C-VILLE Abode: May 2016

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MAY 2016

The making of the SHE Design House UVA’s Rotunda renovation continues

In historic Staunton, a humble two-story freshens up

A change of space Car ports

For curb appeal, turn to your...garage?

Country gal Farmhouse chic with decorator Lesli DeVito

Shaker it up A dark kitchen gets a long-awaited upgrade

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LOWER BUNDORAN C. 1840 - First time on the market in over 65 years, a classic farmhouse with weatherboard siding surrounded by mature specimen trees, overlooking its own 42 acre equestrian lot. Includes small stable and beautiful carriage barn. In the heart of protected Bundoran with beautiful mountian views. Additional acreage available. $1,650,000.

3497 KESWICK ROAD - Kingma Developers craftsmanship at its best. Combining a high level of quality and finishes with efficient design and an elegant layout. Well proportioned rooms create main level living with two additional bedrooms upstairs. A high-ceilinged, walkout basement allows for additional space. House is close to net zero (low to no power bills) due to state-of the art solar panels, LED lighting and insulation.

Hardwood floors throughout. 1 mile to Keswick Hall. $619,000.

3622 BLANDEMAR DR - All the best materials and design have gone into this Shelter-built home. The custom brick home features a cooper roof and heart pine floors with elegant proportions, 9 foot ceilings, first floor master, spacious kitchen and family room. Minutes to town and UVA. Excellent Value. MLS# 543259 $1,295,000

0 PLANK ROAD - A premier Albemarle County lot. This coveted 25 acre equestrian lot in Bundoran Farm is gently rolling lot backs up to 400 acres of land in conservation easement with views across protected, Bundoran Farm.

The nearly level building site has stunning 360 degree mountain and pastoral views Keep you own horses on the property or let Bundoran take care of the land at no additional cost. 14 miles of hiking and bridle trails. High speed internet and electricity to the lot. $700,000

STONY POINT TRACT - 13 acre lot with private, beautiful setting. Elevated, level building site with sweeping views of the South West mountains. The main building site is surrounded by mature hardwoods. Less than 20 minutes to Charlottesville. One division right. MLS# 544565 $250,000

SIMMONS GAP TRACT - An elevated, level site offering complete privacy.

Towering hardwoods and mature pines surround the level approach and building site. Minutes to Hollymeade shopping and the airport. An excellent value.

Additional 5 acres available with a year around stream. MLS# 545857 $129,000

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Historical details They sure don’t make ’em like this anymore.

This month’s featured house is located in Newtown, Staunton’s largest historic district, where homes are often adorned with special touches that hint at their storied pasts.

Read more on page 36. STEPHEN BARLING

Blueprint 13 D.I.R.T.’s Julie Bargmann, the Rotunda renovation, a peek at this year’s Design House and more.

Real Estate 59 A glass house by Jim Tuley.

Neighborhood watch 62

Historical Oakhurst-Gildersleeve Wood.

Cover photo by Stephen Barling.

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When homeowners Dennis and Ingrid Blanton found their Staunton house, they knew they’d found a diamond in the rough.

Located in one of the area’s five historic districts, the house required a few updates to help it suit their needs.

Pediatrician Jeannean Carver lived in her house for 18 years before finally committing to a kitchen renovation. With a busy schedule, she could only make small updates here and there. But the room desperately needed to lighten up.

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Design House 2016 Saturday, May 7 to Sunday, May 22, daily 10am-4pm (10am-7pm Wednesdays and Thursdays) Each year’s Design House is open for only two weeks, but it takes much longer for the volunteers and designers to pull it off—and all for a good cause. Tour this year’s Keswick Estate home and see the fruits of their labor. All proceeds benefit the Shelter for Help in Emergency, which helps survivors of domestic violence find peace and safety. $20 single day; $45 multi-visit pass. Parking at Church of the Nazarene, 3056 Louisa Rd. (Keswick). cvilledesignhouse.com

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Through the Garden Gate: Foxfire Saturday, May 14, 9am-noon Each year, the owners of Foxfire add to or amend the garden’s array of flora. Last year, for example, the couple debuted three David Austin roses, three winterberry hollies and a boxwood surround in the vegetable garden. This year, Noisette roses from Thomas Jefferson’s Center for Historic Plants are expected to appear (among other things). Take a tour of this local incremental garden. Hosted by Monticello Garden Club. $5. 3238 Brown’s Gap Tpke. (Crozet). piedmontmastergardeners.org New

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At Urban Outfitters’ campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, crisscrossed railtracks became walking paths.

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At left, in Dallas, Texas, Julie Bargmann transformed an abandoned pump-house into an artistic event space.

The hull of a ship inspired the entry courtyard at the Brooklyn Navy Yard complex (right), which houses artists’ studios, fabrication shops and film production facilities.

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t’s not that Julie Bargmann doesn’t like a vast panorama of green countryside—it’s that she’s more inspired by its opposite.

“Give me a path through a landscape with railroad tracks overgrown with wild and woolly weeds,” says the landscape architect and D.I.R.T. Studio founder. “Give me urban wilds, give me a place that is growing according to its own logic, not ours.”

Currently the associate professor chair of UVA’s landscape architecture program, Bargmann has taken this interest in upgrading the degraded to transform an abandoned pumphouse, a former navy yard and a floodplain covered with refuse (among other locales) into stylish public spaces. She takes a cue from earthworks artist Robert Smithson.

