James Farmer

stone 2-story home with copper-roof bay window and large attached 1-story sunroom with a patio on the roof.

James Farmer Designs North Toward Home

A redesigned weekend retreat for a young family in Connecticut nods to the owner’s Southern roots

Photo the screened porch at McCurdy Plantation. Designer James Farmer chose a gray floor and light blue ceiling, and furnished it with two rocking chairs and a bed swing covered in blue pillows.

A Breath of Fresh Air

Interior designer James Farmer gives a young family’s historic home a new lease on life and proves elegance and exuberance go hand in hand

A blue pool leads to a covered brick patio of the pool house, which features wood columns across the front and an aged metal roof and brick chimney

Top 5 Southern Plantings

Designer James Farmer shares his favorites for your landscape and homegrown arrangements

Ambrosia Nectar with Coconut Rim

If the residents of Mt. Olympus feasted on ambrosia and nectar, then they were feasting on a delicacy of divinity…

A Place to Call Home: Timeless Southern Charm

Kirk Reed Forrester reviews James Farmer’s eighth book and finds it as inviting as the designer and lifestyle guru’s spaces

Lavender Limeade

James T. Farmer shares a refreshing lavender limeade recipe from his book SIP & SAVOR

A Container for the Senses

Garden-to-table lifestyle guru James Farmer creates a verdant arrangement that he plants for summer parties and then later repurposes in the garden

In the Kitchen with James Farmer

James Farmer shares recipes for Basil Blackberry Salad and Cashiers Farmers Market Pasta from his book DINNER ON THE GROUNDS: SOUTHERN SUPPERS AND SOIRÉES (Gibbs Smith, 2014)