Against the Flow
Early in her career, in Delaware, interior designer Kristen Levy had a job that kept her creative side underground. “When the city cleaned and…
Putting Tradition on the Back Burner
The then-freshly-decorated Cashiers home had been written up in the January/February 2002 issue of Veranda magazine. It represented all that was popular in aughts-era…
A Matter of Taste
Mackensy Lunsford is not a traditional restaurant critic, and she’s not even particularly picky. She’ll try almost anything — “except I’d prefer not to…
Comfort and Joy
“Let’s make a fort” is a childhood entreaty that’s as universal as “Mom, there’s nothing to eat.” Kids have forever fashioned compact play spaces…
From Beer to Bangkok
“While most 16-year-olds were working at McDonald’s, I was learning how to lay tile in a spec house,” says April Gahagan-Fore, whose grandparents and…
Fire on the Mountain
“We think of fire as something that’s out of control generally, but my art form — pyrography — translates to ‘drawing with fire,’ and…
The Best Laidback Plans
Laurie Sprenger is a dietician from a big Italian family, and she likes to cook. But she and her husband Chris “don’t live in…
Someday is Now
Even if you’re not a Julia Child wannabe, you still deserve a “tremendously interesting” kitchen, to paraphrase the late culinary icon. Today’s open layouts…
Sourcing the Secret Ingredient
The sturdy rural road that leads to Rayburn Farm in Barnardsville is like the purposeful, if serendipitous, path that led to Lauren and Michael…
Pushing Past Luck
Tile artisan Jay Reese is accustomed to clients’ quizzical looks over his preferred mode of transportation: the bicycle. They wonder, reasonably, how he’ll transport…