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Garden artist Field of dreams For the books Anna Boeschenstein’s earliest inspirations

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A few renovations have helped Credenhill, a Georgian-style home in Ivy, evolve with the times—converting a garage, enlarging the kitchen and heeding to the landscape’s neglected areas, while maintaining its early 20th-century aesthetic.

A family home for multiple generations gets a functional update that opens it up for more than just cooking. “We wanted to do the same thing everybody does,” says homeowner Meghan Murray: sit by the fire, do homework, share family meals.

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Epic Tomatoes for Southeastern Gardens Thursday, April 14, 7-8:30pm Author, speaker and tomato enthusiast (he named the Cherokee purple) Craig LeHoullier will lead a talk on how to successfully grow tomatoes in our Virginia climate. Albemarle County Office Building (1600 Fifth St. Extended). piedmont mastergardeners.org

Pruning Principles and Tools Wednesday, April 20, 10am-noon Charlottesville Area Tree Stewards host this morning lecture on pruning principles and tools. Not only is it an essential gardening skill that keeps your landscape looking its best, pruning encourages growth and flowering. Northside Library (705 Rio Rd. W). charlottesvilleareatreestewards.com

Blue Ridge Home Builders Showcase Saturday, April 2, 9am-5pm and Sunday, April 3, 11am-4pm Central Virginia’s largest home show, the Home Builders Showcase, features more than 100 vendors—from window and doors to air conditioning and pest control. Proceeds from the event benefit the Albemarle Housing Improvement Program, which provides home repairs to lowincome families in our area. Free, but donations for AHIP are encouraged. John Paul Jones Arena (295 Massie Rd.). brhba.org

Gardening lecture Tuesday, April 12, 11am-noon Expert gardener Robert Saunders of Saunders Brothers nursery leads this morning lecture about the importance and risks of boxwood blight. Learn about resistant cultivars of boxwoods (new and old). The Market at Grelen (15091 Yager Rd.). themarketatgrelen.com

Natural Landscaping Workshop Thursday, April 14, 9:30-11:30am Saunders-Monticello Trail Manager Julie Roller leads this two-hour talk on how to incorporate native plants in your home landscape. $18, meet at Kemper Park. monticello.org 8 ABODE

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Historic Garden Week Saturday, April 23, to Monday, April 25 Get an up-close look at some of the best landscapes in the Charlottesville and Albemarle area.

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15th Annual Spring Plant Sale April 30, 9am-noon Piedmont Master Gardeners and the Charlottesville Tree Stewards will host its annual plant sale—everything from annuals, perennials and herbs to veggies, houseplants and trees. Ix Art Park, piedmontmastergardeners.org

Happy birthday, Mr. President Big day for the little mountain: Founding father Thomas Jefferson was born April 13, 1743, in Shadwell, Virginia. Monticello will host a celebration and ceremony on the West Lawn commemorating the 273rd anniversary of his birth, an annual practice he would have disapproved of. “The only birthday I ever commemorate,” he once said, “is that of our independence, the Fourth of July.”

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Natural inclination

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ARCHITECTURE

Why landscape architecture?

I’ve loved design for as long as I can remember and have been drawing and painting since pencils, paper, brushes and paint were put in front of me as a toddler. In sixth grade I took a test that was supposed to tell kids their future profession; my results came back “telephone lineman.”

The test had little regard for the fact that I’m afraid of heights (and that I would technically be a linewoman). Little thanks to the career aptitude test, I found the overlap between my affinity for art and aesthetics and my inclination to be working outside. I feel lucky to be in a profession that offers me such a range of work from master planning large tracts of land to figuring out the tiniest details of how a trellis will be built or masonry goes together. I get bored easily, and this profession requires you to constantly shift gears from layout to topography to planting to construction. It suits my personality.

Why did you choose to practice in Virginia?

I actually grew up in Charlottesville, and so when I moved back with my husband six years ago, it was a matter of homecoming. My life and career have taken me around the country to Providence, Rhode Island; Cambridge, Massachusetts; Santa Fe, New Mexico; and Aspen and Denver, Colorado. So I’ve lived in a lot of beautiful places and those beautiful places have exposed me to the dazzling range of plants and soils and landscapes and horizons that are on offer in this country.

Each of those places was an education in itself.

Sometimes, though, home is home. Charlot-

tesville and the Blue Ridge Mountains have always felt like where I ultimately belong.

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

My path to design was probably inevitable. My father is an architect and urban planner. We moved to Charlottesville when I was 8 months old in order for him to take a one-year teaching position at UVA’s School of Architecture. That one year turned into four decades as a professor.

My mother worked as a tutor for the city schools and in the university’s admissions office. As a result, I grew up with parents who had their summers off and who took advantage of that enviable position. Every year our family traveled during those weeks so that my dad could research world cities and architectural sites. Many a summer was spent standing “on axis” somewhere or hearing my dad lecture about the historic settlement patterns of a region. I’m so appreciative of those experiences now.

My dad also designed the house that we grew up in, which was an early example of passive solar architecture. It was one of the first design-y houses in Charlottesville and was something of a landmark for people. Growing up, I could always give directions to my home by saying, “You’ll recognize it; it’s the only modern house on the street.” It still is!

Tell us about your college experience.

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

I studied art and art history as an undergraduate at Brown University in the early 1990s. In my art history classes, I focused on the Italian Renaissance with a wonderful professor named Evelyn Lincoln. Evelyn introduced me to a friend of hers who was an art conservator at the Worcester Art Museum and who specialized in textiles. After graduation, I ended up working first at the Worcester Art Museum on the Antioch mosaics and then with Evelyn’s friend for several years, restoring objects like Marie Antoinette’s wedding veil. Working in museums and conservation made me think a lot about how much decisions about materials in the short-term impact the long-term, and about the longevity and lasting impact of the objects a culture makes.

