Infusing Southern style into your home isn’t just about architecture; it’s also about a feeling. Regardless of location, you can add Southern charm to your space with thoughtful design choices. This article takes you through a Southern-style home tour, courtesy of Kim from Savvy Southern Style, to help you find inspiration.
The South has a distinct architectural style that is hard to miss. Southern-style homes often take inspiration from the region’s history, merging elements from different periods to create a distinctive, timeless look. Common features include large, welcoming porches, tall ceilings, and large windows that let in plenty of light. These homes blend practicality to deal with the region’s humid climate, with an aesthetic that prioritizes comfort, elegance, and a connection to the outdoors.
Front porch
The front porch greets visitors with Tennessee fieldstone alongside a brown roof that replaced the old greenish-gray one. These create a color scheme that harmonizes with the natural hues of the stone.
Foyer and sitting room
Moving into the house, you’ll first step into the foyer. To the left, the sitting room welcomes you with a display of equestrian-inspired decor, showcasing hunt scenes, dog prints, a horse sign, and vintage leather books.
Dining room, great room, and breakfast room
Directly across the foyer, the dining room offers an inviting space for meals. Right beside it lies the great room – the hub for everyday relaxation and family time. A breakfast room is adjacent to the great room, which has been updated with a beadboard wallpaper and trim to create a refreshed and cozy feel.
Kitchen and laundry room
Next is the kitchen – the heart of any home. When the house was initially built, it has an all-white kitchen. But it was later updated with new doors and drawer fronts custom-made and painted by professionals, together with Giallo Ornamental granite countertops and a tumbled marble backsplash. It completely changed the color scheme from stark white to a warmer, more nuanced palette.
The laundry room has recently received an overhaul to make the chore of doing laundry a little more pleasant.
Master bedroom, bath, and powder room
On the other side of the house lies the master bedroom and bath, the former of which recently underwent an update of painted cabinets.
The powder room, positioned between the sitting room and master bedroom, recently had a renovation worthy of being featured in Cottages and Bungalows magazine. The fresh decor breathes new life into this compact space.
Guest rooms
Upstairs are the guest rooms. One has a vintage nautical theme and the other, located at the front of the house, provides a cozy space for visitors.
For more inspiration, check out this Southern comfort home tour.
It is fun to see it all at once, Debbie- I am used to seeing a bit here and there as she showcases a room. It is such a pretty home and she has done a wonderful job decorating it- xo Diana
Thanks again, Debbie. Have a super weekend!
Oh Kim I LOVE your home! I’ve seen lots of it already when you’ve shared bits before but it was so nice to see it in one fell swoop! I didn’t know you and your husband worked on the building of the home like we did so that was VERY interesting! I love your decorating style and use of color. It’s always obvious when someone actually LOVES their home and is not just decorating to check a room off their list. A home is always growing and changing and that shows love…..the difference between a house and a home!
Blessings, Lorraine
I have always loved Kim’s home! So great to see it on your home tour. I love going from room to room to see how they all connect. Thanks Kim and Debbie!
I love seeing pictures of Kim’s home, Debbie! She has such a great decorating style and always finds such great things to add in. I can’t wait to see her full sunroom reveal.
Kim has such a beautiful home! You can tell that her attention to detail is remarkable. Thanks Kim and Debbie!
Kim, your home is beautiful, love the powder room!
Hugz,
Kim
I love your home Kim. It is bright, warm and welcoming! Thanks Debbie for featuring Kim.
Debbie,
Thanks for sharing Kim’s home. I bet it it even more fantastic in person than in the photos. I love how it’s constantly evolving.
I always love seeing Kim’s home. She has really done a great job decorating it with her wonderful style.Have a great weekend Debbie! If you need a friend to help with another review for an Adult Beverage, let me know…I’ll be right over ; )
Thanks Kim and Debbie. It was so nice to get this “virtual tour”, and have perspective of where each room is. I LOVE Kim’s house and all she has done. Keep it up, Kim. XO, Pinky
I just love home tours. I like seeing the whole house at once. Kim has a lovely home
Cynthia
Beautiful! I especially love the dining room and bedroom!
