C-VILLE Abode: November 2017

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NOVEMBER 2017

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A Bellair kitchen goes glossy (for the better)

A 19thcentury property builds on its history Apples to oranges, we choose the citrus hue

The eyes have it Safe and sound Of this earth No more trompe l’oeil for hand-painted walls

The latest in keys, locks and knobs

A new estate emerges from the landscape

Justin H. Wiley

Peter A. Wiley

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STUNNING MOUNTAIN VIEWS

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MERRYMOUNT - Located in the most desirable area of Somerset, is nestled amongst large estates, with incredible views of both the Blue Ridge, and the Southwest mountains. The 1850's house is perfectly situated on 5 acres, and could be bought with additional land, if needed.

The 3 bedroom house is in need of renovations, but is structurally sound, and could easily be added onto. Much of the surrounding land is in conservation easement, and the view from this property will not change. MLS# 566744 • $650,000

EXCEPTIONAL SOUTHERN ALBEMARLE FARM - A beautiful, medium-sized horse farm or retreat 14 miles from town. The turn-of-the-century farmhouse is well-sited in the center of 77 acres of fenced pasture and fields, with a beautiful stable, large pond and trails. The farm offers privacy and views and is adjacent to over 1500 acres of protected farmland. A 6-stall center aisle barn with power, hot and cold water, bathroom, tack room, wash stall and shavings storage is positioned near the large outdoor ring. MLS# 558491 • $1,250,000

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RUTH HOLLOW FIRE TRAIL - This 193-acre ridge top property has dramatic views – to the east (overlooking Madison) and west (into the Rapidan River valley and across to Flattop Ridge and surrounding mountains), along with forest, dense woods and open flat pasture. Privacy, a spring and several possible home sites. Hunting, hiking and other recreational opportunities. Access is by 4-wheel drive vehicle. MLS# 549494 • $704,450

6868 BATESVILLE ROAD - The rare quiet you experience when arriving at this 20-acre Batesville pastoral enclave, at the foot of the Blue Ridge, cannot not be overstated. A new farmhouse style kitchen with stainless appliances and beautiful floors greets you as you step into this turnof-the-century gem. The land has a perfect balance of buffering woods and pasture with long frontage on the Mechums River. MLS # 564085 • $635,000

Justin H. Wiley – 434.981.5528

Peter A. Wiley – 434.422.2090

Justin H. Wiley – 434.981.5528

Peter A. Wiley – 434.422.2090

BEAUTIFUL ROLLING PASTURES

MINUTES TO HOSPITALS AND UVA

CUTALONG FARM - Spectacular land located only 15 min. from Town of Orange w/frontage on the N. Anna River, great soil types, ideal for farming operation, livestock or country estate. Very private with numerous great building sites. Parcel is mostly open w/fabulous interior views. Protected by a V.O.F. Conservation Easement. MLS # 552308 • $910,000

ROCKS FARM DRIVE - Incredible value in The Rocks. Elegant 5+ bedroom Ivy residence with mountain and pastoral views, minutes to town, the hospitals and UVA. This “new old house” is in impeccable condition and offers elegant proportions, a 1st floor master or 2nd floor master suite with two bathrooms, two laundries and wonderful overflow spaces including a home theater/rec room and a nautical-themed bunk room. Built by Baird Snyder. MLS# 565889 • $999,000

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With no other visible structures around it, this month’s feature home was designed to appear as if it had been there forever.

Blueprint 11 A historical Albemarle hardscape, the latest high-tech...door knobs?, not-cheesy wall murals and more.

Color of the Month 46 Pumpkin spice.

Cover photo by Kip Dawkins.

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At the end of a 2.1-mile driveway in Albemarle sits the home of Rod and Maggie Walker, who, with architect Peter LaBau, designed a nearly 4,000-square-foot property that incorporates nature—it utilizes seven kinds of wood from the property—and the view.

Two years of planning led to the eventual refinishing of designer Kathy Heiner’s home kitchen. It wasn’t that she was indecisive about what she wanted—quite the opposite. The luxury of having so much time prompted wow-factor finishes for the family space.

From the top

Design time

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NEWS AND EVENTS

EVENTS THIS MONTH

Garden Basics: Landscape Design Saturday, November 18 Garden Basics workshops are created to help novice gardeners establish their own home landscape by developing skills and basic horticultural knowledge with the aid of Piedmont Master Gardeners volunteers. This month’s explores the fundamentals of landscape design. Free, 2-4pm.

