Embracing the Blues
White-and-navy kitchen remodel caters to cycling couple Mountain bikers are a special breed. Addicted to dive-bombing down steep, rugged terrain on nothing more than…
Ephemerals for the People
Former pastor shares the magic of moss Unicorns aren’t real. Neither are dragons, elves, or fairies. But if these mythical beings were more than…
Fired Into Perpetuity
Mountain ceramicist molds her legacy from clay Weaverville potter Tori Motyl has discovered the secret to eternal life, and it involves neither sipping snake…
Elevating the Tree House
East Asheville home towers above expectations In the mountains of Western North Carolina, “gently sloping” is open to interpretation. While some properties assigned the…
Period Flavor
Kitchen remodel enhances usability, preserves Victorian sensibilities Long-distance relationships are hard. Carrie Torres knows this firsthand. In the 1980s, she fell in love with…
Fostering Flora
Gardening aficionadas offer plant-parenting advice Houseplants are nothing new — we’ve been greening up our living rooms with meandering vines and verdant leaves for millennia….
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…
Tilling the Past
Mars Hill University collection offers an intimate look at the region’s agricultural roots In 1889, Washington M. Lance, 22, was newly married with a big…
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,…
Stockpiling Style
New construction in Mills River holds space for kitchen storage From digital air fryers to one-touch sorbet churners, you can find a kitchen gadget…