In 1999, I returned to school at the Harvard Graduate School of Design for three grueling years. I had many standout teachers there. Of my professors from that period, I remember Holly Getch Clarke and Elizabeth Mossop fond-

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here is the intersection of art and architecture? For Anna Boeschenstein, it’s in the ground.

“When I was in first grade,” says the Grounded LLC founder, “I told my parents that I wanted to be a farmer.” After getting her degree in art from Brown University, it was only a matter of time before she discovered landscape architecture, thanks to a professor at Harvard Graduate School of Design who, Boeschenstein says, “[helped] me connect the dots between my art background and architectural design and really begin to integrate the two.”

Today, Boeschenstein’s work spans residential and commercial projects, from an Afton farm complex to a vineyard expansion. We asked her to tell us about what inspires her, why she practices in Virginia and how a childhood career aptitude test didn’t get it totally wrong.—Caite White

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Among Anna Boeschenstein’s projects are (clockwise from bottom right) a multiphase historic farm project in Free Union; a modern landscape for a new home in the county, featuring an ipe pathway connecting different parts of the garden; and dual courtyards for a family home in Woody Creek, Colorado. ly. Holly was incredibly tough and, because of her intensity, extracted great work from her students and really pushed my boundaries. Elizabeth was a measured and thoughtful critic who was a great female role model who somehow found time to run an international design practice in addition to teaching full-time.

On process: How does it begin?

Projects begin with a site visit to understand the natural processes, topography, views and overall genius loci of that place. I have a discussion with the client about their needs and wishes and, from there, develop preliminary concept sketch options that address any site problems and highlight opportunities. Then we work together to develop the design with an increasing level of detail and oversee construction to make sure all elements tie together as we intended.

“I get bored easily, and this profession requires you to constantly shift gears from layout to topography to planting to construction. It suits my personality.”

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one section of pasture grass. What kind of grass is it, and could I use that in a garden design?”

My critical brain never turns off, which is the blessing and the curse of every designer I know.

Throughout the process, I’m a firm believer in trusting my gut. Instinct is such a strong driver for designers, and it’s important to listen when it tells you something will or will not work.

I’ve learned that if something feels right, that’s because it probably is. The ineffable is an inevitable element of design and aesthetics. Beauty is more of a feeling than an articulated thought, so I try not to overthink it. Hence, the gut.

What are you currently working on?

Oh, so much. One of the great things about being a designer is that you tend to analyze everything for its functionality, aesthetics and then, inevitably, what you could do to make it better or different. This is the way I function in the world. To be more specific, a trip down the aisles of Lowe’s to look at plumbing couplers for our leaky sink becomes, “Well this is kind of a cool object—how could I use it in a new way?” A weekend horseback ride through our back field becomes, “Look at the butterflies flocking to that

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What inspires you?

We’re in various stages of development on several projects right now. We’re currently under construction on a modern interpretation of a farm complex up in Afton with Muse Architects from Washington, D.C., and Ace Contracting Inc. It has a pool and pool house that is designed to emulate a horse shed with sliding shade panels that I’m excited to see come to fruition. Construction is about to begin on a house and site renovation in Albemarle with Formwork and Evergreen Construction. We’re breaking ground on the third phase of an ongoing project at an historic Free Union house next month, also with Evergreen. In this phase we’re renovating the front entry courtyard and adding a water feature.

I’m also consulting on a local vineyard expansion for events as well as a modernist home in Richmond.

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WillowTree’s new office promotes a friendlier workday

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floors for people to spontaneously assemble, including a lounge with an electronic drum kit and a long bar-height table that Sirach says invites workers to gather around a work in progress.

The office promotes collaboration more formally in “workpods,” which are like oversized cubicles where small teams can temporarily share a home base. “Those project teams are on projects for six months or a year; they’re all co-located in this micro space,” says Sirach.

Befitting the company demographic, which—as you’d expect—skews young and hip, Nelson gave this space a modern vibe. Its concrete floors and white walls get a dose of warmth from glimpses of bright color (like the yellow metal barstools in the kitchen) and swaths of reclaimed wood.

At the entrance, a dropped ceiling of white wallboard forms a canopy that’s punctured here and there by elongated rectangles of boldly colored glass. Sirach could be speaking about the entire office design when he describes the process of choosing the colors for that glass: “We didn’t want it to look like a play school, but to bring enThe new office of WillowTree Apps boasts bright colors and spots for gathering, both of which feature prominently in the kitchen/bar area. ergy to the space.”

Just as in Silicon Valley in the late 1990s, the t used to be the place to perform a tree pose in seek the state of “flow” that results in the most company looks to balance its employees’ techa superheated room. Now, the one-time Biinspired, productive and satisfying work. focused, screen-dependent experiences with kram Yoga studio on Fifth Street SE is home So, for example, if you’re a WillowTree designer more physical, tactile moments. A growing lito a very different kind of workout—the mental struggling with a tricky problem, you can head brary of books—yep, that ancient technology!— gymnastics of the techies at WillowTree Apps. downstairs and into one of 10 “booths”—closetprovides workers “a chance to enhance their As a fast-growing firm that creates mobile and sized rooms with padded seats, doors that close and skills away from a screen,” says Sirach.

