Past Forward: Reviving an Old Southern House with Collections, Antiques, and Passion

An atmospheric portrait of a historic Southern house brought back to life through one woman’s artistry and stewardship.

When Adkins inherited her family’s nineteenth-century Greek Revival Alabama farmhouse—lived in by five generations of her family and listed on the National Register of Historic Places—it became the canvas for her singular eye. A gifted collector and beloved figure in the design industry for her antiques store, Black Sheep, Adkins revitalized the house, gardens, and grounds ...