Kitchens + Baths

Decades in the Making

Decades in the Making

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Seventy-year-old houses have stories to tell. They also have quirks to address. In this West Asheville home, one of those quirks was a too-small…

Laser Focus on the Farm

Laser Focus on the Farm

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French Country kitchen is a feat of elegant symmetry By: Carolyn Kemmett Dreaming about a custom kitchen is time-consuming fun — you let your…

Let There Be Light — and Dark

Let There Be Light — and Dark

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By: Carolyn Kemmett The magic of contrast coalesces in a Champion Hills kitchen An ingenious interplay of light and dark — chiaroscuro, if you will…

Form and Function, Forever

Form and Function, Forever

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Old Fort kitchen combines accessible design with mountain views Trendy kitchens check all the boxes — until you try to age into one. High-mounted…

Wow Factor at Work

Wow Factor at Work

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Polished kitchen was designed for prime efficiency By: Carolyn Kemmett The kitchen at Cove Creek Chalet glows with intentional understatement. It owes all its drama…

A Balancing Act

A Balancing Act

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Susan Chancey is an interior designer, not a trapeze artist. But when it comes to balancing cool, modern design with warmth and character, she…

Beyond the Built-In

Beyond the Built-In

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Structural cabinetry modernizes a millennial kitchen Betsy and Rick del Monte were so enamored of the property on Busbee Mountain where her sister and parents…

Over Easy

Over Easy

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Dramatic kitchen remodel emphasizes openness and flow Theresa Soffronoff says she is a kitchen person. “I spend most of my time at home in…

Warm and Inviting

Warm and Inviting

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(But Cool and Modern) North Asheville kitchen hits the just-right spot The eponymous lass of “Goldilocks and The Three Bears” wanders into a woodland…

Raising the Bar(stool)

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In many custom kitchens, the island barstools take a back seat — they’re necessary, of course, but usually not the main idea. In this…