Betsy Cribb

’Tis the season for thumbing through old family photos and reminiscing on Christmases past, and it appears that nobody – not even an award-winning actress – is immune to the nostalgia-inducing sweetness of the season.

A new homeowner laments her generation’s relentless need to paint old things white.

The spirited island hamlet south of Charleston shakes off mainland sophistication in favor of flip-flops and cash-only dive bars.

Celebrities may be embracing the damp-looking hairstyle on the red carpet, but our Southern grandmothers would never let us out of the house with wet strands.

Here’s how to spend a winter weekend in Highlands or Cashiers, North Carolina, where you’re sure to find a warm welcome regardless of the temperature outside.

Here’s what Southern design pros had to say.

Decorating pros share their advice for scoring treasures that’ll stand the test of time.

The short answer? There is none. Grammar experts note that “done” and “finished” can be used interchangeably. Merriam-Webster (the dictionary on which our Southern Living copy desk relies) even uses one to characterize the other (they define “finished” as “entirely done”) and lists the two words as synonyms.

This is where one of our editors eats, shops, and plays when she’s spending a weekend in her hometown of Charleston, South Carolina.

The best places to shop in downtown Charleston and the surrounding areas