Home & Garden

10 Ways to Update Your Space

By Jessica Stringer | July 22, 2020

Our readers’ favorite interior designers give their top tips for transforming a room from hanging family photos to a kitchen refresh

The Neat Freak’s Top Tips for Organizing Outdoor Spaces

By Perri Kersh | July 16, 2020

Perri Kersh shares her advice for storing everything from gardening tools and camping gear to seasonal yard decorations and bikes

Five Pools to Dive For

By Jessica Stringer | June 26, 2020

Local families make a splash in these backyard pools from a rooftop oasis with a view in Durham to a remote watering hole in Chatham

This Custom-Built Home Feels Like It’s Part of the Forest

By Morgan Cartier Weston | June 12, 2020

This custom-built home by Bold Construction, designed in partnership with modernist architect Phil Szostak, seamlessly blends in with the landscape

Interior designer Craven Miller and landscape architect John Hykes purchased their Georgian Revival home on University Drive in 2017.

Five Porches We Love

By Chapel Hill Mag Intern | May 21, 2020

Find design inspiration for your outdoor oasis in the plant-filled porches of our neighbors in Durham, Chatham and Chapel Hill

Find inspiration in the backyards of our neighbors By Jessica Stringer First-Rate Florals Master gardener and “tree collector” Carol McNeel – owner of the McNeel Garden on Archdale Drive – relishes pairing eclectic plants and artwork around her estate, which she believes is home to close to 100 different tree […]

Genovese basil from Fifth Season Gardening Co.

Seven Herbs & Vegetables To Grow Now

By Jessica Stringer | April 24, 2020

We asked local garden centers and experts for their produce picks and how to enjoy them By Jessica Stringer “Genovese basil is an easy-to-grow herb that does well in the garden and in containers. Plant where it will get sun for at least 6 hours a day. Fresh basil is […]