2003 Idea Houses

These special homes celebrate some of the South's best architecture, interior design, and landscaping.

Tallahassee, FL: Live Oak Cottage

Tallahassee, FL: Live Oak Cottage

Stylish Floor Covering: The family room's sea grass rug would make a handsome addition to many settings. "Sea grass rugs are affordable, natural, and don't compete with all the other elements in the room. You can also add different borders," says designer Mary Solomon. "With this material, it's easy to select the rug after the room is already put together. Also, you can customize the rug to the size it really needs to be. In this situation, as long as it was 13 feet wide, I knew I could make the rug whatever length I wanted."

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