Home Idea Houses The Southern Living Idea House 2023 By Betsy Cribb Watson Betsy Cribb Watson Betsy is the Senior Home and Features Editor at Southern Living. She writes about a veritable potpourri of topics for print and digital, from profiling Southern movers-and-shakers and celebrating family traditions to highlighting newsy restaurant openings and curating the annual holiday gift guide. Prior to joining the Southern Living team in 2017 as the style editor, she worked at Coastal Living as an assistant editor covering pets and homes. Southern Living's editorial guidelines Updated on February 22, 2024 The countryside is musical. The land rolls here, dipping into tree-spangled valleys then cresting into grassy knolls that stretch toward the sky. But unlike the rollicking melodies of nearby Nashville, about 30 miles northeast, the rhythms of the Leipers Fork area are a bit more relaxed, with honky-tonk tunes and neon lights taking a back seat to birdsong and starry skies. In other words, it was a pitch-perfect choice for the site of our 2023 Idea House—a reimagined farmhouse that honors its surroundings and encourages gracious hospitality. We assembled a talented crew from across the region to bring our country-place dreams to life: interior designer Laura Hodges of Laura Hodges Studio in Catonsville, Maryland; residential designers Bill Holloway and Luke Sippel of Lake + Land Studio in Hattiesburg, Mississippi; builders Mary and Patrick Hatcliff of Hatcliff Construction in Murfreesboro, Tennessee; and landscape designer Butch Hamby of Southern Creations Landscaping, which is also based in Murfreesboro. Through architecture that prioritizes livability and interiors that feel harmonious with the land, our team crafted a bucolic retreat that is mindfully rooted in its environment and also intentionally designed for the future. 2023 Tennessee Idea House Idea House 2023: Step Inside Our Tennessee Country Home The Southern Living Idea House 2023 2023 Idea House: Room-By-Room Source Guide Southern Living Idea House 2023: A Place In The Country Build Our 2023 Idea House: Dogwood Acres 1 of 2 Decorating Inspiration 10 Design Trends From The 2023 Southern Living Idea House 6 Designer-Approved Ideas For A More Sustainably Decorated Home Why The Porch Is The Most Southern Spot In Any Home 24 Mudroom Ideas To Make Your Storage Space A Showpiece 4 Marble Myths You Shouldn't Believe, According To An Interior Designer 1 of 2 Design Tips & Tricks Why You Shouldn't Be Afraid Of Decorating With The Color Red 8 Paint Colors Inspired By Natural Surroundings 24 Farmhouse House Plans That You'll Want To Call Home 5 Benefits Of Installing Built-Ins, According To An Interior Designer What Are Rain Chains And Why Homeowners Are Choosing Them? The Breakfast Nook Is A Room Worth Enjoying All Day 1 of 2 Build Your Dream: House Plans This Party Barn Is The Ultimate Plan For Hosting Build This Dreamy Backyard Potting Shed This Is Our Dreamiest Dog House Ever—And You Can Build It Too 2018-2022 Idea Houses 2022 Idea House: Our Coastal Carolina Escape 2021 Idea House: Our Picturesque Kentucky Home 2020 Idea House: A Dreamy Blue Ridge Mountain Hideaway 2019 Idea House: A Charming New-Old Home Set On The Florida Coast 2018 Idea House: Our Biggest Before And After Of All Time 1 of 2 2013-2017 Idea Houses 2017 Idea House: Our Breezy Coastal Beach Home 2016 Idea House: An Alabama Cottage Filled With Inspiration Around Every Corner 2015 Idea House: A Spectacular Charlottesville Farmhouse 2014 Idea House: Our Pretty Palmetto Bluff Escape 2013 Idea House: Our Ultimate Nashville Farmhouse 1 of 2 Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit