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In this Issue

Home, Garden and Lifestyle around Mississippi

Calendar of Events

Home & Garden Wishlist

Bountful Harvest Farms: Eat Healthy, Eat Local

The Home of a Home Builder

Meet Our Locals: Home Builders

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Taste & Toast Coming Home in Columbus Made in Mississippi: KP & Canvas Meet Our Locals: Interior Designers Old World Charm With these Hands: Herb Garden for your Kitchen

Upscale Rustic

Spring Fashion

Dig In! Meals Made from Your Garden

Meet Our Locals: Architects

A Taste of Tradition

Town & Country Garden Club: Tablescapes Funraiser

Events

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April Events

Easter Sunday Women’s Basketball

Women’s Basketball

NCAA Final Four

International Film Festival April 4-6 MSU Campus McCool Hall

MSU Baseball

vs. Southern University 6:30pm

International Film Festival

Starkville Community Theater April 5-7, 7:30pm

April 4-6 MSU Campus McCool Hall

The Drowsy Chaperone Starkville Community Theater April 5-7, 7:30pm

MSU Baseball

vs. Ole Miss 6:30pm

Little Shop of Horrors

Starkville High School Play April 5-7 7:30pm

Little Shop of Horrors

Starkville High School Play April 5-7 7:30pm

28th International Festival MSU Drill FIeld 11am-2:50pm

The Drowsy Chaperone Starkville Community Theater 2pm

MSU Baseball vs. Ole Miss 7:30 pm

Little Shop of Horrors

Starkville High School Play April 5-7 7:30pm

The Drowsy Chaperone

Starkville Community Theater 2pm

MSU Baseball vs. Ole Miss 1 pm

The Drowsy Chaperone

Little Shop of Horrors

Starkville Community Theater 7:30pm

Books & Aithors: Catherine Pierce

Starkville Public Library, 12-1pm

Art In Public Places Reception The Partnership, 5:30-7:30pm

Starkville Community Theater 7:30pm

MSU Baseball

Starkville High School Play April 8, 2:30pm

The Drowsy Chaperone

Starkville Community Theater April 10-14, 7:30pm

@ Alabama State 6 pm

The Drowsy Chaperone

Starkville Community Theater 7:30pm

Old Main Music Festival & Art Market MSU Amphitheater

MSU New Narrative Fest The Mill

MSU Baseball

@ Auburn, 1 pm

MISSISSIPPI IS

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Starkville Community Theater 7:30pm

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FESTIVAL

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Art Pop up show

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MSU Baseball

@ Auburn, 2 pm

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www.newnarrativefestival.msstate.edu APRIL 13 - 14, 2018 | THE MILL AT MSU | STARKVILLE, MISS.

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MSU Baseball

vs Arkansas, 6:30 pm

Super Bulldog Weekend

Budweiser Clydesdales

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Starkville, 5-7pm

Cotton District Arts Festival Cotton District, All Day

MSU Baseball

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MSU Theater: Noises off

McComas Theater, 7:30pm

Town & Country Garden Club Tablescapes Fundraiser Starkville Sportsplex, 11am-1pm

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Bountiful Harvest Farms Eat Healthy, Eat Local

Written by Joe Lee

ot surprisingly, Sam and Isabel McLemore, owners of Bountiful Harvest Farms of Starkville, come from families that utilized what we think of today as “green practices” in their gardening. “Growing up, we had a compost in the kitchen that was used for gardening,” said Isabel, a native of Oxford and a graduate of Mississippi State (MSU). “I thought that was normal. It was not until I was in high school that I realized not every family kitchen saves food scraps. “My parents did vegetable gardens from year to year, and my mom does and still has a wonderful passion for flower gardening. My parents had apple trees on their property and my dad kept bees. So the farming transition has been a little more natural than not.” Sam McLemore is from Port Gibson. Also a graduate of MSU, he watched both of his grandfathers’ tend to gardens each year and took lots of inspiration from them. “In junior high I started growing my own garden at home with hot peppers, sunflowers, and zinnias,” Sam said. “I maintained various container vegetables through college until we bought a house were we could really grow a garden. At my childhood home we did have fruit and nut trees. “I really enjoyed helping my grandfathers with various vegetable-farming tasks. When dating Isabel (in college) I read a book at her parents’ house about organic gardening from the 1970s. Reading that book really sent me down the path.” Sam and Isabel describe Bountiful Harvest Farms as a small, diversified market garden. They utilize two acres on their property for farming and grow fruits and vegetables seasonally, selling to farmer’s markets and restaurants. They also sell to their Community Supported Agriculture April 2018 | 17