TV-integrated apps for clients such as GE, Pepeven occupancy lights that let coworkers know And in a hallway near a bathroom, Post-it notes siCo and AOL, WillowTree has already outgrown you’re in there. As long as your light is on, no one on a bulletin board constitute a virtual meeting, several offices since it launched in 2010. Its most will bother you. “They’re pretty popular,” says Sirach. allowing anyone to contribute ideas to an ongorecent expansion allowed it to take over the for“In the early afternoon, they’re usually all booked.” ing project. “Instead of setting up a meeting or mer yoga spot downstairs from an office it was Or, if it’s company you crave, you can camp taking time away from somebody’s day,” Sirach already using. Even though close to 90 employout with your laptop in the kitchen/bar area and says, “we want it to be informal and fleeting.”— ees work at this location, “The mission wasn’t to see who stops by. Socialization is seen as producErika Howsare cram more desks in,” says Chief Experience Oftive here, so there are various places on both ficer Blake Sirach.

Rather, the company wanted to create “opSocialization is seen as productive here, so there are various places portunities for people to escape their desks,” on both floors for people to spontaneously assemble, including a Sirach explains. WillowTree’s corporate cullounge with an electronic drum kit and a long bar-height table that ture—aided by architect Ted Nelson’s design— encourages workers to collaborate, be social and Sirach says invites workers to gather around a work in progress.

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3,000 square feet—about the size of the existing home (a traditional four-over-four near UVA).

Not wanting to disturb the house’s “very clear relationship to the street,” says Wardell, the design team decided to make the addition a relatively separate structure behind the house. “It minimized impact on the neighborhood, so the addition actually happens in the backyard between the garage and house,” he says.

The addition would be distinct in style, too: a modern structure to contrast with the detailing of the original 1933 home. Though, like the main house, the reading room has a stucco exterior, horizontal ipe rain screens lend a clearly contemporary look to the book alcoves that protrude from the main volume.

The interior is both a comfortable place to read and a sort of temple to books. There’s drama in the double-height space, lit by a skylight in the cathedral ceiling and lined with oak shelving. A modern steel catwalk provides access to

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ibraries are the repositories not only of books, but of feelings. There’s the love of a good read, of course, but bookworms harbor other associations with libraries, too: discovery, solitude and the satisfaction of working hard. When architect Bruce Wardell and his colleagues were asked to design a library addition for a Charlottesville homeowner, they learned that their client wanted the new space to evoke just those kinds of emotions.

“The owner had some really wonderful memories of a collegiate library where he went to law school,” says Wardell. Of course, there were practical requirements too: enough shelving to house a large book collection, plus an audiophileworthy listening room, a home theater and an office. The addition, as it turned out, would be

“The owner had some really wonderful memories of a collegiate library where he went to law school,” says architect Bruce Wardell.

the upper level of shelves, and a two-story window affords Blue Ridge views in the winter.

All that paper—two stories of books—finds a foil in a tall stone fireplace, whose surround features stone tile embedded with fossils. Around the corner, the same fossil stone forms a panel that one confronts when moving from the corridor into the library.

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The choice is doors

What’s that knocking? It’s the opportunity to make a great first impression at restaurants, are two and a quarter.

Occasionally a residential customer will see a thick door and take to its heft, but it’s rare.

Material

Kniatt admits that for some traditional homes, nothing other than wood will do. It has that natural grain and gives you opportunities for mill work that’ll make it look just as detailed as your original Victorian molding.

But fiberglass has come a long way in this category as well. Wood grain can be simulated, and applied “skins” can make your door look like a master craftsman hewed it out of solid hardwood.

“If you’re going to paint it, you can’t tell the difference,” Kniatt says. “If you are going to stain it, there are different levels of grain. You don’t see many custom skins, but the stock selection is good.”

Wood is classic, metal is inexpensive and fiberglass is all the rage. Local experts agree more and more consumers are going with the latter category because it’s low maintenance, keeps your heat in and looks just as good as a wood door.

“They’ve made so many advances in fiberglass,” Kniatt says. Depending on options, fiberglass doors can be less expensive up front than wood doors, and they cost less to keep up. Craig Wood of Waynesboro’s Window World adds that because fiberglass doors last so long, they aren’t likely to end up in a landfill anytime soon.

The other two mainstream options have their place, though—some homeowners will deal with the high-maintenance costs of wood for its appearance, and metal offers great insulation at its price point.

Thickness This one’s easy. Almost every residential door is one and a quarter inch, Kniatt says. Some commercial doors, like those fancy jobs you find

Insulation Insulation (measured as an R- or Uvalue) equals energy savings, and fiberglass is best for scratching your green itch, according to Wood. “Americans want energy efficiency,” he says. “Fiberglass with a foam seal is more energy efficient than any other option.”

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M

ick Jagger and Keith Richards saw a red door and wanted it painted black.

But if the Stones had the kind of options that are available today, who knows? Maybe they’d have wanted a six-panel, deep purple door with sidelights, a dark bronze weather strip and a composite adjustable sill.

“When we order a door, there are quite a few options that people don’t even think about,” says Rich Kniatt, a sales manager with Better Living in Charlottesville. “Pricing, weather stripping, sill options, bore options, jamb options, casing options—we have all those.”

To get your foot in the door, consider this rundown of the latest and greatest in the most critical customization categories.

Glass is in when it comes to front doors, like in this custom-built one from Old World Carpentry in Schuyler.

Finishes Most people stain the exterior surface of their door and paint the inside, Kniatt says. So the exterior surface finish is critical.

“I tell homeowners to pick their glass and then show them the grain,” he says. “You get in and work your way through your preferences.”

Wood is classic, metal is inexpensive and fiberglass is all the rage.

