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Rumor has it that the “world’sfanciest” rummage sale will fea-ture some of the crystal lightfixtures and other items re-cently replaced in the remodel-ing of the Ritz-Carlton Tysons.
Make your spring cleaningcount this year. Donations areneeded for the World’s FanciestRummage Sale, benefiting theBoys & Girls Clubs of GreaterWashington, Fairfax Region.Small items and clothing drop-offs can be brought to the frontof the Ritz-Carlton Hotel,Tysons Corner and left with theBell Staff. Please indicate thatthe items are for the Boys andGirls Clubs Rummage Sale. Do-nation receipts will be availableat drop-off.
Have a really big item to do-nate? Contact Helen Kruger703-748-4068 to make pick-uparrangements.
The sale will feature upscale,new or like-new items, includ-ing designer clothing and shoes,furniture, and home goods at ri-diculously low prices.
In addition to bargains, the
price of admission includes alive DJ, delicious food and op-portunities to purchase raffletickets for prizes ranging fromhotel stays, luxury dining expe-riences to spa packages, dinnerwith a celebrity, gift certificates,and more.
Suggested donations:Women’s Purses, Shoes, DesignerApparel and Accessories, Jewelry,Outerwear, Men’s Ties, Bicyclesand Cycling, Ski Equipment, GolfEquipment, Exercise Equipment,Pool Tables, Table Tennin, Pin-ball, Darts, Foosball, Art, Pic-tures/Paintings, Small Appli-ances, Wines, Houseware,China/Serving Pieces, DecorativeAccessories, Rugs, Furniture,Antiques
World’s Fanciest RummageSale Coming April 7
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Rummage Sale DetailsSunday, April 7th, 12-4pmThe Ritz-Carlton Tysons,
1700 Tysons Blvd, McLean, VA22102
Admission: $5 per person, in-cludes food.
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For full schedule through April 27.
Visit www.vagardenweek.org.
Historic Garden Week 2013 willfeature approximately 200 pri-vate homes and gardens open on
32 separate tours throughout the state ofVirginia over eight consecutive days. It isthe largest ongoing volunteer effort in Vir-ginia and represents the coordinated effortsof 3,400 club members. One hundred per-cent of tour proceeds are used to enhanceVirginia’s landscape.Visit www.vagardenweek.org.
SATURDAY APRIL 20, 2013Old Town AlexandriaSponsored by the Hunting Creek Garden Club and
the Garden Club of Alexandria, 10 a.m to 4 p.m.All eight private properties on the historic Old
Town Alexandria tour are within an easy walk ofeach other, allowing visitors to enjoy strolling thequaint streets lined with charming townhouses andintimate walled gardens.
Tickets are $40 and available at the RamseyHouse Visitors Center at the corner of King Streetand North Fairfax Street on the day of the tour. Foradvance tickets contact Mrs. Donald [email protected] 703-684-3876. Formore information, please contact Tour ChairmenMason Bavin at [email protected], TwigMurray [email protected] or Catherine Boltonat [email protected]
TUESDAY APRIL 23, 2013Fairfax: Oakton/ViennaSponsored by The Garden Club of Fairfax10 a.m. to 4 p.m
The Fairfax County communities of Oakton andVienna have emerged from small rural towns intothriving family-oriented neighborhoods withhomes and gardens reflecting a wide range of ar-chitectural and personal style. Ticket price includesadmission to the Cosby Home, the Unger Homeand Garden, the Buster Home and Garden, theKampa Home and Garden, the Rosenthal Homeand Garden and Meadowlark Botanical Gardens.
Advance tickets are $20 through April 9. ContactMarty Whipple at [email protected]. For moreinformation about the tour, contact BonnieRekemeyer at [email protected].
80th HistoricGarden Week,April 20-27
This home in the Vienna/Oaktonarea is featured on Virginia’sHistoric Garden Week.
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By Marilyn Campbell
Centre View
From designing a kitchen with aconcave glass tile backsplash tocreating a backyard with a fireplace and pool, some local home
remodelers were honored recently with theNational Association of the RemodelingIndustry’s (NARI) 2013 Regional Contrac-tor of the Year awards for design acumen.Winning projects ran the gamut from his-toric preservation projects to environmen-tally conscious conceptions.
A MCLEAN KITCHEN by BOWA took tophonors in the “Residential Kitchen Over$120,000” category. The homeowners werelooking to create a free-flowing, light-filledspace.
“Their kitchen was not as open as theywould have liked,” said Josh Baker, founderand co-chairman of BOWA. “They wantedto make it more integrated and useful forthe family.”
To accommodate a larger kitchen, thedesign team, which included BOWA’sGeorge Hodges-Fulton, built an additionand added a sitting room, screened porch
and additional windows to allow an abun-dance of natural light to stream into thespace. The new kitchen also included abutler’s pantry and a family dining area.
