No matter the season, outdoor living in the New River Valley is in vogue. As spring approaches, here are some top trends that can influence the look, feel and function of your outdoor spaces. Outdoor rooms: Thanks to advances in all-weather materials, furnishings and accessories, you can outfit an outdoor living space in much the same way that you would any interior room. As a result, expect to see decks with integrated benches, upholstered cushions, privacy walls and ornamental post …
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Text by Joanne M. Anderson Photos by Always and Forever Photography Before America declared its independence in 1776, Mike Payne’s family cabin, now part of his home in Christiansburg, was built, …
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Text by Joanne M. Anderson Photos by Always and Forever Photography Some of their friends and neighbors raised eyebrows a bit when Donia and the late Randy Eley chose to move to …
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Text by Joanne M. Anderson Photos by Natalie Gibbs Photography For some, 3rd time is a charm, but for Brandon and Nicole Craig, it was the 30th time that produced the charm, …
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Text by Joanne M. Anderson Photos by Natalie Gibbs Photography Jim and Julie Snyder designed a home and a lifestyle perfect for raising their daughters, but their story begins in a …
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Rain Barrels – A one-inch rain event can generate up to 623 gallons of water on a 1,000 square foot roof
by Aaron WilsonPeople have been using rain barrels, or cisterns, for thousands of years to capture and store free water from the sky. Historical records show that rainwater was collected in simple clay containers …
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Text by Joanne M. Anderson Photos by Always and Forever Photography Riner was once a thriving village with a sawmill, lumber yard, tobacco factory, tannery, hotel, shoe factory and well company. Originally …
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In the same year that Google was founded, the TV show “Seinfeld” came to an end and the highly acclaimed books “The Not So Big House” and “Eclectic Style in Interior Design” …
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Between You Tube videos and workshops at local home improvement stores, the highly motivated, budget-conscious homeowner can learn to tackle projects from repairing drywall to installing toilets. But which home improvement tasks …
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“There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort,” Jane Austen once wrote. Home is where we want to be at the end of the work day or even for the …