Local experts agree more and more consumers are going with the latter category because it’s low maintenance, keeps your heat in and looks just as good as a wood door.

Peephole v. Glass Glass is in. Peepholes are out.

“Even with the classic six-panel doors, they’ll usually put glass at the top or add sidelights,” Kniatt says. “They still do peepholes in apartments, and you can always get a peephole installed later.”

Color The options are pretty much limitless when it comes to the color of your door, according to Wood. Regardless of your door material, you can pick up just about any paint from your retailer and slap it on there. Quit being such a buzzkill, Jagger.—Shea Gibbs ABODE 21

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aroline Minsky opened The Artful Lodger with her husband, Christopher, in 2003, in a 1,100-square-foot space on Seminole Trail. Thirteen years later, the business has grown in size and scope, covering nearly 6,000 square feet of retail space downtown. We asked her to tell us what she thinks can transform a room and how a well-designed space can speak volumes about its inhabitants.—Caite White

dowsill.” I personally do not allow windows, windowsills, air vents or even doors to stop me from creating an inviting space.

What is your favorite room in the house?

The best room in the house is the room that, upon entering, you instantly feel that you are experiencing that person or that space on a more intimate level. A musician’s instrument room, an artist’s studio, a potting shed full of a lifetime of pots, a chef ’s kitchen. My favorite part of Biltmore [in Asheville, North Carolina] is the servants’ quarters, the rooms where vases were stored and packages were received.

Antique or modern?

I grew up with French Provincial antiques in South Louisiana but I lean towards 20th century art and antiques.

What do you wish you could do without?

City or country?

Electrical cords. I see a beautiful cordless future for lamps and home appliances.

I love a good city setting. My husband says I am easy to find: Just look for the coffee shop.

What are you afraid to DIY?

Which colors do you gravitate toward?

It is not so much fear as dread. I would rather gold leaf the Statue of Liberty than paint a room myself.

I gravitate towards blues. That goes for my taste in music, too.

Have you ever had a change of heart about an object or a style?

Not entirely. I do think that the idea of rustic is still very much evolving. I prefer a refined rustic finish to primitive rustic and, if I could choose, I think a mix of materials adds contrast, sophistication and interest to the idea of rustic.

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

I like Ernest Hemingway’s house in Key West.

On what movie set would you like to live?

I could live on the set of the movie Adore and in the family house on the series “Transparent.”

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

I would be a bar. Or a fabulous secretary used as a bar.

What is your first design memory?

I cried when my mother decided to sell our blue Chinese rug. I loved it. A lot, apparently.

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

I have a fondness for brass, tortoise, Lucite, linen and leather.

What is your favorite interior designrelated word?

Tableau.

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

It could not be more different. I grew up in a very distinct Southern-style home by architect A. Hays Town, and now I live in a 1963 one-story ranch.

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

I have always felt that new upholstered furniture or a rug can give a room new life and the first thing to bring a room down is a misshapen, overscaled, dumpy sofa.

I think beautiful upholstery and a fine rug should not be a minor consideration. The rug lays the groundwork for the whole room—the upholstered pieces as well as the art.

Design rule you like to break?

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Minsky says her favorite room in her home is the living room “because no one is ever in there. Occasionally the sofa cushions become a fort or a tunnel, but for the most part it is a quiet and inviting retreat.”

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Oasis of 1.3 acres. Unique interior. Designer kitchen with skylights. 6000 (!) finished sq ft includes an apartment. Grand master suite.

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Classic home with modern kitchen. Beautiful built-in cabinetry. Spacious formal and casual rooms. Two first floor bedrooms. Slate patio may become your favorite space! Meriwether Lewis School. $850,000.

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Thoughtful passive solar design. Pristine condition. Wonderful privacy, yet in a quiet neighborhood. Beautiful gardens. 1 mile to large county park! Northeast Albemarle. $385,000.

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Lexington Ave. restored gem is much larger than it looks. Modern kitchen, baths and more. 1st floor bedrooms. 2-tiered deck and soapstone with view of surprisingly large and private backyard. $460,000.

Dramatic interior with kitchen open to family room. 2 brick fireplaces. Screened porch.

Lush landscaping. Walk to tennis or around the 5 acre lake via the 100 acres of common land. Murray School. $339,000.

Enjoy seeing the Rivanna from inside and the gazebo. 1st floor master suite. Excellent condition. Gorgeous gardens. Amazing privacy, yet in a gated community with superb amenities. $895,000.

Key West beauty with sunny eat-in kitchen opening to family room. Gracious formal rooms, too. 3400 finished sq ft. plus the screened porch. 1.6 acres near the end of a quiet street. $448,000.

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Spectacular Sweeping Valley views from this spectacular home situated high on 2+ acres in a favorite Staunton neighborhood. Enter the gates of this property & you know it’s special. Entry with curved staircase. Custom kitchen. 3 fireplaces. Comfortable and classically proportioned. Large sunroom, patio, pool. Totally updated, this home will please the most discerning purchaser. $985,000 | MLS 540276

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SHERWOOD, ca. 1845 One of Staunton’s most prominent residences, Sherwood is a one-of-a-kind masterpiece.

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Get the bigger picture of Credenhill on page 41, where we chat with the homeowners about the existing Gillette garden.

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n a town with more than its share of notable houses, the home of Bebe Heiner and Bill Atwood is a quiet gem. Hidden at the end of a long driveway in Ivy’s Flordon neighborhood, Credenhill—as it was named by its original owners, after their Welsh hometown—embodies a reserved and gracious sensibility. The pleasing proportions and fine workmanship that defined the home from the beginning are now enhanced by thoughtful updates, inside and out.

