Live and Let Dye
byPatricia Spangler has more than enough leaves in her life. “They’re everywhere. Our home has a two-car garage. It’s full of leaves. I open…
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Raising the Roof
by“The manner by which the structure touches the sky defines the architecture,” says architect Rob Carlton, memorably. He adds that this is a key…
A Parliament of Art Owls
byFrom her Cliffs at Walnut Cove home snuggled into a hillside, Julia Peterson has a bird’s-eye view of the wilderness. Inspired by a Frank…
“I’ll Never Willingly Move”
byNovelist Heather Newton has a sparsely decorated home office, and on her bookshelf sits a clue about her pragmatism. There, tucked alongside other locally…
An Oktoberfest of One’s Own
byWhen the rental house he was living in burned down, Wayne Ruth of Haywood County bought property on a rural lane named after a…
The Man Under the Hat
byNever mind the trophies — two walls in David Holt’s mountaintop Fairview home testify to creative pursuits other than his decorated music career. In…
“What You Are About to Witness is Real …”
byWhen people ask Doug Llewelyn how someone with his Hollywood credentials ended up living in Hendersonville, well, he gives them a Hollywood answer. “If it…
Serving a Purpose
byDuring his 30 years living in his native Charleston, South Carolina, as a general contractor, David Ardis grew to appreciate fine craftsmanship. His specialty…
Pastries and the Pastoral Life
byWhen Hallee Hirsh and Ryan Martin moved to Western North Carolina from Los Angeles, they lived for a while in a tent, pitched on…
When Mom and Dad are Action Figures
byNot counting a stuffed closet, Adam and Beth Copeland’s South Asheville home has one room, their basement workout space, that contains most of the…