Premiere Issue
On the cover of the very first issue of Nashville Interiors, Barton-Riley Builders is featured, and credited with building some of Nashville’s most luxurious homes. Plus, local designers Kathy Anderson, Landy Gardner, Laret Casella and Lee Shacklock all contribute to a feature about current design.
2005-2006
With a Mike Ford Custom home on the cover, then publisher Kelly Mahill promoted two new big changes with this issue – a new Tips and Trends section, and even more exciting, Nashville Interiors TV, a show that aired Saturdays on Channel 5’s cable channel. It also showcases an ad for the NDC – the Nashville Design Center on Melrose, not to be mistaken for the NDC – the Nashville Design Collective on Merritt.
2006-2007
The cover of the 2006-2007 issue from Baylor Bone Interiors just speaks to the era in which it was printed. A feature about the new Annondale development in Brentwood reminds us that not everything new stays that way – and an ad for the Mall at Green Hills reminds us how much we miss Davis-Kidd.
2007-2008
What stands out about the 2007-2008 issue is that it is the first, and only, flip cover, with one side featuring Lankford’s Bath & Hardware, while the other is a Mike Ford Custom Home. One of the biggest highlights of this issue are the number of ads, many for places that are no longer around, so we can remember what was once here.
Spring 2013
The Spring 2013 edition of Nashville Interiors is a standout because it is the first time you can find the byline of now-publisher Hollie Deese as she wrote about bathroom mosaics and using online resources like Pinterest for design inspiration. A nighttime view of a Ford Custom Classic Home is featured on the cover.
2013-2014
Another graphic Baylor Bone-designed cover, this issue showcases favorite finds from the now-closed ReCreations, a profile on the Southern Living idea house from Castle Homes and custom furniture from Woodstock Vintage Lumber.
Winter 2015
With a cover featuring Christopher Architecture & Interiors, the issue also features tips on curating an art collection with interviews from Ron York of York & Friends and Kelly Harwood of Gallery 202. There is also a piece on timeless trends that smart use of space and Shaker-style cabinets.
Fall 2017
The Fall 2017 was the very first issue published by Hollie Deese after years of writing for the publication as a freelancer. One the cover was a home in the Voce development, built by Castle Homes, and other highlights include Scott Hamilton in his drum room, Libby Calloway in her home before a big renovation and spotlight on artist Julia Martin.
Winter 2020
The Winter 2020 edition of Nashville Interiors featured a Pritchett & Co. project at The 505, and the release event we had in celebration of it was the last one we had before covid. Other issue highlights: A spotlight on artist Omari Booker, the renovation of a Depression-era Tudor by Pfeffer Torode and a look inside the home of designer Sarah Bartholomew.
Fall 2021/Winter 2022
A cover featuring Circa Lighting before they made their name change to Visual Comfort was designed by The Mix Interiors and shot by Allison Ellfante, one of many covers she has shot for the magazine over the years. The artist John Paul Kessling is featured, and the Pantone color of the year was Very Peri, a periwinkle blue hue.
2023 Volume 36
A favorite issue because it showcases the perfect example of development and art coming together, with local female makers and artists – New Hat Projects, Red Rock Tileworks, and Megan Stengel Bentley – collaborating on a piece inside the lobby of the Alcove highrise from Tony Giarratana. Inside, the home of Dillon Arnold and Brant Lyons is featured, as is the home of designer Jessica Stambaugh.
2023 Volume 37
This issue, also shot by Allison Elfante, showcases Myers Flooring in a new light, with a textile-forward cover and spotlight on the workers on Sidco making all the custom pieces happen. This issue also covered the Barbie trend, another Southern Living Idea House, this one from Hatcliff, and a piece on the Bellevue development boom.
