Originally completed in 1924 by Col. L.B. Musgrove as a hunting lodge, Musgrove Country Club was built from 556 logs cut from the adjacent property overlooking Blackwater Creek to entertain Wall Street business associates and friends. Sold in 1932 to local citizens, the Club today is a spectacular historic structure still in use as a country […]
Category: Renovation
Grandview Plastic Surgery wins TOP AWARD – 2019 IDIE AWARDS
April 16, 2019 – Heidi Core Interior Design was presented BEST OF HEALTHCARE (SMALL) award at the 2019 IDIE Awards for our GRANDVIEW PLASTIC SURGERY project, completed in October of 2017. Presented by The International Interior Design Association, Alabama Chapter (IIDA-AL), the awards showcase the exemplary work of the chapter’s members and celebrates excellence […]
Grandview Plastic Surgery
Update: Grandview Plastic Surgery wins Top IIDA award for excellence in Interior Design! Doctors Grady Core, M.D., F.A.C.S. and Chris Schaffer, M.D. selected S. Phillips Architecture and Heidi Core Interior Design to develop their premier Aesthetic Center. Grandview Plastic Surgery has over 10,000 square feet of luxurious consultation space, a medical spa, administration services, a specialty […]
The Marble Ring
The Marble Ring is an upscale cocktail bar located in the Avondale district of Birmingham, AL. Inspired by the spirit and style of a Roaring 20’s New York Speakeasy, entry into the bar is through a hidden door located in another of our projects; Hot Diggity Dogs. See The Marble Ring‘s first review, Happenin’s in the ‘Ham: “A Taste of […]
Fancy’s on 5th
Fancy’s on 5th opened early March of 2016 and has instantly become one of the hottest locations in Avondale. Check out photos of the fun interior and incredible food, and if you haven’t braved the crowds yet, you are missing out!
Avondale Spirits
One of the first handful of Distilleries to open in Alabama since Prohibition, Avondale Spirits is an extension of Avondale Brewing Company housed in a narrow addition to Wooden Goat Restaurant. Specializing in small batch craft spirits refined from Avondale Brewing Company’s beer mash, Avondale Spirits is a working laboratory blurring the line between distillery […]
Avondale Brewery
Avondale Brewing Company started the radical transformation of Avondale from a neighborhood in sharp urban decline to a model for neighborhood revitalization and growth. Other local businesses and residents had certainly paved the way, but the overnight success of the Brewery brought the influx of people needed to kickstart 41st Street South as the core of Birmingham’s […]
5th Avenue S. Residence
A lovely couple approached me with a recent purchase — a house in such disrepair I initially feared it was beyond reasonably saving. We ultimately decided enough of the bones of the house were salvageable to restore & highlight the original dark-stained crown moldings & trim, brick chimneys, and rich wood flooring. Where major structural […]
Post Office Pies – Avondale
Converting a former U.S. Post Office into one of Birmingham’s hottest pizza joints on a shoestring budget was challenging, but well worth the effort. Handmade custom brick ovens and recycled materials highlight this Avondale favorite stop for foodies far and wide. After training in several premier Manhattan restaurants, top Chef John Hall brought his culinary […]
Post Office Pies – Tuscaloosa
Post Office Pies’ first expansion out of Avondale was into Tuscaloosa, near the heart of the downtown strip. High ceilings and open space provide the perfect space for the handmade custom brick ovens and delicious food.
Wooden Goat
Another exciting addition to the growing food scene in Avondale, Wooden Goat brings a wealth of style, flavor and excitement.
Montevallo Road Dental Clinic
An interesting renovation on a fairly tight budget and timeline, we gutted an aging office building and gave it a new fresh and modern facelift to house two new dental practices.