Southern Style
Cast-Iron Everything
Embrace the South’s favorite medium—beyond the skillet—with these stylish finds

photo: Kate Sears
From top: Elevate trailing vines and flowers with hanging iron orbs from A Rustic Garden ($50–$90; arusticgarden.com); enliven the patio with a Roma outdoor chair by Alabama’s Summer Classics, crafted from lightweight, rustproof aluminum with the patina—but without the likely corrosion—of aged wrought iron ($1,470–$1,876; summerclassicshome.com); or refresh the porch with this mix of iron plant containers from Terrain (flared urns, $48–$148, and pedestal, $68; shopterrain.com).

photo: Kate Sears
Give your family and friends an old-fashioned ring for a meal with this lovely cast-iron bell from Carolina Pine Country Store ($35; carolinapine.com).

photo: Kate Sears
Clockwise from top: Build your cast-iron collection in the kitchen with a trivet, such as this one by Le Creuset ($75; lecreuset.com); a grilled-cheese iron from Cabela’s ($18; cabelas.com); a corn pone pan by Lodge Cast Iron ($30; lodgecastiron.com); a spice grinder from Frieling ($39; food52.com); and a biscuit pan by Louisiana’s King Kooker ($37; kingkooker.com).
This article appears in the August/September 2020 issue of Garden & Gun. Start your subscription here or give a gift subscription here.
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