Designer 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 comes through loud and clear in her voice--a silky, spirited Piedmont drawl. Even though she was born in Michigan, Cannon’s been a North Carolinian since her single digits. She feels fortunate that as a...
Life in Western North Carolina is different. Our community’s heart and land has been forever reshaped by Hurricane Helene. The loss has been simply devastating. As I write our Thanksgiving update, I am thankful that my family, and the families of our team at ACM Design, were spared the worst of the storm, but I am mindful that many of...
All 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 complete three milestone tasks as part of the preparation work for the preliminary design. First, we ask our clients to complete our online ACM Design New Home Questionnaire. The questions are crafted from our decades of...
The real estate and housing market remains very competitive in the greater Asheville area. The combination of desirability of Western North Carolina, higher interest rates, and dramatic increases in home values over the last four years has created a complex market for both buyers and sellers. For buyers, when they sell their existing home, they have seen increased equity in...
Situated 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 for enjoyment of the family by next year in Spring 2025. The home is designed to be able to host family and extended family to...
Some may say that we live in a culture-of-the-moment. There are so many home design shows, influencers, book and magazine publishers, and the normal banter at gatherings with friends where it may seem that we are always chasing new trends, and being bombarded with what’s in and what’s out. It can be confusing. And worse, it can create an unneeded...
Amy 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 colors. The article explores the overall trend of how Americans are moving away from bright-white, farmhouse style exteriors and dark-black to the "nature-inspired hues [of]—olives, bronzes, taupes and dreamy creams."...
When 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 met, Kowalscy Windows & Doors, who produce bespoke doors and windows. Their factory was amazing–-orderly, neat, clean, and filled...
If you’ve ever driven the Blue Ridge Parkway and dreamt of living in the Smoky Mountains or the Southern Appalachians, we’ve compiled a series of complimentary guides rich with information about designing a mountain home. Informed by our decades of experience as mountain home architects, we share expert advice about topics like building on steep slopes, terrain-specific building costs, and materials suited for withstanding the mountain weather. Our passion for creating personalized and heartfelt homes is apparent in all of our work and it is our pleasure to share our expertise with you in these free and informative guides.
