Hey y'all, welcome to Biscuits and Jam from Southern Living.

I'm your host, Sid Evans.

And today I'm talking to an interior design legend who just finished working with us on the Southern Living Idea House in Charlottesville, Virginia, which is where she recorded this interview.

Charlotte Moss was born and raised in Richmond, Virginia,

and went to college at VCU, where she was an English major. Her mother didn't especially

love to decorate, but Charlotte was inspired by her grandmother, who created a warm, welcoming

home and made entertaining look easy. Charlotte had that gift too, but it never occurred

to her that she could make a living decorating other people's homes. So she spent several years in

New York working on Wall Street. Realizing that she didn't want to be a stockbroker, she quit the job,

started an interior design business, and the rest is decorating

history. Charlotte has since won just about every interior design award you can win. She's written

11 books on interior design and gardening, and now she's designed her first southern living

idea house, which reflects her incredible eye

for detail in every room.

We'll talk about all that, plus the connection between design and hospitality, some lessons

she learned on Wall Street, and the paint color she can't live without on this week's

Biscuits and Jam.

Charlotte Moss, welcome to Biscuits and Jam.

Well, thank you so much, Sid.

Glad to be here.

So, Charlotte, where am I reaching you right now?

You are reaching me in the Idea House, in Keswick, in the library.

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