Style

ROOM WE LOVE: A Pretty Playhouse

Anna Stallmann is a public relations ace and owner of Anna Stallmann Communications, a women-led firm that serves a diverse group of local and national businesses and nonprofits. She’s also a mom of two daughters, Savannah, 6, and Madeleine, 4.…

ROOM WE LOVE: Anchors Away!

“I’m not a regular general contractor,” says Mark Aymer, owner of Aymer Luxury Building and Design. “I don't just seek out kitchens and bathrooms. I’m a unique builder.” It’s why his clients hired him to build a 34-foot-long pirate ship…

Nursery Essentials for First-Time Parents

Creating a baby registry can be overwhelming to a first-time parent. With so many products available, it’s difficult to know what’s what. As a mom of four, I’ve learned that less is more for the newborn stage. Our nursery setups…

STYLE: Little Mishmish

Hannah Shaban’s family was gathered at her aunt’s house for a holiday celebration when her then 10-month-old son, Waleed, toddled into the room in his new onesie. The family broke out clapping and singing the classic Arabic nursery rhyme quoted…

ROOM WE LOVE: A Kid's Zone

Melissa Lee’s clients’ two-story Matthews home was built in 1972, and the homeowners had changed a few paint colors and light fixtures since moving in five years prior, but now they were ready to modernize the choppy layout and make…

ROOM WE LOVE: Little Girl, Big Dreams

Sarah Andrews had a special connection to her clients’ Foxcroft home. When the client is a longtime friend and your kids have grown up together, the project feels a bit more personal. During COVID, their families even formed a “pod…

ROOM WE LOVE: Dirt Stops Here

Danielle Steiner’s clients loved their two-story colonial in historic Dilworth, but with two young children and frequent guests, they were running out of space. “They have a lot of family from outside the U.S. come to visit and stay for…

ROOM WE LOVE: Blue Streak

Gray Walker’s clients had a 2-year-old and a newborn when they hired the designer to modernize their dated, two-story Myers Park home. “They purchased this home shortly after their wedding and started a massive renovation,” Walker says. “The goal was…

ROOM WE LOVE: Teenage Dream

Jacy Painter Kelly’s client was a single mother of two when she hired the designer to decorate and furnish her new home in Fort Mill. “She was in Indian Land and wanted to build something more permanent and get into…

ROOM WE LOVE: Color Me Happy

Kelly Hickman, principal designer at ES Design Studio, gets a lot of requests for understated, neutral interiors. So she was thrilled when the owners of a 12,800-square-foot home in Morrocroft wanted a color-blitzed bonus room for their two children. “The…

PARENT TO KNOW: Karly Barker

Karly Barker is the founder of Courtside Kids - an activewear brand for boys and girls ages 2 - 14. Prior to starting her family, the Utah native was a broadcast news reporter and anchor. Karly and her husband moved…

ROOM WE LOVE: Grow Girl

Britni Antonelli, co-owner of Pep + Palm, has done a number of full-scale renovations for clients across Charlotte since launching the business two years ago. But when her business partner Kelsey Peyton wanted to design a nursery for her then…

ROOM WE LOVE: An Indoor Obstacle Course

As a mom of three boys, ages 4, 5, and 7, Kiara Harlow wanted—and needed—a playroom where her kids could literally climb the walls. When she met Cassie Albergotti, co-founder of Wild Child, she knew she found a solution. Their…

ROOM WE LOVE: A Sleep Sanctuary

Any parent of a newborn knows late-night feedings are part of the gig. But any seasoned parent will tell you how fast that newborn transitions to the infant and toddler stage. That’s where Michelle Lane, owner of Modern Cottage, comes…

ROOM WE LOVE: A Supersized Mudroom

After living in a series of rental homes, Liz Farrar and her husband, Daniel, fell in love with a 3.6-acre lot off Carmel Road in south Charlotte. They planned to renovate the house and make it work for their four…

Best Haircuts for Kids in Charlotte

Updated February 2025 Denise Antonacci Salon This award-winning SouthPark salon counts many local celebrities and high-profile Charlotteans as clients, but you may not know that they offer kid's services, too.  Kid's cuts (10 and under) start at $40, depending on…

ROOM WE LOVE: Bonus Points

As founder of CoCreative Interiors, Misty Molloy does one-room redesigns and whole-house transformations in and around Charlotte. When it came to her own home in Huntersville’s Gilead Ridge neighborhood, she renovated nearly every room in the “builder-grade” house, save for…