10/02/2026
A quick, yet deeply inspiring and invigorating three days in Birmingham with the editors of VERANDA Magazine and a room full of designers we deeply admire!
The Trade Secrets Summit, for design professionals within VERANDA’s Design Society, was such a treat. Thursday’s sessions with the VERANDA team on styling, photographing, and sharing our work were some of the most generous and practical conversations. Friday brought an early look at Antiques at the Gardens • Birmingham before the doors opened to the public, and Thursday evening’s Gala in the Gardens (and that band!) is something we’ll be talking about for a long time.
Most valuable of all were the people. We came home with new friendships, new sources, and fresh perspective from designers across the country.
Kelly and Isabella Fredericks are bringing every bit of it back to our Bluffton and Palm Beach studios, and into the homes we’re designing for our clients right now.