Trees add benefits and value to homes

“Mature and young trees as well as herbaceous shrubs and fruiting species add value and curb appeal to most properties,” declares REALTOR® Sara Greenfield. The founder of Charlottesville Fine Homes and Properties, her college degree was in Forest Management and Outdoor Education. Greenfield explains she was very specific about leaving mature oak, maple, and elm trees […]

The Virginia Festival of the Book

It’s an online world these days, but here in Central Virginia we still love books. We still love books a lot. See us read. See us hold a book festival. See us celebrate reading, literacy, and literary culture with five days of events for print and language lovers on every level and with every taste, from Dick […]

Biggest bang for your buck in kitchen upgrading

“Kitchens have historically served as a gathering place for friends and family, originally because it was usually the warmest place in the house,” observes REALTOR® Janet Matthews, founder of Charlottesville Town and Country. “The open floor plans that are prevalent today help with creating space and make the kitchen much more visible and integrated in […]

Spring C-VILLE Kids: Make room for baby: A nursery takes shape—with some helping hands

There’s one generally agreed-upon rule of thumb when it comes to designing any room: It’s always better to collect pieces over time than to purchase everything at once for the sake of furnishing your space. And that’s the approach Jill Tebbenkamp takes when helping clients outfit their nurseries. “The most soul-nurturing and time-enduring space is […]