(CSA) subscribers, an enterprise which has grown by leaps and bounds in recent years. “Starkville is our home and has been incredibly supportive of us and what we are doing,” Isabel said. “We started our CSA seven years ago with 10 members. Last spring we had over 60 members. For many customers, I think they will buy from us because they know we have tasty and beautiful food – it being pesticide-free is just a bonus for them. “However, we do have customers that buy from us because they know where their food is coming from, how it is grown, and appreciate that we follow organic practices. We have some wonderful restaurants that support the farm-to-table concept and buy from us regularly and help sustain us when we are not (in) CSA season or at (farmer’s) markets.” While paying more for fresh, organic fruits and vegetables is often a concern for consumers, Oktibbeha County resident Stasha McBride is convinced she is getting a better deal by purchasing regularly from Bountiful Fresh Farms. She met the McLemores at the Starkville Community Market a year before the couple launched their CSA. “I like to eat what is in season,” McBride said. “(There’s) better taste and better nutritional value if I’m not eating strawberries that were picked last week or lettuce that was picked and (then) shipped for a couple of days. Of course, that does mean I only eat strawberries in the spring and lettuce in the spring and autumn, but it makes cooking exciting and I can usually do pretty simple dishes because the produce is spectacular. “When people comment on how good my food is I always credit my farmer, because ingredients really do make a dish. I have my environmental reasons as well (for supporting them): low food miles, and Sam and Isabel are committed to sustainable growing practices which will keep their soil productive and nutritionally viable for years to come. Finally, investing and supporting my local community is very important to me.” Sam and Isabel are fixtures at the Starkville Community Market when it’s open, and their products are included on menu items at Restaurant Tyler, City Bagel, 929 Coffee Bar, and Commodore Bob’s of Starkville. “We really enjoy getting to know people through selling and have made many good friends because of it,” Isabel said. “I think our customers really enjoy the fact that they know about their food because they know their farmer.”

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Bountiful Harvest Farms Seasonal Production: SPRING (March-May)

Strawberries, green onions, green garlic, turnips, radishes, beets, carrots, kale, collards, lettuce, arugula, mustard greens, cabbages, kohlrabi, sweet peas, Bok choy, nasturtium, herbs

SUMMER (June-September)

Squash, cucumbers, okra, tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, basil, Holy basil, dill, parsley

FALL (August-December)

A continuation of summer crops, transitioning to the same items from the spring â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and purple sweet potatoes

To learn more about Bountiful Harvest Farms and sign up for their CSA, visit www.bountifulharvestfarms.com.

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The Home of a Home Builder

Photos by Laura Daniels â&#x20AC;˘ Article by Sarah Raines

erched on a hill in Wildbriar, a lake community branching off Sessums Road, sits a tumbled brick and cypress house that looks as natural to the environment as the trees in its backyard. Joe Couvillion and his family built the house hidden on the backroads not far from Mississippi State Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s campus, and the mountain lodge-like appeal gives it a secluded aura amongst the hustle and bustle of Starkville living. Starkville boys, born and raised, Joe Couvillion and his brother, Neil Couvillion, work sideby-side with their company Couvillion Design + Build, helping create and renovate homes to suit the lifestyles and tastes of individual families in the area. The company also works on projects for the public, such as the splash pad in J.L. King Senior Memorial Park off of North Long Street, and the brothers manage a second business on

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Starkville’s Main Street, Nine-Twentynine Coffee Bar. The brothers renovated Tokro’s salon early in their career together, and then the coffee shop when they opened it around six years ago when Tokro’s decided to focus its business on the upper level of the building, incorporating old pieces with new to create a distinctive environment for each business. The Couvillion house was built on a lot that posed a challenge to its builders. “In the line of neighborhoods, there’s always these lots that are hard to build on, we call them the ‘unbuildable lots’, so there’s usually two or three in a big development that are just challenging,” Joe Couvillion said. “That particular spot was on a hillside, with many established trees around it, so we had to design a house plan that worked with that.” The Couvillion home is a long house with three stories. The backyard has a sheer hill and the builders used it to add a deck and the lowest level to the house.

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The bottom floor serves as a place for the Couvillion’s three young children’s bedrooms, the main floor is the living and entertaining area, with a few bonus rooms on the uppermost level of the house. From their lookout atop the hill, the Couvillions can see the rolling landscape around their home. “When you go on the back porch, what we like about it is, you go out there and it’s just old cattle land with a low bottom, and it’s really neat,” Couvillion said. “It’s like you’re in the mountains because it’s a 50- to 60-foot long dropoff and you just look at the top of the trees. It’s a really unique, really private location.” The feeling of seclusion the house gives suits the Couvillions’ taste, though they are close enough to town to hear the roar of the crowds as game-day attendees cheer on their Bulldogs during football season. Tastefully complementing the deep red and brown hues of the tumbled bricks, the house’s outside also displays grey-green siding and grey-brown shingles that allow the house to almost become a part of its environment. Neil Couvillion, a landscape architect, designed the landscape to fit within the natural vernacular of the site, incorporating boxwoods, hydrangeas, tea olives, ferns, arborvitae and crab apple trees. While creating homes, Joe Couvillion said he enjoys repurposing old architecture into new builds. For his

family’s residence, lumber from a large oak which had to be cut down to make way for the house was used to create a mantle, benches, and furniture for the Couvillion abode, as well as a butcher block-style island and shelving for a neighboring house. A grand, unique door bought from an antique store in West Point serves as the entryway to the spacious entry courtyard. Industrial iron windows from the brothers’ office space downtown has been given new glass and new life as room dividers and a shower-panel wall in the house, and heartpine and timber from a house built on Louisville Street in the 1850s and torn down in recent years was used to create the front door and beams for the house “It’s real eclectic, and I think our furnishings and our lifestyle do not fit the traditional or modern mold, it’s just a little mix of everything,” Couvillion said. “I think that’s the trickery with this business, and for sure designing, is to incorporate these details and not make it look like you tried too hard. It‘s just real comfortable to us.”

