Continental Breakfast
by“My background is in the performing arts, so I have an eye for space and aesthetics, thought I am not an interior designer by…
Kitchens + Baths
Crème de la Crème
by“In our Cajun heritage, the kitchen is the heart of the family,” says Donna Lemoine, who shares a warm, elegant retreat in Balsam Mountain…
A River Runs Through It
byAs befits a retired sailor, she waxes poetic about the water: Mary Jane “MJ” Klug refers to the “gin-clear” rivers of Western North Carolina,…
Keep Calm & Simmer On
byA wide arched window trimmed in French Country blue signals the mood of this kitchen overlooking pristine Green River Gorge in Saluda. Here, formality…
Low-Key Luster
byThe kitchen inside Cheryl and Aivars Vitols’ retirement home in Grand Highlands (Hendersonville) looks as smooth and refined as the process to create it…
To the Manor Made
byA triptych of white cupboards brushes the ceiling in one key part of this courtly Waterford Lakes kitchen. “I worked the vision out with…
The Gallery Gourmet
byIngenuity floats all through this great space in Sylva’s Balsam Mountain Preserve. The homeowner favored a fresh open plan over a formal dining room…
Forever Red
byLinda Constable’s blood doesn’t run red — it runs ruby. Her grandmother’s vintage glassware in that shade has inspired more than one incarnation of…
Elevated Style
byA set of contemporary Philippe Starck Ghost Chairs surrounding the kitchen island may be merely auxiliary to the main event, but the choice of…
Reflections of a Tin Ceiling
byThe first thing interior designer Jennifer Scott notes about Sandi and Roy Weinberg’s kitchen is “mountain views dreams are made of.” But the scene…