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Wreath Workshops November 24-27, 30 For 31 years, Monticello has hosted a holiday wreath workshop. Monticello gardens staff will lead the three-hour project, for which all materials (12" straw wreath forms, pins, wire, etc.) will be provided, including a cornucopia of natural materials. Bring hand pruners. $75, varying times. David M. Rubenstein Visitor Center, 931 Thomas Jefferson Pkwy. monticello.org

IN THE NEWS

Calling all designers Prompted by recent tragic community events, local architecture firm Bushman Dreyfus Architects announced this fall its inaugural competition for design and ideas: Propose a “site-specific work of public art that will successfully embody values and aspirations of a diverse community.” This year’s site is located at the west end of the Downtown Mall, formerly part of historic Vinegar Hill neighborhood.

The firm is launching the competition, in part, as a celebration of its 25 years of community involvement. BDA is responsible for such local structures as The City Center for Contemporary Arts, The Paramount Theater renovation, The Jefferson School City Center and the Senior Center at Belvedere.

In that spirit, “Designs are encouraged to be transformative, contextual and dynamic,” according to a press release about the competition.

Entries should exemplify the theme, “Charlottesville: Identity & Design,” and are due by February 2, 2018. A grand prize winner and three runners-up will be announced in early April 2018.

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BLUEPRINT

OFF THE BOARDS

A materials palette that is local in spirit and fact was used to transform a mountainside Albemarle cabin into a full-time dwelling: Bluestone paves the patio, while walls, created with rocks from the site itself, support new grassy terraces that aren’t lawns so much as modest moments of green that contrast with the mature forest floor. BILL MAUZY

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he cabin sits on a steep Albemarle mountainside under a tall forest canopy. It was built in West Virginia, probably in the early 1800s; it was moved here in the 1970s, reconstructed and updated with basic conveniences like plumbing. Its owners used it only a few weeks per year as a vacation spot.

Then, on a cold day in 2013, Joe Chipuk and Sara Szmania drove up the steep, switchbacking driveway. They’d relocated to Charlottesville and had noticed the property as soon as it entered the market. “It was pretty clear it was a special place,” says Szmania.

They loved the solitude of the mountaintop perch and the sense of palpable history embodied in the house. Yet they also knew they’d have to make some changes if this were to be a full-time

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dwelling, and those changes would have to start literally from the ground up. “Everything outside was quite steep,” says Szmania. There was virtually no usable outdoor space because of the slope.

Bill Mauzy of Waterstreet Studio helped them to develop ideas about the transformations that were needed: more parking and better turnaround space for cars, sitting and dining areas near the house, a path approaching the front porch and storage for firewood and tools. “It was about designing it to be beautiful, but also practical,” says Chipuk—“making sure it felt like it should be here.”

A suburban-style lawn clearly wouldn’t be appropriate, and pavement needed to be kept to a minimum. The driveway itself presented challenges: No gravel or concrete trucks could make it to the top during construction.

All these constraints led to a materials palette that is local in spirit and fact, and ultimately very

appropriate to the character of the site and cabin. Dry-stacked stone walls create terraces; bluestone paves the patio; mulch and gravel paths blend with the surroundings.

“One of the important things was to create a sense of transition from domestic spaces to forest,” says Mauzy. “Before, the forest came right up to the cabin. On three sides, we pushed the forest edge back, being careful to keep certain trees.”

Szmania had an idea for what became the key outdoor living space: a sitting area on the side where the house’s fieldstone chimney towers overhead. “I’ve always been enamored of the chimney,” she says, adding that its natural texture is a contrast with the angular modern spaces in which she’d lived before. She and Chipuk had a favorite hike when they first came to Virginia, which ended at a lone chimney in the ruins of a homestead.

Cabin fever

In that spirit, she conceived of a second chimney, opposite and mirroring the first, to suggest a place where a summer kitchen had once stood, then burned down. The fireplace in this chimney would heat the seating area, and it would be A small barn built by paved with long rectangular sandstone pavers, Frank Joseph of to mimic wooden floor planks. Seating and the Joseph Joseph & Joseph Antiques coffee table here are made as simply as can be, from salvaged timber from stacked wooden pallets. contributes to the Masons from Lithic Construction built the new property’s historical chimney to reflect the antiquated style of the old, character. Joseph with more mortar than is typically used nowadays. specializes in this They also engineered serious stone walls, pull- kind of work, disassembling and ing many rocks from the site itself. “A lot of the reconstructing rock, especially larger pieces, were repurposed antique barns and from the site,” says Mauzy. “We wanted to use structures throughout native material.”

