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Boys and Their Toys: Where Homes and Hobbies Collide

Starting with cavemen who adorned their walls with primitive artwork and animal-skins, men have taken great pride in their homes and influenced their design and aesthetics, not settling merely for ...

Sofa, So Good! Find the right sofa to suit your style

Growing up in southwestern Virginia, I remember the elegant luncheons and dinner parties my mother coordinated in our home with her fine china and silver. Not a detail was left ...

Retiree Retreat: A Haven of Art and Memories

“The first time we saw this house we knew it had to be ours,” said Trish Tanner. “We signed a contract that day.” Louis and Trish Tanner could see the ...

Picking Up Chicks: What to Know Before You Embark on Backyard Chicken Ownership

Our family’s move from a bustling Northern Virginia suburb to a five-acre “farmlet” in Lynchburg would not have been complete without chickens. Even before we contemplated the move, I had ...

An Ever-Evolving Family Home With Family Ties

Alex and Sackett Wood’s home focuses on the family. Clearly, this is what matters most for this couple. Around the home are family photographs, carefully framed and displayed in every ...

Culinary Crafting: Handmade Artisanal Foods

I once ate what was described on the packaging as an “artisan” tortilla chip. Sure, it tasted good, but was that mass-produced—albeit better-than-average—tortilla chip truly an “artisan” food? Recently, I’ve ...

A Wish and a Wash: When it’s Time for a Bathroom Makeover, Choose Function First, Then Sprinkle the Flair

Whether getting ready for the day or getting refreshed at day’s end, we spend countless hours enjoying the pleasure of indoor plumbing in our bathrooms – a pleasure people in the early ...

Best Kitchens Revealed

HOME magazine is proud to acknowledge our stylish and savvy readers. The enthusiastic response to our residential home remodeling contest gave our judges much to consider. Each kitchen submission to ...