“He saw the conflation of geological and industrial processes as beautiful. They make the ordinary extraordinary,” Bargmann says. “As much as I love plants and trees, I prefer a trip to a factory rather than a walk in the woods.”— Caite White

art—at least the kind that sat as inert objects in galleries. Then I entered a kind of black hole period, trying to figure out what to do with an art degree. I was living in Boston, bartending and drinking bourbon (hey, it was free!), and I came to the realization that I did want to remain an artist, but in a much different way. Landscape architecture synthesized a lot of things I was interested in—science, environmental and social issues, plants and dirt (yes, dirt). I reread my artist hero Robert Smithson’s essays and realized that his work all pointed toward working with complicated sites in a complex, dynamic way. As Smithson

pointed out, art could operate in its most potent form by working with landscape processes.

It does also happen that he’s a New Jersey guy, and I’m a Jersey girl, and he was focused on industrialized landscapes, which became an obsession of mine. Probably because I spent a lot of my childhood driving past a bunch of refineries and other industrial sites, in a station wagon with too many siblings, often on the way to New York to see my father at work. He was a plastics salesman. So, it all came together, I guess. Jersey girl grows up breathing the soot of industry, moves to one of the most industrial cities in the country, Pittsburgh, to study art and then eventually becomes interested in landscape architecture.

Granted, this was back in the early ’80s, when not many landscape architects were thinking about working with industrialized landscapes. So I found myself on the margins of the discipline, which is a comfortable spot for me as an artist.

Why did you choose to practice in Virginia?

Well, I knew I wouldn’t make a very good race car driver! That might have been more fun, I suppose.

I like fast cars. But seriously, I had no idea what landscape architecture was until I was in my late 20s. Before that, I studied sculpture as an undergraduate at Carnegie Mellon, and by the time I got my fine arts degree, I knew I did not want to make

When I was getting my master’s at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, I was a teaching assistant for both design studios and technical courses, and found that I really enjoyed teaching.

Fast-forward a few years, and I decided to teach at the best program in the country—UVA’s Department of Landscape Architecture.

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Why landscape architecture?

Julie Bargmann

There were some stops in between. I didn’t dive right into teaching. I felt it was important for me to learn and apply the art of landscape architecture before I could teach it. Years of working with Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates built a foundation of loving this discipline, its medium and its message. Then I found a sort of happy medium—the reciprocal relationship between teaching and practicing—during a short stint at the University of Minnesota. It’s there that I founded D.I.R.T. Studio. The practice grew out of my research into mining, which led to my obsession with regenerative landscapes. As you know, it’s very cold in Minnesota. I got tired of hearing weather reports that would tell you how fast your flesh would freeze. I got a call from UVA in February, when, by the way, daffodils were in bloom, with an offer to freely experiment with my investigation of reclaiming post-industrial landscapes. That’s when the feedback loop, with D.I.R.T., really gained steam. It became clear very quickly that my work was filling a niche.

What was your childhood like, and how did it lead you to design?

My mother, Alice, was incredibly creative and supported my every artistic inclination. I took dancing lessons, made mud pies in our backyard and was always making something with my mom, whether it was a watercolor or a piece of pottery

or a quilt. She would watch me scribble in the margins instead of doing my book reports, and I would come home to a sketchbook and pastels she had placed on my bed. Through grade school and high school, I took every art class that I could take. I think of art and design as a continuum, so here I am today, making art on a really big scale.

Tell us about your college experience.

Was there a standout teacher who had a lasting impact on you?

At Carnegie Mellon all the instructors were incredible—rigorous while encouraging experimentation. I’ve always appreciated teachers who would allow me to take risks. There wasn’t any single instructor at Carnegie Mellon who I would single out. But I do remember my ceramics instructor. He let me do crazy shit like throw dirt and hay into the clay-making machine, which is usually reserved for porcelain. I wanted to make adobe, not porcelain! And then, in graduate school, my mentor to this day, Michael Van Valkenburgh, also encouraged me to do crazy shit. I was making design models out of earthenware clay while everyone around me was doing clean, pristine ink drawings on mylar. Michael has been very important to me, in my life and work. His teaching was about risk-taking, and always loving what you make. Those are things that I tell my students on practically a daily basis.

On process: How does it begin?

It starts with the site, and I mean the site in every respect, its multiple layers of history and its present contexts: social, ecological, political. My process begins with what I call “site forensics,” unearthing as much as possible to work with.

You can’t begin to imagine what a site should become unless you know what it was before you got there. I consider design an act of curation, careful editing and restrained addition to stay true to the site. This also means staying true to the people who live and work there.

What are you working on now?

Other than making an attempt to run UVA’s landscape architecture department, I’m working on the redevelopment of a former steelworks in Pittsburgh. Tragically, the city hauled off all the industrial structures except this one mill. Still, the riverfront site is massive and sublime. Our team is trying like hell not to have the developer domesticate it. The other current project is an abandoned limestone quarry in West Virginia. It sits on a mile-and-a-half stretch of the Shenandoah River. The excavated lake is a mindblowing 250' wide and a mile long. The former mill is in ruins amidst piles of bright white manufacturing spoils, spent limestone so alkaline that nothing grows on it. [It] also happens to be a significant Civil War battleground.

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Capital improvements Craftsmanship defines Rotunda renovation

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Master craftsmen in Italy used photos from 1870 to recreate the Rotunda’s original capitals.

Tektonics is the Richmondbased company charged with building the new Dome Room capitals. It’s no simple task.

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structure as history-soaked as UVA’s Rotunda has many chapters to its story. And, having served as a symbol of the university for nearly 200 years, it’s layered with meaning, too. The Rotunda is currently undergoing a major renovation; much of the exterior will be finished this month, allowing graduates to process around the building during final exercises.

Set to be finished by August, the Rotunda renovation has major practical benefits, certainly: updated utilities, 6,000 square feet of new underground space and better infrastructure so that, for example, Board of Visitors members can get a decent cell signal during meetings.