Meet Our Locals:

Builders

Stuart Davis Constrution I have enjoyed my profession for over 30 years. I come from a long line of home builders and began working for my dad at a very young age. My family tradition of builders has prepared me to be successful in doing what I love. I graduated from Mississippi State in business and real estate and was honored to be Mr. MSU in 1990. I moved off to several large cities after graduation. I got married and moved back to Starkville in 1996. I have been married for 22 years to Adriane Davis and we have three children. I am fortunate to have Adriane as my partner in our business. I am also very blessed to have a full time crew including a foreman, David Hammett, who has been with Davis Construction since 1976. Along with my other crew members, we have over 150 combined years of experience with Davis Construction. My specialty is custom homes. I pride myself in making home owners happy and giving them exactly what they want. I love Starkville and am very passionate about doing business with our local vendors. As Starkville and Mississippi State continue to grow, I hope to continue to serve our community for many years to come.

Joe Dallas Construction Co. LLC As a Mississippi licensed contractor Joe has built custom homes in Starkville and surrounding area since 1983. Joe is most notably known for building in Greenbriar & Wildbriar and developing Laural Valley Court. Joe gives special attention to quality and detail in each and every home.

Couvillion Design + Build

We are designers and craftsmen in the truest sense of the word. From the simplest of details to the finished product, our care extends from our hands to your home.Â We have over 20 years of experience in design and construction and we do not intend on letting up. We provide design services for new homes, commercial spaces, renovations, branding, facelifts, facades, and anything you can see or touch. Â We take the time to meet with every client in order to create a program that meets the individual needs of every project. Our process goes through schematic design,design development and construction documentation. You are involved in each phase along the way, allowing you to have your hands in the creative process. Our design services extend from the home to the natural environment in which we live, which includes landscape architecture, planning, and urban design. Once design is complete, we can either be involved as the builder or we can work with a contractor to oversee construction.Â Either way, we make sure that our design and detail is put in place. Every job has unique circumstances, so we are there working together to make your vision a reality. April 2018 | 25

Taste & Toast

No Bake Lemon Fruit Cheesecake Minis • • • • •

1 Lemon (juiced) 1 tsp lemon zest 1 1/2 cup Milk Sliced fruit Mini Pie Crusts

In large bowl mix cheesecake mix with milk, lemon juice and lemon zest. Mix until well blended. If too thick, add in a little more lemon juice or milk. Bake pie crusts, unfilled, in oven at 350 degrees until golden brown. Remove from oven and allow to cool. Fill pie crusts with cheesecake mixture and top with fresh sliced fruit. Place in refrigerator to chill until ready to serve.

Cinnamon Roll Milkshake Shooters

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Mini Cinnamon Rolls 1/2 Cup Marshmallow Fluff Heaping 1-cup of vanilla ice cream 1/2 cup of milk

Add all ingredients and two to three cinnamon rolls into blender. Blend well until thick and creamy. Place in shot glasses and top with mini cinnamon roll. Serve immediately or place in freezer without cinnamon roll until ready to serve.

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Lemon Pepper Chicken & Sweet Pepper Bites • • • • • • • •

Chicken breast Lemon pepper seasoning Lemon 2 tbsp butter Sweet Peppers (diced) Sour Cream Mini Phyllo Cups Micro Greens or Parsley to garnish

Slice chicken breast into strips. In pan on medium heat, add butter and then chicken. Sprinkle chicken with lemon pepper seasoning to taste and squeeze juice of one lemon on chicken. Cook until chicken is done. Remove chicken from pan and chop chicken. Mix chicken with diced sweet peppers and place into phyllo cups. Top with dollop of sour cream and garnish.

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Coming Home in Columbus

Photos by Laura Daniels • Article by Sarah Raines

ue Burkhalter has found a new adventure in Cady Hills in Columbus, with a one-story French Country-style home with plenty of room to entertain the whole family. Burkhalter has lived in Columbus since the 1970’s. She raised two sons in the area, and is now able to spend time with her five grandchildren who live in Starkville and New Hope. Four months ago, Burkhalter moved into a house of her own. The Khaki-colored brick home is one story with curved, deep brown shutters to match the steep dark brown tiling of the roof. Matured plants set an outline for landscaping in the yard. A maple tree, rosebushes, and yaupon shrubs take up permanent residence in the landscape, and the greenery leaves enough room for Burkhalter to add more pops of color to her garden in the spring. Local designer and shop owner Penny Bowen helped Sue settle into her new home. A long-time friend and client, Burkhalter asked for Bowen’s help in making the space her own. “She has a very eclectic style,” Bowen said. “She has traditional pieces with the contemporary art and so we repainted the whole house to be kind of a neutral pallet, bright and airy so that all her bright artwork and furniture would kind of pop off of it.” Bowen drew the house’s original design before it was built, and Burkhalter purchased it from its original owners, changing a few of the details to fit her own style. The cream-colored walls of the living room have grey shelving centered around a white and grey sand-stone fireplace with a flat-screen television and a simple grey clock. The furniture chosen was modern and comfortable, with fluffy couches and chrome-based vase-like lamps perched atop black tables.