Virginia and These support new grassy terraces. They aren’t elsewhere. lawns so much as modest moments of green at ground level that contrast with the mature forest floor. They are planted with native creeping red fescue that’s soft underfoot and, left unmowed, grows into low shaggy humps.

“The plantings emphasize the use of natives,” says Mauzy. “All the plants have the feel of plants you would find in the forest.” They also need to be wildlife-resistant and shade-loving, and they can’t be water-hungry, because there isn’t enough water pressure to irrigate on a site as elevated as this.

If you can dream it.

Rhododendrons, ferns, fothergilla, witch haI can make it! zel, Virginia sweetspire, blue zinger sedge and epimedium—installed and maintained by J.W. Townsend—are some of the species that fill out the landscape around the house: around the dining patio, along stone walls and steps and lining Upholstery Consulting on If you can dream parking areas.

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FINISHES

Be key free

Linking up locks means flexibility and convenience

By Shea Gibbs

Stay secure

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ome locking technology hadn’t changed much for more than a century—until a few years ago.

The advent of the smart home gave folks the ability to take their front door security, and locks in general, out of the dark ages. Keyless entry houses are still buttoned up with the standard pin tumblers invented in the late 1800s, but homeowners are able to access them through a secure web connection from anywhere in the world.

“We’re probably putting keyless entry in on 10 percent of all projects where we’re doing networking,” says Nick Falzman, CEO of local residential automation provider Appalachian Home Technologies. “Five years ago, it was more like 1 to 2 percent. It really wasn’t a great solution.”

Electronic lock providers such as Kwikset are responsible for keeping your encrypted keyless entry data safe.

Some homeowners might be wary of throwing their lock and key to the cloud, so first thing’s first: Is keyless entry secure?

“You have all of your firewalls protecting you just as you would from any other cyber attack,” Falzman says. “All the information is encrypted, so you have a couple layers of defense.”

Falzman says the responsibility for holding your lock data safe mostly falls on the electronic lock provider. And those companies, many of which are legacy firms like Schlage, Yale and Kwikset, keep everything on a secure server.

Scott Megahan, owner of Albemarle Lock & Safe, is more old school than Falzman—his son handles most of the IT side of the business—and he’s somewhat skeptical of keyless entry tech.

Fortunately, almost every system comes with a mechanical override, he says.

If you’re willing to open the door to keyless entry, convenience and customizability can be yours. Locking yourself

At Mr. Jefferson’s university, student dormitories are going keyless. With every door in each building accessible through a single hub, university admins can change access codes and allow or restrict entry at certain times with a mouse click. STEPHEN BARLING

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Key benefits

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out of the house will be a thing of the past, and parents can monitor the comings and goings of their kids.

What’s more, Falzman says homeowners can set timers and access windows, giving temporary codes to housekeepers, handymen and the like.

And keyless entry can be used to trigger a host of responses. “Other items can go off in the house. In my house, when I lock the front door it turns off all the lights and sets the HVAC to a certain temperature,” he says. “Unlocking the door can be a trigger to other things, like mixing you a drink. I am dead serious.”

Indeed, Falzman says keyless entry can be a gateway network. He’ll see homeowners buy a keyless lock on a whim and end up linking all their home electronics. For those who go all the way with networking, he recommends using a single app, such as Control4, to manage everything around the home.

Pushing forward While keyless home entry has grown a

lot in the last several years, it has a long way to go to keep up with the industry leader, according to Megahan.

“Cars have changed immensely,” he says. “You are seeing keyless entry on everything, even lower-end cars. Every three to six months, you have to learn something new. It changes that fast.” That’s good news for homeowners, Megahan says, as it’s driving the technology further and further.

For Falzman, the user-friendliness of the apps and networking tools throughout the home are what stand to change keyless entry the most. As people become more and more comfortable putting their locks on a network, he says you’ll see keyless options throughout the home —on gun closets, medicine chests, liquor cabinets and storage rooms.

Oh, and those unlocking mechanisms tied to one’s unique biology you see in TV and movies? Those are hardly science fiction, according to Megahan, and they could be paired with keyless devices.