But this is no ordinary building. Famously designed by Thomas Jefferson, and nearly destroyed by a fire in 1895, it has been imagined and reimagined many times. Current planners are in some sense returning to the source: They aim to make the Rotunda, as Jefferson originally intended, a center of student life.

That might mean bringing it down to earth—for instance, replacing museum-quality antiques with “functional study furnishings” in one meeting room, according to project coordinator Sarita Herman. The Rotunda will host more classes and events, and students will be encouraged to study in the Dome Room on the top floor, previously a rather sacrosanct space.

But the restoration also represents a big boost in quality. Nowhere is that more apparent than in the replacement of the capitals, those carved decorative tops on the Rotunda’s famous white columns, both on the exterior and inside the Dome Room.

Why had the exterior capitals been covered with black fabric for the last several years? It wasn’t to protect them; it was to keep passersby from being hit

by falling fragments. “They were really unstable,” says Herman. Installed in the late 19th or early 20th century, the capitals didn’t measure up to the originals, says Brian Hogg, senior preservation planner. “The fine detail was never present, and the way they weathered only exacerbated it.”

New ones were carved by master craftsmen in Italy, who used circa-1870 photos and surviving fragments to recreate the Rotunda’s original capitals.

As stunning as they are, the exterior capitals will never undergo the scrutiny that will greet the ones in the Dome Room. That’s because the public will now have access to the gallery level in that space, putting folks at eye level (and within touching distance) of the new capitals, which are being created

by Richmond-based firm Tektonics Design Group.

Made of mahogany, which stands up well to both machining and hand-carving, each new capital is constructed of multiple pieces. “That allowed more detail,” says Tektonics’ Christopher Hildebrand. “We applied advanced manufacturing techniques without having that be evident.”

The process involved building clay models, then digitally scanning them to create programs for milling machines.

After the machines complete the first stage of carving the acanthus leaves and other decorative elements, artisans finish and assemble the capitals by hand.

The Dome Room also sports a new plaster ceiling (an upgrade from the existing acoustical tile) that, despite its historically correct appearance, also has sound-absorbing properties. That’ll come in handy if, indeed, students adopt this room as their own.—Erika Howsare ABODE 17

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irst things first, current or future homeowner: You need a garage.

“I would say, for sure, 100 percent of our customers want garages,” says Brice Craig of custom home designer Craig Builders.

Really, like 100 percent 100 percent? Not even like one carport somewhere? “I haven’t seen any carports,” Craig says. “For new construction homes, a garage is certainly a must.”

Hard to argue with that.

If you’re looking to build a home or just want to update your existing car barn, here are five things to keep in mind.

Go for dual use Craig says he’s seeing lots of customers splitting their garage down the middle, making one half storage and the other for cars. Most people are “very in tune to how the car is going to fit and how they are going to use the garage,” he says.

For customers with the space and means, Craig says a three-car garage offers two bays for cars and one for storage.

Chris Shaners, sales manager for Overhead Door Company of Charlottesville, says folks who plan to use at least part of their garage for automobiles have to keep the space more orderly. “They have lots of space and shelves on the walls to store things,” he says. “People that use their garages for storage and don’t park their vehicles in there are usually more in disarray.”

Make it pretty Garages are looking good nowadays, and Craig and Shaners agree it’s largely due to the fact that carriage-style doors are on trend. They can be painted any shade and are just as pleasing to the eye as the rest of a home.

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Carriage-style garage doors, like these in western Albemarle, are on trend, and can be just as aesthetically pleasing as the rest of a home’s exterior.

“I think garages are really cool,” Craig says.

“They add some great accents these days. These aren’t your old-school garages.”

Craig says all of the new garages the company is working on are insulated Sheetrock structures with a “finished feel.” Most people are painting their garage interiors, and some homeowners are adding epoxy floors for a polished look and better grip.

Shaners says it’s a natural progression for higher-end homeowners. “When people decide to stay in a house for a long time and they’ve already done the kitchen and bathrooms, now they are renovating the garages,” he says.

According to Craig, all that’s adding up to builders and homeowners wanting to show off their garages. He says he’s seeing more “front load” garages and fewer positioned off to the side of homes.

Link it up If you have an attached garage, you’re going to want to make the structure work well with the rest of the house, Shaners says.

“If the garage is underneath a living space, you’ll want to insulate the walls and get a better insulated garage door to keep it more at a temperate level,” he says. “You don’t want the living area to get so hot in the summer and so cold in the winter. Detached garages can be non-insulated structures.”

Craig says his customers prefer attached garages, as long as layout allows, and he’s seeing more and more folks including mudrooms or

laundry rooms with locker-type storage or cubbies right off the garage so homeowners have a “drop zone.”

Forget your car Shaners says about 50 percent of Charlottesville residents opt to use their garages strictly for storage—the number gets lower as you head farther north. But that’s just the beginning of what you can do with a garage if you don’t mind leaving your car in the elements.

“We’ve done a few detached garages as woodshops, and some people want kind of a man cave,” Craig says. “It’s a great way to use a garage if you don’t have a basement.”

Shaners says he’s seen garages, even attached garages, designed as extra living spaces. Those homeowners usually go with a glass and aluminum garage door and open it up to create an open-air covered porch.

Go go gadget garage If you’ve finished your brand new garage and just can’t get enough of that sweet roll-up door, consider taking garage styling elsewhere. Craig says Craig Builders has used garage design principles to create walk-out basements, and the company recently used a vertical door to give a top-floor kitchen a retractable roof.

“The whole roof is wide open to the air,” Craig says. “We thought, ‘How do we create that?’