Kim and Debbie, Thank you so much for this marvelous tour. I have seen Kim’s home in many different posts but it so neat to see it in its entirety. Kim you home is sooo lovely and it is so much fun to see Mr Savvy ‘s and your
touch all over it. The bonus is that we got to watch while some of the beautiful touches too form.
thanks again for sharing, Ginger
It looks so pretty! It’s nice to see everything laid out in one post like this. I’m sure it won’t look like this though this same time next year. ha! It will probably look even better! Thanks, Debbie, for hosting this tour!
Debbie and Kim,
I loved the tour of Kim’s home. It is amazing! I agree with the others – it is so nice to see the entire home in one post. I can not decide which room I like the most. They are all gorgeous and magazine worthy!!!!
Love Kim’s home and love seeing the changes she makes! Looking forward to seeing the sunrooms new look!
Have a great weekend Debbie!
I think this was the first time I have been in Kim’s kitchen. I couldn’t tell what photos were newer or older of the house since it all looked good. Well ok, maybe I did notice the color of the mantel, she can’t keep her paint brush off that!
~Bliss~
Hi Debbie Dear! Oh, I just love Kimmie’s house and she certainly is a master decorator. Or is it a mistress decorator? 🙂
Thanks for featuring her lovely home.
I want to wish Mr. Doos a Happy Father’s Day.
Be a sweetie,
Shelia 🙂
Love these home tours! So nice to see everything all at once. This is beautiful and Kim has great taste.
xo
Pat
You have a beautiful home! I love your dining room chairs and the cow-butchering posters. So cool!
what a beautiful home, it has so many unique touches that set it apart from everyone else, i love that they took so much time and thought in planning doing so much of their own work,
One word….A M A Z I N G!!! Thanks for sharing Debbie!
Hope you have a FABULOUS weekend! xo ~Liz
Thanks for this beautiful post Debbie, Kim’s home is beautiful.
well i always loved Kims house from back in the rate my space days i have seen so many changes .And have gotten so many ideas from her i just want to jump right in and sit down and have an ice tea .Thanks for shareing 🙂
soooo beautiful. I have a couple questions for Kimbo…I’ll swing over to her site and ask her. 🙂
Thanks so much….
Debbie,
I can’t believe Kim completed construction in 6 months!! Love how she’s always changing things up – she has an amazing home!
Kelly
Debbie, thanks for hosting Kim’s home tour and thanks Kim for showing us everything in all one post. I too, love looking at other people’s homes big or small size doesn’t matter. Your home is gorgeous! I love how you are able to have pots hanging from the ceiling in the kitchen. I’ve always loved that look but my space is too small. Your sitting room, dining room and great room are so interesing. For the outside I love the garage doors and the big beautiful arched window in the front.
Thanks Debbie and Kim for the feature. I had a great time touring through your home.
Kim’s home is just beautiful! I’ve been following her blog ever since she started and always enjoy seeing all of the changes that she makes. Thank you for featuring her home today.
I thought I had seen it all! Love Kim’s home! The copper collection is growing!
Looks fabulous! Thanks Debbie, for featuring Kim’s home on the tour. I enjoyed!
I never get tired of seeing Kim’s home. Maybe that’s because she’s always changing something……lol! I get lots of “copycat” ideas at her home!
CAS
Kim has a lovely home, and this is such a nice feature. Thanks, Debbie
Thanks, Debbie, for asking Kim to share her beautiful home. It’s so much fun to get these peeks inside other people’s homes.
I adore Kim’s home….It is so warm and inviting and her decorating talents shine in each and every room…I love, love her style…and look forward every day to see what incredible thing she has done to her home….
Thanks for featuring this gorgeous home to your readers….!!…
Hi Debbie,
Kim’s home is gorgeous!!!
Oh Debbie, I have been there many times…if you can imagine that 🙂
Kim’s home is so beautiful. Thank you for featuring it, Debbie..Happy Sunday..Judy
I follow Kim’s blog regularly and I love her house!
And thank you for hosting home tours! I love to get ideas from seeing someone’s “whole” house and not just a post about a small portion!
I love to see all the changes Kim makes. She truly has a Southern style that could be right out of Southern Living. It’s gorgeous! Thanks for the tour Debbie!
Sherry
She has such a wonderful Southern style about her. I was fortunate to get to meet Kim and have dinner during the Haven conference. She is a sweetie and an awesome blogger!
Always a treat to visit in Kim’s gorgeous home. I admire Kim’s enthusiasm and energy. She is an amazing lady, not unlike YOU!