Birmingham's Home & Garden Experts
Photography by Caroline Broom for Boehm Nolen Group
From cultivating curb appeal to building a backyard oasis, finding your next home to renovating your current, Birmingham boasts world-class Home & Garden Experts. And we’ve Scouted the ones you need to know, many of which are often tapped by award-winning experts in Birmingham and beyond. Whether you’re looking for a residential designer or a realtor, meet Volume 8’s Home & Garden Experts.
ARCHITECTURE & CONSTRUCTION
MCGUIRE CONSTRUCTION
Custom Home Builder • @mcguire_construction • McGuire Construction was founded with the goal of building quality homes and quality relationships with their owners. Those relationships are the cornerstone of their business and the reason they have been operating for more than forty years. They are proud to serve the Birmingham area—neighborhoods like Forest Park, Highland Park, Redmont, and even Smith Lake. Whether they’re crafting a custom home from the ground up or masterfully restoring a historic home, they love bringing owners’ visions to life. Learn more…
STUDIO C ARCHITECTURE & INTERIORS
Architect • @studiocarch • Studio C Architecture & Interiors is an architecture firm in Birmingham, Alabama. They believe the most successful designs emerge when site design, architecture, and interior design are developed simultaneously. This process allows for a truly seamless solution to be created. With our clients’ visions and dreams at the heart of each project, we are also aware of the bigger picture and consider all aspects of each individual project. Learn more…
POOL & GARDEN
COX POOLS
Custom Pools & Service • @coxpoolsbirmingham • Cox Pools is Alabama’s leading residential and commercial gunite pool builder, offering residential pool renovation, construction, and comprehensive maintenance. From a municipal waterpark to a backyard oasis, Cox Pools delivers architecturally and environmentally stunning pools. Learn more…
MILLHOUSE HOWELL LANDSCAPE CO.
Landscaping • @millhousehowell_landscape.co • Millhouse Howell Landscape Company creates lasting landscapes by means of collaboration with architects, designers, craftsmen, and most importantly, clients. The result? Landscapes that compliment, not compete, with the surrounding environment. Learn more…
HORTICULUTURE SOLUTIONS
Landscaping • @horticulturesolutions • Horticulture Solutions specializes in refining your landscape. They manage your seasonal color program for flower beds and containers with services for design, installation, and maintenance. They also offer selective pruning of landscape shrubs and maintenance of boxwood parterre gardens. Horticulture Solutions is committed to helping you reach your goals in your landscape — whether they can provide detailing services for your upcoming social event or just make those container gardens stand out! Learn more…
DESIGN & STYLING
LIZ HAND WOODS
Interior Designer • @lizhandwoods • Inspired by classic design principles, the Liz Hand Woods team loves clean, simple lines that evoke a calming sense of serenity, with unexpected strokes of brilliance that add an element of intrigue. The studio serves clients in Birmingham and beyond and operates a wonderfully curated shop, Details by Liz Hand Woods. Learn more…
JULIE TERRELL INTERIOR DESIGN
Interior Designer • @julieterrelldesign • Julie Terrell creates classic, well-edited spaces that are rooted in tradition and reflect the personality of the homeowner. Her full-service interiors firm, headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, specializes in residential interiors and is committed to a collaborative practice and exceptional client service. Learn more…
L. VOGTLE INTERIORS
Interior Designer • @l.vogtleinteriors • L. Vogtle Interiors is a boutique design firm based in Birmingham, Alabama offering full-scale interior design services for jobs of every shape and size. The L. Vogtle Interiors team, led by Laura Vogtle, is a diverse group of individuals with a singular mission to create unique, functional, comfortable and artistic rooms for their clients. Learn more…
HOME WITH HECHART
Interiors Designer • @homewithhechart • Home with Hechart is a full service residential interior design firm in English Village. Each team member believes deeply in the power of ‘home’ for representing unique identity, bonding close relationships, and creating lasting memories. Learn more…
KELLY NEELY INTERIORS
Interior Designer • @kellyneelyinteriors • With a love for design from an early age and years of experience in the industry, Kelly Neely stepped out on her own to form Kelly Neely Interiors in 2021. While Kelly’s personal style can be found in all of her projects, she implements an intentional design process that results in projects that enhance the design aesthetic of each of her clients. She creates lasting spaces that are not only beautiful, but also functional. Learn more…
KATHLEEN VARNER
Home Styling • @kathleen_varner • If you’ve ever wanted parts of your house to look like a magazine, or just feel more “finished,” Kathleen is for you! She can either work entirely with what you have, or bring in a fresh look through curated shopping and re-arranging while editing out what no longer serves you. She is also happy to work within a variety of budgets, whether you want her to source mostly high-end products, or mix in some favorite Target, Home Goods, and flea market finds. Learn more…
FINISHES
FIXTURES & FINISHES
Plumbing, Tile and Lighting • @fixturesandfinishes • Fixtures & Finishes represents an exclusive collection of well edited plumbing, tile, lighting and decorative products for the kitchen and bath. Designers, architects & builders alike find a haven in the beautifully designed space allowing for ease of collaboration with their skilled staff. Homeowners, who are building a whole house or merely replacing a faucet, can explore and dream amongst the many vignettes displaying a wide array of fixtures and tile. Learn more…
