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Backyard Bouts

Take your best shot at these fun-for-all lawn games

The Blue House

“I knew I wanted blue stucco,” recalls Camille Cummings, thinking back to several years ago, when plans for her home were on the drawing board.

Lofty Ambition

In Morganton, you aren’t likely to find a more dapper fellow than Benjamin Belton.

Hue-ray for Color

Anyone who’s stopped for a cup of joe at Bean Werks in West Asheville during the past several months has surely noticed a stark difference, not in the gourmet house-roasted blends, but the colorful

Swatch Watch

Color expert Scott Courtenay-Smith of Renovate with Color shares his top picks for harmonious palettes

Tea Time

Brew a party with one of these hot numbers

Farmhouse Fresh

Rural western north carolina offers a lot to love: vast stretches of farm fields, round cows nibbling grass under bright skies, and winding country roads. Then there are the farmhouses.

The Forever Place

Pulled up close to the kitchen table, Mac and Veronica Morrow take steady sips from cups of hot coffee and tea that are sending tendrils of steam into the air.

Boot Camp

Whip your fall wardrobe into shape with boots to suit any look

Woodland Giant

If you arrive at this forested swannanoa home by night, the pine-scented darkness yields to a magical backdrop of tiny lights twinkling through the windows of a stone and cedar-shingled giant.