“The house commands this hill,” says Atwood.

“It lays well on this property.” Original architect Marshall Wells, who designed many houses for wealthy local clients in the early 20th century, placed the bar-shaped home on an east-west axis and sited it on high ground, where bucolic views of nearby farms can be glimpsed through oak trees.

Heiner, who founded local counseling center The Women’s Initiative, has seen the house through two major evolutions. She and her first husband, Eric Heiner, first encountered the house when they attended a party there, and bought it in 1997. It was then nearly 60 years old. “The house hadn’t been worked on in decades,” she says. They embarked on a renovation with the goal of making it more spacious and modernizing the kitchen and bathrooms.

Years later, after Heiner was widowed and remarried to Atwood, the house again was in need of some changes. “Our family was bigger now,” Heiner says. “We wanted more privacy when our kids were here.” The 2008 renovation converted the garage to a new master suite, carved out space for Atwood’s painting studio and changed the feel of the kitchen.

Throughout these processes, Heiner says, “We always wanted to maintain the character of the house.” The couple’s art collection includes a range of styles—many of them quite contemporary—and the objects found throughout the home are equally eclectic. Yet the prevailing tone is subtle, classic and well in keeping with the nature of the 1938 house.

Preserving rooms

A generous entry hall lets in plenty of natural light. “Stone houses can be dark and dismal,” says homeowner Bill Atwood.

“This one has a lot of light all day.”

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Georgian in style, Credenhill is largely symmetrical, with a somewhat unusual exterior: stone walls and a slate roof, trimmed not with wood but painted brick. “It’s a very creative use of two materials that generally don’t work well together,” says Atwood, himself an architect.

The arched doorway opens onto a generous entry hall which, in turn, leads to the living room.

The original opening between these two spaces was smaller, but the 1997 renovation enlarged it to boost the sense of spaciousness.

This is not, however, anything like an open floor plan. The house’s formal separation of rooms is a hallmark of its era that remains well-preserved. Living room, dining room and kitchen connect to each other and open onto a long hallway. Being essentially one-room deep allows the house to bring in

An arched doorway (enlarged in 1997 to boost the room’s sense of spaciousness) leads from the entry hall to the living room, where visitors get an idea of the homeowners’ vast art collection: A group of paintings behind the piano includes work by Lincoln Perry, Charles Smith, Clay Witt, Susan Bacik, Leon Kroll and Elizabeth Huey (on the adjacent wall). Upstairs in a guest bedroom, a Perry painting hangs over the mantel, while in the dining room, visitors will find paintings by Anne Massie (over the mantel) and William Draper (over the sideboard) and a collage by Anne Slaughter (over the door).

daylight. “Stone houses can be dark and dismal,” says Atwood. “This one has a lot of light all day.”

Kitchens were utilitarian workspaces for employees in the days when Credenhill was built, so Heiner’s first renovation enlarged the house’s footprint to make room for a bigger kitchen and a breakfast nook. She and Atwood changed it again to make it even brighter.

“A cousin has this light Carrara marble,” she says, touching the countertop of the squarish center island. “We thought that would lighten it up.” The stone contrasts with a dark wood floor,

while cabinets are painted white and walls are pale blue. The space is complex—L-shaped, with a butler’s pantry adjacent, and varied ceiling heights—but the effect of the palette is calming.

“We redid the island to make a barrier,” says Atwood, “and to make the island a piece of architecture.” The design invites guests to take a seat on a barstool opposite from where the cooks are working.

This end of the house has seen substantial changes. The garage became the couple’s master bedroom, a more contemporary room than any other in

the house, with a cathedral ceiling and exposed structural beams. A new laundry room took its place nearby, and a parking pavilion outside provides a covered entry (which the front door lacks).

Interest in objects Renovations to the other wing of the home have been more subtle. From the entry hall, a long corridor leads to a sitting room, which, says the couple, was uncomfortably dark. Awash in woodCONTINUED ON PAGE 37

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work—from the fireplace surround to the crown molding to built-in shelves and cupboards—it needed a brighter mood. Pickling the wood, lightening the window treatments and adding recessed lighting did the trick.

Interior design by KLH Designs includes striking modern light fixtures made of wooden branches. The traditional and symmetrical room balances the contemporary touches, and soft hues make it inviting. “The room is shaped beautifully,” says Atwood. “The proportions make it pleasant. People migrate here.”

Heiner’s office sits at the end of the wing, converted from a onetime garden room, and overlooking the landscape. It’s full of daylight and views of greenery, with a cheerful terracotta tile floor.

Though such private spaces abound—a second floor provides two more bedrooms for guests—the house seems to lead always back to the central fulcrum of its front door and living room. Though comfortable, the space is a showcase for fine objects. High-quality craftsmanship, as in the carved wooden mantel on the fireplace, sets the tone.

French doors flank the fireplace, and a baby grand piano occupies a corner. The collections here and in the next room span the globe and reach through history, from pre-Columbian pottery to Chinese armchairs to paintings by local artists Clay Witt, Judy McLeod and Anne Slaughter. Atwood’s own pieces keep company with a John Singer Sargent oil sketch and an antebellum silver tea service.

Subtle wall colors and window treatments allow the art, and the light fixtures, to take center stage.

While they’ve made the house eminently their own, it’s clear that Atwood and Heiner have a sense of stewardship for it as well. “It has great order as you move off from the door,” says Atwood, gazing at the stone façade with its rhythmic arrangement of windows. “We would never touch this.”