“We’ve done several biometric locks,” he says. “Retina is a great way to go.”

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Plus, it affords more flexibility in terms of motif, scale and color.

Akhavein contends that painted murals look good anywhere in the house, but a particularly fun application is in powder rooms, where they can bring big drama.

And, she says, walls don’t have to be the only thing you paint. “Elaborately painted ceilings and doors can create a striking effect.”

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“In grand Virginia estates, it was the tradition to use pictorial wallpaper in the dining room,” says Akhavein. “This wallpaper is usually made in Europe, and is prohibitively expensive, so a similar effect can be achieved with a painted mural.” But not the cheesy (read: trompe l’oeil, with 3D-like windows peeking out over a beautiful faux vista, or those in children’s rooms) kind.

Akhavein, who in her own home painted a grisaille (that is, tone-on-tone) landscape in the dining area, recommends everything from Chinoiserie and Delftware patterns to distressed or smoked faux finishes. At Pebble Hill, she uses Photoshop to help clients visualize what a wall mural will look like in their space.

But are they something a homeowner should DIY? “That depends!” says Akhavein. “If you are artistic and not afraid to paint over your mistakes, have at it.” That’s one benefit of a wall mural—unlike wallpaper, you don’t have to navigate a removal process to course-correct.

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Perched high in the surrounding mountains of Crozet is the stunning and solitudinous modern home of Rod and Maggie Walker. Located in Albemarle County and overlooking the Sugar Hollow Reservoir, the 1,500-acre property is accessed by way of a lengthy country road that, after winding through forested hills and over single-lane bridges, arrives at the estate’s 2.1mile driveway.

Climbing more than 1,000 feet—and delivering a Blue Ridge Parkway-worthy vista of the valley below—the drive opens onto a broad meadow bowled in on three sides by the high forested slopes of mountains, including the Shenandoah National Park. Nestled atop a knoll just below the peak of Middle Mountain, like some old-world estate handed down from generations immemorial, the Walker House appears to have been birthed by the landscape itself.

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The Walkers’ great room—encompassing the kitchen, dining and living spaces— is unified by the use of wood, from the ceiling’s white pine rafters to the hickory floors. “We sometimes refer to the house as Seven Timbers, for the seven different types of wood we used,” says homeowner Rod Walker.

tional. “Rod and Maggie wanted the home to give visitors the sense it had been there forever,” he says. “There are no other visible structures around and, as it’s such an overwhelmingly beautiful natural landscape, we wanted to be sure the home fit naturally.”

Toward achieving that result, the Walkers and LaBau chose to implement a design incorporating as many materials harvested from the site as possible. Inspired by early 20th century society estates that once speckled the hillsides of what is now the SNP, as well as the architecture of the countryside of France and Normandy, the Walkers opted for a stone and stucco exterior surrounded by terraces and crowned by an array of steeply peaked roofs with slate-style shingles.

“Originally, we were going to bring in the stone from elsewhere,” says LaBau. “However, we realized there was all this amazing Catoctin formation green bluestone available right here, and we decided that would provide the natural look we were looking for.”

Gathering the stone from the site, a team of expert masons worked to shape and affix it to a shell of Insulating Concrete Form block, making

the home’s walls 18 inches wide. While the Walkers loved the structural integrity, they were concerned the thickness might lend the house a fortress-like feeling, so they avoided tucking the home into the hillside. “We wanted it closer to the edge of the downhill slope, that way we could be out there with all the wildlife,” says Rod. “It was important for us to feel like we’re right here in the middle of everything that’s going on.”

In other words, the couple wanted the home to have the feel of a mountain sanctuary, a quiet outpost lying at the heart of the ever-changing mountain seasons, from which they could observe the shifts and movements of their wild neighbors—the trees, birds, deer, turkeys, bears and so on.

Because there are such beautiful views, unlike a traditional French country-style home—which would feature fewer and smaller windows with thick muntins—the house’s numerous windows are large and unembellished. Focusing on the trim and surrounding features, LaBau compares each opening to the frame of a magnificent painting: No matter where you are in the house, CONTINUED ON PAGE 33

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the view is always prominent and presented in an interesting way. Two of his favorite examples are the great room’s French doors, which open onto a large terrace, and the master bedroom’s south-facing projecting bay.

