Carol Ann's Custom Blog

Yes, I’ve been on the move again! I just returned from visiting New York for the second time this year. With a third grandchild about to move there, it seems like my time in New...

I can remember when the main floor living spaces of homes were compartmentalized, separated by walls. Kitchens were isolated from all other areas (to hide the mess) and included little breakfast nooks for a small...

I often have inquiries asking: “How much do you charge per square foot to build?” We are not that kind of builder. We do not provide generalized numbers and apply them to a project with...

Everywhere I go, my eyes are looking for and open to new inspiration. My cell phone is full of ideas captured while wandering metropolitan areas, such as New York, Paris, Copenhagen, Helsinki, Gothenburg, San Francisco,...

We recently completed a beautiful luxury custom home for a family of five on a prime five-acre property in the exclusive Greenbrae neighborhood, located off Dairyland Road in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro School District. These clients...

A recent journey to Paris provided, yes, multiple views of the Eiffel Tower, of the Seine River, of castle-like buildings. Yummy croissants and strolling on winding medieval cobblestone streets enticed as I journeyed with my...

A recent journey to Manhattan to celebrate my granddaughter’s graduation from Parsons School of Design provided yet another opportunity to wander and to be visually inspired for more ZDB luxury custom homes. As an ardent...

Our custom client recently hosted a concert at her new luxury Zinn home, designed and built to her modern aesthetic in Chapel Hill’s Rockford, not far from the village of Carrboro. The main floor casual...