Cashiers Designer Showhouse
MEET THE DESIGNERS
THE 2025 VISIONARIES
From inspired interiors to refined details, meet the creative minds behind this year’s Showhouse!
The Summer House by Reeves
Rebecca McCracken (& Lisa Hodge)
Highlands, NC
SHOWHOUSE: ENTRYWAY / COVERED PORCH
With over 12 years of experience in the furniture industry, Rebecca McCracken brings a unique blend of product expertise and creative vision to her customers in North Georgia and Western North Carolina. Known for crafting elegant, livable spaces that reflect each client's personality, Rebecca enjoys using her knowledge of materials, craftsmanship, and spatial planning to deliver truly customized interiors.
Having worked extensively the last four years in the Highlands and Cashiers area, through The Summer House by Reeves, Rebecca enjoys bringing quality designs, proportion, and aesthetic balance to her customer’s homes.
rebecca@summerhousehighlands.com
summerhousehighlands.com
The Summer House by Reeves
Lisa Hodge (& Rebecca McCracken)
Highlands, NC
SHOWHOUSE: ENTRYWAY / COVERED PORCH
Lisa R. Hodge has been a dedicated member of the Summer House team in Highlands, North Carolina, for the past seven years, serving as their in-house Interior Designer. With a career spanning over 40 years in Interior Design, Lisa has brought her creative vision and expertise to projects across North Carolina, Texas and Palm Beach, Florida, where she lived for more than three decades. Now a permanent resident of Highlands, Lisa is passionate about continuing her work in design and remains committed to creating beautiful, timeless spaces for her clients.
lisasmithatthesummerhouse@gmail.com
summerhousehighlands.com
J. Banks Design Group
Sarah Kowalski
Hilton Head, SC
SHOWHOUSE: GRAND ROOM / KITCHEN
Sarah Kowalski doesn’t just design spaces—she crafts experiences. With over 17 years of expertise working with residential and commercial clients across the Southeast, she has developed a signature approach that is equal parts refined and inviting. Raised amid the vibrant landscapes of both the Bahamas and the North Carolina mountains, Sarah’s aesthetic is shaped by the textures, colors, and cultural influences of these distinct environments. She finds inspiration in organic textures and timeless forms, always striving to create spaces that feel both fresh and familiar.
With an intuitive knack for weaving together layers of textiles and unexpected materials,
Sarah creates depth and warmth in every space she touches. But beyond the details, she designs with a holistic vision, ensuring each project reflects her clients’ lifestyle while remaining effortlessly functional.
For Sarah, the most rewarding part of design isn’t just the final reveal—it’s the trust built along the way. She believes that great design stems from strong relationships, and through open collaboration, she creates spaces that don’t just look stunning but feel deeply personal.
sarah.kowalski@jbanksdesign.com
jbanksdesign.com
Loudermilk Designs
Roane Loudermilk
Atlanta, GA
SHOWHOUSE: DINING ROOM
Loudermilk Designs is a luxury interior design firm based in Atlanta, Georgia, and the sister company to Loudermilk Homes. Founded by Roane Loudermilk in 2017, the firm is known for its refined, personalized approach to design, blending timeless style with innovative detail. With a growing portfolio across Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, Southern California, and beyond—including Miami, Pensacola, Kiawah Island, Highlands, Cashiers, and Knoxville—Loudermilk Designs continues to make its mark through thoughtful, high-end interiors.
The firm’s award-winning work has earned multiple Obie Awards and other prestigious design honors, and has been featured in Veranda, Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles, Southern Living, and the Atlanta Business Chronicle. In 2023, Loudermilk Designs was proud to serve as the official designer for the Southern Living Showhouse in Cashiers, North Carolina. The firm is honored to be featured in this year’s Cashiers Designer Showhouse as it continues to define luxury design in the Southeast and beyond.
loudermilk-designs.com
Spruce Interiors
Melanie Couch & Nancy Dyleski
Highlands, NC
SHOWHOUSE: MUDROOM / POWDER ROOM / PANTRY / FOYER / HALL
Spruce Interiors, locally known as “the girls”, consists of Melanie Couch and Nancy Dyleski of Highlands, NC. The design duo were first introduced to one another at the University of Georgia where they studied in both art history and textiles, merchandising and interiors. As fate would have it, they found themselves living in their favorite mountain town years into their careers and formed a partnership to fill the need for a more curated design aesthetic in the area.
