Archive for 'Home Tour'
Home Tour: 1901 Historic Oakwood House, Raleigh, NC
Homeowner Krishna Bahl bought this then-duplex in Historic Oakwood Raleigh in 1998. Built around 1901, the house was originally believed to be a store front with living space upstairs. When Krishna bought the house it was divided into two living areas, she lived in the bottom half and rented out the top. In 2009, ready [...]
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AIA Triangle Homes Tour
On October 2, from 10am-6pm, the Triangle American Institute of Architect’s will host their first Homes Tour not only in North Carolina, but on the East Coast. It promises to be an awesome experience and a chance to see some fabulous homes across the Triangle. On this tour, you will have the opportunity to experience [...]
Home Tour: Heather Garrett Design
Heather Garrett is an interior designer with a showroom and shop in downtown Durham. How would you describe your decorating style? Nearly every client knows when something’s not right with their interior space. They’d like to squeeze more life out of what they have, realize some things probably have to go, and have an image [...]
House Tour: Rebecca Tegtmeyer, Sown
Rebecca Tegtmeyer is the talented designer behind Sown, a hip line of pillows made from recycled burlap sacks. Originally from Kansas, Rebecca calls North Carolina her home while she completes her Masters in Graphic Design at NC State. How would you describe your decorating style? I think others would say that my style is organized [...]
House Tour: Jamie Meares
How would you describe your decorating style? Trial and error. I do and redo things 15 million times before I decide they are right. Currently, I maybe have 2-3 right things. The rest are in flux. I like texture a lot, and I like to keep the eye moving in a room. Picking out materials [...]
House Tour: Casey & Rob
Tell us a little about yourselves: I am a coffee shop manager at The Morning Times and Rob is an intern architect at Vernacular Studios. I also have a side gig as an artist painting creatures. Recently, I moved into a permanent studio at artspace. We have a chihuahua named Diablo and two small mutts, [...]
Home Tour: The Witchgers
Bob and Stephanie Witchger live just outside of downtown Raleigh in the Lockwood neighborhood. By day Stephanie is a full time Library Science grad student at UNC and a part time library assistant and Bob is a graphic/web designer. By night they are extremely talented painters/photographers/sewers/fix-it-all-ers/ukulele players. Who is your design inspiration? Charles and Ray [...]
Home Style: Vintage Charm
Bliss and Thurston Alexander-Smith live in Raleigh, NC in a nook perfectly situated between downtown and Hillsborough Street. Bliss is a graphic artist at an advertising agency and she is the talented proprietress of Sew Bliss Sew. Thurston is a graduate student studying sociology. He is also a gifted musician and can rule you in [...]
House Tour, Danielle – Durham, NC
I met Danielle this past year when she agreed to do some photography work for the Rock & Shop Market. In addition to being a great photographer, she also has an eye for decorating her home. I’d love to walk into her handsome foyer on a daily basis. Below she shares some photos of her [...]