In addition to the stone, timber for rafters, hardwood floors, cabinets, trim, archways and wainscoting was harvested on-site as well. Similarly, procuring the wood was a bit of a process.

Working with LaBau to determine applications and quantities, Rod would have his farm manager sustainably harvest a given variety of trees from unseen nooks throughout the vast, wooded property. Meanwhile, a sawmill was set up near the building site, with some completed pieces being sent elsewhere for kiln drying.

Outside, locust was used for window and door surrounds, and the front door itself is made from repurposed chestnut beams that had been stored for nearly a century in an old barn on the property. On the large screened-in porch, there are locust supports and an extravagant, timberframed mortise and tenon rafter system. In the great room, there are hickory floors and whitepine rafters (which were hung green and allowed to settle). A wide walnut arch inspired by a chapel on the coast of Maine spans the study, complementing a plank ceiling and wainscoting of the same persuasion. Rod’s office—which opens upward to a second-story library and a pyramidshaped tower with a wood-planked walnut ceiling—features sycamore cabinets trimmed in dark walnut. A third-story attic observatory is surrounded by windows on all sides and its walls are trimmed in sassafras and cedar paneling.

“In honor of all this, we sometimes refer to the house as Seven Timbers, for the seven different types of wood we used,” explains Rod, who adds that sourcing materials from the property is a huge point of pride and a conversation starter as well.

Another point of pride was the local artisans LaBau employed to help make the Walkers’ house a reality. There was Nelson County builder Matt Robb, of Robb Construction; Madisonbased third-generation mason, Jeff Cianciotti; Waynesboro blacksmith Dale Morse, who designed custom iron railings for the terraces, hinges and hardware for doors, a hammered iron handrail for the stairwell leading to the secondstory, and more. Three innovative woodworkers and cabinet-makers—including Chris Kerr and the late Tom Pastore, both from Madison, as well as Shawn Burkholder, who is from Stuarts Draft—whose cabinet and casement work is featured throughout the home. Lastly, timberframers George Allman and Pablo Gonzalez, of Gordonsville-based Timbersmiths, Inc. “You really have to give credit to the Walkers for their willingness to use so many talented local

In the study, a wide walnut arch inspired by a chapel on the coast of Maine complements a plank ceiling and wainscoting.

craftsmen to ensure this project got done just right,” says LaBau. “There was a real air of collaboration and creativity, and, because of that, the results are something that is astoundingly unique.”

Beyond daily living, the Walkers enjoy sharing their give-or-take 4,000-square-foot home with family and guests. With three grown children and a big extended family, the Walkers say they love to entertain and get everyone together in their home all at once. “While there are just two

guest rooms, there are lots of additional sleeping options found throughout the home,” says LaBau, referencing the use of pull-out sofas and a variety of sleeping nooks.

According to the Walkers, it was always important for them to be able to share this space —not to mention the grounds and its spectacular views—with those they love, and to establish traditions they hope will last for generations to come.

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The kitchen didn’t need major redrawing—the appliances and windows stayed put—but Heiner wanted to update its look and knew it could be a lot more functional. With Randle’s help, she found many ways to increase storage and ergonomics.

Though it’s not at all small, because of its layout the kitchen can’t easily accommodate an island or a bar. Instead, Heiner decided on a

“One trend I’m loving is high-gloss finishes on cabinets. Before, the cabinets were antique white, and I like a bright kitchen. It can make you feel more awake.”

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Now, the accent wall is a quietly stunning focal point that accommodates both ample display space and enough deep storage drawers to serve as a pantry. “Originally, I had barn doors planned” for the open shelves, she says, but changed her mind once the shelves were in place.

“I loved the clean, simple lines.”

Colors work subtly together. The accent wall, like the white cabinets, got a high-gloss finish: Hague Blue by Farrow & Ball. It picks up the blues hiding in the marble countertops and in the blue-white wall color, Farrow & Ball’s Cabbage White. Heiner had originally planned to display cookbooks on the blue shelving but decided to use that space to show off her favorite pottery, some collected years ago by her mother and some she’s just discovered on Instagram.

The other substantial change was the addition of a large Thermador refrigerator/freezer/wine cooler where a run of cabinets had been. Yet the overall storage space grew, thanks to new cabinets that are almost ceiling-height, and various clever cabinetry features suggested by Randle. For example, spices and tea now live in a tall pull-out rack next to the wine cooler, and dog food gets its own cabinet right next to the dog dish.

simple table—a vintage Florence Knoll piece with a Carrara marble top.

