Getting to know Asheville Architect, Amy Conner-Murphy, of ACM Design Behind every home that is built, you will find a design. Behind every home design, you will likely find a design professional that has envisioned the home and drafted it into existence through drawings. At their most basic level, these drawings will include floor plans showing how the rooms work together,...
ACM Design is happy to announce our inclusion as a nominee in this years HGTV Fresh Faces Competition. Voting begins Friday, September 25, 2015 and runs through 5:00pm on October 30, 2015. Remember to return to the voting page each day to cast your vote! We are nominated for the Outdoor Living Elevated category. For more information and to vote,...
[caption id="attachment_6850" align="alignright" width="1800"] Family Room of the Ramble Romantic of Biltmore Forest[/caption] “Tips Of The Trade” From North Carolina Design Experts Posted on August 6, 2015 | Once again, several of our design professionals weigh in, sharing some great tips with readers for all areas of the home. With years of experience creating living spaces that speak to who their cleints are and...
Do you have guests on the way and want to find ways to make them feel at home? Here’s a quick list of ways to spruce up your guest quarters just in time for their arrival. Bedding Make sure your linens are freshly laundered and pillows are fluffed. Even linens that haven’t been slept on will need refreshing after a while....
[caption id="attachment_7070" align="alignright" width="1800"] Open, two-story Great Room in Modern Rustic Mountain Estate Home[/caption] Home of the Week: Sumptuous Mountainside Estate TEXT BY JAKE FLANNICK CITIZEN-TIMES CORRESPONDENT PHOTOS BY ANGELI WRIGHT AWRIGHT@CITIZEN-TIMES.COM Tucked on a mountainside in South Asheville is a serene property awash in hundreds of flowers and shrubs, all of them neatly arranged, adorning meandering cascades and mulched paths. But its botanical charm was...
ACM Design Awarded the Griffin Award for Rehabilitation - 2015 Asheville, NC - Each year the Presevation Society of Asheville and Buncombe County presents the Griffin Awards for projects achieving the goals of historic preservation within our area. Various categories include: Restoration, Rehabilitation, Adaptive Re-Use, In-Fill Construction Within a Historic Distric or Traditional Neighborhood, Research, Publication & Education, Stewardship, and Preservation....
Many people are anxious for Spring’s arrival and have already started looking for ways to bring new life to their home. For many homeowners, the front entrance is often overlooked because many typically enter their home each day thru the garage. But for guests, the front entry is the first thing they see; therefore, making the very first impression of...
Each year, new design trends emerge which we implement throughout the coming year in our homes. As our lifestyles evolve and change, so do our design choices in both architecture and interior design, and this year is no different. While there are a few design trends which remain from 2014, there are a few new directions that are exciting for...
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.
