Hanes-Chatham House, Stratford Road, Winston Salem, North Carolina
What happens when the Hanes Hosiery heiress marries the Chatham Blanket boy? They build a ten thousand square feet mansion where they can cuddle up together happily ever after. You can just bet their home was wonderfully cozy with lots of color and beautiful textiles. { source } Today it still looks like it must have when it was built in 1925... mostly. But it did have a hint of that old Hanes-Chatham glamor not that long ago: { source } Designer Mary Hannon Reid bought it in 2021. She not only brought back the colorful textiles, but gave us wonderful inspiration for what the house could be again. Right now the rooms are more neutral to attract a new buyer: Despite this black and white photo below, I'm sure it was more colorful back in the Chathams' day. { Thurmond Chatham and son Hugh, 1942 } When Mary Hannon Reid owned it, she may have originally decorated that living room like this... but quickly introduced more color and pattern for a Southern Lady Magazine feature :