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Burkhalter is a retired music teacher, and she currently accompanies voice students at Mississippi University for Women and plays piano every Sunday at Covenant United Methodist Church. One of her most prized possessions is her polished black Kawai Baby Grand piano. “That was probably the hardest thing to find a home for in the new house, because I had a separate room for it in the old house,” Burkhalter said. “This house, it just took a while to find its place, but I did. I love where it is, now. It’s perfect.” The Kawai sits surrounded with Burkhalter’s collection of musical accessories, tying everything together. A framed “Tosca” opera poster and other musical decorations hang on the wall, displaying their owner’s love for composed art. The floors of Burkhalter’s house are heart of pine, and dark wooden beams accent the country style of her home. Two separate sitting areas are connected in one large open space, and an extended island with eight barstools serves as extra dining space alongside the open dining area so guests don’t have to be separated into different rooms during large family get-togethers. Black and red intricate Persian rugs outline the dining areas, with a tasteful black chandelier hanging overtop the dining table and a mirror outlined with a frilled gold frame to reflect light back to the room. Burkhalter said the open floor plan is one of her favorite features of her new home. It allows her to entertain more guests without the separation added by walled-off rooms. “On my mother’s side we have a family reunion every year that’s always at my house, with about 25 to 30 people,” Burkhalter said. “My life revolves around my children and my grandchildren. I have been blessed, that’s for sure.” The backyard features a porch for congregating and a pool for entertaining, with furniture and a television on the porch, as well as patio furniture a few steps below on the pool level. Burkhalter looks forward to hosting her first family reunion at the end of June in her new house, and said she can visualize many family Christmases in years to come.

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Made in Mississippi

elsey Pearce, a recent graduate of Mississippi State UniK versity, and soon-to-be student at Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine, knows firsthand the ardu-

ous, hectic schedule of a full-time student with a biological science major and an aspiring veterinarian shadowing a professional veterinarian for seven years. She was both…at the same time, and the stress associated with both helped to change, not her schedule, but how she spent her free time. “I started painting for the walls in my own apartment as a stress release,” said Kelsey, who was in her sophomore year when she applied paint on her first canvas. “I realized that I really enjoyed it and it helped take my mind off school, the rigorous workload, and the very structured way of medicine. I could be creative and let the freeform way of art let me release that side of my personality.” Kelsey has never taken an art class and is completely self-taught, although she did take advantage of YouTube to learn various techniques to create her own. Because of the strict organization in her life as a student and vet assistant, she wanted her art to be different. “I want people to recognize what the thing is, but I also want there to be some interpretation to it.” And the things she painted, people wanted to buy, “so I started painting more frequently and was selling off my Instagram and my apartment.” She prefers her art pieces to be imperfect, “which is very odd because I am a perfectionist.” Art is the one place in her life that can be messy and for Kelsey that is very freeing. Kelsey describes herself as an abstract artist drawn to a subdued color palette of earth tones and soothing colors. Southern landscapes in rural Alabama and Mississippi in-

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Article by Richelle Putnam • Photos by Tripp Edwards

spire her, so many of her pieces portray bridges, churches, cotton fields, barns, and wooden structures. “One thing that I don’t do that a lot of other artists do is use a lot of brushes. Most of my work is done using palette knives, or something I can sculpt with, like a cake decorating tool.” Kelsey uses sculpting paste and paint to create a textured look. Even a blind person could enjoy a piece because they can feel the different depths of what the piece is, she said. “I think that is why my florals are my favorite, because they have that thickness to them.” Kelsey decided that art shows would be a good way to reach more people, so she sought advice from the Entrepreneur Center at Mississippi State. They helped her build her brand, KP and Canvas, and build a website.” She also applied for a key capital expenditure grant. “They basically gave me $2,000 to be able to do art shows. They were very supportive in helping me get the business started.” In November, Kelsey opened her small KP and Canvas Art Studio in downtown Starkville, which provided a place to be creative and space to work that’s not cluttered with life. Her studio is not open like a normal 9 to 5 retail store, but when it is, people are welcome to come in and shop around. The largest segment of Kelsey’s business is custom pieces, especially pieces relating to the wedding industry, like custom wedding bouquets, venue paintings, and the homes of clients. “People can pick their own size and look at the different colors and we can kind of talk through what they’re looking for. That’s my favorite part of having the studio is getting to work with people one-on-one in the creative process.” For instance, a bride-tobe might come in with her wedding bouquet, her grandmother’s lace, and her father’s locket, all important pieces in her life. “To be able to put those together in a painting means a lot more that a random painting bought somewhere.” With Kelsey starting Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine in the fall, she will be closing her studio in Starkville, but plans to continue offering pieces through her website, Instagram and Facebook. “Painting isn’t something I ever want to give up. I won’t be able to do full-time painting anymore while in Vet School, but I’ll definitely still paint and have a studio somewhere in my house.” For more on Kelsey and her art, visit her website, www.kpandcanvas.com, Facebook, and Instagram. Feel free to text or email her. April 2018 | 35

Meet Our Locals:

Interior Designers

Tracey Millsaps Interior Design I have always loved beautiful things, so Working as an Interior Designer for the past 30 years has been a very rewarding career. Starting a Job from the plans and working all the way through to the hanging of draperies, is so gratifying; knowing the difference you have made in creating the right environment for a family to live. After graduating with a degree in Interior Design from the University of Mississippi, I worked for two design firms. For 10 years, I have owned my own full service design firm.

