Recycle Easy Helps Lynchburg Help Environment
A new program in the Lynchburg area is making it easier for residents to be easier on the environment. Recycle Easy, launched in January, provides curbside recycling pick-up in Lynchburg, Madison Heights, Forest and Sweet Briar, in numerous zip codes and on multiple days of the week. For a quarterly or [...]
My first custom window treatments came after convincing my husband, who really believed those sticky-topped paper shades from the hardware store would suffice, that dressing our windows was the right, grown-up thing to do.
We needed some pizzazz—and some privacy—in our urban Colonial-style home. And although this was well before HOME, I knew enough to hire [...]
For some of us, the arrival of spring means one thing: Gardening season is here! As elemental as breathing, the simple act of turning over
sleepy soil, planting seeds and lovingly maintaining your section of earth that will eventually bear flowers or vegetables renews us year after year. Lucky for the gardener, each season brings new [...]
Many people have old pieces of furniture stored in an attic or garage that they just cannot bear to throw away for inherent value or sentimental reasons. Others have frequented junk shops, thrift stores or yard sales and come across a unique or interesting furniture piece that they are able to purchase for next to [...]
By Mitzi B ible
Victory in Vinyl
Perhaps the latest trend in fencing—not available a half-century ago—is vinyl. Then durable material now used on many of the newly constructed homes in the area can be seen in everything from a safety fence around a pool to an ornamental garden fence.
Jason Nuckols of Vinyl Porch Rail Co. in [...]
By Lucy Cook
Call Dave Ellis a Lynchburg convert. Born and raised in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and trained as a chef in Charleston, South Carolina, Ellis spent years at finer restaurants up and down the East Coast. When it came time to open his own restaurant, he chose Lynchburg—for its character, proximity to agricultural areas, and [...]
By Patricia C Held
Celebrations seem to be a part of the history of Lochwood Hall. According to owner Tom Beach, there were costume parties, elaborate dinner parties, dances, and other fancy gatherings throughout its long and storied past. “They entertained a lot in this house. We meet people all the time who say that they [...]
By Ashley Blanchard
The afternoon light is spilling through the window while I sip hot tea and check email from my white sofa—a luxurious oasis in a house with two young boys. I look up to admire my bookshelves that are neatly arranged with books, fabriccovered storage boxes and magazine files—and I pat myself on the [...]
By Amy Coutee
Certainly there are beautiful, warm and inviting homes all around us. But then there are homes so appealing and comfortable you find yourself unable to leave. Welcome to Frederick Wilt’s Smith Mountain Lake home where, seated on the family’s plush red-patterned couch, you can control the home theater and every light, thermostat, security [...]
By RL Franklin
Keep Hardwoods Gleaming
Hardwood floors are a favorite floor covering for their durability, affordability and beauty. Laminate floors—a composite material compressed and hardened under high pressure—are a tough, durable and
beautiful product that nearly duplicates the look, style, and warmth of hardwood. So what’s the secret to keeping these floors shiny and luxurious as opposed [...]