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e first encountered interior decorator Lesli DeVito through her blog, myoldcountryhouse.com, where she showcases her work as a custom pet portrait artist and the artist of a much bigger canvas—her house. An 1880s farmhouse in Greenwood, the home has been lovingly updated with modern amenities and a bright, cheerful interior aesthetic. And DeVito did the bulk of the work herself (that’s kind of her shtick). We asked her to tell us about her biggest design influences, her dream house and what she’ll never DIY.—Caite White

Antique or modern?

Antique, I guess. But I love modern and my home is really more farmhouse antique.

City or country?

I live in the country but I long for the city.

Which colors do you gravitate toward?

Pink and aqua and white.

Which materials or textures do you frequently use in your own home?

Belgian linens and velvet.

What is your favorite interior designrelated word?

Does your home look like the one you grew up in?

No.

What’s one thing that can really transform a room?

Lighting.

Favorite designer?

Oh, I have so many! Bunny Williams, Katie Ridder, Mary McDonald, David Hicks, Samantha Pynn.

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Lesli DeVito says her favorite room in her home is the living room, where she can truly relax. “It is where my day usually begins and ends,” she says.

What is your favorite room in the house?

I love living rooms.

What is your most treasured possession?

If you could live in one historical figure’s house, whose would it be?

David Hicks’ home, the childhood home of India Hicks.

Which design blog, website, TV show or magazine do you peruse religiously?

My photo albums from 1996 (when my first child was born) up until when things went to all digital are precious to me.

Domino and Living Etc.

What do you wish you could do without?

Décor-wise, what should a homeowner never scrimp on?

Trash cans—they drive me nuts because the dogs always go digging around for snacks.

Rugs.

What are you afraid to DIY?

What is your first design memory?

Design rule you like to break?

Anything electrical I leave for the pros, though I have rewired many lamps.

Choosing the daisy wallpaper for my bedroom when I was 7.

I like no-no color combinations like red and pink.

On what movie set would you like to live?

Something’s Gotta Give and The Intern.

If you were reborn as a piece of furniture or an object, what would it be?

“Mona Lisa.”

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The right conditions A home selected to be the Design House must be in reasonable condition. This house is not a fixer-upper; it just gets “a freshening up,” Ellis says, where interior walls are washed (and any wallpaper removed), floors refinished and windows cleaned. The exterior gets a powerwashing and a basic landscaping cleanup.

Next, everything is removed before the designers’ trucks start rolling in, carrying everything from light fixtures to floor coverings and artwork to armchairs—all individually chosen by each designer to bring his or her own room to life.

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The Design House is not your typical showplace. The home that’s chosen for the annual fundraiser for Charlottesville’s Shelter for Help in Emergency isn’t a palace with perfectly matched rooms sharing a cohesive feel. Instead, it’s a chance for 14 different designers to showcase their individual style within a common set of walls. The sky’s the limit for these stylists, who each start with a blank slate and finish with a room that’s a showpiece of their own making.

“They get to do things they’re not normally allowed to do,” says Sarah Ellis, the Design House coordinator. “Designers love to use colors that aren’t generally chosen. We’ve had chartreuse walls and lime-green furnishings,” she laughs.

She says the designers also enjoy getting to work alongside their colleagues as each creates a room of their dreams.

In the dining room, designer Sheilah Michaels (right) hangs a piece of Sarah Trundle’s (left) work.

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by the numbers 16 The number of designers involved in redecorating the house. $8,000 The estimated worth of one of the designer’s work hours spent on the event, plus another $3,000-4,000 in paint, window treatments and other finishing touches, according to Sarah Ellis, Design House coordinator.

28 That’s how many volunteers are needed each day to run the event. For a 16-day event, that amounts to 448 volunteer shifts.

14 The number of rooms in this year’s Design House at Keswick Estates.

Why would a homeowner participate with no control over the outcome? Ellis says beyond the philanthropic aspect, the owners are left with a home that’s cleaned and freshly painted. (Designers estimate that this year’s 7,000-squarefoot house would cost roughly $20,000 to entirely repaint.) The owners can purchase anything they like from the finished rooms. And the designers agree to repaint each room in a neutral color in case the homeowner isn’t keen on some of the more unusual hues.

The exterior is a bit of a different story. If the home is new construction, the homeowners can pay for a permanent landscape design to be left intact after the event. Otherwise, Ellis says the landscapers use a basic event presentation, with shrubs and annuals that are temporarily planted and removed after the tours end, at which point “the trucks start rolling back in and we get everything moved out.”

For all of that effort, Shelter for Help in Emergency raises roughly $75,000

for resources to house and support victims of domestic violence with anything they need, from childcare to counseling and advocacy.

“It’s a wonderful way of spreading the word about the shelter and the work we do. We feel peace on earth begins at home,” Ellis says. “We don’t all get to live in a $1 million house, but we all deserve to live in a place of peace and safety. The people we work with don’t take that for granted.”

The particulars In addition to exploring the rooms, guests can enjoy seminars on home design, décor and entertaining, a bistro with light snacks, a boutique where they can purchase items for their own home projects and, new this year, an art gallery featuring works from 10 local artists.

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t was an exercise in moderation when Dennis and Ingrid Blanton chose their house in Staunton’s historic Newtown neighborhood. New to the area, freshly arrived from two years in Costa Rica, they began house-shopping and were tempted by some sizable homes.

But, says Ingrid, “We wanted to simplify our lives.” At first glance, they’d dismissed this boxy little two-story house, built in 1905. “The more we looked, the better this place looked,” says Dennis. Most of its original features were still in place, unlike some houses that had been divided into apartments. And it had a great view over downtown Staunton and all the way to the Blue Ridge.

“We think this is a diamond in the rough,” Dennis remembers telling friends.