Beards Furniture & Antiquities I have been decorating for over 20 years. The most gratifying thing about my work is helping others achieve their dreams. I enjoy getting to know my clients and learning what styles, colors, and fabrics reflect their tastes and personality. In 2007, I opened my first Antique store in Downtown Columbus. In May of 2016, I bought and restored an old warehouse and moved from downtown to 248 Chubby Drive just off Hwy. 45 North. We specialize in French Antique Furniture, doors, and shutters. We also carry several lines of new furniture including Magnolia Home by Joanna Gaines. As well as beautiful sofas, chairs, and recliners with hundreds of fabrics to choose from. Lamps, light fixtures, paintings, and accessories can be found to match any decor and taste. I love mixing and coordinating furniture and accessories with antiques and contemporary designs. I enjoy helping my clients with their decorating needs. We are excited to announce we will soon be offering a Bridal Registry at our store.

Penny Bowen Designs, Inc

I approach my projects with the belief that your home or work space should be a reflection of the individuals living or working there, not just a creation of the designer. I have been working for the last 20+ years to help my clients realize their dream space. By developing a close relationship with my clients, I am able to design spaces that reflect their personality and individual style. After studying at the Art Institute of Atlanta, I finished college with a Bachelor of Fine Arts, Interior Design from Mississippi University for Women. I then started my career detailing construction drawings in an architect office, giving me a strong grounding in scale and form. I then moved on to the flooring industry for a few years before going in to business for myself designing and drawing custom homes. For 10 years I owned and operated Bella Interiors, a design resource center and retail space specializing in mid to upper end furniture and accessories. These experiences give me well-rounded knowledge to help my clients. Whether your project is a simple remodel or a complex new construction, I can put my vast knowledge of design and keen sense of style to work for you from start to finish. 36 | TOWNANDGOWNMAGAZINE.COM 36 | TOWNANDGOWNMAGAZINE.COM

Old World Charm

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From the outside, mulch and simple greenery, alongside crepe myrtles – a southern favorite – emphasizes the natural beauty of her tan cypress-sided and white-trimmed house. Antique flower pots often add a pop of color, changing throughout the year between an array of flowers and cascading ferns. Indoors, Beard uses neutral colors and emphasizes her country French designs with architectural pieces recycled into artwork. From old windows to intricate wrought-iron doors, Beard sees art in many repurposed antiques. Beard designed the house, placing stained glass windows throughout and using all antique light fixtures in the home. The doors and mantle are antiques, contrasting but also complimenting the new, modern-style sofas and chairs. Her own home is painted in neutral and off-white colors. “I don’t get tired of neutrals, because I guess working with colors, I feel like neutrals is what I prefer for myself,” Beard said. Beard’s newest project is her back porch – which she and her contractor, Gene McCool, designed when they built the house. “Recently I decided that, since it was either hot or cold and we didn’t use the porch like we wanted to, I decided to glass it in,” Beard said. “Now it’s an inside room. I’ve painted the room white and used Country French Pieces, a farm table, an Aidan Gray light fixture with slip-covered sofa and slip-covered chairs so it gives more of a cottage look with country-French flair.” For a designer who loves the challenge of finding unique an tique pieces to fit perfectly in the homes she creates, at the end of the day Beard has a gorgeous home of her own to return to. April 2018 | 39

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With These Hands

Article and photos by Amy Myers

These kitchen herb containers are a simple, easy way to grow your own herbs! Be sure to learn about the correct soil, water amounts, and proper care each herb requires.

Materials: Flowerpots, the size you desire (I chose small ones, for the window) Paint of your choice (I used two different kinds, acrylic and chalk) Spray or brush-on sealer (like Krylon or Rustoleum) Paintbrushes Herb seeds or plants Soil

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Step 1: IMPORTANT: To be safe, only paint the outside of the pot, to avoid mixing soil and paint. Start the “smudgy” design by painting the pot two different colors. Lines can overlap, because you’ll paint over them with a third color. With a basic colors set, you can mix paint to achieve many colors! I found the chalk paint glided on smoother, and covered better than acrylic. However, both mediums performed well, and are suitable for plastic, tin, wood, etc.

Step 2: I chose to add a smudgy patch of silver. Be sure to apply a spray-on or brush-on clear sealer for outdoor pots. You can also add labels, using a marker and Popsicle sticks. CAUTION: Apply it BEFORE ADDING SOIL AND PLANTING THE HERBS! April 2018 | 43

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he Oswalt home is on the corner of South Montgomery Street and Country Club Road, and Nicole Oswalt and her three daughters have thoroughly enjoyed their first year in the new house. Oswalt found a home design she fell in love with in a house in Saint George, Utah, and hired a local builder and designer to create a home similar to it, adding her own flare by incorporating more stone and adding an industrial accent to the house. Local designer and owner of Penny Bowen Design on College Street in Columbus, Penny Bowen, helped collaborate the creation of the Oswalt home. “(With Oswalt’s) style, she liked a very relaxed, kind of rustic, industrial look,” Bowen said. “It’s a lot, three different styles, but she pulled it all together and I think she did a wonderful job of it.” The Oswalt house is a large home, but with a cozy feel to it. Outside, surrounded by timber, the house has a lodge-like style. Oswalt fashioned it after houses found in the mountains in the West. The inside of the house reflects the industrial nature of Oswalt’s taste.

