Southern Home

Meg Braff

Southern Home (SH): How do your roots in Mississippi influence your decorating today?

Meg Braff (MB): There’s a certain graciousness in the South that is really special. It’s everything from manners to a way of doing things to being a good listener, all of which are important in decorating. I want my rooms to be welcoming and approachable, not pretentious and definitely not ostentatious. In the South, people love pretty spaces, but they also love comfort.

SH:Give us three adjectives that describe your style.

MB:Exuberant, colorful, timeless.

In your recent book (Rizzoli), you write about surrounding yourself with things that make you happy and letting go

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