Kate Abney

LUXE Interiors + Design’s Southeast Homes Editor, Kate Abney, is a lifelong Southerner (excepting a summer stint in NYC!) who began her career working at magazines in South Carolina, Alabama and Georgia. Based in Atlanta, she joined LUXE in 2018 to help launch the Southeast edition and continues to produce the Southeast regional content for the brand, highlighting the inspiring work of design professionals, fine artists and other creatives with a distinctly Southern point of view. Her sweet spot is historically rooted, yet fresh and forward-thinking projects. Her 18-plus-year journalism career has included features with A-list designers, Grammy nominees, a knighted billionaire and an Academy Award winner.

Gaggenau kitchen appliances on display at AjMadison in Sandy Springs, Georgia

AjMadison Unveils A New Georgia Showroom

Appliance leader AjMadison unveils its long-anticipated arrival to the Southeast with a new showroom in Sandy Springs, Georgia. Take a peek here.
colorful Atlanta showroom of Samuel & Sons with textile swatches around the space

Samuel & Sons Unveils A Chic New Showroom In Atlanta

Samuel & Sons taps longtime collaborator Timothy Corrigan to appoint their new Southeast headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. Explore the showroom here.
contemporary mountain home living room with exposed beams, stone fireplace and neutral furnishings

An Appalachian Escape Makes The Most Of Its Mountain Setting

In Cashiers, North Carolina, Amanda Wyatt designs a distinctive property combining meadow and forest to provide one family with acres of enchantment.
exterior of Patina Home & Garden in Leiper's Fork, Tennessee

Spend A Design-Filled Day In This Charming Tennessee Town

contemporary meets vintage furnishings in a neutral showroom

RH’s New Raleigh, N.C., Gallery Is Not To Be Missed

No detail was spared for the new RH Raleigh showroom, recently opened at The Gallery at North Hills. Get a sneak peek of the dazzling space here.
throw pillows within built in blue shelving and a day bed

Mrs. Howard Reopens With A Splash In Charlotte

Following a two-year hiatus, decorator Phoebe Howard’s Charlotte, North Carolina location of Mrs. Howard reemerges in a freshly renovated outpost.
colorful striped fabrics

Check Out Rebecca Atwood's New Charleston Studio

Rebecca Atwood scales up her eponymous studio with a relocation in Charleston, a coastal escape that nods to her nostalgic Cape Cod upbringing.
soft green home library with panels of nature motif wallpaper and an arched doorway to the exterior

The Renovation Of A Birmingham Cottage Prioritizes Character

Birmingham homeowners find flexible spaces for family life and entertaining in an antique cottage surrounding a central plaza, refreshed by Laura Bartlett.