Sharon Scott grew up with gardens. Her grandmothers, aunts and mother grew flowers and vegetables, and the delicate fragrances of lilacs, butterfly bushes, clematis, morning glories, peonies and roses wafted in the air. “My family would gather in the shade of the yard and talk about things. Flowers were always close by, and early on, I wanted to be an extension agent,” she recalls. When she and her husband, John Tutle, purchased their Christiansburg property in the fall of 2000, …
Sisters Florence and Mary Heavener lived all their days in the Blacksburg, 2-story, brick house their parents bought and finished in the 1920s. The other nine children of Laurisa and Floyde Heavener …
Blood, sweat and tears + blueprints, tools and templates + babies, kids and teens + a bold, spiritual tenacity have propelled the Kimzey family to grow while renovating and expanding their unusual …
From an 1,100-square-foot fixer-upper to a 5,000-square-foot luxury lake house, Kent and Linda Carlston moved from summer weekends to full-time lake life in November of 2016. Both hail from the West Coast, …
Amy Hudson had no intentions of living over the store when she bought land for her real estate company offices in 2006. Her main objective was to build the commercial space for …
Ceiling Paint clouds, stars, new color Stencil something Add crown molding Put up a wallpaper border Replace ceiling light fixture Add or update ceiling fan Install canister lighting Increase natural daylight with …
Let’s face it, basements can be creepy. Campy horror movies don’t send the unsuspecting co-ed down the stairs wielding a flashlight with last decade’s batteries because there’s something warm-n-fuzzy awaiting. Some basements …
The tiny house movement embraces a lifestyle with minimal belongings, small living space and dramatically reduced housing expenses. The average house is 2,600 square feet compared to a tiny house under 400 …
He wears a company logo shirt and cap, plus a custom tool belt with microfiber cloths, squeegees, window sleeves or window mops, a BOAB (bucket on a belt), razors and extra accessories. …
Trees help define outdoor space – their canopies often acting like a ceiling. They can be a focal point in the landscape, provide context for our homes and buildings plus seasonal interest …