As Georgia natives, “the girls” are inherently inclined to their southern roots and traditions with a deep respect for family and the lifestyles of their clients. On the Plateau, homes lend themselves to a myriad of hosting and relaxing opportunities which guide their design philosophy. Spruce aims to create spaces that feel timeless, comfortable, and beautiful while being totally approachable…much like the designers themselves!
melanie@spruce4118.com & nancy@spruce4118.com
spruced4118.com
Eric Ross Interiors
Eric Ross
Nashville, TN
SHOWHOUSE: OWNERS SUITE
Eric Ross is a seasoned interior designer with over 20 years of design experience. His work has been published in Traditional Home, Southern Style, Southern Lady, The Cottage Journal, and many other publications. His passion is to fan the flame of traditional decorating with a deeply Southern aesthetic. A Kentucky native, he now lives in Nashville, Tennessee.
ericrossinteriors.com
Courtney Moss Design
Courtney Moss
Atlanta, GA
SHOWHOUSE: OWNERS BATHROOM / CLOSET
Courtney specializes in creating unique and aesthetically appealing spaces for sophisticated and collected interiors. Infusing design personality into homes in Atlanta, Georgia and beyond. A Georgia native, Courtney grew up in an area where tradition is rooted like the old oak trees. Courtney started at a young age shopping alongside her mother for antiques, rearranging furniture, and changing paint colors to update the aesthetic of her childhood home, and beginning her love for interiors. After college, Courtney moved to Atlanta and had the opportunity to work alongside Kay Fuller, an interior decorator from her hometown. During this time, Kay helped her refine her skills and further cemented Courtney’s passion for design. Kay taught Courtney how to source items and perfectly pair them with modern touches. After working with Kay in Atlanta, Courtney opened her own design firm, Courtney Moss Design. While being drawn towards traditional design, Courtney also gravitates towards the eclectic. Finding an antique piece and mixing it with modern pieces, good artwork, and fun fabrics gives her design work the flair that her clients seek.
Truly believing in Bunny William's quote — "If you love it, it will work," Courtney strives to work with each of her clients to create spaces using inspiration from them! Working with her client's design vision, Courtney creates spaces that are stylish yet comfortable. Creating unique and livable spaces while infusing the unexpected is what Courtney strives to do for each of her clients.
courtney@courtneymossdesign.com
courtneymossdesign.com
Caroline Brackett Studio of Design
Caroline Brackett
Greenville, SC
SHOWHOUSE: STAIRS / LOFT / UPSTAIRS HALLWAY
Driven by a passion for timeless beauty and classic design, Caroline Brackett has spent more than two decades creating refined, deeply personal interiors that feel both elevated and lived-in. A North Carolina native and graduate of the University of Georgia’s Interior Design program (2001), Caroline launched her Charlotte-based design business in 2004. Now rooted in Greenville, SC, CarolineBrackett Studio of Design serves a wide array of residential clients throughout the Southeast and beyond.
Caroline is known for her effortless ability to blend old and new—antiques with modern silhouettes, high-end custom pieces with curated finds. Her layered and tailored approach results in interiors that are as functional as they are visually striking, always grounded in each client's lifestyle and unique aesthetic.
Backed by a seasoned team of professionals who share her commitment to excellence, Caroline leads every project with a hands-on, collaborative spirit. Her boundless creative energy, strong work ethic, and deep understanding of design principles ensure a seamless experience from concept to completion. Whether transforming an existing home or crafting a new construction dream home, Caroline’s designs exude character, charm, sophistication, and lasting appeal.
caroline@carolinebrackettdesign.com
carolinebrackettdesign.com
Courtney Agosti Interior Design
Courtney Brown
Charleston, SC
SHOWHOUSE: BEDROOM / BATHROOM #2
Courtney Brown launched Courtney Agosti Interior Design in 2003, starting from a modest work closet in her home. With two young boys in tow and a baby girl born later that year, she grew her design firm alongside her children. Then and now, she inherently addresses every project with a deeply personal, familial perspective.
Recognizing each client is as unique as a thumbprint, Courtney takes time to learn the nuances of how they live, entertain, and relax. This intimate insight into her clients’ dreams and even their limitations help her formulate a well balanced plan, and more importantly, environments that reflect the lives within them. Courtney transforms blank canvases of space into authentic and livable art customized for each client.
Her design approach is painterly and intuitive; each interior a portrait tailored to its owner. A signature Courtney Agosti space blends the unexpected mix of textures, colors and materials in deliberate contrast. It’s in this masterful balance of polarity where masculine meets feminine, warm meets cool, and old meets new that her designs find depth and distinction.
