4 Beds | 3.5 Bths | Bonus Room and Basement | 3053 sqft | 1.59 acres

This striking and spacious contemporary farmhouse style home is on private lot in beautiful Brush Creek. The home has great flowing, professionally designed interiors by Sally Spiegel that have been fully updated for today’s lifestyle including a new European kitchen and baths.

The master suite is on main level with beautiful modern bath and closets. The upper level has 3 bedrooms, bonus room with closet and 2 baths on upper level. The basement is full-sized and unfinished for flexibility and storage.

The private yard has been professionally designed and landscaped by Siteworks Studio to create a lush oasis for relaxing and entertaining including an outdoor spa tub and play equipment.

For more see the tour here or give Kelly and Troy a call for more information.

GOD’S ARCHITECT | Good Morning! I think we can all agree that there is not a more inspiring construction in modern-day history than the Sagrada Familia by Antoni Gaudi. The church has been under construction for over 130 years and potentially 13 years away from completion.

I know so many people, including myself, feeling the anticipation of that day and look forward to visiting. The building is a great testament to inspired vision and the faith and passion of so many who have been intimately involved. This segment from 60 Minutes captures that succinctly in 15 minutes. So, allow me to take you to church this Sunday morning. Please enjoy this here and have an inspired Sunday. Cheers!

3 Bedrooms | 3 Baths | 2394 SQFT | Versatile Finished Basement

Check out this groovy pad new to the market. The artistic, split-entry, ranch home is located in a popular Beaver Lake mid-century neighborhood of North Asheville. The home’s rich wood floors and fresh paint set the stage for this fun 1959 retro home with well preserved original kitchen and baths.

The versatile, finished walk-out basement could be a studio, family room or made into an apartment with outside entrance. On the exterior the home has lush, artistic gardens full of interesting plantings and garden art that transition throughout the seasons.

Want to see more? Enjoy the tour here. We would love to show it to you so give Kelly and Troy a call if you have any questions. Cheers!

Congrats to our builder friends who participated in and won awards this past week for their thoughtfully designed and quality built homes. We appreciate you stewarding our community towards a sustainable future with long-lasting and livable homes. If you didn’t see the winners please go here. Cheers to you!

1953 Frank Lloyd Wright interview by Mike Wallace | I scoured the internet for something of interest to watch last night. It is not always very fruitful, but this time I found something “fantastic” — at least from my viewpoint. If you’ve never seen this before I’m happy to share this treasure with you today. At a time when I find Mother Nature to be my church, along with, looking for ways to express my sentiments on our nation’s current cultural circumstances Frank Lloyd Wright seems to capture it incredibly succinctly 70 years ago. His belief in individualism and his views on the lack of intellectualism and “mobocracy” hit home today. I won’t say more, but simply encourage you to spend 50 minutes to watch this interview with a true visionary who is, obviously, very comfortable in his own skin. Enjoy the segment here and enjoy this beautiful day. Cheers!

PS. Hope to see you at 111 Carter Cove today.

4 Bedrooms | 3.5 Bathrooms | Studio | 4379 sqft | MLS#3171637 

On the market is Grove Park’s premiere mid-century home by notable Asheville architect Tony Lord of the Asheville Citizen Times Building. This completely updated legacy home has been thoughtfully stewarded forward for future generations to enjoy. Preview the home here. 

Meticulously modernized this gallery style interior sets the precedent for a minimalist aesthetic allowing the occupant to take center stage. Framed by clean, architectural lines the flowing main level is open and nestled in lush nature offering a variety of rooms for living, working and entertaining.

The lower level is designed to be highly versatile as a studio, office or guest bedroom /in-law suite. There is a full bathroom and it comes readily plumbed for a studio kitchen. To tour more on this home, including the new European style kitchen and expansive master bedroom suite, go here. 

This special home is shown by appointment. Give Kelly or Troy a call to learn more. Cheers!

9 Katies Ridge Drive | Clean lines pull together modern and traditional design influences in this newly constructed home in the Versant neighborhood of Asheville. The home is featured on the Parade of Homes currently being conducted this month and will still be open to the public this upcoming weekend.

The kitchen was recently featured in Carolina Home & Garden Magazine. Our colleague, M. Scott Marks, brought his vision to the interiors of the home. Check out the special feature here. Go check it out in person this next weekend. Until then enjoy your Monday and have a wonderful week. Cheers!

Modern American Poetry | Good Morning Folks. I’m choosing to take you on a subjective diversion this morning into the world of modern-day poetry and animation which are two art forms I’ve never highlighted before. But as I sit awake {as often I do at this hour} listening to the winds of both extreme weather and political candidates it is a moment that requires extreme diversions as a counterpoint or, perhaps, simply getting lost in the “everyday” as poet Billy Collins offers in this 2012 TedX talk. During unsettling times I find that art in many forms can ground us in our in the beauty of humanity. Please enjoy this humorous and entertaining TED TALK here.

And if you are still hoping for an escape into the world of modern design get out to the Asheville Builder’s Parade of Homes today from 1 to 5pm. Again, we will be at 111 Carter Cove {shown below} with Red Tree Builders. To get there you will take a shuttle from the church on Beaverdam Rd where it meets Carter Cove. Cheers!

This clean white kitchen is one of my most favorite styles of kitchens and typical of what you would see in a modernized architectural home. I thought it might be worth sharing this video today prior to the home tour to give you some thoughts to consider while touring other new and designed homes. There are some clever details here I hadn’t thought of previously. Enjoy the video here. Cheers!

3 Bedroom Suites | 3.6 Bathrooms | 2771 SQFT | Outdoor Living Rm

Kelly and I are excited to launch this new “pre-construction” home listing today. The Contemporary Appalachian Styled Farmhouse is designed for today’s modern lifestyle in the mountains. The flowing open plan reaches outdoors thru expansive glass & an outdoor living room with a 2 sided fireplace. 3 Master Suites make this home accommodating for flexible living with one on the main floor for one level living. The home will be NC Green Built by award-winning Red Tree Builders. Details include high performance windows, 4″ oak floors, an appliance package including induction cooktop and smart house technology. The home will have year round mountain views from your front porch and back deck and will be located in a quality neighborhood just off of Spooks Branch in Beaverdam Valley.

Want to learn more about this home offered for sale and see Red Tree Builder’s quality construction? Stop by the Asheville Home Builder’s Parade of Homes on Oct 6, 7, 12 and 13 at Red Tree Builder’s home located at 111 Carter Cove Rd. shown below. (There will be a shuttle to this home) The custom home is a 3 Bed, 3.5 Bath • 2,461 sq/ft modern designed home by local designer Jason Weil.