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

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 over the ensuing decades, leaning on her deep appreciation for thoughtful historic preservation and Southern decor.