House Beautiful

The Perfect Canvas

A longtime lover of art finds a home to showcase her collection.

CAN I SAY ‘ I LOVE OLD S H * T ? ’ ” asks designer Lathem Gordon. Expletives aside, it wouldn’t be an exaggeration. The 1940s Decatur, Georgia, home she shares with her husband and daughters is layered with the brief history of the modern South and her own family memories. “My grandmother loved to travel and was a bit of a furniture hoarder, an artist and lover of art,” the designer says. She taught Gordon at a very young age to pick up art anywhere and everywhere, and she has. Her home now mirrors all of that collecting and features art that’s both curated and created by the ones she loves.

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