Not Just for the Goth Garden
byBlack flowers. They sound too dramatic to be real — shades of a Dickensian garden or an arty horror movie come to mind. And…
Design + Decor
Permanent Vacation
by“I designed this cabin with no client in mind,” says Greg McGuffey, president of Earthtone Builders. “Rather, it was a fun opportunity for me…
Air Plants Meet Architecture
by“I live in the forest.” So says Ally Mignaud, who, when she’s not in the woods, runs her one-woman business, Belle Decor Designs, out…
Raising the Roof
by“The manner by which the structure touches the sky defines the architecture,” says architect Rob Carlton, memorably. He adds that this is a key…
Comfort and Joy
by“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
by“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…
Brown Furniture + Beyond
byThe 32nd National Arts and Crafts Conference will be held February 15-17 at Asheville’s Omni Grove Park Inn. Dubbed “the most important weekend of…
The Best Laidback Plans
byLaurie Sprenger is a dietician from a big Italian family, and she likes to cook. But she and her husband Chris “don’t live in…
Old Homes Made New (and Vice Versa)
byTamara Gavin’s website, The Made Home, is endlessly engaging: equal parts design candy store, juicy tutorial, and reverent repository of architectural history. The…
Little Luxe Schoolhouse
byOil and water. Bulls and red. Stripes and dots. A tiny house bedecked in maximalism. All of these sound like dangerous pairings, but Erin…