Reese Witherspoon’s Southern Charm,
Oscar-winning Reese Witherspoon
(Walk the Line, 2006) invites readers onto her front porch and into her family traditions with Whiskey in a Teacup: What Growing Up in the South Taught Me About Life, Love, and Baking Biscuits (Touchstone, available Sept. 18, $35), a cookbook/style guide that captures her sweet-tea-drinking, hot-roller-loving heritage. No matter your latitude, raise a teacup to everyone’s favorite Southern belle with these sweet picks. —Becky Hughes
Parton Me
Let the peachy-keen “What Would Dolly
Do” Art Print inspire you to live as Southern icon Dolly Parton does—with kindness, class and plenty of humor. Starting at $25, society6.com
Garden to Go
Join the ranks of Southern gardeners with the mountable Brass Grow-Anywhere
Growhouse, an almost-foolproof way to grow a garden with next to no space, sunlight or skill. Just add plants and water, set the LED light’s built-in timer and watch your thumb turn green. $150, food52.com
Southern Curl
When it comes to hair, Witherspoon swears by only one tool: hot rollers. Y’all can test her tried-and-true method with Conair Compact Multi-Size Hot Rollers. $20, amazon.com
Fit to Be Tied
Wear the unofficial pattern of the South with the Belted
Gingham Shirtdress from Draper James, the stylish store founded by Witherspoon in her native Nashville. The store, named after her grandparents, Dorothea Draper and William James Witherspoon, also has outposts in Dallas, Atlanta and Lexington, Ky. $98, draperjames.com
A Sip of the South
Bring that signature Southern hospitality home by brewing (or buying) a batch of sweet tea to serve in the Mason Jar Drink Dispenser. $69, potterybarn.com
Got Buttermilk?
For the aspiring baker, Nashville’s Loveless Cafe offers a Biscuit Mix that can’t be beaten (metaphorically, that is). Just add buttermilk and bake up more than 50 biscuits that are “pretty darn close” to the cafe’s famous recipe. $7, lovelesscafe.com
Sit in Style
Elevate your front porch game with the Valalta Rocking
Chair, a modern take on the downhome furniture staple. $399, cb2.com