Here’s a sneak peek of our article on the home of Kelly Moseley, the amazingly talented owner of Anabel Interiors.

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A few shots from our photoshoot yesterday with Katie (courtesy of our trusty iphone).

Check back later in the week for more sneak peeks!

There are a lot of really fun things about launching a new magazine. Tomorrow, we travel to Nashville for one of the best yet: our cover shoot with Katie Cook.

Katie has gained success hosting Insider, a weekly entertainment and news magazine on CMT. Since joining CMT in 2001, Katie has hosted a number of CMT specials, CMT original programming and red carpets. In addition, Cook has made herself a go-to staple for presenting at country music’s most prestigious award shows and the first choice for celebrity interviews, including ones with Taylor Swift, Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon, to name a few.

Check back Tuesday and you might just find a few behind-the-scenes snapshots from the shoot.

Back in August 2009, an idea was born to create a magazine written for and by 20- and 30-something Southerners — new Southerners, old Southerners and everyone in between. As more and more of our favorite magazines continued to shutter (Domino! Metropolitan Home! Blueprint! Southern Accents!), we knew it was time to take action. Thus, Southern Flourish was born.

It was important for us to step back and examine why our favorite publications didn’t make it — it sure wasn’t for lack of a devoted audience. It quickly became clear to us that the traditional print magazine business model just doesn’t work as well as it used to. So, we set out to create a 100% digital publication that looks just as chic and well-designed as something you’d buy in the magazine aisle. Except now, instead of tearing out or turning down pages, you can click right through to the products, blogs and other websites featured in our publication.

I don’t think we could have ever imagined how wonderfully passionate and talented our contributors would be, how seamlessly the publication would come together, or how gorgeous the final product would look. We’re so proud of this publication and, along with other digital publications like Lonny, feel like this is truly the direction the magazine industry needs to head.

For months we’ve been waiting to share the premiere issue with you and can’t wait for March 15 to roll around for the big launch. Your patience will be rewarded — we promise! Until then, however, enjoy the handful of sneak peeks that we’ll be publishing right here over the next few weeks.