30 Bloggers You Should Be Following in 2015

Category: Homes
Visit her blog: Magnolia Homes Blog

"Joanna's blog is a platform where she hopes to inspire others to take ownership of the spaces they live in. She does this through vulnerably writing about her own experiences as a wife, mother and business owner. Joanna enjoys posting helpful tips and DIY projects that will empower others to think outside the box and get creative within their own homes." —Magnolia Homes

Category: Fashion/ Lifestyle
Visit her blog: Dallas Wardrobe

"Dallas Wardrobe is a Dallas,Texas-based fashion and lifestyle blog written by Amy Havins. Placing the highest of values on aesthetics, Amy discusses daily everything from fashion, her own personal style and the beautiful things that inspire her." —Dallas Wardrobe

Category: Food
Visit his blog: Southern Bite

"Southern Bite is about giving people quick and easy recipes that help them get a home-cooked meal on the table without a lot of hassle or without having to buy a bunch of expensive ingredients. These days, families face enough challenges when it comes to spending time together and sitting down to a home-cooked meal is a great way to connect with one another." —Southern Bite

Category: Style
Visit her blog: Back Down South

"Back Down South was created from Caroline’s desire to combine three things she loves: street style photography, fashion blogs, and all things Southern. Here, you’ll see 'good looks below the Mason-Dixon Line.' You’ll also get a solid dose of Southern musicians, companies, adventures, and drinks she and her husband, Mark, love." —Back Down South

Category: Garden
Visit her blog: Gardening with Confidence

"Gardening With Confidence offers tips and tricks for the everyday gardener, including design suggestions that teach how easy it is to get out there and dig...with confidence. Traveling the world for inspiration, Helen also learns lessons from her own half-acre wildlife garden where she grows flowers, foliage, and edible fruits." —Gardening with Confidence

Category: Travel
Visit her blog: Camels and Chocolate

"A native Tennessean, Kristin has a visceral love for all things Southern: food, music, bourbon and plenty of road trips across her favorite region—all of which she covers on her travel blog, Camels & Chocolate. Because her job as a journalist involves a huge amount of international travel, too, you'll also find more far-flung escapes—from diving in Borneo to tracking polar bears in the Norwegian Arctic—mixed in with jaunts to Charleston, Louisville, Florida and beyond." —Camels and Chocolate

Category: Lifestyle
Visit her blog: Camille Styles

"At Camille Styles, we believe in infusing life's everyday moments with joy, beauty, and fun. Whether we're styling a photo shoot or scouring the globe for well-designed products, our passion is to bring creativity, inspiration, and stress-free style to our readers around the globe. Our team of writers and photographers creates fresh content for the site two to three times daily, including original recipes, inspiring DIY projects, ideas for entertaining, fashion and beauty tips, and beautiful home design." —Camille Styles

Category: Travel
Visit her blog: Angie Away

"When Angie quit her PR job in NYC to pursue a year of traveling, she knew she wanted to share the story along the way, and that’s how AngieAway.com was born. On New Year’s Eve 2010, she departed for Fiji for her first long-term solo trip—the start of what was meant to be just a year on the road. Ever since, she has been gallivanting, going completely off-script, dodging natural disasters, and enjoying (almost) every minute." —Angie Away

Category: Fashion
Visit her blog: Haute Off the Rack

"Louisiana based fashion and lifestyle blogger Jennifer Palpallatoc of Haute Off The Rack strives to help women feel confident and beautiful in their clothing by sharing her personal style reviews while also educating her readers on new brands and trends. Not only do Haute Off The Rack viewers go to Jenn for style advice, but they also love seeing new updates to Jenn's little house for interior inspiration and readers frequently visit her blog for the best places to wine, dine, and lodge in the Big Easy!​" —Haute Off The Rack

Category: Garden
Visit her Blog: Red Dirt Ramblings

"Red Dirt Ramblings is an award-winning garden blog that focuses upon growing food, fauna, and flowers in Oklahoma's red clay and sand. Dee’s garden is located in between the Great American Prairie and the beginning of the deciduous forest. She lives with her husband and children in a log cabin and cultivates about an acre of land out of 7.5 wooded acres." —Red Dirt Ramblings

Category: Fashion
Visit her blog: Seersucker + Saddles

"Seersucker + Saddles, a fashion blog where the South and style collide. A marriage of her native Florida and current home in Lexington, Kentucky, Beth Parker shares her love of casual glam style, short hair, and of course, sneakers." —Seersucker + Saddles

Category: Food/ Lifestyle
Visit his blog: Brew/Drink/Run

"Brew/Drink/Run is devoted to the tenets of tasting the best craft beer in the world, learning to brew your own beer and leading an active lifestyle. The blog and its namesake podcast are headquartered in Savannah, Georgia, which is quickly becoming a must-visit destination for craft beer fans. The site's motto is 'Brew beer. Drink beer. Run it off.'" —Brew/Drink/Run

Category: Lifestyle
Visit her blog: House of Harper

"House of Harper has become the one stop destination for all things lifestyle, home decorating, beauty, travel, and fashion. Recently relocated from New York City back to her home state of Texas, Caroline now resides in Houston with her husband, FMK, and their one year old son, Knox. Follow along as Caroline welcomes you to share her journey as she stylishly navigates her way through life as new mom, home maker, beauty junkie, and travel aficionado." —House of Harper

Category: Home/ Lifestyle
Visit her blog: La Dolce Vita

"Founded by Paloma Contreras in 2007, La Dolce Vita is a collection of musings about all of the elements that make up 'the sweet life': interior design, fashion, travel, and inspiring people and places providing readers with daily posts on living a beautiful life." —La Dolce Vita

