Inspiration and Insight from the Asheville
Architecture and Interior Design Team at ACM Design
Behind every successful home design or renovation, you will find the seamless juxtaposition of knowledge, skill, personality, and hard work. We are happy to share how our design studio works and other inside information with you in the ACM Design Blog. Here we’ll detail news from our practice, project updates, mountain home design trends, and the latest tech in designing and building custom homes in the mountains.
Latest Firm & Home Design News
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Inspired Modern Living Featuring ACM Design
July 13, 2025Inspired Modern Living, a hardcover coffee table book, has just been published and features the Thoroughly Modern Mountain home designed by ACM Design Architecture & Interiors and construction by ...
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An Open Foyer and an Open Mind
January 10, 2025Designer brings minor and major project decisions to light by Carolyn Kemmett Photo by Rachel Pressley REPRINTED WITH PERMISSION The joy that interior designer Valerie Cannon takes in her work ...
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Black Mountain Family Retreat Under Construction
August 8, 2024Situated in the town of Black Mountain outside of Asheville, a family getaway in the mountains of North Carolina is under construction this summer through the fall. The home should be complete in time...
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“Exterior Paint Colors Homeowners Want” in the Wall Street Journal
February 15, 2024Amy Conner-Murphy speaks with the Wall Street Journal about exterior paint colors. The paper recently examined the latest in home design and how exterior colors are moving toward nature-inspired color...
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Custom Doors with Exceptional Craftsmanship and Details
August 16, 2023When looking to personalize a space, it is the details that matter. We say this all the time . . . Upon returning from our European trip to the BAU, I’m excited to share with clients a new vendor we...
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Visiting the BAU International Trade Fair
July 25, 2023I am back from a recent trip to Europe where one of the purposes of the trip was to visit the BAU International Trade Fair. Known simply as the BAU, the annual gathering is the largest trade show in E...
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Design Moment
Thoughts on designing homes in the Blue Ridge Mountains from Amy Conner-Murphy, Principal Architect & Founder of ACM Design.
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Artfully Home
September 2, 2025Local gallery owners envisioned a home with sweeping mountain views, sunrise and sunset vistas and an open plan with expansive wall space to display a...
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Shining a Light on the Aftermath of Hurricane Helene in Western North Carolina
November 27, 2024Life in Western North Carolina is different. Our community’s heart and land has been forever reshaped by Hurricane Helene. The loss has been simply ...
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The Creative Process
September 25, 2024All of our projects are custom. Not a single one is a duplicate. For clients beginning the journey of designing a custom home, we prepare them to comp...
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ACM Design Architecture & Interiors in the Press
We are pleased to have our work recognized in a variety of publications and online platforms including HGTV, WNC Magazine, Carolina Home & Garden, Green Building & Design and more! Each year, the team of architects and interior designers at ACM Design work hard to create notable projects that exhibit quality architecture with attention to detail and timeless appeal that is accepted and appreciated by the community.
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