Pickling the wood in a sitting room at the end of a long corridor helped brighten the space, which was awash in woodwork; in the couple’s master suite, a converted garage, a cathedral ceiling and exposed beams contemporize the room; a second renovation lightened the breakfast nook.

A closer look The original manor house at Flordon, a Georgian colonial built in 1906, still stands on Old Ballard Road, and once included orchards on the property of the current Boar’s Head Inn. But it wasn’t until the late 1950s that it became the community it is today, after Dr. Charles Hurt began developing the Ivy area just west of Charlottesville. The approximately 80 homes in the Flordon neighborhood range in architectural styles from brick and Dutch colonials to ranchers.

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Under the oaks At Credenhill, updates to a Gillette design

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“All the original Gillette landscaping was still there,” says Heiner, recalling the state of things when she became an owner of the property in 1997. (For more on the house at Credenhill, see page 33). A lovely winding driveway leads uphill through rhododendrons and mountain laurel toward the house, ending in a lollipop shape before the gracious front entry. Oak trees dot the slope, and on the west side of the house, a lawn surrounded by planting beds provides a tranquil perch with a seductive view of a neighboring farm.

Gillette’s design demanded respect not only because of his reputation (in the ’50s, he redesigned the grounds of the Virginia governor’s Executive Mansion, among other commissions) but because of its beauty. Yet some areas of the property remained unimproved. For example, when Credenhill was built, the side yard off the kitchen was thought of as a zone that only domestic help would occupy. “Nobody thought it was worth landscaping,” says Heiner. As a result, just outside the breakfast nook was a paved parking area and a dearth of plantings.

This area became ripe for reimagining. Atwood and his architectural colleagues designed a parking pavilion to provide a covered entry, and the couple hired landscape architect John James to plan a kitchen garden and patio that would provide food, not to mention visual appeal to those sitting just on the other side of the windows.

Behind the house, the landscaping was once limited to the original patio in brick and flag-

stone, with its double stairs leading to a steep wooded slope that invited little traffic. Anticipating grandchildren, Heiner and Atwood asked James to create a level lawn—a good place to play—below the patio.

The result is an oval yard that’s part of a generally symmetrical design, incorporating the original patio along with new terraces, pathways and plantings. A cutting garden on one side has black dragon Japanese cedar trees in each corner, and flowers such as shasta daisies, coneflower, dahlias and Siberian iris make for a visual feast from the kitchen. Balancing the cutting garden on the opposite side is an oval garden, with serviceberry, boxwood and periwinkle.

“I borrowed heavily from Gillette’s mix of formal and informal uses of planting,” says James. While the oval garden is formal in tone, edged with cobblestone, a new woodland walk to the swimming pool feels like a stroll in the CONTINUED ON PAGE 43

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The pool itself has been downsized by Heiner and Atwood. “It had a deep end and a lot of wasted water,” says Heiner. “We made it more shallow so it could be heated.” Surrounded by a stone deck, the pool now features a pool house, also designed by Atwood, with an outdoor kitchen and an opening that, like a window, frames a view of the woods and lawn beyond. Mondo grass edges the pool deck, and skip laurel and cherry laurel create a sense of privacy and seclusion.

The side lawn designed by Gillette is a highlight of the property, with its layered view leading from informal planting beds to forest to the horizon beyond. Japanese holly, azaleas and camellias take their places among stately white oaks. In the corner of the lawn that’s closest to the house, James designed an obtrusive stone patio that perfectly updates the space. “I thought it was brilliant the way Gillette did this,” says Heiner. “We added this patio to enjoy it.” Adirondack chairs invite long looks at the view, and stones set into the grass with plenty of space between them create a casual, modern feel.

For all the improvements, it’s the simple gestures that make Credenhill’s landscape shine. In early spring, swaths of daffodils along the driveway draw the eye into the forest. And the wealth of mature oaks, including two that flank the house’s front door, is enviable. As Atwood says, “The trees own this place.”—Erika Howsare

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See more of the landscape we’ve featured in this issue, plus a few rooms inside the home.

In all, the shuttle tour, which leaves from the Boar’s Head Inn, will showcase five gardens and four homes, including the welcoming home of a young family, a stately hilltop home with extensive acreage and incredible views, a Dutch Colonial filled with American folk art and a child-friendly garden.

On Saturday, join the tour for a glimpse at the gardens of Morven, a three-story brick manor house built on land purchased by Thomas Jefferson and later gifted to the University of Virginia Foundation by John Kluge. On Monday, the University of Virginia will open for tours of the Pavilion Gardens, Carr’s Hill and the Morea Garden and Arboretum. For more information, visit vagardenweek.org.

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The new kitchen is a far cry from the home’s original (below), which was a few decades out of date. The renovated room is painted in Farrow & Ball’s Manor House Gray. Says Meghan Murray, “I thought, ‘What’s moving away from white, but staying in a simple, clean family?’”

Pretty special—but when Murray and her husband, Steve Bowers, bought the place, it was not exactly a “family home” that would work for their family. The couple and their two children needed something more up to date and functional, especially in the kitchen. The existing room was small and isolated, with finishes a few

decades out of date, and didn’t take advantage of the mountain views to the west.

“We wanted to do the same thing everybody does,” says Murray: make the kitchen more open to other functions besides cooking, such as sitting by a fireplace, doing homework and sharing family meals.

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“It took an architect with vision to say, ‘You need the whole kitchen to focus on looking outside,’” says Murray. Puopolo changed the layout and the placement of doors and windows so that the working and eating spaces in the kitchen are oriented toward the great views.