Category: Garden
Visit her blog: Cowlick Cottage Farm

"Carolyn is a lifelong gardener and foodie with a sense of humor and a passion for sharing her experiences. She produces a bounty of fresh fruits and vegetables for her family on her little farm in north Florida and takes great joy in helping new gardeners learn how to get growing and cooking from the garden! Carolyn started her blog with the intent of recording her gardening, cooking, and travel adventures for her three daughters. It quickly developed a loyal and thriving following." —Cowlick Cottage Farm

Category: Lifestyle
Visit her blog: Simply Seleta

"Mom of four who lives the beach life and finds beauty in the ordinary. Seleta shares ideas on classic style, family, and the not-so-perfect moments in life. From weekly farmhouse daydreams to practical design solutions for your home, all served with a sense of humor and a side of sparkle." —Simply Seleta

Category:Garden
Visit her blog: Digging

"At Digging, author and garden designer Pam Penick shares "all the gardening goodness she can dig up, not just in Austin but wherever she goes." Zeroing in on water-conscious gardening in hot-summer climates, brought to life with pictures from her own garden, Tecolote Hill, and many others, Pam offers DIY garden design tips and plant profiles along with plenty of photographic eye candy. Her detailed garden visits give readers a virtual peek into beautiful gardens throughout Texas and all around the country." —Digging

Category: Home/ Lifestyle
Visit her blog: Lacquered Life

"Lacquered Life is a lifestyle blog by Charleston, South Carolina resident Olivia Brock. With a Masters in Historic Preservation and a strong appreciation of good design, this color consultant and preservation designer's blog features content that ranges from commentary on architecture and preservation to interiors on a budget and entertaining with panache." —Lacquered Life

Category: Home
Visit his blog: FlynnsideOut Productions Blog

"As a practicing interior designer and production designer, Brian Patrick Flynn shares behind-the-scence stories from residential and production design. There's a bunch of everyday jargon which design professionals find routine and mundane; however, to the outside world, it's fascinating, entertaining, and educational. It's all about the side of interior design you don't see: scouts, demolition, prop styling, behind the scenes of photo shoots, the collaborative process, and the insane amount of detail and man hours that it takes to put together a perfectly executed space." —FlynnsideOut Productions

Category: Food
Visit her blog: For the Love of the South

"For the Love of the South is a seasonal memoir-style food blog, which captures the influence that Southern culture and cuisine had on a child growing up in the South. For the Love of the South brings Southern memories to the table with ease, elegance, and delicious results." —For the Love of the South

Category: Lifestyle
Visit her blog: The Love List

"Atlanta-based writer and editor Jess Graves has been penning The Love List for nearly ten years. On its pages, she chats about the region's coolest food, fashion, music, drinking, and style, loaded with anecdotes from her own life—all with her trademark Southern sass." —The Love List

Category: Food
Visit her blog: Honey and Jam

"Honey and Jam is a celebration of life in the Southern Appalachian Mountains. It focuses on everything from baking seasonal sweets to foraging berries in the summer and picking apples in the fall."—Honey and Jam

Category: Lifestyle
Visit her blog: I Suwannee

"Some people see life through rose-colored glasses; Jamie Meares sees it through a kaleidoscope. Her lifestyle blog, I Suwannee, documents her adventures as a the founder and creative director of her design company and lifestyle retailer Furbish Studio. Full of bright colors, busy prints, kooky patterns, tons of travel, delicious dining, and snippets of her two schnauzers, I Suwannee is a go-to for design-lovers and trend-setters looking for daily inspiration." —I Suwannee

Category: Travel
Visit her blog: This is My South

"This Is My South is a travel website devoted to the food, attractions, events, and accommodation that make the region worth living in and visiting. We interview residents about what they love so much about the South and use the site as a constantly evolving guidebook full of tips and recommendations." —This Is My South

• Category: Style
• Visit her blog:Oui We Girl

"Oui We is the home to author, creator, stylist, and designer Andi Eaton. The blog is based in New Orleans and features Andi and the bons vivants of the city collecting perspective and style inspiration in the South and around the globe." —Oui We Girl

Category: Home
Visit her blog: Pure Style Home

"Pure Style Home is about design, decorating, and finding beauty in the every day. Lauren loves sharing before and afters of her clients' homes and little bits of her own life at home."—Pure Style Home

• Category: Style
• Visit Her blog:Sell. Eat. Love.

"Sell. Eat. Love. is a blog about a girl exploring the South, eating amazing food whereever she goes, and falling in love with all things Southern, pretty, and stylish. Lindsay's style emanates preppy with an edge and she hopes to inspire women to get dressed each day for the moments ahead of them with love and confidence in themselves." —Sell. Eat. Love.

Category: Home
Visit her blog: Simple Lovely

"Simple Lovely celebrates the often overlooked aspects of everyday life. Posts about design, style, and culture emphasize the beauty and value in living a simple, well-designed family life— from acquiring well-made, special pieces for your home or wardrobe to lighting candles for a weeknight family dinner." —Simple Lovely

Category: Food
Visit her blog: The Little Kitchen

"A former software engineer, Julie Deily is a home cook who started The Little Kitchen in December 2009 to share recipes with family and friends. She likes to share recipes that are for the most part no-fuss, utilize fresh ingredients and are at the same time indulgent enough to be considered comfort food." —The Little Kitchen

Category: Garden
Visit his blog: The Rainforest Garden

"The Rainforest Garden is about making a garden with whatever you have; be it a backyard, a patio or a tabletop. Though Steve blogs about his garden in zone 9a, Jacksonville, Florida, readers from all over the South can get ideas and inspiration for cool container gardens, projects, vertical gardens, and home-grown recipes, as well as clever gardening tips and tricks." —The Rainforest Garden