What is the key to turning one’s home intoan award-winning, showcase house? Baker,who founded BOWA with his college friendLarry Weinberg, says an open dialogue isessential to a successful remodeling project.“The key is finding a person or companythat you communicate very, very well withand whose process is in line with how youlike to do business,” he said. “This is a cus-tomer service business. It is not just a con-struction business. The entire process is im-portant, not just the end result.”
FAIRFAX-BASED FIRM RJK Construction,Inc. received top honors in the category of“Residential Addition $100,000 to$250,000” for a home in the Mantua areaof Fairfax County. Company president Rob-ert Kalmin says the homeowners’ goal wasto blend their interior and exterior spaces.“They wanted to make their exterior land-scaping a visual point because they enter-tain a lot,” he said. “The windows act asmurals to the exterior landscaping bring theoutdoors in and the indoors out.”
The owners requested an open floor planthat allowed guests to move freely betweenthe kitchen and the backyard. “They werevery specific about how they wanted peopleto meander from the outside to the inside,”Kalmin said. “We had to relocate the pow-der room so that people are able to use the
restroom without having to go anywhereelse.”
An abundance of windows allows natu-ral light to flow throughout the home. “Thekitchen has red oak flooring and other col-ors and finishes that compliment the natu-ral scenery outside,” said Kalmin.
HARRY BRASWELL of Harry Braswell,Inc. in Alexandria, was named Contractorof the Year in the “Entire House $500,001to $1,000,000” category for the renovationof a home that had not been updated sincethe 1950s. “The house was outdated, toosmall for the family’s needs,” he said.
The renovation included a kitchen out-fitted with cabinet-front appliances andporcelain sinks including an apron farm sinkand an island sink in a pale aqua. “Thatcolor is carried throughout the house,” saidproject manager Gretchen Brown.
A concave glass tile backsplash surroundsthe durable, brown-toned quartzite counter.“Quartzite doesn’t stain easily,” said Brown.“It is strong like granite, but is more expen-sive.”
The Braswell team also got a nod for en-ergy efficiency for this project, which wasnamed “NARI Green Project.” Brown notedthat the team installed energy efficiencylighting and energy star appliances.
“The homeowners had specific criteriaabout wanting to meet [Leadership in En-ergy and Environmental Design] certifica-
Local contractorsget top honors forremodeling projects.
The Region’s Best Home DesignsThis McLean kitchen by BOWA took top honors in the “Residential Kitchen Over $120,000” category. Thehomeowners wanted to create a free-flowing, light-filled space.
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By John Byrd
If you compare the currenthome remodeling market to2007, it’s clear thathomeowners are less likely
to execute a top-to-bottommakeover in a single stroke thanthey were five years ago.
Home resales are rising again,but the belief that every dollarspent on a Northern Virginia homewill be quickly recovered has beensuspended — if only temporarily— as homeowners reassess.
For most local homeowners, ahouse is an asset of enormous per-sonal appeal: an expression ofidentity and aspiration, periodi-cally adapted to life’s changes.
While the scale of the averageproject may be smaller, it’s evidentthat many homeowners middle ageor older have come to see the homeas a long-term — even lifelong —work in progress, one that theytake up passionately, and at regu-lar intervals.
Veteran remodeler David Fostercalls these homeowners “incremen-tal” improvers, and has come to seethem them as the primary focus ofa home improvement enterprise hestarted 30 years ago.
As president of Foster Remodel-ing Solutions in Lorton, Fosterregularly coaches his team on theimportance of understanding whatthese homeowners need, what theyare expecting and how to articu-late their best options with clarity.
“Our core belief is that there aremany homeowners who will makea notable home improvement ev-ery two-to-five years, so we placea high priority on earning thatperson’s trust,” Foster said. “In this
sense, there is nothing more impor-tant than outperforming expecta-tion.”
WHILE THERE MAY BE manyreasons why a homeowner will re-model in stages, Foster said thatthe typical incremental improverhas a pay-as-you-go orientation —often driven by evolving family re-quirements.
Vienna resident Kelly Grems, forinstance, has executed four remod-eling projects with Foster startingwith a kitchen addition in 2003.
“We bought the house in 1995when I was pregnant,” Grems said.“My husband [Ed] and I had beenliving in a much smaller house inMaryland, but envisioned a tradi-
tional home that would offer ourgrowing family lots of useful activ-ity areas.”
A kitchen with a sizable break-fast room was the first item on the“wish list,” an assignment compli-cated by the fact that home’s rearelevation backs into a woodlandset-aside and a precipitous drop.
“The ground level decking wasalready in place,” Grems said. “ButDavid showed us a plan for an el-evated breakfast room extensionbuilt on pilings that wouldn’t re-quire a ground level foundation.Turns out, this solution created awelcome canopy for the groundlevel patio. And it was also a moresensible, economical choice for usat the time.”
Grems said her first step washanding Foster a file of articles onkitchen interiors she had clippedfrom Southern Living; the FosterRemodeling design staff then tookover, helping the couple visualizedesign ideas with the aid of a CADcomputer program.
