Form & Function - Asheville NC
Design That Tells Your Story
First of all, a little recap…Mr. F&F and I had an opportunity in Raleigh’s hot real estate market to sell our building. I intended to do retail...Read More
Whether you opt for neutral or go for a bold statement, what to do with your walls reflects your style. It sets the scene for the whole room and everything needs to play nicely together. There...Read More
Design That Tells Your Story. We rewrote our tagline recently and it especially rings true in our interior redesign work. We tell our client’s story, sifting...Read More
You’re probably wondering why I am writing a post about shopping for home decor scores on Amazon when I own a store. Sounds crazy, right? But the truth is that we all shop on Amazon and that is the new reality. I don’t have everything in my store that folks want or need, and I thought...Read More
The service we provide most for clients is our redesign day where we reimagine and restyle the homeowner’s existing furniture, accessories and art. If there’s one thing...Read More
This year since there are so many 2018 home decor trends that border on classic, I would be remiss not to embrace them. So many folks have written on this subject in the weeks prior and I have compiled...Read More
When consulting with our clients we often provide redesign services where we use existing décor, restyling their home with fresh eyes. In particular, collections compiled...Read More
Whether full of family photos, funky flea market finds, or original art, they always catch the eye and are a great way to fill empty wall space (not to mention they’re all over the pages of every home magazine and...Read More
We started over in Silverlake neighborhood again, touring another Lautner home, Silvertop (an interesting Read More
I am in LA on a “six day, five night, heart-pounding Modernist architecture tour”, to quote our guide, North Carolina Modernist Houses founder George Smart. And...Read More
Welcome to Hollywood Regency land with a decidedly Asian flair. The young couple that reside here love all things vintage, listen to old school music and want a sophisticated place to entertain their thirty-something friends.
Hollywood...Read More
We revealed our new window vignette on Facebook and I thought I’d explore the elements that make up our French Girl’s apartment. My employees laughed at me, as I gave our French girl a name (Sophie),...Read More
I am reminded lately how lucky I am to do what I do. Life is short so you better love what you do. Someone commented recently that it must be wonderful to go shopping all the time for the store. I grumbled that it IS work, after all, even...Read More
Thought I’d rehash our recent newspaper article, showcasing a stylish but child-friendly interior design project we designed. The online version doesn’t show the pretty color pictures.
overall view of the family roomOur clients, two busy doctors with four and six year old boys, have...Read More
I am in Canada (a.k.a. The Frozen Tundra), visiting my folks, and I am reminded of how influential my mother’s design aesthetic has been on my own. My parents moved into this condo, almost 19 years ago, after moving out of the family home where we were raised. Things have changed...Read More
We’ve got a lot of projects happening round here and it feels mostly all about bathrooms! For one client, we designed two bathrooms, both modest in size, but where we added lots of function. The guest bathroom was complete first. Thankfully the homeowner was...Read More
Lucky to sneak a break from F&F and tour England with my sisters. We started briefly in London then a couple weeks in Ilfracombe North Devon, hiking and touring the British countryside. We packed it in for...Read More
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