FIREROCK
Building Materials• @firerock_products • While FireRock was founded on fireplaces, they also offer a wide range of stunning products including flooring, pavers, slate roofing and steel windows and doors. Every FireRock product is tailor-made and crafted with the highest quality materials. Their range of unique designs perfectly combines luxury and functionality, allowing you to source five aspects of your home, all under one roof. Learn more…
REAL ESTATE, INSURANCE, MAINTENANCE & MANAGEMENT
BOEHM NOLEN GROUP
Realty Group • @boehm.nolen.group • The Boehm Nolen Group was created with the shared vision to provide clients with the highest level of service, market knowledge, and value. Formed by industry leaders Brian Boehm and Mimi Nolen, the team provides a full-service approach for every client buying or selling a home. Learn more…
BROOKE WAHL REAL ESTATE
Realtor • @brookewahlrealestate • Brooke Wahl is a fourth generation realtor and top performer within her agency. Skilled in both residential and commercial transactions, Brooke has set herself up as a leader in Birmingham’s luxury residential market. A keen eye for detail, uncompromising standard of quality, and negotiation savvy make her the perfect partner for her clients to help them navigate the buying and selling process. Learn more…
COBBS ALLEN
Personal Insurance • @cobbsallen • Margaret Ann Pyburn, Margaret Brooke, Billy Walker and Jeff Latham are a Legacy Personal Lines brokerage team at Cobbs Allen. They are insurance professionals, committed to providing exceptional client service and customized solutions that are as simple to manage as possible. Learn more…
HF HOME
Home Maintenance • @hfhomemaintenance • In 2015, the founders of HF Home recognized an opportunity to simplify the way home maintenance services are provided to homeowners. They went to work developing a system and recruiting a team capable of keeping an owner’s home in the best possible condition through proactive routine maintenance, as well as the ability to handle special projects. HF Home now offers service in Birmingham, Lake Martin, Smith Lake, Montgomery, and the 30A area, serving both primary and vacation properties. Learn more…
HUM CONCIERGE
Home Management • @humconcierge• HUM Concierge is a luxury lifestyle management agency, committed to providing exceptional corporate and personal assistance services that give busy and discerning executives, families and individuals the freedom to focus on who and what matters most to them. They offer services such as Fractional House Management, Small Construction Management and Pantry/Fridge/Bar Stocking. Learn more…
FURNISHINGS & DECOR
CHRISTOPHER COLLECTION
Furniture & Antiques • @christophercollection • Christopher Collection has a unique collection of timeless décor curated by the team at Christopher Architecture & Interiors. Offering high-end art, furniture, upholstery, lighting, bedding, antiques, accessories and more, the flagship store is located at 2913 Linden Avenue in downtown Homewood, Alabama and available online. Learn more…
HOME WITH HECHART
Home Decor & Furniture • @homewithhechart • Each team member believes deeply in the power of ‘home’ for representing unique identity, bonding close relationships, and creating lasting memories. They invite you to give, either to yourself or to someone you love, the gift of everyday comfort, joy, and confidence when you shop at Home With Hechart. Learn more…
A’MANO
Home Decor • @amano_bham • Located in the heart of Mountain brook Village since 1998, a’mano is a lifestyle gallery that focuses on creating a welcoming and truly unique shopping experience. Everything in a’mano must fit one of the following criteria: it must be handmade, one-of-a-kind, or exhibit great design. Learn more…
DESIGN SUPPLY
Furniture, Antiques, & Art • @designsupplyshop • Whether you are a designer looking for the perfect piece of art, a customer looking to add a little je-ne-sais-quoi to your home or simply looking for direction to guide your design the right way, Laura and her team are here to help. Design Supply is truly a one stop shop for art, furniture, and design inspiration and we cannot wait to help you make your house into a home. Learn more…
DETAILS BY LIZ HAND WOODS
2732 Cahaba Rd | @details_bylizwoods | Liz Hand Woods, interior design extraordinaire known for creating serene spaces infused with modern and antique elements, offers her hand-picked selection of home furnishings and accessories for adding a touch of elegance to a space. Expect a stunning array of home decor and art in a combination of rustic and sleek styles in timeless color palettes. Learn more…
ANTIQUES & RUGS
THOMPSON HOUSE INTERIORS
Antiques • @thompsonhouseinteriors • Since Thompson House Interiors’s establishment in 1998, they’ve been providing high quality antiques and original signed art with antique frames to the community. Their business has a reputation for excellent customer service and beautiful products. Learn more…
HENHOUSE
Antiques • @henhouseantiques • From the traditional to the unexpected, their collection is a fresh approach to decorating. They enjoy mixing English with French, 18th Century with 21st Century and primitive with formal. Their look is constantly changing and evolving. Learn more…
PAIGE ALBRIGHT ORIENTALS
Oriental Rugs • @paorientals • Paige has been regarded locally as one of the leading rug experts and has been dealing with strictly orientals for over 21 years. Her gorgeous shop located in Mountain Brook Village has one of the largest selections of oriental rugs in the Southeast. She has connections with dealers across the globe and can help find any rug that she doesn’t keep in stock. Learn more…
