The beauty of the color gray is the endless number of tones it offers—from light, creamy hues to dark charcoal …
Beautiful Blooms
As we move into fall and green slowly fades away an orchid offers a bright spot to any room. Zach …
Mighty, Marvelous Mustard!
Mustard can be a hard color to pin down — yellowy, orangey, golden, ochre-esque, olive-adjacent — but most of us …
Blue & White: The New Neutral
“Blue and white pieces lend themselves to versatility because they are basically neutral,” says Pauline Miller of Beau Chic, a …
From Trash to Treasure
Sometimes it is seasonal decorating or we feel the need to refresh the guest bathroom. Maybe that rehab furniture idea …
Safe House
Heading out on vacation? The last thing you want to worry about is whether or not your home is secure …
Open Today, Sold Tomorrow
Homes valued between $200,000 to $350,000 are averaging only 15 days on market, and houses that are well maintained in …
Tile Trends
Tile is never going out of style. “For hundreds of years European, Middle Eastern and Asian countries have used tile …
The “Stuff” Negotiation
Couples moving in together have the opposite problem they had a few decades ago. Today, it’s not about finding wooden …
Secondary Roots in the Oak City
Being a local of Raleigh is pretty rare these days. Residents are feeling the boom as housing inventory is low …



