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Dressing Room Dreams

Custom solutions make Liz Thuston's space more than just a closet Article by Kali McNutt | Photography by Mary Fehr After raising a family in their Cherokee Bend home of 27 years, Liz Thuston and her husband Bobby were ready for renovations. First came a kitchen refresh, and then it was time to create the highly functional and luxurious custom closet Liz long imagined. After considering other options, Liz tapped Birmingham-based Kelley Lyle with California Closets to design her space. Quickly...

Home + Design

At Home with Art

Antique dealer Ambrice Miller reflects on her earliest artistic influences Article by Kali McNutt In hindsight, it makes total sense that Ambrice Miller would create a business around art, antiquities, and design. Growing up in Birmingham, she accompanied her mother to thrift stores and estate sales, where treasured finds, including ginger jars, carved busts, and chinoiserie, often found their way home. Paintings by Miller’s father, a hobbyist painter, graced the walls alongside prints by...

Arts + Culture

Music and Movement

The Alabama Ballet to perform works by iconic choreographer Twyla Tharp Photography by Ambre Amari Tickets go on sale March 6 for An Evening of Twyla Tharp, a mixed-repertoire performance presented by the Alabama Ballet. We sat down with artistic director Christopher Stuart to learn more about iconic American choreographer Twyla Tharp and the two ballets included in this special performance. This April's performance features Twyla Tharp's “Baker’s Dozen" and “Nine Sinatra Songs.” How are...

Life + Culture

At Home in Grandma’s Wingback

Article by Kecia L. Lightner Picture it: a small village dotted with identical little units constructed of brick, mortar, and concrete, named after a man no one knows. Picture further a community maligned as “hood” or “ghetto”—properly referred to as “public housing” but colloquially known by its residents as “the projects.” Regardless of how it’s pictured, for the first 18 years of my life, I simply called it “home.”  I still remember the address: 4519 9th Avenue North, Apt. B. At the center...