Engaged Porches and Other Signs of Community
byArts & Crafts event puts the “home” in home tour Christina and Brett Becker spent a year looking at the house directly across the…
Design + Decor
Why Stuff is More Than Stuff
byProfessional organizer demystifies the KonMari Method The “KonMari” craze hit this country when Marie Kondo’s international bestseller, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, arrived in…
When “Green Space” Goes Literal
byRestaurant opts for warmth and foliage over wood and metal Asheville’s tallest buildings create a wind tunnel. And when winter squalls hit, that makes downtown…
Theatrics and a Mission
byLuxury estate aims for environmental impeccability Designed for a particularly dramatic site within the Cliffs at Walnut Cove, the future home of Miami Beach…
From Miniature Rooms to a Mini Empire
byDesigner traces her career from Chicago to California to Flat Rock Dawn Driskill runs interior-design businesses on opposite ends of the country — so when…
All The Eggs, Different Baskets
byCraft administrator finds equal fulfillment nurturing creatives and garden plots Erika Kofler and her partner Shane Maxson, a bread baker at Asheville’s Rhubarb restaurant,…
When More is More
byDesigner, mother, and NFL wife adds entrepreneurship to the rustic-luxe mix At this point, Mercedes Cotchery barely has a moment to take a breath…
He Was Born a Collectin’ Man
byAllman Brothers superfan rambles far to augment personal museum of memorabilia As Doug McKee stands near a door in his garage, eyeing the large…
Compass Rose
byOutdoor living comprises 25 percent of northwest-facing home “The driveway approach winds up the hill, creating anticipation of arriving,” says architect Amy Conner-Murphy, founder…
Against the Flow
byEarly in her career, in Delaware, interior designer Kristen Levy had a job that kept her creative side underground. “When the city cleaned and…