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“We have a lot of architectural features in that house,” designer Bowen said. “We did a lot of stone and brick patterns and metal accents.” Immediately inside, a foyer with an arched barrel ceiling created with a herringbone brick pattern and a bright chandelier immediately catches the eye. Antique pine hardwood floors run through the home, and the a circular “wagon wheel” of brick with a star-like centerpiece hangs above the dining table, holding an iron-encircled light fixture. The office features another distinctive ceiling feature, with a squared dome reaching toward skylight windows which allow for natural light to come through.

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Reclaimed wood found new homes in the Oswalt’s’ ceilings and along one wall in the office, giving a tasteful backing to the wall behind the desk chair, provided by Moller & VandenBoom Lumber Company and Tim Lawrence of Lawrence flooring in Ethel, Mississippi. Oswalt said her favorite rooms are the music room and her master bedroom. “I’ve played piano since I was in third grade,” Oswalt said. “In the music room, we have a baby grand piano, a guitar, and we’re collecting different pictures and memorabilia and things like that. I did that for me and for my girls, because we love music. It’s just me and my girls, so I wanted to make it a fun place for them.” A mother of three, Oswalt worked to create a space she and her daughters could enjoy. Each of her daughters’ bedrooms has a small loft over the closet to give extra playroom for the girls, and a slide built by local contractor, Justin Lindley, allows for speedy, fun travel from the main floor to the house’s basement. Oswalt was born and raised in rural Choctaw County and spent many afternoons sitting on the porch, enjoying the near-silence of a quiet dead-end gravel country road. Now, she said she finds the same enjoyment in her house with the added pleasure of being able to watch the traffic drive down South Montgomery past her house, sipping her coffee from a rocking chair on her front porch or from the comfort of the music room. “Even though I still feel like I’m part of a subdivision, with Country Club Estates right there, I feel like I have the best of both worlds,” Oswalt said. “I have a nice big yard, and I look out my back door and I don’t see another house really close, but then I am right next door to great April 2018 | 47

neighbors and people we’ve gotten to know since we’ve lived here.” The backyard features are tiered with the natural slant of the backyard, adding a layered feel. “You go out on the back porch and you step down to another little landing with a fire pit and some landscaping, and then you step down again and you’re on the pool level, with a pool and hot tub and slide for the kids, and then you can step down again and get to the basement level of the yard,” Oswalt said. Oswalt was also able to add a sentimental touch to the house. She would spend hours playing in the barn at her grandparents’ place, and was able to salvage some tin from that barn to line the guest bathroom with – the icing on the cake to complete the perfect home for her and her girls. “My family is so important to me,” Oswalt said. “I have the best parents and grandparents and we are/were always really close. I love where I grew up. I have many memories of playing in this barn and now my girls do as well. I had to have a piece of it in my home.”

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Photos and recipe adaptations by Candice Paschal, A higher Standard of Living

Dig In!

ur Home Garde Recipe’s Made From Yo

ave you ever felt that someone else was doing the thinking for you? Or, have you ever had a “gut feeling” about a situation? Studies shown we have a “ second ” brain governing our bodies. The same receptor cells in our brain can also be found in the intestinal lining also known as the gut. These cells send out and receive signals that manipulate our focus, cravings, and even our mood. A university study* concluded that lab mice with greater bacterial diversity in their digestive tract resulted in lower anxiety levels and improved reference and working memories. Their counterparts with little or no bacterial gut diversity, suffered from increased anxiety, increased hunger and decreased mental focus. This and many similar studies indicate that a variety of [good] bacteria present in our gut plays a major role in our overall memory, learning, and well being. How does someone diversify their gut bacteria? Great question! It starts with the soil... Findings have shown that the closer our food is to the way it came out of the soil, the longer and better we thrive. A special place in Italy called Sardinia is noted to have the highest number of centurions, [individuals who live over 100 years old] than any other place in the world. When a 102 year old woman was interviewed and asked what she believed the town’s secret was, she attributed the longevity of its citizens to living primarily off of the land , simply by eating what they grew. In places like Sardinia, if people wanted to make something to eat, they would go collect the ingredients from the soil . I f they didn't have it, they didn't eat it. By understanding that our well-being is related to eating foods straight from good soil, it gives new meaning to the meal-time phrase “Dig in !”.

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High-Protein, Zero-Fat Basil Pesto (shown served over organic gluten free pasta) 1 cup organic green peas, cooked 1 cup fresh basil leaves, minced Juice of 1⁄2 lemon 2 tbsp nutritional yeast 1 garlic clove, minced Optional crushed red peppers Dash of sea salt Mix all ingredients together by using a pureeing wand, food processor, or blender to pulse pesto in a chucky sauce. Pour over pasta or use as a dip for parties, guests will not believe its zero fat!

