Arrangements To Fall For
Creating bouquets that celebrate the bounty of the season.
Create a field-inspired arrangement by sculpting a pumpkin to use as a vase. “Sometimes we will hollow out a pumpkin, put a liner in it and make an arrangement with mums, pretty fall leaves and millet or bittersweet,” said Evelyn Kinville of the Behnke Florist Shop in Potomac.
Home Tour Shows Life on the Edge
Annual home tour features homes next to Reston's features.
This year’s Reston Homes Tour featured the usual assortment of houses featuring exceptional architecture, interior design and other unique designs, but this year’s theme also focused on the adjacent areas. “Living on the Edge,” the theme, was designed to highlight how various Reston residents are making do while living near some kind of community feature.
Creating a New Point of View
Custom-designed two-level window wall invites indoor/outdoor continuity.
“Homeowners come to us for design ideas that will open up space and invite indoor/outdoor continuum,” he said. “But new Fairfax County’s rules on wind-resistance requirements for large-scale windows are quite technical, and demand thoughtful engineering.”
Bringing Home Colors of Fall
Late-blooming flowers are exploding with orange, yellow, purple and other vivid shades.
“Fall is a great time to plant,” said Claire Seesman of the Potomac Garden Center in Potomac. “There are a lot of fall blooming perennials: Echinacea (also known as purple cone flowers), ornamental fall grasses, mums, pansies, cabbage and kale are huge right now.”
McLean, Great Falls Market is Up in 2012
The residential real estate market is up 26.8 percent in McLean and Great Falls in terms of total number of sales. This represents a significant increase for the first three quarters of 2012 over the same time period for 2011.
Potomac Bulletin Board: Oct. 3, 2012
Upcoming events
Holiday Homes Tour Tickets on Sale in Early October
Ticket sales for the McLean Woman’s Club annual Holiday Homes Tour are planned to start at three local businesses in early October and continue until Dec. 6, the day of the tour.
Uncorking the Possibilities
Local builders say wine storage options are almost limitless.
From those who sip an occasional glass of Chianti with friends to enthusiastic oenophiles, the notion of owning a wine cellar is fascinating to many people. In fact, a recent U.S. Luxury-Home Market survey by Wine Trends, a wine-consulting firm, showed that 67 percent of respondents were interested in incorporating wine storage into their homes.
Alexandria Bulletin Board: Sept. 26, 2012
Upcoming events and activities
Potomac Bulletin Board: Sept. 26, 2012
Upcoming events and activities
TWIG Tour Benefits Surgical Center
The annual TWIG Historic Alexandria Homes Tour will feature six homes and gardens built in the 18th and 19th centuries. The tour will be held Sept. 29 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Arlington Bulletin Board: Sept. 19, 2012
Upcoming events and activities.
Home Earns Gold-Level Certification
New energy efficient home is one of only 12 in Virginia.
A local homebuilder was honored recently for his efforts to reduce his carbon footprint. Andrew Moore, president of Arlington Designer Homes, says his company received its second Gold-level Green Building Certification in Arlington from the National Association of Home Builders Research Center for a custom-built home in Arlington.
Alexandria Real Estate: Top Sales in July 2012
In July 2012, 207 Alexandria homes sold between $1,645,000-$89,000.
Alexandria Real Estate: Top Sales in July 2012
Mount Vernon Real Estate: Top Sales in July 2012
In July 2012, 132 homes sold between $3,500,000-$62,900 in the Mount Vernon area.
Mount Vernon Real Estate: Top Sales in July 2012
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