“They had a very strong vision,” says Annie Mathot, architect with Frazier Associates, who became the lead designer on the Blantons’ renovation. In a nutshell, the goals were to open up the downstairs, add outdoor living space and reimagine a rear addition—all within the preservation guidelines that apply within this neighborhood, one of Staunton’s five historic districts.

Though they appreciated the historic nature of the home, the Blantons—like most renovators—also wanted it to serve them in the present. “We wanted to marry the historic features with the openness and convenience of 21st century living,” says Ingrid.

Rethinking spaces On the main floor, that meant major changes to the existing floor plan, in which the modest square footage was chopped into several separate rooms. Mathot made the center hallway more porous, and transformed the living and dining rooms—which shared no doorway, even though they were adjacent—into a single space that runs the length of the house.

That space also connects intimately to the kitchen. What had been the kitchen doorway is now a wall (with a small opening for light and air), part of a U-shaped layout that greatly expands cabinet and counter space. A peninsula doubles as a bar that delineates the kitchen while inviting conversation to travel back and forth from the dining table.

Perhaps the biggest change was the simplest: to let in the view. From the back, the house commands a stellar vista, but it was totally blocked by a one-story addition across the rear. Mathot reimagined this as a two-story addition that would provide laundry and bathroom space, while leaving room for lots of glass on the rear wall so that the view could be an essential part of the interior experience.

French doors in the dining room not only make the view the backdrop to every meal, they lead to a new porch that wraps around to the side of the house. This was an exterior change

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that, Mathot points out, adds visual appeal to the neighborhood, especially since the Blantons’ house sits on a corner.

Upstairs, a bathroom over the stairs came out, bringing light and spaciousness to the narrowly proportioned hallway and stairwell. Mathot preserved a charming hallway space positioned 45 degrees in relation to the house, but made big changes to what had been the third bedroom.

“We basically sacrificed a bedroom for storage,” explains Ingrid. In order to add closet space in the small master bedroom, the third bedroom shrank to the size of a wide hallway—or perhaps it’s more like a big walk-in closet. Lined with storage cabinets, it leads to a new master bathroom.

Pared-down palette

Talk about big improvements. The renovation of the Blantons’ home included a new wraparound porch from the back door to the side of the house. Frazier Associates also gave the couple a balcony from the second-floor master bedroom.

The Blantons knew that, stylistically, they wanted to keep things basic. The palette is limited to a few timeless elements: wooden floors, white walls and soapstone counters and tile.

Dennis says this is a response to the modest original design of the house—a sensibility that foregrounds the charm of little things, like an original diamond-shaped window under the stairway. “There’s a million of these in Staunton; it’s a yeoman’s house,” he says. “We can make it tasteful in a simple way.”

The neutral palette also has the effect of letting the couple’s colorful art collection take center stage. “We were shooting for a gallery effect,” says Dennis. White walls and built-in shelves provide a background for beautiful things, like the oversized painted chest, circa 1773, from Ingrid’s grandmother in Switzerland.

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Along with quality craftsmanship—like custom cabinets and built-in storage by Modernboy Woodshop—there are subtle touches that make this house feel more luxurious than its small size would suggest. In the kitchen, for example, the appliances (even the refrigerator) disappear under the counter, cutting down on visual clutter and allowing the stainless-steel range hood to come forward as an accent.

And in the master bedroom, where the lofty view invites the Blantons onto their second-floor balcony, low ceilings might have made the room feel cramped. But the simplicity of white walls, and a ceiling fan that’s so low-profile it almost disappears, keeps things in proportion. “You don’t feel at all closed in,” says Ingrid.

“You can take these old simple houses and make them beautiful and livable,” says Dennis.

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trajectory,” says Ingrid. “People were fixing houses up, and we wanted to be part of that.”

Indeed, renovation is a way of life in

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“Beginning with some far-sighted pioneers, the neighborhood has been changed from a less desirable portion of town to one of the most requested residential areas,” says Sally Mueller, president of the Newtown Neighborhood Association and a resident since 2007.

Positioned on a high hill, and lined with

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The Blantons appreciate the

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Heidi Brooks & Penny Crandall Heidi Brooks Interior Design Steele, Sterling & Crandall Interiors, LLC 4649 Vista Court, Troy VA 22974 434-242-1820 heidibrooks@embarqmail.com

Cheryl Jarvis Southworth | Designs by Cheryl 231 High Crest Lane Nellysford, VA 22958 804-559-7612 cheryl@designsbycherylinteriors.com

Aaron Watson Ben Greenberg Lyndi Angermeier Helen Hilliard Linda Staiger Kelly Coffin

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Victoria Pouncey | Beth Ann Kallen | Folly 603 West Main Street, Charlottesville VA 22903 | 434-295-0688 victoria@follycville.com

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Tatiana Yavorska 304-541-0199 Les Fabriques 206 Water St, E Charlottesville VA 22902 434-975-0710 | design@lesfabriquesinc.com

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Jennifer Greenhalgh Jackson + Park Design 636 Park Street Charlottesville VA 22902 | 434-531-6281 jen@jacksonandparkdesign.com

Leslie Carter Gregg The Market at Grelen P.O. Box 159 15091 Yager Road Somerset VA 22972 540-672-7268 lcgregg@themarketatgrelen.com

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Dan Gregg Grelen Nursery 15111 Yager Road, Somerset VA 22972 540-672-5462 | dang@grelennursery.com

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Bridget Baylin Sarah Trundle Catherine West Zahl Robert Llewellyn Lara Call Gastinger Amanda Smith

SEMINAR SERIES & SPECIAL EVENTS May 8th Mother’s Day

Celebrate Mother’s Day at Design House. Bring mom to see the best in interior design in Charlottesville.

