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Buying Here: Fox ChapelFriday, June 10, 2011 @ 11:26PM"I was inspired by two or three homes that I had seen on Fifth Avenue in Shadyside. I liked the look of the stone. I wanted to re-create it." Anyone who lays eyes on the exterior of the Renaissance Revival-style home at 422 Fox Chapel Road in Fox Chapel would agree that the owner/builder nailed it. The inside is a whole different design story.

Column: If walls, or chairs for that matter, could talkFriday, November 12, 2010 @ 3:08PMI'm talking to a designer friend about houses that say things;that is, they display actual words. Not predictable words such as"Welcome" and "Home Sweet Home" and "Don't Even Think About ParkingHere," but inventive expressions of sophistication and style.

Northwest Habitat to Dedicate New Home in Falls VillageThursday, September 16, 2010 @ 9:02AMFALLS VILLAGE—One good turn deserves another. That could well be the motto of Habitat for Humanity of Northwest Connecticut, which will dedicate its eighth affordable home on Sunday, at 3 p.m. even as work begins on a ninth home, this one in Canaan.

One-of-a-kind designsMonday, September 6, 2010 @ 8:59PMAmy Cavaness of rural Marseilles is an artist. But she doesn't paint with a brush; she doesn't draw with pencils or charcoal or create sculptures with clay. She creates art with a needle, thread, a sewing machine and her heart.

Homes: Custom-designed spaces can open up possibilities to small roomsThursday, August 26, 2010 @ 10:03AMInterior designer Betsy Burnham doesn't buy many bookcases these days. She's more likely to create built-in bookshelves for the homes she designs.