Six years ago Robin Short and her husband Henry moved from Chattanooga to the Shoals to settle down and be close to family. However, their search for a home in downtown Florence proved to be a wild journey as they put bids on a few houses and missed out on all of them. However, there […]
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A Refreshing Renovation
The New Year is here and with that comes an opportunity for fresh inspiration with a stunning renovation project that turned a dark, outdated ranch-style house into an HGTV worthy dream home. Leigh Ellen and Kyle Melson moved from Birmingham to Florence, Alabama in August of 2017 to work for the family business and found […]
Creekside Cabin
On a blistering Summer day in 2018 while riding his motorcycle over the steep hills of the Heritage Village neighborhood that runs along the rambling Cypress Creek, Austin Shirey found a red For Sale sign for a baby blue, vinyl cabin hidden in the back of the woods on Creekside Drive and immediately made an […]
Front Porch Fall Decor
When Emily Rebar and her husband Bryan sold their dreamy, white Farmhouse in Lauderdale County where Emily began her home-decor and lifestyle blog Growing Up Underwood, they knew they wanted to make a move to downtown Florence, Alabama where they could be in the heart of the hustle and bustle, walk to nearby shops and […]
Loft on Court Street
Recently Shoals Economic Development (SEDA) created a campaign encouraging young professionals to move to the Shoals and work remotely— to escape the hustle and bustle of big city life, and enjoy the spoils of an area that offers delicious food, music, and art without the traffic and cost of living. And just as downtown Florence […]
Spanish Oaks
Hidden in the middle of Florence, Alabama is a cul-de-sac lined with 100-year-old Spanish colonial homes— their cream paint is wilting and hidden beneath vines that wind up walls and meet stacked, burnt orange shingles that sit bathing in the sun. Behind the thick, stucco-clad walls of the Spanish Oaks house are hallways that meet […]
