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Mary Randolph Carter’s Junking Recommendations

Mary Randolph Carter is a collector extraordinaire, dubbed the Queen of Clutter for good reason. Famous for her discerning eye, she recommends the following for those who find inspiration among rarefied junk. Click here for more on Mary Randolph Carter’s cluttered kingdom.

by Madeline Mayhood

Editor’s Letter: Holdin’ Out for Spring

Cloak-and-dagger disguise, Historic Garden Week, trees, and a red-lidded favorite fill our spring pages.

by Madeline Mayhood

An 18th-Century Galaxy

Westmoreland County is a star-studded cluster of history, humanity, and architecture.

by J. Michael Welton

Elizabeth Few’s silk botanicals elevate elegance

Far more than being an extravagance, silk is being recommended by aestheticians to use as sheets and pillowcases because it’s a textile that doesn’t absorb moisture. As a result, it won’t dry out your skin. Artist Elizabeth Few makes the pillowcases of your facialist’s fantasies—as well as eye masks and kimonos—in her Richmond studio. “I […]

by Meredith Lindemon

Tips from World-Class Conservator, Russell Bernabo

A good repairman is hard to find, especially for a Byzantine mosaic, 15th-century statue, or Parisian horse-drawn carriage. “What’s wonderful about conservation is that you’re never doing the same thing twice,” says Russell Bernabo.

by Nora Horvath

How to Choose a Fire Pit

The season’s best backyard essential is a modern flame designed to gather around worry-free. Here are four hot tips to consider when choosing your own.

by Nora Horvath

A Grand Villa on Monument Avenue

The careful stewardship of a Duncan Lee-designed home on Richmond’s Monument Avenue has preserved a family’s legacy for its next generation.

by tupponce joan

Stylish Interior Consignment

In Middleburg, Another Blue Moon shares a trove of must-haves for the home. The window at Another Blue Moon on West Washington Street in Middleburg is enough to stop passing shoppers in their tracks. One week, it’s a pretty skirted dressing table with matching slipcovered chair; the next, co-owner Kerry Dale waves […]

by Staff

Green Thumb

How to Become a Master Gardener. Post-pandemic, more people are gardening than ever. The Fairfax Master Gardeners can help every plant-lover become an expert. To become certified, master gardeners need 50 hours of training and 50 hours of volunteer service. Currently, more than 5,000 master gardeners work through Virginia’s county extension offices […]

by Staff

Xeriscaping

Reduce water use with native plants. (Photo: U. J. Alexander, Shutterstock) It comes from the Greek words xeros, meaning dry, and scape, as in landscape, meaning view. A quick mashup nets xeriscape, the term used to describe water-wise gardening, a way to minimize reliance on water by using native and drought-resistant plants. […]

by Staff

Raindrops are Falling

Homegrown and handmade, this shop in Gordonsville is all about creating. Raindrops in Virginia is a homegrown shop offering handmade goods in Gordonsville. After bonding over a shared passion for creating, Adam and Kathryn Krehbiel opened the store in 2017, capitalizing on the brand Kathryn started when she primarily sold her wares […]

by Staff

Virginia’s Flower Farms

Local flowers are closer than you think. Here’s a sampling of farms statewide. Kate Thompson Flowers are a blooming business here in Virginia, where local flower farms have proliferated by 80 percent over the past 20 years. Some call this bloom-boom the “slow flower” movement—a play on “slow food’s” know-your-farmer approach to eating. Others use the […]

by Staff

Magical Manor Tour

In 1980, John & Yoko searched Virginia for a grand estate. John Lennon was on the road to Upper Shirley, seated in the back of a limousine wearing blue jeans and a work shirt. Next to him, Jimmie Carter, a 28-year-old Gloucester real estate agent, had mentioned that the estate’s owner, Em […]

by Don Harrison

Instant Re-decorating

Bypass the supply chain with Revival’s consignment finds. You’ve been looking for months and finally, you find the perfect sofa. Then comes the soul-crushing news: you’ll wait 26 weeks for delivery. “Supply chain” was never much of a concern, let alone part of your vocabulary. Until now. If you’re ready to […]

by Staff

Early Bloomers

The thrill of spotting spring’s first fleeting flowers. virginia_final2 (Illustration by Andrea Cobb) Long Bloomers are easy to love: that blowsy hydrangea, the patch of black-eyed Susans, the marathon of dahlias that stretch into fall. But the gift of early-blooming spring ephemerals is evanescence, not endurance. “‘Ephemeral’ means ‘fleeting,’” says Elaine […]

by caroline kettlewell

History Under Glass

The Menokin Foundation and some architects have hatched a bold plan to restore the 18th-century home of Francis Lightfoot Lee using structural glass–something that has never been done before. Architectural drawing of the north façade Photo from the 1940 Historic American Buildings Survey, courtesy of the Menokin Foundation Menokin, beneath its protective metal canopy […]

by erin parkhurst

Flower Power

The transformation of Seagrass Floral & Apothecary. Seagrass Floral opened six years ago as a flower studio and still supplies flowers for weddings in the lower part of Northampton County. However, the shop quickly evolved into something more. “Since 2015, we have grown to have a fully interactive terrarium bar where customers can build […]

by Staff

By Design

Pillar & Peacock creates timeless interiors for a mix of styles. (Photo by Vicky Pewitt) Founded by Adrianne Bugg and Brandeis Short 10 years ago in Virginia and Tennessee, Pillar & Peacock now has studios in Irvington; Richmond; Florence, Alabama; and Nashville, Tennessee. A full-service interior design and architecture studio, they offer […]

by Staff

Home Improvement

Furniture sales at LaDIFF have remained strong despite recent challenges. (LaDIFF) (LaDIFF) Whether you identify as an extrovert or introvert, odds are you turned into somewhat of a homebody during the pandemic. Stay-at-home orders and social gathering limits have given lots of folks the home improvement bug, and the furniture industry has […]

by Staff

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New Innovative Virginia Tea Rooms to Try

Around the world, as both a beverage and a pastime, tea is steeped in history and ritual. From the casual to the ceremonial, tea is a throughline for many cultures, and now, it’s enjoying a renewed interest from beverage pros who are drawn to tea’s unique flavor characteristics, health benefits, and cultural connections. Recently, two […]

by Stephanie Ganz

Virginia’s Top 10 Summer Festivals and Events 2025

STAUNTON – Festival of Concerts June 26–Aug. 2: The stunning strums and resounding chords of classical music echo through Staunton’s mountain landscape as Heifetz International Music Institute students from around the world take the stage, with new concerts every day. HeifetzInstitute.org GLOUCESTER – Food Truck Frenzy July 13: Virginia’s most mouthwatering food trucks descend on […]

by Hope Cartwright

Top Summer Mountain Events in Virginia

Making the most of summer’s fleeting sweetness reaches new heights in a mountaintop setting. From the Blue Ridge to the Alleghenies, sun-soaked adventures unfold among soaring trees and peaks. Discover what Virginia’s ridges offer at mountain venues this summer. Chairlift Sunset Sessions, Roseland July 12 & Aug. 16 Take in sunset views of misty blue […]

by Hope Cartwright

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