Living Beautifully

By Keri Foy Same as how accessories pull together an outfit, fabrics put the finishing touch on a home. "It's like the jewels for a woman's evening gown," says Vanessa Yates, co-owner, with her mother Marybeth Crouch, of Draped in Style, a window treatment design firm in Louisville's Norton Commons. "I love specifically what we do in interior design. It just completes a home." If you're looking at ways to feel more at ease in your home, take some cues from this mother-daughter design team. "One of our clients said that her job as a [...]

By Megan M. Seckman Tracy Heightchew comes from a long line of junk collectors. Her grandfather was fond of salvaging scrap metal and took young Tracy out to sift through his heap for a hidden treasure. Her grandmother was an extreme yard saler who stockpiled a potpourri of Depression-era oddities. They loved old things, and their amassed collections left a forever mark on young Tracy. “I am very close to my grandparents and grew up around their salvaging in Pleasureville, Kentucky. I have carried on the tradition of pulling stuff from the garbage. I love [...]

By Megan M. Seckman Take a step into Diane Kelton’s patio home and you take a step into her sense of adventure. You will not see the president of Baptist East Milestone Wellness Center fretting over clutter or shades of taupe with a designer. You will never hear her describe her style as “minimalist” or even “coordinated.” No, living beautifully to Diane is something a bit more vibrant, a bit more daring, a bit more characteristic of life itself — bold and busy. Living beautifully, in Diane’s domain, doesn’t really have a label or a [...]

By Keri Foy  How Tracy Shacklette transformed her basement into a room that celebrates life and creates a VIP experience for her friends and family. While no bouncer guards the door to Tracy Shacklette's glamorous basement, you feel like you're descending into a swanky and modern cocktail bar complete with a VIP list. Tracy used lots of texture when designing the space. Photos by Melissa Donald  The space features white couches, a white floor with 24k gold flecks, gold chain link curtains, and a disco ball. It's the space where you want to turn on [...]