Hard (wood)work
If you’ve been following Taylor Ahn on Instagram (@new_iterations), like I have for a while, you’re at once impressed, inspired, and…a little grossed out. Her current project, an antique card […]
On the money
If you had your eye on the more than $1 million new construction home at 802 Hinton Ave., bad news. Someone beat you to it. But also good news. The […]
Courageously contemporary
Dave Ackerman and his architecture and design firm, Wolf Ackerman, have been making modern additions to traditional homes for at least a decade, and he thinks the trend is definitely […]
New house, new look
When David and Nancy Hughes retired in 2017, they needed a big change. “We had lived in Delaplane on 21 acres,” says Nancy. While they loved the place, the couple […]
Falling in love with a house
Alana Woerpel began using her imagination to create beauty and comfort as a little girl, helping her mother sew, paint, and hang wallpaper in the houses her parents bought to […]
Sit, don’t stare
Tate Pray doesn’t consider furniture art. But that doesn’t mean his work isn’t artistic. The classically trained painter, sculptor, and tireless maker began working as a carpenter after earning his […]
Good picks
Onyx Art Deco bookends, a collection of vintage zoology plates, Brighton Pavilion side tables. Thanks to three new vendors on our local home décor scene, we have more options than […]
Making a more livable kitchen
There’s nothing like a pandemic shut-down and virtual school to show you that your kitchen just isn’t working. For one family who moved into the Rugby Road area in late […]
The zen box
You would think a black box the size of a large living room, set amid the rolling hills of Albemarle County would stick out like…well, a huge black box. But […]
Where the heart is
“‘Home’ is sitting on the countertop while your husband cooks eggs in the morning,” she says. “It is the giggling you hear in the hallway when you chase and tickle […]