impeccable style, but with the personality and gravity that his one-of-a-kind finds can bring. (Read the
New York Times article on his renowned flea market adventures
here.)
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| {Anne Turner Carroll, photo Rex Perry} |
Now, the second reason I subscribed to
Southern Living Magazine was I found that
Anne Turner Carroll has landed there after
Cottage Living magazine sadly folded. And let me tell you, I adored all the articles Anne worked on at
Cottage Living. Three reasons why Anne is fabulous?
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| {...the before. I give Anne credit for smiling in this picture because in her mind's eye she sees...} |
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| {...the after!} |
1. Her kitchen makeover is seared into my brain. The most amazing real-life before and after kitchen you have ever seen! Anne's Birmingham, Alabama kitchen, profiled in last issue of
Cottage Living (Nov/Dec 2008), is all over the blogosphere as it should be.
The best post on the amazing renovation is written by Anne's friend Erika at the fantastic blog
Urban Grace Interiors. See all the amazing views of this space, including the stunning dining area adjacent to the kitchen, on Erika's post
A Kitchen Intervention. (You'll get the name of the smashing paint color on those lower cabinets, too!)
2. Anne is the best (like Eddie) at getting the most bang out of a small budget. She works major magic.
3. I am in awe of the way Anne uses color and mixes pattern. She has an amazing eye! Could it be from her two years with the firm
Diamond Barratta Design after getting her degree in interior design? I can't wait to get my first issue of
Southern Living to see what's up her sleeve next!
Let's recap: If you live in the South, email
Eddie Ross at
submissions@eddieross.com and suggest he choose YOU for a room makeover. If you live in the South, North, East or West, get more
Eddie and
Anne with a subscription to
Southern Living Magazine. You can preview
2 free issues here!
Loretta
