Living

There’s big news in Nellysford this month. Considering that the place has less total eateries than Charlottesville has gourmet gas stations,

We talked about all the important relationship stuff before we got engaged. Once we did, there was a greater psychic urgency to make sure we were doing the right thing.

Holidays, overindulgence, New Year’s resolutions—some of you may have woken up January 1 and immediately pledged to stop drinking so much or to stop drinking at all.

When I asked Mark and Cynthia Lorenzoni, who have owned and operated Ragged Mountain Running Shop since 1982, to talk about the most important room in their Albemarle house, they named the kitchen—because, as Mark says, “This is where we get all our gear together to go out running.” They and their friends, they explained, […]

Where once there was a wall, we had a gap in the flooring. We put down a plywood subfloor (top) and then laid slabs of soapstone, sanded and polished (bottom). We dubbed our latest endeavor the Thanksgiving Challenge because of the rush we felt to get it done before a dozen turkeys—er, loved ones—arrived for […]

You might touch a light switch several times every day, but how often do you look at it? Spruce up a room by adding some interest to that little rectangle of plastic, and make it personal—no need to pay for a store-bought novelty. Materials: Book cover or page, glue or tape Tools: Screwdriver, pencil, razor, […]

It’s one definition of a bad mail day: Some Charlottesville homeowners have received letters from their mortgage companies informing them their home equity lines of credit have been “suspended” due to a “significant decline” in the value of their homes. If it’s happened to you, don’t panic. The Man is not going to come and […]

Head of the class Location: Louisa Price: $324,700 MLS #: 456973 “Gracious” is the word that comes to mind here, even if the phrase “former maid’s quarters” is a bit too patrician for your taste. (The FMQ is now an office, by the way.) This is a lovely 1912 foursquare in the town of Louisa […]

Top table lamps Matt Pamer, a local graphic designer with concert posters and C-VILLE covers in his portfolio, guides us to three of his favorite table lamps from Charlottesville stores.       Gargoyle lamp from Artifacts “The combination of the plain shade and the ornate gargoyle base shouldn’t work well together, but it does,” […]

  Join the club Calling all county dwellers: Are those weekly trips to the McIntire Recycling Center getting to be a drag? Are you, in fact, putting them off until you have a mountain of glass and plastic that brings shame on your family and clutters your porch? Ponying up for curbside recycling might be […]