The table sits in front of an accent wall of built-in pantry cabinets and open shelves. In its old life, this was a plain wall with two doors; one opened to a pantry and one to a dumbwaiter.

Contractors Gary and Adam Easter punched through these into an adjoining bedroom, stole a few inches of space, and installed built-ins that look like they’ve been there forever.

“There’s a lot more storage in here now, but it feels bigger,” Heiner says. And it feels more ergonomic to have slightly higher countertops.

She changed the finish of the wooden floor from walnut-brown to ebony and liked it so much that she continued the change in neighboring rooms. The modern palette also includes Super White polished marble countertops, a crackleglaze subway tile backsplash and lacquered white Shaker cabinets. “One trend I’m loving is highgloss finishes on cabinets,” Heiner says. “Before, the cabinets were antique white, and I like a bright kitchen. It can make you feel more awake.”

To that end, she made sure to install several light sources—recessed ceiling lights, undercabinet lighting and a shiny pendant from Barn Light Electric.

“Having a more subtle wall color can allow the art to really pop,” says Heiner, who has an extensive collection. Pieces by Abby Kasonik, Clay Witt, Ted Turner, Frankie Slaughter and others hang in the kitchen, along with a large Mexican otomi panel adorned with colorful birds.

The finished room is crisp and not too formal.

“We spend a ton of time at this table,” says Heiner. “It’s more than just meals.”

The kitchen’s accent wall got a highgloss finish with Hague Blue by Farrow & Ball, which picks up the blues hiding in the room’s marble countertops and in the blue-white wall color (Farrow & Ball’s Cabbage White).

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4363 Gilbert Station Road - Private home in Albemarle County. Located in beautiful wooded area. Usable, flat lawn area. Bathrooms and flooring have been updated. Great enclosed sunroom overlooking pool/patio/woods. Unfinished basement with lots of potential. Recently finished bathroom in basement. Storage room outside next to car port.

Minutes from Hollymead Shopping Center and Forest Lakes. Within close proximity to Burnley Vineyards and Preddy Creek Trail Park. Conor Murray 434.964.7100.

150 Lynx Farm Lane - Located in the heart of Ivy, this charming farmhouse has totaly privacy yet close proximity to town. Sitting on 4 acres the lawn is open and spacious and has a creek running through. The house is a abundant with light and features geothermal HVAC, flooring milled from trees on the property, and a river rock chimney. A quiet retreat in a picturesque setting.

Ann Hay Hardy 202.297.0228.

Ad Astra - Breathtaking mountain views, less than 5 minutes from the 151 Corridor and Blue Ridge Mountain Brewery. Painted in neutral grays and whites, mixed in with reclaimed wood for the the ultimate modern rustic get away. 4 bedrooms, 2 of which are master suites. Great indoor/outdoor flow. Spacious back deck and pergola.

Designer kitchen with sliding barn doors. Separate garage apartment. Swim Spa and cleared trails. $1,495,000. Ann Hay Hardy 202.297.0228

3300 Middle Mountain Road - Rare opportunity to own an exposed post & beam home, originally constructed c. 1840, rebuilt, and renovated to a high spec while keeping its charm and character. Set on 26+ acres in Sugar Hollow, nestled in absolute tranquility with unspoiled elevated mountain views. 1st & 2nd floor masters; stunning large stone fireplace; new kitchen w/ vaulted ceiling; custom lighting & fixtures. MLS 567838. $810,000. Ronda Pearl 434.760.1718.

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19218 Thomas Nelson Hwy - Retreat to the country. Located about 30 minutes from Charlottesville. This solid brick home was thoughtfully designed with views from almost every window, 2 master suites, billiard room, hardwood floors and much more. Oversized 3 car garage. Cottage for guests includes a full bath and kitchenette. Owner may consider selling an additional 5 - 60 acres.

MLS 567350. $649,000. Mary Kachnowski 434.422.2011.

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Horseshoe Hill - A charming country property in the heart of Keswick. The property was completely renovated in 2013. Features include a master suite with study, gourmet kitchen, cathedral ceilings, french doors that lead to a screened porch, and brick terrace. Separate guest apartment and 4 stall barn.

The perfect horse property on just over 40 acres. Frank Hardy 434.296.0134.

