8 Pieces That Celebrate Contemporary Southern Style

Southern Hospitality at Home: The Art of Gracious Living by Susan Sully

Preface: A thoughtful look into how the region’s reputation for beautiful living and warm hospitality combine to create uniquely welcoming interiors. Top interior designers weigh in on how to create inviting spaces. In her words: I loved interviewing masters on the subject of contemporary southern style from architect Norman Askins to culinary anthropologists Scott Peacock. Her aesthetic: Whimsical with nothing too formal. Can’t live without: Mix-and-match china, silver and crystal.

PHOTO: INTERIOR AND COVER: COURTESY SUSAN SULLY.

Southern Hospitality at Home: The Art of Gracious Living by Susan Sully / $45 / rizzoliusa.com

Perlee Couleurs Ring in 18k Yellow Gold with Malachite / $2,230 / vancleefarpels.com

Serua 4-Door Sideboard / $2,410 / rh.com

Bicos Water Goblet by Vista Alegre / $65 for set of four / saksfithavenue.com

Looped Sisal Placemats / $25 each / cutterbrooks.com

Modern Screen in Jade Stripe by Christene Barberich / $349 / theinside.com

#86R Honoree Reverse Fabric in Gold / $100 per meter / lesindiennes.com

Basket Pendant by Currey & Company / $740 / refinedhomeboutique.com