The Wide Net
byMore than 600 species of oak trees grow in the world, but Twin Oaks, an interpreted Shingle-style home in North Asheville, is only concerned…
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Best Facet Forward
byThere’s flair, yes, and then there’s flare — and it’s more than denim designers and editors who need to know the difference between those…
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…
Winter Warmer
byIf you know how to build your own bunk room, it naturally follows that you’ll pick the right island-top material for your kitchen, say,…
Town and Country
byThe antique telephone booth weighed one ton and required nine men to ease it into place through a hole in the roof. It was…
Jekyll, Hyde, and Huebner
by“I tend to design homes with a sort of Jekyll and Hyde concept,” says Scott Huebner. “This one is no different.” The 75-foot wide,…
Upward-Facing Dog and Other Enviable Positions
byRhonda and Bruce Schlesinger interpolated their urban aesthetic into a meadowy wedge of Appalachian wilderness. Their home near Fletcher is slated for most-of-the-year living…
New Bloom on Rose Hall
byBuilt in 1989 to look a couple centuries old, the Georgian Revival manor, seen today, still hasn’t aged enough to be vintage. But the…
Sunrise, Sunset
byJack and Sally Klippel presented a list of “must haves” to Brent Campbell, the architect they’d chosen to design their new home. Items on…
Gestures of Empire
byIt’s a wedding-cake house, and not the modern minimalist kind smoothed in fondant, either. Some 182 years after it was built, Saluda Cottages remains…