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Her husband has an opinion on how it all looks,
too, but he’s happy to leave the bulk of the design
decisions to her — as long as they can always have an
open-door policy for entertaining family and friends.
“He’s a big extrovert and loves to have people in the
house,” she says. “And we live in every ounce of this
house. We have dogs, kids, and we want it to be that
way. And while I love beautiful things, nothing is
precious me. Life is for living.”
Bartholomew has always had a love for prints. When
she was in middle school, she was allowed to decorate
her own room — and immediately had opinions.
“I remember picking out a Laura Ashley print called
Rainbow Berry, and it was blue and green pattern for
my bedding and a wicker headboard. And I’ve always
loved the same — the color palette, the materials. And
I’ve really built off of that love over the years with the
things that I’ve collected.”
Those collections include blue-and-white porcelain
Tori Shelton English quill boxes, art and anything
wicker. “So you’ll find baskets everywhere,” she says.
You can get a feel for her style up close and personal
at her Green Hills shop SB — or by shopping her line
for Pottery Barn — but it is in her own home where
she really puts into practice her love of standout prints.
The subtle shades create a calming visual interest
among the chaos that naturally comes from having
four teenagers at home.

Left, calm and cool and totally lived in, the family
constantly gathers in one of the main living spaces to
hang out, read or play games.
Above, the family eats most meals in the kitchen, but
the dining room is where holiday meals with loved
ones happen.

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