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Interior designer Charlotte Moss is part of a panel discussion about the Southern Living Idea House.
If you're interested in visiting the Southern Living Idea House, VIP tickets are available for the Exclusive Idea House Experience!
Read: 2025 Southern Living Idea House Coming to Virginia
Set on 5 acres, this year's Idea House is designed to celebrate the natural beauty of Virginia. Spanning more than 4,500 square feet, the home features four bedrooms and four and a half baths, with serene views of a tranquil lake. The home is designed for gracious entertaining, with a refined dining room and welcoming screened-in porch–an essential element of Southern hospitality.
The big VIP event takes place Thursday, August 7. For the first time ever, patrons can experience VIP access to experience Southern Living like never before. Southern Living Idea Houses are the pinnacle of Southern home inspiration, custom-built and masterfully designed by the South’s top architects, builders and designers to showcase the best in style, craftsmanship and creativity. Now you can be among the first to step inside the 2025 Idea House in Charlottesville, Virginia, before it opens to the public.
Your VIP ticket Includes
- Exclusive First Look Tour of the 2025 Southern Living Idea House
- Taste of Southern Living curated breakfast or lunch at Marigold by Jean-Georges
- Meet the Makers panel with the Idea House Team - Interior Designer Charlotte Moss, Architect Julie Dixon, Developer Molly Hardie, Builder Allan Pettit and Landscape Architect Eugene Ryang, hosted by Southern Living Editor in Chief Sid Evans.
- VIP Gift Bag filled with handpicked Southern Living favorites
- The Ultimate Southern Living Guide to Charlottesville, VA
See other dates to tour the home here.
If you're traveling down from Alexandria, the most convenient place to stay is Keswick Hall, where a speakers panel will take place for the VIP event.
The home will be featured on SouthernLiving.com and in the September 2025 issue of Southern Living, available on newsstands August 15. Following the completion of the house, a Southern Living House Plan for the 2025 Idea House will be available for purchase online.
