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Quality counts

It came as no surprise when Alice Marshall, co-owner of The Second Yard, a purveyor of decorator fabrics and home...

Soot yourself

If you have a fireplace or a wood stove in your home, odds are good that you also have a chimney. And if you have a...

Wall to wall coverage

If stone walls could talk, they’d probably say, “Man, it’s great to be built to last and look good doing it.”...

Scene setter

More than a decade ago, three of Charlottesville’s signature arts organizations got a beautiful new home—the City...

Two for one

“For me, architecture is like a state of active meditation—like yoga for the brain.” That’s Alloy Workshop architect...

Up river

With a weekend house, showiness is not the point. Take, for example, the big island in the kitchen/dining room of...

East and West

It’s a long way from London to the woods of northern Albemarle County. Paul and Ginger Ferrell lived in the British...

Bursting with life

Meredith Mercer had luck on her side when she bought her house on Hessian Road in 2006. After living in various...

Almost heaven

For certain buyers, there’s nothing more romantic than a big old farmhouse on a fair piece of land. Throw in a view...