Pattern Play: A New-Build with Personality
This Drewry Hills home is a showcase for the homeowner’s funky, playful style.
Category: Home & Garden
Fresh Cut: Flower Farms Blend Aesthetics and Agriculture
A movement toward locally-grown, seasonal flowers has created a new, women-led community of farmers in the Triangle.
Quoted: How Do You Know it’s Finally Spring?
Here’s how five buzzy locals know that spring is back for good.
5 Questions with Alyssa Cherry, Founder of Fillaree
The creator of a Durham-based soapmaking company talks explains how the circular economy has led to business success.
A Tree Falls: Neighbors Memorialize a Willow Oak
When a grand old tree falls near Brooks Avenue, it invites a moment for reflection on how we celebrate life.
Thinking Small: A Proposal for a Downtown Art School
JP Reuer shares a vision of a downtown Raleigh arts school with community impact.
Want Not: An Interview with Mel Gilles
An environmental specialist Mel Gilles shares how she came to her eco-conscious lifestyle.
Blank Canvas: Art Leads the Way in this Downtown Brownstone
A spacious, airy home boast a roof deck with a view of the city skyline.
Gift of Nature: The New Williamson Preserve
A new preserve in the Triangle with woodlands, trails, a farming initiative and more.
What I’m Organizing: KonMari Consultant Kelley Jonkoff
What to do when you’re supposed to stay at home? Take a fresh look at what sparks joy, says professional organizer Kelley Jonkoff.
What I’m Doing: Lisa Grele Barrie, executive director of Raleigh City Farm
Lisa Grele Barrie, Executive Director of Raleigh City Farm, a nonprofit farm on a one-acre site in downtown Raleigh digs deep to find calm.
What I’m Creating: Brittany Bailey of Pretty Handy Girl
General contractor and blogger Brittany Bailey is hunkering down—and rediscovering a passion.
The Dirt: Al and Suzy Newsom’s Good Dirt
Husband and wife duo, Al and Suzy Newsom, discuss the rapid growth of their company and the success their potting mix line, Good Dirt, has on gardens.
Printing Patterns: Inside Spoonflower’s Fabric Factory
Spoonflower, a printing company based in Durham, offers customizable patterns that can be printed onto fabrics and even wallpaper.