“Like Playing Transformers With Sofas”
byPhyllis Roberts, owner of Divine Living, says she is both creative and analytical. She earned a Bachelor’s degree in Finance, followed by an MBA,…
Design + Decor
The WNC Home Expo
byA sculptural tin ceiling, a prep island repurposed from a vintage sales counter, countertops hewn from petrified riverbed rock — and that’s just the…
Villa Carolina
byWith his clients Mary Jo and Jim Norris, Brevard-based architect Doug Harris says he spent a lot of time walking around the couple’s acreage…
Market Day
byDwellings is a trove of high-end furniture, art, and home goods — but all of the earthy colors and textures give it the tone…
The Right Tree
byThe cultural divide between the High Country of North Carolina and the high-couture houses of Paris might seem vast. But an artisan-wood company in…
From the High End to the Deep End
byArchitect Bruce Johnson says his wife “wasn’t too excited” about the idea of him retiring. But the remote locations of his newest projects —…
How She Rolls
byTessa Eaton spent part of her childhood in her father’s native Denmark, a country practically synonymous with a fresh-and-simple aesthetic. But the interior designer…
“A United Nations of Platters”
by“Nothing is too precious,” says Ashley English, whose cabin in Candler is full of the serving dishes she uses to promote a homesteading-lifestyle business….
Down to Earth
by“Every piece at Silver Fox [Gallery] reflects our focus on mountain beauty,” says Carol Basile. However, she also insists that “we’re the farthest thing…
Storming the Castle
byThe 15-inch-thick stone walls convey a castle-like authority. And certainly, the 360-degree scenery, including a glimpse of storied Cold Mountain to the west, gives…