Little Big Moths: Deborah Davis’ outsized paintings reveal the insects’ striking beauty
“I started painting moths eight years ago. Each of the first few took months to complete, but now I can paint one a week. I’ve done 110, including several of […]
A second look: For a historic tavern, another life on a hilltop
In a part of the Shenandoah Valley where history is prized especially deeply, just outside the village of Brownsburg, a relocated log cabin called Briar Hill is full of a […]
Shaping the meadow: An 18th century house gets a modernized landscape
The house, dating all the way back to 1742, didn’t need much work. But the five-acre property surrounding it did. When Sarah Van Steenburg bought a historic house near Barboursville […]
Take it to the bank: In Esmont, a historic building becomes a home
Like many people on the hunt for real estate during the housing bubble of the last decade, Mark Otis was being priced out of the market. So when he saw […]
Around the island: An Albemarle kitchen in mahogany and gray
Rob and Amylynn Johnson bought a Cape Cod on a quiet Albemarle street in 2012, knowing they’d give it a major renovation at some point. Not only was it not […]
Beautifully fresh: Patisserie Torres is part of a renewed downtown building
Transforming the building that now houses Patisserie Torres was “almost like an archaeological dig,” says architect David Timmerman with BRW Architects. It was a yearlong process just to renovate the […]
Above the bend: California meets Virginia at a riverside getaway
Barbara Stettner grew up in the wine country of northern California, but she’d been in Virginia for 15 years before she found her weekend place in Sperryville. “It’s sort of […]
Change is a good thing: An Albemarle family grows with their house
Over about a dozen years of living in their home on an Albemarle byway, the couple saw many changes. Their twin sons grew from age 5 to nearly 18, and […]
Lucky find: A vintage house brings two DIY-ers to Orange
Tonda and Mark Morriss had renovated several houses before, and they swore they were done with all that. They also thought they would downsize when they moved from Texas five […]
Inn and out: The Clifton plays it cool
When Charles D’Angelo, managing director of D.C.-based Westmount Capital Group, first saw the Clifton Inn and its surrounding countryside, his initial thought was, “Wow.” “It’s a stunning property, from the […]