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RENOVATED TO THE NINES - EDNAM FOREST

2437 Chapel Spring lane $1,995,000 Set in absolute tranquility and privacy, this dramatic Georgian has been updated and expanded brilliantly. Russell Skinner designed the stunning great room addition & Charles Stick, the arresting landscape design.

Kitchen, family room and great room all flow gracefully out to the expansive, level rear lawn and views beyond. 2 large covered porches.

Complete with formal gardens, tennis court & more. 15 mins west of town. MLS# 567008

425 WELLINGTON DRIVE • $1,195,000 The just-completed renovation by Young & Rannigan of this classic Georgian spares no expense. Every inch has been transformed: marble baths & kitchen, front hall w/ inlaid floor, wonderful outdoor gathering places, 2-car attached garage heated & cooled. Walk to Boar’s Head amenities! MLS# 561089

PRISTINE COLONIAL IN ASHMERE

SLEEK CONDO WITH VIEWS DOWNTOWN

STYLE & FUNCTION - MONTGOMERY RIDGE

2005 ASHMERE DRIVE • $435,000 Absolutely turn-key 4 bed, 2.5 bath home on 6.5 acres with 2-car garage & nearly level, partially fenced yard. Feels like new with new paint, refinished hardwood floors throughout 1st level, & new carpeting in the bedrooms. Large kitchen w/ breakfast nook, island & bar area. Suzie Hegemier (434) 962-8425. MLS# 568079

250 W MAIN STREET, #704 • $695,000 Completely renovated, 2 bed, 2 bath condo in the coveted Lewis & Clark Building, with panoramic views of Downtown & beyond. First class transformation, incl’ gorgeous chef ’s kitchen, stunning baths, and flexible living & dining areas.

East facing views. Sally Neill (434) 531-9941. MLS# 567155

1718 MONET HILL • $699,000 You will love this home – flexible floor plan, gourmet kitchen, custom finishes, extensive trim, & appealing color selections.

5 beds, 5 baths, plus study with full bath (which could serve as a bedroom). Master suite with double tray ceiling, luxurious bath. Suzie Hegemier (434) 962-8425. MLS# 567311

HIDDEN OASIS - KESWICK HUNT COUNTRY

SERENITY & CONVENIENCE

CARRSBROOK HOME - LAKE FRONTAGE

843 CAMPBELL ROAD • $775,000 Cardinal Hill enjoys panoramic mountain views from every room. Situated on 10 acres of mature landscape & lush gardens, the property incl’ approx. 7 acres of paddocks, plus pole barn & shed. Extensively renovated 3300+ fin sq ft home w/ 4+ beds. Lindsay Milby (434) 962-9148. MLS# 566979

5620 FLINTSTONE DRIVE • $273,000 Enjoy a life of convenience while enjoying the privacy of a 1.2 acre yard just over the Albemarle County line. 3 bedrooms, 2.5 bath home includes new hardwoods on the main level, open floor plan & unfinished basement. Deep front porch, rear deck. Erin Garcia (434) 981-7245. MLS# 567670

110 S INDIAN SPRING ROAD • $639,000 Traditional brick 2-story home fronting on a private Lake in established community of “Carrsbrook.” Custom finish detail throughout, formal & informal rooms, all oak & tile flooring, 3 fireplaces, renovated kitchen. New HVAC & Well Pump.

Fenced yard. Tommy Brannock (434) 981-1486. MLS# 567100

IMPECCABLE STYLE - GLENMORE

508 rookwood plaCe $1,150,000

1556 ELGIN COURT • $779,000 This impeccably maintained & beautifully renovated home was designed by Bill Atwood with a recent renovation by Candace Smith. Outstanding craftsmanship, stunning detail, & high end finishes throughout. Wall of windows, lovely, private garden & patio. Billie Magerfield (434) 962-8865. MLS# 567397

TRANQUILITY CLOSE TO DOWNWNTOWN

Feel part of the woodlands in this pristine 5 bedroom, 4.5 bath home in Ednam Forest with serene views from almost every room.

Top of the line chef ’s kitchen. 1st floor master.

3 wood burning fireplaces. Low maintenance landscaping. Spacious second floor bedrooms offer versatility with the ability to easily convert one into a home office or a suite for overnight guests. Nothing to do but move in!

Kathy Hall (434) 987-6917. MLS# 567013

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