In historic Louisa County home, the past lives in layers

Stylized tradition In May 2011, after Burgess and Shapiro moved in, DBO broke ground on the addition and that window became a doorway, leading through a narrow passageway to the expansive master suite. “The most important thing Ted brought was that bridge,” said Burgess. “Instead of putting the addition flat on the back, he mimicked this” […]

Green Scene: This week's environmental news

BULLETIN BOARD Radioactive sunshine: Governor McDonnell’s uranium work group—tasked with studying the potential ups and downs of proposed uranium mining and milling in Southside Virginia—has had its ground rules altered. Now the group is required to allow more opportunities for public input and to make summaries of its findings available throughout the process. Good, but […]

May ABODE: Needing extra space, local families discover the yurt

 Christine Gyovai and Reed Muehlman built an extra-big deck to support their yurt, so that they’d have outdoor hangout space around it. (Photo by Andrea Hubbell) It’s a moment familiar to countless homeowners: You look around the house and think If only we had a bit more space. More room for storage, a place to […]