May 9th Cooking with Asparagus - The Market at Grelen, 12pm to 2pm

Matt Turner, Chef at The Market at Grelen, will be demonstrating how to prepare fresh asparagus four different ways. Design House visitors will be able to sample the variations and walk away with Matt’s go-to recipes. Grelen will also provide information on how to grow fresh asparagus in your own garden.

May 10th Sherwin Williams ColorSnap Digital Color Tools - Sherwin Williams, 11am and 2pm Come and learn how to use the new ColorSnap Digital Color Tools by Sherwin Williams. Visualize paint colors in the snap of the finger. Paint your own spaces instantly on the iPad. Create inspiration from your own images and Pinterest boards.”

Presented by Donna J. D’Alterio, Division Designer Marketing Manager-Sherwin Williams.

May 11th Mastering Your Personal Style - Dana Holler Mook, The Image Consultant of Charlottesville, 11am and 2pm

Whether it’s in your home décor or your wardrobe, consistency is key to achieving a polished look. A look that is a true reflection of your life and personality. During this seminar, you’ll learn about a variety of styles and how to apply them to your clothing as well as to your home.

May 12th Meet the Designer Night, 5pm - 7pm

Come meet this year’s amazing designers. Discuss with them their inspiration for their room design.

May 13th Your Body as Your “Home” - Cecily Armstrong, 11 am and 2pm

Crawford in 1912. The 8000-square-foot house was converted into a country club in the mid-20th century, and re-purposed again 25 years ago when it was greatly enlarged and became a 48-room hotel anchoring a world class resort. Some of its architectural features would be recognizable to the original occupants, yet much has also changed. Resident Historian and Director of Quality and Communication, Patricia Castelli, will discuss the enduring style, shifting functions, and memorable characters that have made Keswick Hall a landmark in the community. Patricia’s book is for sale here during the Design House and historic tours of Keswick Hall are available upon request.

May 17th The Story of the Scout Guide - Susie Matheson, 11 am and 2pm May 18th Growing Peonies for Cutting - Pharsalia Plantation, 2pm

Come learn from Foxie Morgan who owns and operates a fresh-cut flower farm at the historic Pharsalia plantation in Nelson County. Along with hosting events, dinners and classes, Pharsalia’s grounds are home to over 800 peony plants. Topics covered will include varieties, planting, care and harvesting.

For more info on Foxie and Pharsalia go to www.PharsaliaEvents.com

May 19th Meet the Artist Night, 5pm - 7pm.

Come meet our wonderful local artists with their work on display in this year’s Design House Art Gallery.

May 19th Simple Tips for Pruning Trees and Shrubs - Grelen Nursery, 11am

Dan Gregg, Founder and Co-Owner of Grelen Nursery, will be talking all about pruning! Why do we prune? Which tools are the best to use while pruning? What are specific pruning techniques for varying types of trees and shrubs? This class will include demonstrations.

Check the Design House website, www.cvilledesignhouse.com for up-to-date scheduling information on seminars and special events.

Learn how to become vibrant from the inside out with the simple choices you make every day. Become an active participant in your wellness. Have the energy and vitality to do the things you want to do. Learn to decode the signals your body is sending you and understand what they mean and what to do. Cecily works with emotionally-attuned leaders and professionals who are feeling disconnected because their high-achieving lifestyle is taking its toll on their health, work and relationships. They’re trying to do all the right things, but still feel as if the stress is killing. She empowers them to reconnect to their inner guidance, so they can choose what happens in their lives, engage in fulfilling relationships and feel strong in their bodies again.

May 14th Patricia Castelli Historian Keswick Hall, 11am

One house in Keswick has undergone huge transformation over the course of more than 100 years. Keswick Hall began its tenure on the Albemarle County landscape as a private home called Villa

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ven though Jeannean Carver has lived in her house since 1998, she never had a chance to figure out how to redo her kitchen. A busy pediatrician, she spent years putting off a real renovation, instead making only a few small changes. “I work a lot,” she says. “I didn’t have time to look for people to design it.”

Finally, the right people fell into her lap—the parents of her 11-year-old daughter’s friend had just started a company, Worthington Architectural Millwork, that ultimately took on the project.

Not only was the kitchen due for a makeover, there were some layout changes to be made.

“We focused on giving her more storage and making the house more livable,” says Alycia Worthington, company owner. The kitchen felt dark overall, thanks to wood cabinetry and a dearth of windows—just a single small one over the kitch-

en sink. It had low-quality finishes (laminate countertops; an island purchased at Sam’s Club) and didn’t flow well with the nearby living room.

To ramp up the room’s functionality, Worthington created a larger cased opening between the kitchen and living room, and moved the dining table all the way to one end of the kitchen, adding a built-in bench for seating. This created more space for the kitchen island, a pantry cabinet and a new peninsula with barstool seating—all within the existing square footage.

“These guys were great about thinking about how you move,” says Carver.

The luxury quotient in this kitchen got a big upgrade; new cherry cabinetry in a Shaker style, with tiny dark walnut accents on each cabinet door, is high in quality and elegant in style.

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The real star of the show is the island countertop: an arresting slab of ambrosia maple, with a silky feel that invites the touch and color variations that capture the eye.

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But the real star of the show is the island countertop: an arresting slab of ambrosia maple, with a silky feel that invites the touch and color variations that capture the eye.

The choice of soapstone countertops came in part from the desire to use local materials. But there was more to it. “I used to work in a lab,” says Carver. “They used this for all the countertops.” That’s traditionally because of soapstone’s antimicrobial properties—handy in a kitchen and, in this case, nostalgic, too.

White marble backsplash tile, in a rough texture that Worthington thought would help to warm up the room’s palette, completes the look.