The shape of the room is complex, with multiple openings into the adjacent hallway, bar area, breakfast nook and mudroom. Leback created cabinetry to wrap around corners, physically and visually tying the kitchen proper to these many satellite spaces.

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Granite countertops—in a streaked white and gray pattern reminiscent of marble—provide unity, but the real common denominator is the Farrow & Ball paint color, Manor House Gray, in which all the kitchen cabinets are finished.

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Warm touches come in the form of the wooden barstools, oak floors and a leather L-shaped sofa near the gas fireplace. “This is all we do, is sit on the couch,” says Murray. “If I’m cooking supper the kids will hang out here and read or play a board game.”

The renovation team paid keen attention to functionality—from the tiny powder room that Puopolo located off the front hallway, to the clever specialized cabinets Leback created for appliances, spices and the kind of items that should hide—but not get lost—in a lower corner cabinet.

Homework even gets its own zone in the form of fold-down desks, one for each child. What looks like another cabinet door swings down to become a writing desk, then folds up to hide clutter. “We wanted them to have desks where we could help them,” says Murray; these are just steps from where parents would be at work in the kitchen.

A new door to a newly extended front porch “gets more light into the kitchen and makes the porch more accessible,” says Murray. It’s a far cry from the dark, closed-in kitchen that was there, with its rustic style drawn by exposed brick and ceiling beams. Yet Puopolo managed to retain touches of these original materials where the kitchen rounds the corner to the sunny breakfast nook.

Murray also placed one of the original kitchen cabinets, in a natural wood finish, against a wall in the nook. “We kept this because my uncle made it,” she explains. It’s a kind of tribute to the family—that is, the family that came before.—Erika Howsare

The renovation team paid extra attention to functionality, with specialized cabinets Todd Leback created for appliances, spices and the kind of items that should hide and a drop-down cabinet door that doubles as a desk. One of the original kitchen’s cabinets, made by the homeowner’s uncle, remains against a wall in the breakfast nook.

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Open land is generally more valuable, which can be to your advantage if you’re not set on a big lawn or garden.

Get to know the piece well before you make an offer. “I’ve had clients that have camped on land,” says Wiley. “I’ve walked land for hours with clients who want to see every inch of it, and

come back at night to see what the view is.”

Think about where the sun rises and sets, where the prevailing winds come from, how things will change with the seasons and whether there’s a promising house site.

Consider, too, possible expenses (such as putting in a long driveway or running new electrical or phone service) that would significantly up your building costs. And what’s in the neighborhood? It’s well worth the time it takes to research what is nearby—and what could be there in the future. “Buyers will always want to know what the zoning is for the county,” says Wiley. “And what are the surrounding properties? How many division rights do they have? What could potentially be in the viewshed?”

When you’re properly in love with a certain parcel, it’s time to make an offer. Once you’ve negotiated a contract with the seller, you will typically enter a study period—a time to perform certain tests on which your purchase is contingent.

This is where things can get more expensive, which is why buyers don’t undertake these tests for a property they’re only casually considering.

For starters, we’re talking a percolation, or “perc,” test—$500-800—to make sure you’ll be able to

put in a septic field (assuming you won’t be connected to city or county sewage).

Then there’s the environmental study which, says Wiley, can be important for farm properties.

Certified environmental consultants check for buried oil tanks or deteriorating farm equipment. At issue is possible soil or water contamination. Typically, all that’s needed is a phase one study, which can cost $400-2,000 depending on the size of the property.

Finally, Wiley recommends (in some cases) a new survey of the property lines, to check that the advertised amount of acreage is actually what you’ll get. “If [the existing survey is] a 20-yearold survey and no lines have changed, no piece has been sold off, then that should be sufficient,” he says. “But if it’s a 100-year-old survey based on the ‘old-oak-tree-turn-right’ type of description, then you’re going to want a new survey.”

Brace yourself: This can cost up to $30,000 for a large property, though surveys of smaller properties are much cheaper—$2,000 or so.

As with any real estate sale, once the contingencies of the contract have been met and the closing takes place, you can pop the bubbly: It’s yours! Only in this case, nobody will hand you any keys.—Erika Howsare ABODE 59

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Wish you were here

While cleaning the office of Madison House, where he was associate director from 1997-2001, former mayor Dave Norris found an old postcard of Madison Hall in the discard pile. “I thought [it] was a cool old knick-knack and saved it,” he says.

Over time, he accumulated more postcards of UVA and, later, Charlottesville. The collection now totals more than 900 and is curated by Steve Trumbull of C’ville Images.

“It’s fascinating to see how different buildings and different parts of our urban landscape have evolved over time,” says Norris, who now works for United Way of Greater Richmond and Petersburg.

“Postcards give a fascinating glimpse into how a community tells its story and what it wants visitors to remember about it.” —Caite White

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LINDEN RIDGE - An exceptional 70 acre property with a prime location in the Keswick Hunt.This meticulously maintained home has had numerous recent improvements. Lovely perennial gardens, stone patio with fire pit, and two bold streams. The 4 bedroom home includes an expansive 1st floor master suite and over 3500sf. Guest cottage, entertainment barn and 16 stall stable. $2,950,000 MLS# 541181 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

FAIRWAY DRIVE – Perfectly located private waterfront lot of 2.6 acres in gated community with views of the surrounding Pete Dye designed golf course, Broadmoor Lake, and Blue Ridge Mountains. Low maintenance country home with over 11,000 sq. ft with tumbled marble flooring, chef ’s kitchen, 5 bedrooms, state of the art security system and Lutron lighting system. The home is relaxing as well as perfect for entertaining with a beautiful billiard room, home theatre, wine cellar, and outdoor kitchen. $4,395,000 MLS# 540446 Frank Hardy 434.296.0134

LUXOR TERRACE - Only 10 miles from Charlottesville in desirable Western Albemarle, this private manor offers outstanding mountain and water views.

