Vision of the Future
Homeowners assembled a dream team long before starting their build Jeff Rapps was working in his home office in New Jersey when he heard…
Tiny Chairs for Big Collectors
Career miniaturist is sought by enthusiasts around the world Photo by: Sunny Lockwood Tiny furniture is not just for children’s doll houses. Aficionados and…
Forging a Custom Identity
New design studio illuminates a different side of Lexington Glassworks A few years ago, Lexington Glassworks, the festive public studio where drop-in visitors can…
Impressed by Idealism
Putting a happy stamp on the Arts & Crafts Movement As a child in Tokyo, Yoshiko Yamamoto was constantly sketching. She drew more than…
Comfort, Luxury, Empathy
Designer’s warmth and optimism yields a star portfolio By: Alison Fields Susan Chancey worked her way into a celebrated two-decade design career through curiosity, enthusiasm…
Tuned Into Preservation
Collector of vintage radios knows how to make them sing again By: Carolyn Kemmet Patrick Brabham is the hero of high fidelity. In finding…
The Right Side of the Bed
Homestead curates luxury textiles with a pillowtop of practicality By: Carolyn Kemmett She’s a self-described Type A personality, but Pat Marshall has created a Type…
For Breweries and Barons
Chandeliers illuminate the grand potential of salvaged objects Robert Nicholas sees promise where others don’t. Last December, for instance, Nicholas transformed a deserted warehouse in…
Strong Finish
Builder’s Ramble home benefits from elite materials By: M. Teddie Loring Entertaining can be stressful, and it’s easy to fret over minor matters: Is…
Flights of Fancy
Woodworker accomplishes beautiful complexity with salvaged material Craftmaking is often a collaborative endeavor, as Asheville woodworker Randy Hintz can testify. Twenty-five years ago, while he…
Low Maintenance, High Impact
West Asheville rock garden is a neighborhood attraction By: Carolyn Kemmett It all started with messy squirrels. When Sylvia and Tony Gomez moved into…
The Mothers of Christmas
Apple Country Woodcrafters’ women members make the decorative difference Judy Nicholson is an unlikely elf. A retired mechanical engineer, Nicholson never studied under Santa’s tutelage,…