Going “green” is a good strategy for homeowners to save energy and money at the same time. When you look around any home, you’ll see that doors and windows have a big potential to be energy drains—letting in cold air in winter and hot air in the summer. While even Energy Star windows and doors […]
Going “green” is a good strategy for homeowners to save energy and money at the same time. When you look around any home, you’ll see that doors and windows have a big potential to be energy drains—letting in cold air in winter and hot air in the summer. While even Energy Star windows and doors […]
Forty-seven Local REALTORS® Recognized for Excellence Congratulations to 47 REALTORS® of Greater Charlottesville for being recognized in the 2013 CAAR Professional Honor Society class. The distinguished group of professionals is committed to raising the bar for the industry and being a role model in the local community. CAAR members earn points throughout the year in […]
Real Estate News & Views CARR Member Ginger Slavic Honored with Good Neighbor Award Better Homes & Garden/REIII REALTOR® Recognized for Volunteer Work for Ronald McDonald House The Charlottesville Area Association of REALTORS® (CAAR), the voice of real estate in the Central Virginia region, has announced Ginger Slavic as a Good Neighbor Award recipient. This […]
We asked Weston Construction’s Todd Buck to choose a home currently for sale and make some recommendations on the best way to update it. He found one off Rio Road worthy of a second look. 2317 Greenbrier Dr. $268,900 MLS# 517391 There’s a lot of potential in this 1950s brick rancher. A well cared for […]
Usually, when tackling a kitchen renovation, homeowners and contractors assume that the first step is to gut the old kitchen. But not always. Last year, Todd Buck and his team at Weston Construction completed a kitchen redo that left nearly all the existing cabinetry in place—and yet completely updated the space. The house, built in 2005 in […]
“This was a typical ’60s ranch house,” said architect David Day of Kamilla Schenck’s Bellair residence. As the floorplan dictated, small rooms crowded the space, making the living and sleeping quarters feel disjointed, so the house was gutted. “The only things that remained were the main floor structure, the basement, the walls, and most of […]
After a prolonged wet winter, there will be mud. In the long run, this is a good thing, as steady moisture nurtures roots and flower buds for what should be a spectacular show this spring. Many tasks await as gardeners make their first stirrings, but beware trudging about in the muck too soon. Digging or […]
How do you design a landscape for a house that sits within a stunning landscape? Gregg Bleam, whose firm envisioned the exterior approach to Elk Run Ridge, understood the problem as “trying to do the most with the least.” The hilltop site affords panoramic views: fields, woods, and distant ridgelines. What’s more, the house was […]
What sort of modern house might be at home in a cattle field? That is just one of the many questions illuminated by Churchville’s Elk Run Ridge, designed by Jim Burton for clients Fred and Kathryn Giampietro. It is a house that embodies many contradictions, and does so gracefully. It’s a private retreat that can […]
Resides in: Albemarle County 1. Antique or modern? 60/40. 2. City or country? City with a bit of country infusion. Although I would take the French countryside over Paris any day. 3. Which colors do you gravitate toward? It tends to change with whatever the project directs, but currently I’m into shades of ink and […]