23.6 acres that can be divided. There are two stocked ponds and two streams.

The exquisite brick custom brick home has many high end finishes and is over 7700sf with 7 bedrooms and 5.5 baths. A true masterpiece in the heart of the country. $1,950,000 MLS# 542228 Ann Hay Hardy 202.297.0228

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HUNT COUNTRY LANE - Custom built Prairie style hme on 21 aces w/ a 5 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. $1,698,000 MLS# 530802 Ann Hay Hardy 202.297.0228

OLD FARM RD - In Bellair, located on great corner lot with close in convenience.

Home was built in 1960 and is brick with slate roof and enjoys spacious living room, dining room, slate foyer, brick sun porch, kitchen, breakfast room and front and rear staircases to the second floor. There is an attached 2car garage with finished bedroom and bath space above as well as 4 additional bedrooms and 4 full baths on the second floor. Ideal for family living with a wonderful open, landscaped yard on private lot. $1,650,000 MLS # 539746 Frank Hardy 434.296.0134

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1115 HilltoP Road $1,795,000

Stately residence on one of the city’s most desirable streets offering 6 bedrooms, 5.5 baths, 4 fireplaces and endless 1930’s character and construction quality.

Comprehensive renovations just completed include a new eat-in kitchen with fireplace, a just created, detached home office space or teen recreation area, extensive landscaping, new aggregate drive with abundant off-street parking, HVAC, copper gutters & downspouts. Throughout the renovation, the home’s inherent, c. 1931 charms were respected, while creating an exceptionally efficient, comfortable and turn-key property under 5 minutes to UVA, Downtown & Barracks conveniences. MLS# 542484

1012 DRUID AVENUE, UNIT E • $529,000 Belmont home in private cul-de-sac. State of the art indoor air quality, top quality flooring, security/media wiring. First floor all wheelchair accessible, including large main floor bedroom and bath with a full sized roll-in shower; Custom window treatments: wood shutters and solar shades. Marcela Foshay (540) 314-6550. MLS# 543225

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1351 MOSBY REACH • $524,900 Chic kitchen and master bath remodels make this bright, spacious and supremely comfortable 5-bedroom/3.5-bath, 3,400 sq ft Dunlora home with finished basement a true stand-out. Huge deck overlooks wooded back yard with treehouse, gazebo and creek. Kristin Cummings Streed (434) 409-5619. MLS# 542594

128 W ROSEWOOD DRIVE • $334,000 The heart of the home is a two-story family room with floor-toceiling stone wall & gas fireplace. Easy living on main level – kitchen, laundry, living space, and a master suite, including a huge walkin closet, bathroom with his & hers vanities & large soaker tub.

Fabulous screened porch. Lisa Lyons (434) 987-1767. MLS# 543224

2353 OWENSVILLE ROAD • $1,248,000 1st & 2nd floor masters, large, open, sunny eat-in kitchen with adjacent family room, dramatic sunroom overlooking the expansive, private parcel. Extensive woodwork & built-ins, 4 fireplaces, 2-car garage, large bedrooms, tremendous flow between outdoor & indoor living spaces. Dramatic yet discrete horizon pool. MLS# 543347

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1719 BENDING BRANCH ROAD • $428,000 This central location allows you to reach all parts of Charlottesville in minutes! Like new construction with easy maintenance cement siding, tankless hot water heater, and a level yard! 4 bedrooms plus a loft area, 2.5 baths and attached two-car garage. Biking distance to Fairview Swim and Tennis Club. Suzie Hegemier (434) 962-8425. MLS# 543643

1613 KING MOUNTAIN ROAD • $489,000 Stately brick home on a 1.42 acre partially wooded lot on a cul de sac.

A spectacular great room with grand woodburning fireplace is the heart of this 4-bedroom, 3-full bath home that also boasts both formal dining and living rooms. Relax on the sunporch and savor the natural beauty of the setting. Erin Garcia (434) 981-7245. MLS# 543351

975 OWENSVILLE ROAD • $424,000 Surprise! Peek inside this recently renovated home & enjoy nature from Sun Room with built-in Bar and exposed beams (opens to new Deck)!

Family Room w/woodstove adjoins Home Office. Renovated Kitchen with stainless appliances. Spacious Master Bedroom, and renovated Bathrooms. Tommy Brannock (434) 981-1486. MLS# 543040

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508 Rookwood Place $1,595,000

409 RIDGE STREET • $849,000 This amazing home which enjoys 10’ ceilings w/ 9’ solid custom doors and encased openings, extensive built-ins and decorative molding, a library with a wall of shelves, glass cabinets and a custom made mantel. The gourmet kitchen with commercial range opens to a light filled breakfast nook. Lindsay Milby (434) 962-9148. MLS# 543629

Enjoy nature’s beauty in this spacious, updated 5-bedroom contemporary on nearly 2 acres, ideally located in coveted Ednam Forest. The focal point is a dramatic two-story great room with floor-toceiling windows. 1st floor master, 3 bedrooms up, and a guest suite on the terrace level — perfect for families or empty nesters. Top-of-the-line chef’s kitchen opens to a peaceful shaded screened porch.

3 wood burning fireplaces. Walking distance to Ragged Mountain Nature Area Trail. Nothing left to do but unpack! Kathy Hall (434) 987-6917. MLS# 543127

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