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From business to casual: While maintaining some of its original appeal, a downtown office becomes an eclectic family home

Finding a house in downtown Charlottesville isn’t easy, but Kate Stephenson managed to do it when she spotted a commercial space for sale just north of the Downtown Mall. Like […]

Erika Howsare | March 7, 2018

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Community building: A longtime dream of building a home reno business prompted Brian and Andrea Hubbell to launch HubbHouse

Don’t call Brian and Andrea Hubbell flippers. Even though they admit what they’re doing sounds a lot like that, the husband-and-wife team behind HubbHouse think they can come up with […]

Caite Hamilton | March 7, 2018

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Make it work: One home’s kitchen is another home’s…kitchen

Talk about seizing the day. When Anna Boeschenstein found out that a practically new kitchen was slated to be removed from a home in Farmington, she realized she was looking […]

Erika Howsare | December 5, 2017

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Home again: Taking a downtown office building back to its residential roots

The house in downtown Charlottesville had lived many lives. Built in the early 1900s, one of a number of similar foursquare houses on its street, it had served for decades […]

Erika Howsare | December 5, 2017

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Lovely bones: A garden with lasting appeal takes planning

What does it mean for a garden to have “good bones”? Like a beautiful woman or a handsome man, it’s what remains when the bloom is gone. Some believe good […]

cathyclary | December 5, 2017

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Residential recycling: How can homeowners keep their unwanted supplies out of landfills?

What’s better than finding that perfect vintage material to reuse in your home? Donating that perfect vintage material for others to cherish for years to come. Or at least it […]

Shea Gibbs | December 5, 2017

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Hey, Joe: Local roastery tweaks its space’s flavor

Dave Fafara stands over the noisy machine in the back of his Shenandoah Joe’s Preston Avenue shop, coffee-scented steam rising from a batch of freshly roasted beans. A metal arm […]

Erika Howsare | December 5, 2017

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Design time: In a Bellair kitchen, high-gloss finishes set the tone

As a professional designer, Kathy Heiner is familiar with all the twists and turns of the renovation process. So, when it came time to redo the kitchen in the Bellair […]

Erika Howsare | November 1, 2017

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From the top: A new construction springs from the hillside

Perched high in the surrounding mountains of Crozet is the stunning and solitudinous modern home of Rod and Maggie Walker. Located in Albemarle County and overlooking the Sugar Hollow Reservoir, […]

ericwallace | November 1, 2017

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Finding level: On a mountaintop, Waterstreet Studio carves outdoor living space

The cabin sits on a steep Albemarle mountainside under a tall forest canopy. It was built in West Virginia, probably in the early 1800s; it was moved here in the […]

Erika Howsare | November 1, 2017

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