Former North Carolina Prison Becoming Trade School

Okay, time for you to come clean.  How many times over the years did you refer to whatever school you were attending at the time as, "prison."  If I had a dime for all the times I did this, I'd be retired on an island right now.  Not only did I (and you, c'mon, admit it) do this, but I had more than one principal or assistant principal that, while lecturing us students on behavior, make this statement, "We're not going to have the inmates running the asylum here."

Well, one man had this notion cross his mind and the state of North Carolina apparently agreed and said, "Well, why not?"  However, there's a wonderfully ambitious plot twist to the story.  Lanesboro Correctional Institution in Anson County was once home to hundreds of the Tar Heel State's most dangerous prisoners.  Now, it's being converted into a trade school.  Not just any trade school though.  The former prison will now be an institution of education with the goal of supporting families of the incarcerated.  Once completed the school will offer free education to those with incarcerated parents.

This is a passion project for founder Cyril Prabhu.  He tells WCNC, “We have more people incarcerated in this country than any other country in the world and that's the cycle we wanted to break.  Forty-two states in this country have more jails and prisons together than colleges, and so today, it's, like, a special day for us, because we wanted to first begin here, the healing process."

Prabhu grew up without a father and nearly lost his own life to gun violence.

It can be tempting to update your home to the latest styles. You want to "keep up with the Jones" so to say. But the problem with some of these trends is a few years later and they can seem very dated. The early 2000's Tuscan theme? The 2010's granite countertops, dark cabinets, and hardwood floors. It was THE only thing anyone wanted on House Hunters! I hate to say it but IMO the Joanna Gaines farmhouse is going that way as well. Do I dare to use to word "cheugy"? So we can tell what isn't one of the go-to home decor trends going into 2022, so what should you choose?

I'm going to preface this by saying if you like it and it makes you happy then who cares about anyone else's opinion! But if you want to stay on top of trends, especially if you plan on selling in the near future, then read on.

 In 2021, like almost every year before that, we saw all kinds of trends emerge for renovation and decor. And I'm sure that in 2022, some of these will stick around but others will go by the wayside while new trends will cycle through. Review Home Warranties is always keeping track of trends in the home space in order to understand and serve homeowners better. So as 2021 wrapped they decided to look back at the year’s home trends and ask Americans to rate their favorites. And like any good survey, the ones they’d like to leave in the past. What will be the home decor and renovation trends for 2022? Read on to find out!

I'm shocked that smart technology ranked as low as it did. Especially that it came in even less popular than closed concept floor plans. The rest of these I can understand however!

All of these scored under a 5 in the rankings, meaning people think they need to go!

Outside of statement wallpaper which I'm actually a fan of, and acrylic furniture (but I understand it's impracticality) most of this list is unsurprising. Now some of the ones that ranked high I'm SHOCKED by.

Like it or not it seems like these trends are here to stay for the immediate future.

Tuscan kitchens? What! I even talked about earlier how dated these seem. In fact, I wrote about the most expensive homes on the market currently and one of the main critiques I had of a lot of those homes was the Tuscan decor. It seems very dated to me. Trends now are lighter and less bulky. But maybe I'm just not ahead of the curve enough. 2000's fashion is coming back so maybe decor is too.

The other trends that had me saying "eh" were the painted arches and sliding barn doors. But the arches is reminiscent of the Tuscan style and I'm sure the barn doors are part of the farmhouse trends that are sticking around.