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Sofa, So Good! Find the right sofa to suit your style

Growing up in southwestern Virginia, I remember the elegant luncheons and dinner parties my mother coordinated in our home with her fine china and silver. Not a detail was left ...
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Crowd-Pleasing Renovation: Transformed Especially for Entertaining

Chip and Lynne Baker’s bungalow in South Roanoke is both romantic and informal, all the while projecting a distinctive elegance. Located on the corner of a busy intersection, it is ...
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A Wish and a Wash: When it’s time for a bathroom makeover, choose function first, then sprinkle the flair

Whether getting ready for the day or getting refreshed at day’s end, we spend countless hours enjoying the pleasure of indoor plumbing in our bathrooms – a pleasure people in the early ...
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Picking up Chicks: What to Know Before You Embark on Backyard Chicken Ownership

Our family’s move from a bustling Northern Virginia suburb to a five-acre “farmlet” across the state would not have been complete without chickens. Even before we contemplated the move, I ...
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Culinary Crafting: Handmade Artisanal Foods

I once ate what was described on the packaging as an “artisan” tortilla chip. Sure, it tasted good, but was that mass-produced—albeit better-than-average—tortilla chip really an “artisan” food? Recently, I’ve ...
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Uniquely Yours: Commissioned Art

A few years ago, I commissioned a painting. “You commissioned a painting?” One might ask incredulously, especially if they saw my bank statement. It wasn’t the ceiling of the Sistine ...
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Shut the front door! What you need to know to make a grand entrance

Buying a new front door is a lot like buying a new car. First, you need functionality and safety; then, if you can afford it, you can load it up ...
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Mill Mountain Makeover: Historical Gem Shines Again

Ken and Stacy Potter did not intend to move into their present home. It was in desperate need of a total renovation, so purchasing the Henritze home at the foot ...
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