Posted on 20 March 2012. Tags: interior design, teal michel
Wallpaper with an updated color palette would easily work in a foyer, bathroom or living space that has furnishings in solid colors.
For some time, wallpaper on walls has been out of vogue in favor of paint. Trends are changing so that you should see wallpapers with more patterns, more styles and more color combinations available.
Wallpaper can be a major method of adding pattern to a room, especially a room that does not have much artwork. Additionally, it works well if your fabrics are solid colors and your rugs or carpets have minimal pattern in them. If you have an Oriental rug with an intricate pattern, adding wallpaper probably will not be a good solution. Read the full story
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Posted on 19 March 2012. Tags: Charlotte Regional Realtor Association, home sales, real estate market
Homes sales grew 21.8 percent in February, the Charlotte Regional Realtor Association reported, based on Carolina Multiple Listing Services Inc. (CMLS) data. It was the second straight month of positive data, according to the association, and also came with gains in average sales prices. Read the full story
Posted in home building, Real estate market
Posted on 12 March 2012. Tags: fundraisers, habitat for humanity, interior design, restore
NASCAR driver-turned-designer Shawna Robinson (left) was one of the judges at the 2011 ReStyle event. She talked to winning designer Rhonda Kramer. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)
MOORESVILLE - Our Towns Habitat for Humanity’s Mooresville ReStore will host the second annual ReStore Restyle design challenge on Tuesday, May 1, and is looking for area designers to participate. ReStore ReStyle is talent showcase for designers, a feature event for the Mooresville ReStore and a fundraiser for Our Towns Habitat for Humanity.
The challenge requires designers to decorating a themed room using items from the local Habitat ReStores. Read the full story
Posted in Affordable housing, calendar, fundraisers, interior design
Posted on 28 February 2012. Tags: exit 30, hawthorn development, lake cornelius, lake norman, senior news, seniors
Site plan for the proposed Davidson Retirement Residences, on Lake Cornelius. Click to download a PDF enlargement. (SOURCE: Lenity Group)
By DAVID BORAKS
DavidsonNews.net
A Washington State developer is moving ahead with plans for a four-story, 120-unit retirement housing complex off I-77 Exit 30. Representatives of Hawthorn Retirement Group of Vancouver, Wash., were at a joint meeting of the Davidson Town and Planning boards Monday night, where they heard a variety of concerns, about everything from parking to possible tree removal to the amount of public open space.
Hawthorn has been discussing changes in the project with Davidson planners for a year, since a public planning workshop in January 2011. Monday’s meeting was the first of several additional public sessions required before the project can be built. Read the full story
Posted in Environment, home building, Planning and development, Planning board, Real estate market
Posted on 27 February 2012. Tags: exit 30 area, hawthorn development, lenity group, pinnacle, senior housing
Map shows the Peninsula Drive site of the proposed retirement housing.
The Davidson Planning Board will hold a joint meeting with town commissioners Monday night, Feb. 27, to review a proposal for a 4-story retirement housing project off Davidson Gateway Drive in the Exit 30 area. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. at Davidson Town Hall, 216 S. Main St.
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Posted in home building, Planning and development, Planning board, Real estate market
Posted on 20 February 2012. Tags: charlotte mecklenburg schools, davidson history, davidson ib school, downtown davidson, lake norman christian school
Davidson School, 251 South St. (formerly Davidson IB Middle School). (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)
By DAVID BORAKS
DavidsonNews.net
Speakers at a public hearing last Tuesday, Feb. 14, offered support for designating the former Davidson IB School on South Street as a historic landmark. Supporters included both the property owner, Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools, and its current tenant, Lake Norman Christian School. Read the full story
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