“Shop around and be willing to redo well-loved pieces with modern, family- and pet-friendly fabrics so you can splurge on the accent pieces,” she advises. “Art, fabrics, and—funny enough—those family heirlooms and pictures are what make a house a home.”
Some of Jeramy’s favorite pieces are ones she grew up with in her Mississippi childhood home, including bamboo chairs that lend personality to the living room. “I brought the chairs into the 21st century with a peacock-blue velvet that could weather three kids, two dogs, and plenty of pool traffic,” she says.
