What it comes down to is marriage. That includes the kind with rings and honeymoons. When Sara Dexter and Koli Cutler exchanged vows last May, the newlyweds chose to nix the limo and reception hall, instead leading their wedding party on an exuberant march from the steps of the Woolen Mills chapel down the road […]
Harmony garden It’s been three years since Marlene Condon, who lives in Albemarle, published her book Nature-Friendly Garden, but her wisdom only gets more relevant with time. If your urge to dig in the dirt is waking up with these longer, warmer days, but you’re not too thrilled about fighting off aphids and groundhogs, […]
Ready, set, grow If April showers bring May flowers, March is the time to get prepared for all that growing. Repotting your plants before the onset of spring gives them a fresh start and encourages more vigorous growth; however, uprooting is undoubtedly traumatic for even the most patient of plants. To make the ordeal easier […]
You’ll be comin’ o’er the mountain Location: Waynesboro Price: $154,900 MLS #: 461036 And this is what makes Waynesboro great, my friends: A four-bedroom house, dripping with character, will cost you under $160K. We’re not saying you won’t want to take out the wallpaper borders—you will—but the double porches are sweet, there’s an outdoor […]
Say the word “foreclosure property” to a prospective homebuyer, and watch her eyes light up as if Apple just announced 75 percent off the iPhone. The deals are out there, even in a place like Charlottesville where foreclosure rates are actually very low relative to the rest of the country (though they’re expected to rise). […]
When we bought our house, the steps to the front porch were a crumbling monolith of concrete. We didn’t want to keep them, but removing them would have been insanely difficult, so instead we decided to build new wooden steps right over the concrete. This project was a family affair, and also […]
Worthy of your best clock We love this old mantelpiece we spotted at Partridge & Grace—it’s got a massive feel that would bring gravitas to any room. Display only your most flattering family photos on this baby. Not your mother’s how-to Are you “sophisticated froufrou”? “Rustic zen”? Whatever, baby, come on in. Open up Domino: […]
The fruits and the bees February and March look like great months for those of you who like raising food in all its forms. First of all, there’s a beekeeping course through the Central Virginia Beekeepers Association, February 5, 12, 19 and 26, from 7-9pm. You pay $25 for lots of apicultural wisdom, plus […]
Nice and roomie For many of us, the word “roommate” was weaned from our vocabularies some time after college and before marriage. But thanks to the housing crisis and job layoffs, some homeowners who thought their roomie days were long behind them now find themselves considering such an arrangement in order to keep up with […]
Don’t judge a book… Location: Charlottesville Price: $344,900 MLS#: 450920 Ladies and gentlemen, this one’s got character: Start at the front and you’d never guess that an attached greenhouse puts some BAM in the back. With three bedrooms, two baths, and a more than respectable 2,585 square feet, this demure Cape Cod might come across […]