Way to Glow

Way to Glow

Designer explains why lighting must come first Lighting may be the least acknowledged aspect of interior design, and yet the right or wrong choice…

All About Abundance

All About Abundance

At High Country Furniture, more is more Doug Worrell never expected to join his parents Anne and Chuck in running the family’s well-loved, local…

Kitchen with a Secret

Kitchen with a Secret

Jon Greener and Ginger Bertoli are passionate about entertaining, and their Cliffs at Walnut Cove home’s clever kitchen was created with this in mind….

Angel in the Details

Angel in the Details

As the in-house designer and selections coordinator for prominent luxury builder Tyner Construction, Jennifer Scott must keep countless plates spinning in the air like…

A Natural Outlet

A Natural Outlet

Cris Bifaro’s reverence for fine craftsmanship is rivaled only by his drive. He says he and longtime employee/collaborator Scott Meek “are constantly chasing the…

The Luxury of Fresh Air

A home’s outdoor space used to consist of some grass to mow, a simple patio or deck, and a charcoal or gas grill for…

No Corner Unconsidered

No Corner Unconsidered

Commercial projects figured heavily in interior designer Shawn Merkel’s early career in Michigan. While studying at Kendall College of Art and Design in Grand…

Snapdragon Decision

Snapdragon Decision

Loretta and Kurt Ball, along with Ledger, 10 and Quinn, 13, live on what she refers to as their “little slice of heaven,” an…