Homes & Design
Architecture, interiors and the finest addresses in the state.
The Modern Mountain House Rewriting Blue Ridge Architecture
A new architectural language is taking hold in the high country — one of glass, steel and restraint that frames the landscape rather than imitating the log cabin.
Inside the Enduring Prestige of Charlotte's Grandest Neighborhood
Its canopied streets and stately homes have signified Charlotte money for a century. A look at why the city's most established address refuses to fade.
The Interior Designers Defining Carolina Quiet Luxury
Rejecting trend and flash, a cadre of the state's decorators is building interiors around natural materials, heirloom pieces and a deep sense of restraint.
Life on the Water: The Boom in Lake Norman Estates
The state's largest man-made lake has become a magnet for luxury development, its shoreline lined with homes that treat the water as the ultimate amenity.
The Preservationists Saving Asheville's Arts-and-Crafts Legacy
The mountain city holds one of the country's finest collections of early-twentieth-century architecture. A movement is fighting to keep it intact.
The Carolina Architects Building Homes That Barely Sip Energy
Passive-house design and net-zero construction are moving from fringe experiment to luxury standard across the state.
Raleigh's Modernist Legacy Finds a New Generation of Guardians
The Triangle holds a remarkable concentration of mid-century modernist homes. Young owners are restoring them with reverence and finding a devoted community.
The New Carolina Kitchen: Where Design Meets the Way We Live
Local designers are rethinking the kitchen as the true center of the home, blending professional function with the warmth of Southern hospitality.
The Landscape Designers Bringing the Carolina Wild Into the Garden
Rejecting the manicured lawn, a movement of designers is building gardens from native plants that support pollinators and echo the surrounding land.
Building for the Storm: The New Rules of Carolina Coastal Design
As sea levels rise and storms intensify, architects along the coast are pioneering homes engineered to survive what the ocean sends.
From Mill to Home: The Adaptive Reuse Transforming Old Carolina
The state's abandoned textile mills and tobacco warehouses are finding second lives as some of its most characterful residences.
The Furniture Makers Keeping a Carolina Tradition Alive
In a state once synonymous with furniture, a community of studio makers is preserving the craft at the highest level, one commissioned piece at a time.