Chimichurri

(shown served over organic roasted potatoes) 1⁄4 cup red wine vinegar 1 tsp sea salt 1 shallot 1⁄2 cup fresh cilantro, minced 1⁄4 cup fresh parsley, minced 2 tbsp fresh oregano, minced 3⁄4 cup extra virgin olive oil Combine sea salt, shallot, garlic and vinegar in a bowl and let stand for 10-20 mins. Mix in remaining ingredients, cover and let sit overnight in refrigerator for better flavor. For a creamier version, add 1⁄4 cup shelled and pureed chickpeas. This Argentine sauce can be served fresh or used as a marinade for cooking.

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Angie’s Catering & Floral Design Written by Joe Lee

iven that her mother and grandmother were stellar cooks, it was no surprise that Columbus native Angie Atkins, owner of Angie’s Catering and Floral Design, developed a love of cooking and food preparation early in life. She also taught herself the art of floral design and came to enjoy planning an occasional wedding or party. But it was a nudge from a loved one that gave her the incentive to really chase her dreams. “One day my husband urged me to turn it into a business,” said Atkins, who graduated from Lee High School and holds a degree in Business Administration from Mississippi University for Women. “I started small. There is so much competition and I was a little hesitant. It took a lot of hard work and perseverance – definitely not something that was done overnight.” The tiniest of details mattered when Atkins launched her business, and today they remain the driving force behind the creative efforts she puts into planning everything from the smallest office party to the largest wedding or corporate function. “I meet with my clients as many times as needed to ensure their event is everything they dream of and more,” Atkins said. “No two events are alike. I treat my customers with respect, honesty and transparency. Details matter (and) create the atmosphere that takes an event from average to amazing. We want our events to be fun and stress-free for clients.” In addition to her background in the kitchen, Atkins has linens, sofas, tables, lamps and various accent pieces to bring the occasion to life, whether the customer’s design preference is traditional or contemporary. She is located at 515 College Street in the historic district of Columbus and urges clients to contact her the minute they begin thinking about hosting an event of any kind. “I planned an event several months ago for one of my clients who lives in another state,” Atkins said. “We planned much of it via texts, pictures and emails. When she walked in and saw the decorated venue, she immediately started crying and said, ‘I am just blown away with all the details you put into making this a huge success.’ I thought, ‘This is why I love what I do.’”

Reach Angie at 662-386-5634 to plan your next special event or wedding, and find Angie’s Catering and Floral Design on Facebook.

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Meet Our Locals:

Architects Belinda Stewart Architects

Belinda Stewart Architects, PA of Eupora, believes in the power of our small towns to inspire, that family roots can build an ethic that weaves through a profession and that architecture can see beauty in our history and hope in our future. We are a collaborative of professionals who chose life in small town Mississippi. We are people committed to place. Each building we work on has a story, whether it is a rich history waiting to be rediscovered or a new dream waiting to be unleashed. Each client is our partner in the process - we seek solutions, investigate options and deeply understand that our work is more than architecture but a way to make a positive difference in the life of a person and their community.

Carson Creations Inc.

Carson Creations Inc. is a design/ build firm who specializes in creating unique, high quality environments and developments. With 20 years of experience in the Starkville community, we see this as a perfect place to enter the real estate market with very little risk and to form lifelong relationships within the community. Starkville has proved to be a very stable market with consistent positive growth and a wonderful place to raise a family. We are blessed to be part of such a wonderful community! An example of our work is the Redbud Springs neighborhood off of Cherokee Drive. You can find out more information about this neighborhood by visiting our website at redbudsprings. com or by contacting Lee Carson at 662-312-3571.

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A Taste of Tradition

Photos by Laura Daniels • Article by Sarah Raines

heila and Gavin Rees always dreamed of moving back to Mississippi’s College Town after retirement, and in April of last year, they did just that, moving into a home they had built and designed just for them. The couple are both Mississippi natives, 1978 graduates of Mississippi State University, and decided to settle back down near their Bulldogs after careers that took them all over the United States. The traditional southern features of the house reflect its owners’ personalities, with spacious rooms and hallways and one floor for the couple to grow old together in. Sheila Rees said the design of the house was based around a Greek revival look, with red brick and a large front porch like Monticello, and set back from the road to allow for a large yard and plenty of buffer room between the home and the light traffic of Belmont Park neighborhood in Starkville. “We have four bedrooms and made the bedrooms very large, hoping that we have lots of Mississippi State company coming in for ballgames, so that our guests could feel like they were actually at home in their bedrooms,” Rees said. The living area of the house is large and open, with a kitchen and family room that open onto a large back porch and an English garden-style backyard. A long, narrow water with a bench allows for cooling off in the hot Mississippi summers and red brick walls surround the outside of the backyard, allowing for privacy and coziness.