The island cabinetry, made of maple with a white finish, is designed to be ultra practical.

Just behind where a cook would stand at the stove, for example, are pull-out baskets for storing onions and potatoes. One shelf hides the microwave and another is custom-sized to store small appliances.

Worthington insisted on hiding the garbage in its own pull-out drawer, and provided Carver with something she’d never had—dedicated storage for dog food.

Carver chose low-key flooring: wide-plank engineered wood that, she says, “doesn’t take away from the beauty of the cabinets.”

Because the room had suffered from a lack of light, Worthington added as much illumination as she could. Recessed ceiling lights get a boost from pendants over the table and the peninsula—the latter in a modernized Mason jar style.

But the biggest light source are the three big windows that now fill the wall above the double farmhouse sink. Carver’s backyard, edged by woods, is now a visual element in the kitchen.

It’s a major transformation. “I can’t even tell you how much lighter this place is,” says Carver.—Erika Howsare

The new kitchen features cherry cabinetry in a Shaker style, with tiny dark walnut accents on each cabinet door. A large, cased opening gives the space more functionality.

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On a grand scale A Jim Tuley house takes a broad view

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n houses, so much depends on scale.

A room that feels big in one house will seem cramped in another; furniture seems to shrink or expand depending on where it’s placed. On a hilltop in Ivy is a home that reaches toward the maximal end of the scale.

Inside and out, it feels larger than life.

Designed by Jim Tuley, a UVA professor and designer of several dozen homes around Charlottesville and Albemarle, the house has been occupied by the original owners since it was built in 1987.

That was near the end of Tuley’s career, and he seems to have stretched his wings a bit on this project—known for modestly sized, economical modern houses, he saw here a chance to design something outwardly impressive.

That must have been in large part a response to the site. It’s a quick drive from town, but once you turn into the driveway, you know you’re headed for a spot far from the madding crowds.

The drive is a series of steep upward switchbacks: not for the faint of heart, to be sure.

Once you reach the top and turn around, you see the reason for the climb: The landscape rolls out to the west like a carpet, and your eye travels miles away to what seems like the edges of the world.

And the house? It’s a white, angular form set into the brow of the hill, and initially it’s a little coy about where you’re meant to enter. It seems that, at least for first-time visitors, Tuley wanted the “front” of the house (the part that faces away from the view) to be seen from across an austere gravel courtyard, presenting the minimalist white façade at its best.

Tuley designed the house in part to showcase his clients’ collection of Asian art and furnishings, which they amassed during stints in Taiwan, India and other locales. Inside, the exuberance and heft of these objects form a proper foil to the cavernous formal entry. Without

The home takes every opportunity to drink in the view, like from the glass sunroom, where the dining room is located.

Property details Address: 3635 Raleigh Mountain Trail MLS#: 533291 Year built: 1987 Acreage: 11.73 Bedrooms: 3 Baths: 2.5 Square footage (finished): 4,544 Extras: Garage, hot tub List price: $1,145,000

them, the space will demand to be filled with something else equally weighty.

There’s a low-key fireplace here, big windows to the west and lots of glass facing the courtyard, which seems more appealing from indoors. And there’s good flow—toward either the master suite on one side, or the kitchen/dining area on the other.

The former shows its age; one might think about taking out the carpet in the bathroom, and maybe the opposing mirrored walls that create an unsettling infinity effect, competing with the views. The bedroom is, perhaps, a little too connected to the walk-in closet and dressing area. But the bones of the space—sizable rooms and (have we mentioned this?) big windows—are exciting. It’s like living in a castle in the clouds. And according to the current owners, none of the interior walls are load-bearing, easing the possibility of rearranging the floor plan.

The kitchen has weathered much better, with its oak cabinetry and simple

layout. A nook on one end, just off the house’s side (read: everyday) entry, feels like the homey spot where real life would tend to happen.

Perhaps the house’s oddest space is the dining room, which occupies an all-glass sunroom similar to the one at the Bodo’s on Preston. The views certainly merit this treatment, but the form feels outmoded.

Though this main level of the house is plenty large, it has only one bedroom.

The others are found on the terrace level, which opens onto yet another deck. Carpeted and much less airy than the upper floor, this level would nonetheless do fine for guests, working at home or movie watching.

Like the house overall, it has a neutral character. Tuley’s impulse here, wisely, was to let the natural surroundings be the most magnificent element. With the right décor and a refresh of some stylistic details, this house could continue to be a fitting frame for that awesomely enormous view.—Erika Howsare ABODE 59

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SLAM GATE ROAD - Wonderful home built by Shelter Associates with panoramic mountain views in Western Albemarle. Over 65 pastoral acres with a bold creek running through. Classic design with cedar shake roof. Superior quality craftsmanship is evident in every room with features such as white oak flooring, crown molding and wall trim. Property includes a 2500sf log guest house, workshop and other outbuildings. Great views abound from every corner. $1,985,000 MLS 543646 Frank Hardy 434.296.0134

HUNT COUNTRY LANE - Custom built Prairie style home on 21 aces w/ a 6 acre stocked pond. Elegantly landscaped and private. Brick home features an open floor plan with vaulted ceilings, arched entryways and carved wood railings. 1st floor master suite and full finished basement with home office and dark room. Kitchen features granite island, custom colored birch and Viking range. $1,499,000 MLS# 530802 Ann Hay Hardy 202.297.0228

STONELEDGE - Stunning mountain views, rambling stone walls and terraced gardens surround this Tuscan style home perched at the gateway to the Blue Ridge Mountains and built for entertaining. 3 bedrooms, office, gourmet kitchen, rear terrace with outdoor fireplace, 2 car detached garage and art studio on 27 acres, which includes an additional building site. $1,135,000. Also available on 8 acres for $895,000 MLS #537024 Beth Powell 434.960.9433 or John Powell 434.284.1232

RED BANK FARM - A hidden historic gem on 50 acres with absolute privacy encompassed by frontage on the Rivanna River (Virginia’s first designated scenic river).

