Some homes stop us in our scroll. Not because they are the grandest, but because they give us a feeling that makes us want to linger just a little longer.
They invite us to slow down and enjoy life a little bit more, to take an extra sip of coffee, to rest without ever glancing at the clock.
Mark Cunningham homes tell a story of weekends in the country, summers at the beach, dinner conversations that last long into the night, and family gatherings that are just a little more fun.
But perhaps the greatest appeal of the collected home look is that they are lived-in rather than decorated, with treasured family pieces collected over generations,
and endure over generations because they don’t follow the latest trends; they have a personal warmth that seems to envelop you,
They feel familiar even if you’ve never been there.
We love the juxtaposition in his spaces where dark mahogany rests comfortably with crisp linen, where stacks of books and beautiful antiques keep everything from looking too polished.
These rooms are refined without being fussy, and elegant without being too formal.
It’s not that you necessarily want to copy the room; rather, you want to grasp the feeling that each evokes.
They are cozy enough to curl up in
Yet beautiful enough to remember. We can’t think of anything better.
What is your favorite collected home look?
My 13th novel SUMMER STATE of MIND releases May 5, 2026 and I can’t wait to share it with you. Preorder here!
More About SUMMER STATE OF MIND:
“Queen of the beach read,” (Cosmopolitan) New York Times bestselling author Kristy Woodson Harvey returns with a heartfelt escape to coastal Carolina.
After the worst day in her professional life, burnt-out NICU nurse Daisy Stevens runs to Cape Carolina, North Carolina, looking for a new life—and possibly new romance. On her first day at her “simpler” job, high school baseball coach Mason Thaysden discovers an abandoned baby, sending ripples through the entire tight-knit town of Cape Carolina.
Mason is still struggling to reconcile the scars of the injury that kept him out of the big leagues, stuck in his hometown, and searching for a way out. This newcomer and the child they’ve saved together might be just the motivation he needs to stay put. Sparks fly as Mason acquaints Daisy with Cape Carolina, introducing her to his friends and family, including his batty Aunt Tilley, who is looking for relief from long-buried family secrets and her own fresh start.
But as Daisy becomes increasingly attached to this abandoned child, and begins facing her own demons in the process, a startling discovery is made that threatens to rip the entire town of Cape Carolina apart, placing Daisy, Mason, and Tilley in the center of the storm. In a novel that proves that “Kristy Woodson Harvey is (the) go-to for elevated beach reads” (People), they will each learn that with love, understanding—and a community theater production of Hello, Dolly!—sometimes life conspires to bring us just exactly where we belong.