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A library with floor to ceiling leather bound books displays English major Sheila Rees’s collection, centered around a handpainted portrait of their daughter, Jennifer, on her wedding day. A butler’s pantry also displays the couple’s collection of fine silver. Tracey Millsaps, owner of Tracey Millsaps Interior Design, has been helping homeowners create their perfect houses for 30 years. After working for two separate companies in the area, Millsaps decided to branch out and create her own business. Millsaps helped the Rees family build their house from the ground up, weighing in on details to make the home special for the couple. “Sheila really used her decorative passion in her furnishing and placement, but I weighed in on their house plans and architectural elements and some cabinetry they used,” Millsaps said. Millsaps helped the Rees family choose elements from flooring and cabinetry to lighting. Her favorite aspect of helping families create the home of their dreams is to help them from the beginning. “I do love when they start with the house plans,” Millsaps said. “I love going from the ground up. But furnishings, rugs, draperies, wallpaper, and all of that is what I do.” For Sheila and Gavin Rees, their new home is one they can see themselves staying in and entertaining guests for the rest of their happily ever after. 68 | TOWNANDGOWNMAGAZINE.COM

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Town & Country Garden Club Tablescapes Fundraiser

he Town and Country Garden Club is readying for its fourth Tablescapes fundraiser on April 25th at the Starkville Sportsplex, with the theme of “Gracious Gatherings in the Garden.” The club’s 34 members are coordinating with local vendors to promote Starkville businesses and also raise funds for various projects the club does in the area for the next two years, from planting flowers in front of the Oktibbeha County Courthouse on Main Street to hosting speakers and workshops. The event will have over 20 unique tables to display, and vendors can showcase their own products, from flower shops displaying their arrangements to gift shops displaying pottery or other goods. From 10:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. attendees will be wel comed to browse at least a dozen local vendors’ tables, displaying the vendors’ products and featuring their expertise in design and implementation. During this time, attendees may enjoy an appetizer of chilled soup and breadsticks, featured on tables designed by the garden club members. At 11:30 a.m., a full lunch will be served – a homecooked meal created and catered by Town and Country Garden Club members. From noon to 1 p.m. guest speaker John Grady Burns will speak to attendees. Club members prepare enough food for 250 attendees. This year’s theme, “Gracious Gatherings in the Garden,” is based around the theme for the year set by the club’s state president, Linda Dickerson, “Gracious Gardening.” “We have so many talented people in our club, I can’t wait to see what they come up with,” said local club president Janet Mullins. “We don’t really tell each other so it’s always a surprise. A couple of us are going to do a vegetable table, arranging it like you just gathered your fresh vegetables from the garden.”

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Guest speaker Burns is a Natchez native and a Mississippi State University alumni. Burns graduated with a degree in Retail Floral Management and made his career in floral arrangements specializing in decorating for weddings, but was also invited to decorate for the White House, the Blair House, multiple Embassies, as well as various large events in Atlanta. His arrangements were seen in numerous balls hosted in the city, including the Atlanta Symphony Ball and Atlanta Ballet Ball. A natural instructor, Burns also taught floral design for 13 years at Kensington State University and 10 years at the Atlanta Floral Design School. Mullins said the club is looking forward to Burns’ talk at the event, as well as what the vendors and club members will bring to the event. “It’s a great event, and we have a lot of talented people in our club that can just really do a lot,” Mullins said. “They’re great cooks, they’re great gardeners, it just kind of showcases our garden club along with making our money for two years because we only do a fundraiser every other year that we use to do our projects with.” Tickets are on sale for $40 each and are available in advance from any club member, or by calling Anna Hood, ticket chairman.

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Engagement Party for Allyn White & Charlie Cascio Photos by Laura Daniels â&#x20AC;˘ March 10, 2018

6 1.Gavin & Sheila Rees, Allyn White, Charlie Cascio, Carmen White, Kim Carter, Steve Keller 2.Allyn White & Charlie Cascio (Bride & Groom) 3. Josie Buntin, Lori Buntin, Ruth Daniel, Rose Shulgay, Katy Rose Cooper, Morgan Buntin 4. Russell Gaines, Benda Thames, Steve Keller, Carmen White 5. Charlie Cascio, Allyn White, Thomas Gregory, Anne Marie Gregory 6. Sheila Rees, Les Lindley, Suzanne Lindley

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Sip n’ Shop Photos by Margaret McMullen • March 17, 2018

6 1.Abby Amos & Dana Max 2.Laura & Linda Henson 3. Chip & Susanna Vance, Blair Edwards 4. Jan & John Ross 5. Ava Lubin and Holly Stanley 6. Tyson Sullivan, Nolan, Carter and Carlisle

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Art in Public Places Photos by Margaret McMullen â&#x20AC;¢ March 15, 2018

6 1. Cate Van Halsema, Kris Lee & Heather Warren 2. Robert & Lucy Phillips 3. John Bateman and Fay Fisher 4. Suzy Turner & David Boyles 5. Frank McGuigan & Walter Diehl 6. Arya & Diana Outlaw

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Good eats do good during the 6th annual STARKVILLE RESTAURANT WEEK! Experience Starkville’s culinary treasures AND make a difference. Charity nominations open MARCH 19! Our most-voted charity during Restaurant Week will win $5000, courtesy of CADENCE BANK. Breakfast, lunch, dinner and every snack in between... in Mississippi’s College Town, community still happens around the table.

YOUR SEAT IS WAITING.

GOOD EATS. DO GOOD.

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