The Circa 1850 Greek Revival house has 5 bedrooms and 3.5 baths and is two stories over an English basement. The main floor has plenty of room to spread out, 9 foot ceilings, large center hall, living room, study, dining room, country kitchen and a half bath. Additional land is available. $765,000 MLS#544311 Frank Hardy 434.296.0134

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LOCUST HILL - Gorgeous Virginia farmhouse, privately situated in an elevated position on over 36 acres with frontage on the James River. Copper roof, cedar siding, hardwood floors and traditional materials throughout. Original cook house and smoke house surrounded by pasture and woodland. Wildlife and game make it ideal for weekend sporting retreat. Spacious and open on the first floor with high ceilings. $495,000 MLS #545054 Frank Hardy 434.296.0134

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FOX ACRES - Between Charlottesville and Richmond. Charming brick cape cod set on 14.5 acres. Gently rolling pastoral and pond views. 5 bdrms and 7 bthrms. High vaulted ceilings and 1st floor master suite. Country style kitchen has granite island and wood beamed ceilings. Formal living and dining room, family room and library. The perfect country home, complete with pool and artist studio. $699,000 MLS #531788 Ann Hay Hardy 202.297.0228

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756 Club drive $1,395,000

This expansive, one-level brick home constructed

by Rinehart offers a light-drenched, open floor plan with premium, tasteful finishes throughout. Slate roof, 3 fireplaces, 3-car garage, wonderful covered porch for outdoor entertaining, ultra-luxe master bath and walk-in closet, all 7 bathrooms are marble or subway and herringbone tile. The current owners added an elegant boxwood garden and hardscaping at the front of the home. 756 Club Drive defines understated elegance and is just a 3-minute walk to the pools, tennis courts, golf club house and hotel (with Fossett’s Restaurant and Full Cry Pub). 10 minutes to Downtown Charlottesville. MLS# 545670

2403 SMITHFIELD ROAD • $275,000 Great location! 4-bedroom 2-full, 2-half bath home priced under assessed value centrally located in Charlottesville. New Hardiplank siding, deck, and fence in 2009. New roof in 2015. This property is ready for some updating but has been well maintained by the current owner. Bunny French (434) 996-1029. MLS# 545621

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1305 UNION MILLS ROAD • $365,000 White board-fencing marks the entry to a gracefully curving drive arriving at a lovely screened porch entry to the family room/kitchen with French doors to a beautifully landscaped rear terrace. Delightful master suite with sitting room & French door to a private balcony overlooking the terrace. Erin Garcia (434) 409-5619. MLS# 545002

2825 COLA WOODS LANE • $939,000 This beautiful home offers two master suites, oak floors, stainless appliances, custom cabinetry, lots of storage in the kitchen, huge deck and 3-car garage. Beautifully finished terrace level that includes custom built-in shelves, media room, fireplace, bedroom and full bathroom. Mollie Krebs (434) 284-2951. MLS# 544874

1743 HYLAND CREEK CIRCLE • $539,900 First floor master bedroom and dramatic high ceilings, 2nd bedroom/ study, living room with gas log fireplace, gourmet kitchen with island, granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, and a breakfast bar.

Upstairs an additional 2 bedrooms and full bathroom give you plenty of space and flexibility. Inessa Telefus (434) 989-1559. MLS# 545234

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3115 WAVERLY DRIVE • $735,000 French country manse with cottage in wooded setting in Ivy. Family room with old world charm has stone fireplace & French doors to patio & terraced lawn. Luxurious master with lounge, balcony & spalike bath. Second master on main & basement has rec room with glass doors to patio & hot tub. Erin Garcia (434) 981-7245. MLS# 543850

1614 ROSE HILL DRIVE • $324,000 A gorgeous sunroom addition, adjoining the kitchen, with vaulted ceiling has increased the living space in this 3 bedroom/2 bath home.

Flow through glass doors onto the large deck. The attic has been converted to a huge master suite with a full bathroom and room for a sitting area or office. Inessa Telefus (434) 989-1559. MLS# 545282

1033 AFTON MOUNTAIN ROAD • $384,900 Built c. 1900, this 7-acre farmhouse is situated directly across from Veritas, with four other vineyards and breweries within 2 miles! Second floor master bedroom suite has a separate entrance and modern bathroom, perfect for guest quarters or in-law space. Side terrace, sun room, fenced yard. Inessa Telefus (434) 989-1559. MLS# 545746

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Homestead Farm $1,995,000

109 SHASTA COURT • $279,900 Hardwood floors, updated galley kitchen with sleek black appliances, ceramic tile flooring & access to rear fenced yard, wood burning fireplace, fully finished basement with lots of natural light & tons of storage, huge outdoor deck & paver patio for relaxing/grilling, large grassy fenced yard. Christine Lisle (434) 825-7446. MLS# 545662

RELENTLESS CHARM ON 90 ACRES IN KESWICK

Circa 1800 residence, remarkable guest home and complete equestrian improvements set in total privacy & tranquility on 90 gently rolling acres in Keswick, Va. Recently expanded and modernized so that floor plan, systems and finishes provide luxurious modern living within a character-rich, 18th c. shell. In addition to the 3-4 bedroom main house and 1-2 bedroom guest cottage, there is a storage barn, chicken coop, center aisle barn & multiple paddocks, pastures with run-in sheds. Available with 173 acres, all improvements for $2,750,000. MLS# 544573

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