Northern Lights

This home’s bright interiors nearly rival the stunning views of Big Glen Lake

Khristi S. Zimmeth

A Breath of Fresh Air

Come summer, the division between indoors and out seems to melt away. Our living space expands, and entertaining becomes more relaxed. Patio, pool, and lawn steal the focus from dining rooms and...

Rebecca Powers

Square One

A classic board game and the needs of young children were the starting points in this Birmingham home. The clients wanted a simple two-story rectangle, like the stripped-down shape of houses and...

Rebecca Powers

Crisp Pours

In this era of winemaking, white is golden. There’s more good white wine being made today than ever — all over the world. In terms of value and breadth of choices, white wines easily...

Christopher Cook

Songs of Escape

Summer is a season for vacations, picnics, day trips — anything to get away and enjoy a sun-drenched day or a starry evening. Here’s a playlist of escapist songs, whether it’s for just a day,...

George Bulanda

Summer in a Jar

Recipe for Strawberry Freezer Jam

Birds & Bees

Rising from the Ruins

It’s a sunny Sunday afternoon and Matt and Kim Clayson are peering out the dining-room windows of their Indian Village home as company arrives. Sally Crapo Bullard, great-granddaughter of the...

Mark Kurlyandchik

Moving Ahead

It’s the night before the spring furniture market in North Carolina, and Bernard “Bernie” Moray, chairman and CEO of Gorman’s furniture, is breaking in new shoes for his trip.

Megan Swoyer

Star Quality

When hedge-fund billionaire Steven A. Cohen bought Jasper Johns’ 48-star Flag recently, tongues in the art world were wagging. The selling price for the 1954 work? An estimated $110 million, The...

Rebecca Powers

On Wings of Song

For the past couple of months, neighborhoods around here have rung pleasantly with voices other than ours. The cardinals cranked up even before March did, perky little fountains spewing musical...

Beaufort Cranford

Making Summer Last

There’s a war going on the garden, and the buttercups are winning — or they were, until I stepped in to give the bee balm and anemones a fighting chance.

Rebecca Powers