Record #:

44530

Author(s):

Hunt, Stephanie

Abstract:

Currently, the Oakwood neighborhood in Raleigh is the largest intact nineteenth century neighborhood in the state. Alex and Katherine Slater recently bought an 1878 Italianate home in the neighborhood. Alex, along with two friends invented the Shibumi Shade in 2016, now famous along southern beaches. the following article details the couple's artful home renovation.

Source:

Garden and Gun (NoCar AP 2 G247), Vol. 19 Issue 4, August-September 2025, p74-76, il

Subject(s):

Oakwood neighborhood--Raleigh; Shibumi Shade--Alex Slater