Entertaining

A Look Inside Southern Party Spaces

From a rustic dinner barn to a floating duck camp, go inside some of the most inviting spots for a Southern shindig

October/November 2014

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The Dinner Barn in Ellijay, Georgia.

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The Dinner Barn in Ellijay, Georgia.

Photo: Tara Donne

The Dinner Barn
A collection of mule deer antlers that Mark Sage collected while traveling across Eastern Europe.

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The Dinner Barn
A collection of mule deer antlers that Mark Sage collected while traveling across Eastern Europe.

Photo: Tara Donne

The Dinner Barn
A rustic arrangement brightens up the table.

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The Dinner Barn
A rustic arrangement brightens up the table.

Photo: Tara Donne

The Dinner Barn
Dessert is served.

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The Dinner Barn
Dessert is served.

Photo: Tara Donne

The Dinner Barn
Oyster buckets double as light fixtures over the dining table.

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The Dinner Barn
Oyster buckets double as light fixtures over the dining table.

Photo: Tara Donne

The Dinner Barn
A neighbor’s cows make a pastoral picture.

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The Dinner Barn
A neighbor’s cows make a pastoral picture.

Photo: Tara Donne

The Dinner Barn
Salvaged doors add charm to the already rustic structure.

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The Dinner Barn
Salvaged doors add charm to the already rustic structure.

Photo: Tara Donne

The Cocktail Tower in Seabrook, South Carolina.

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The Cocktail Tower in Seabrook, South Carolina.

Photo: Julia Lynn

The Cocktail Tower
A view of Huspah Creek.

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The Cocktail Tower
A view of Huspah Creek.

Photo: Julia Lynn

The Cocktail Tower
Both bench and beams are made of salvaged wood.

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The Cocktail Tower
Both bench and beams are made of salvaged wood.

Photo: Julia Lynn

The Cocktail Tower
Frank and Gay Fowler with a friend, the Beaufort antiques dealer Mike Rainey.

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The Cocktail Tower
Frank and Gay Fowler with a friend, the Beaufort antiques dealer Mike Rainey.

Photo: Julia Lynn

The Cocktail Tower
Panoramic views of Huspah Creek.

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The Cocktail Tower
Panoramic views of Huspah Creek.

Photo: Julia Lynn

The Cocktail Tower
A vintage cellaret lined with copper does cooler duty.

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The Cocktail Tower
A vintage cellaret lined with copper does cooler duty.

Photo: Julia Lynn

The Cocktail Tower
A rope-tied stair rail.

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The Cocktail Tower
A rope-tied stair rail.

Photo: Julia Lynn

The Social Garden in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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The Social Garden in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Photo: Rush Jagoe

The Social Garden
A fountain bubbles behind the walls of this Crescent City secret garden.

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The Social Garden
A fountain bubbles behind the walls of this Crescent City secret garden.

Photo: Rush Jagoe

The Social Garden
Jane Scott Hodges with her aunt and party-planning mentor, Ruthie Frierson.

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The Social Garden
Jane Scott Hodges with her aunt and party-planning mentor, Ruthie Frierson.

Photo: Rush Jagoe

The Party Trailers in Awendaw, South Carolina
Inside a cocktail lounge/lodge setup.

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The Party Trailers in Awendaw, South Carolina
Inside a cocktail lounge/lodge setup.

Photo: Olivia Rae James

The Party Trailers
Leighton and Tara Derr Webb with Scout and Almondine, two of their four dogs.

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The Party Trailers
Leighton and Tara Derr Webb with Scout and Almondine, two of their four dogs.

Photo: Olivia Rae James

The Party Trailers
More of the Leighton/Webb crew.

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The Party Trailers
More of the Leighton/Webb crew.

Photo: Olivia Rae James

The Party Trailers
The Spartanette.

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The Party Trailers
The Spartanette.

Photo: Olivia Rae James

The Party Trailers
The 1949 Spartan Mansion.

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The Party Trailers
The 1949 Spartan Mansion.

Photo: Olivia Rae James

The Party Trailers
The dock on the couple’s four-acre farm.

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The Party Trailers
The dock on the couple’s four-acre farm.

Photo: Olivia Rae James

The Floating Duck Camp in Golden Meadow, Louisiana
A decommissioned river barge provided the base for Tony Nelson’s luxurious floating camp.

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The Floating Duck Camp in Golden Meadow, Louisiana
A decommissioned river barge provided the base for Tony Nelson’s luxurious floating camp.

Photo: Brie Williams

The Floating Duck Camp
Inside Nelson’s floating camp.

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The Floating Duck Camp
Inside Nelson’s floating camp.

Photo: Brie Williams

The Floating Duck Camp
The camp’s chef, Hollywood, gathers ingredients for a Lowcountry boil.

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The Floating Duck Camp
The camp’s chef, Hollywood, gathers ingredients for a Lowcountry boil.

Photo: Brie Williams

The Floating Duck Camp
Mounted birds from past years’ hunts.

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The Floating Duck Camp
Mounted birds from past years’ hunts.

Photo: Brie Williams

The Floating Duck Camp
Inside the hunt camp.

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The Floating Duck Camp
Inside the hunt camp.

Photo: Brie Williams

The Floating Duck Camp
Bunks.

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The Floating Duck Camp
Bunks.

Photo: Brie Williams

The Floating Duck Camp
A hunter gets ready for a day on the marsh.

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The Floating Duck Camp
A hunter gets ready for a day on the marsh.

Photo: Brie Williams

The Floating Duck Camp
A seafood feast.

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The Floating Duck Camp
A seafood feast.

Photo: Brie Williams

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