Sentimental Design

Homeowner Beth Jordan of Birmingham, Alabama, says she follows her impulses. From the clean, modern lines of her smoky-gray living room sofa to the aged patina of an antique bureau in a stairway alcove, Beth’s aesthetic never steers her wrong.

“If I see something I am drawn to, it’s usually a good indication it’s going to work somewhere in my house,” she says. “I like to mix it up. I just see something I love and figure out where to put it.”