Her intention is simple yet powerful; to create spaces that invite connection and where the essence of those who live there is felt in every detail.
courtneyagosti.com
Yancey Seibert Shearouse
Interior Design
Yancey Seibert Shearouse
Augusta, GA
SHOWHOUSE: BEDROOM / BATHROOM #3
Influenced by the rich architectural history that surrounded her while growing up in Natchez—perhaps one of the finest examples of a preserved antebellum town—Yancey pursued a degree in interior design at the University of Mississippi. Soon after, her work quickly garnered attention, and she was selected by Atlanta Decorative Arts Center as "One to Watch" and nominated for ADAC's "Rising Star" award.
Yancey’s strength lies in her unique design process, which always begins with on-the-spot hand drawn renderings, which allow clients to visualize a project from the very first meeting. Her knowledge of space planning and building construction combined with an expertise in art history also sets Yancey apart.
Out of the office, Yancey loves taking in the idyllic charms of Beaufort, South Carolina with her husband Scott, son Walker, daughter Caroline, and pups.
yssinteriordesign.com
Louise Hane Interior Design
Louise Hane
Rock Hill, SC
SHOWHOUSE: BEDROOM / BATHROOM #4
With deep roots in interior design, my journey began through family inspiration. I was privileged to learn from my aunt, who successfully established and operated both an interior design firm and Town House Galleries, a distinguished furniture retailer. This foundation was further enriched by my mother’s natural talent for creating harmonious compositions in spaces, floral arrangements, and fashion. I made the decision in 2005 to establish my business upon my family’s legacy. My design philosophy centers on creating thoughtfully curated environments that honor both present moments and personal histories. I believe each space should tell a unique story, with every design element carefully selected to contribute to the narrative of your home. My approach transforms rooms into personal sanctuaries that authentically reflect both your journey and aspirations. I create artfully chosen spaces that reflect not just where you are but how you got here. Every room is a chapter in your story, every detail a word in your language of home.
A-List Antiques
Ann Hopkins
Cashiers, NC
SHOWHOUSE: PATIO / BREEZEWAY
Ann Miller Hopkins is a writer, artist, and direct importer of European antiques and garden elements. She graduated from Auburn University, is a native of Birmingham, Alabama, and is now a full-time resident of Cashiers, North Carolina.
Ann and her husband Ed own A-List Antiques on Burns Street in Cashiers. The store features authentic, larger-than-life pieces from Belgium and France. Think European farmhouse or hunting lodge. Large farm tables that seat up to twelve, oversized paintings, ten—to twelve-foot cabinets, and pieces of garden art, particularly faux bois pieces that will elevate any garden or outdoor area. They also have a few well-chosen, elaborate chandeliers that promise to be the centerpiece of any room.
When they are not in Cashiers, you can find Ann Miller and Ed on the road at the Nashville Antique and Garden show or the Round Top Antiques Fair. Her daughter and granddaughter are also designers who own Bohlert-Massey Home near Rosemary Beach, Florida.
Atelier Maison & Co.
Liz Myers
Cashiers, NC
SHOWHOUSE: GALLERY SITTING ROOM (GARAGE / ART GALLERY)
Liz is a Designer and the Manager of Atelier Maison in Cashiers. Liz is originally from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida where she worked for many years with a design firm as both Designer and Project Manager. She relocated to Georgia in 2020 to "Live the Dream" of both the mountain setting and lake living. She currently has a Condo at Kingwood Country Club in Clayton, Georgia, and a restored log cabin on Lake Hartwell in Hartwell, Georgia, with her husband, Jon, and their Bernadoodle Eleanor Louise.
Her favorite part of design is threefold - First, designing for the client, which gives way to creating in many different styles. Secondly, the juxtaposition allowing a home to be personalized and thought-provoking! And third (most importantly), to be timeless, giving the project lasting appeal.
She takes pride in continuing to read, research, and take classes to stay current with the ever-changing world of interior design. Being the Manager allows her to meet and engage with a plethora of interesting and intriguing people!
ateliermaisonco.com
STYLE & DESIGN RESOURCES
From color palettes and wall coverings to décor and furnishings, explore the curated selections that bring elegance and personality to every corner of the Showhouse.
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Get in Touch
For sponsorship, designer, and vendor opportunities — please contact the Cashiers Designer Showhouse Coordinator at cds@cashiershistoricalsociety.org.
For general questions, please call the CHS office at 828-743-7710, fill out the form below, or email info@cashiershistoricalsociety.org.