“The selection and pricing pro-cess was transparent, and really an-ticipated what we needed,” Gremssaid. “When you’re as busy as weare, you appreciate this quality ofsupport.”
Apart from budget consider-ations, Grems said taking a pausebetween projects allowed thecouple to pay more attention tohow the family is actually using thehouse, and to develop ideas thatwork for everyone.
The recently completed familyroom upgrade didn’t become animmediate action plan, for in-stance, because the family designprocess was fomenting slowly —
again starting with magazine ar-ticles and other sources. “We’reparticular; we let the look come tous piece by piece,” she said.
The half-brick floor-to-ceilingbackwall was replaced by perfectlysymmetrical built-ins, crown mold-ing and an elevated hearth with amarble surround and Edwardian-style mantle.
“It’s an entirely different moodfrom the sun room,” Grems said,“and perfectly satisfies another di-mension of our lifestyle.”
ON A SIMILAR NOTE, south Al-exandria resident Sandy Nusbaumattributes her periodic home up-grade inclinations to a gradual butdecisive recognition that the four
Nusbaum said. “That’s when I re-newed my appreciation for themany advantages of this house. Irecognized that everything wewanted was already here; we justneeded a few pointed improve-ments to take us into the foresee-able future.”
Initially that meant introducingan open, “kitchen-centric” plan inthe back half of the house, and cre-ating an outdoor component — inthe form of a 16-by-16-foot backscreen porch — that allows for easywarm-weather circulation.
Replacing a wall betweenkitchen and dining room with athree-stool dining counter provedan effective starting point to delin-eating a more interactive entertain-ment space.
A few years on the Nusbaumsbegan planning an extension of therear family room, an open-air grill-ing deck and a layout that permitschildren, grandchildren and manyguests to circulate through a nowwide-ranging entertainment suite.
Then, just last year, the largelyunused lower level was convertedinto a multi-purpose suite thatserves as both an exercise roomand guest accommodation.
Demand for Incremental Improvements Over time, some owners makeover the entire house — one phase at a time.
The Pipers’ new powderroom includes a Mediterra-nean-style foot bath ringedin glass and mosaic tiling.
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The plans for a kitchen remodel were complicated by the fact that the home’s rear eleva-tion backs into a woodland set-aside and a notably precipitous drop.
beforeThe existing half-brickfloor-to-ceiling backwallwas replaced by perfectlysymmetrical built-ins,crown molding and anelevated hearth with amarble surround andEdwardian-style mantle.
after bedroom colonial she has occupiedfor 28 years with husband Mike isthe last single family residence thecouple will ever own.
“We raised three children here,and when the last of them movedaway, we looked at other housesin the area and even a retirementvillage in North Carolina,”
After comprehensive upgrades totheir kitchen and master bath, forinstance, Steve and Diane Piperdecided that their eclectically re-designed powder room should in-clude a Mediterranean-style footbath ringed in glass and mosaic til-ing. The artfully-executed powderroom, planned with Foster designerSarah Wolf, includes a vessel ba-sin with exposed copper piping,
marble floors and a coffered ceil-ing with concealed lights.
The Pipers — who often travelinternationally — say the foot bathis a pleasant convenience in thesummer when they are wearingsandals. “I wouldn’t say a footbathadds anything to re-sale value,”Diane Piper said, “But we do planto be in this house for at least an-other ten years.”
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Address .................................... BR FB HB ..... Postal City ..... Sold Price .. Type ....... Lot AC .. PostalCode ........ Subdivision .......... Date Sold
1 11399 AMBER HILLS CT ........... 5 .. 4 .. 2 .......... FAIRFAX ...... $1,476,665 ... Detached ... 0.84 ........ 22033 .... ESTATES AT FAIR OAKS .... 01/31/13
2 10817 WINDERMERE LN .......... 4 .. 3 .. 1 ... FAIRFAX STATION $1,275,000 ... Detached .. 11.01 ....... 22039 THE ENGLISH HILLS ESTATE 01/31/13
3 11391 AMBER HILLS CT ........... 4 .. 4 .. 1 .......... FAIRFAX ...... $1,160,928 ... Detached ... 0.83 ........ 22033 .... ESTATES AT FAIR OAKS .... 01/31/13
4 3510 ROSE CREST LN ............... 5 .. 4 .. 1 .......... FAIRFAX ...... $1,087,500 ... Detached ... 0.83 ........ 22033 ....... OAK HILL ESTATES ....... 01/30/13
5 3871 LEWISTON PL .................. 3 .. 5 .. 0 .......... FAIRFAX ...... $1,025,000 ... Townhouse 0.09 ........ 22030 ............ FARRCROFT ........... 01/23/13
6 12606 CLIFTON HUNT LN ......... 5 .. 4 .. 1 ......... CLIFTON ........ $920,000 ... Detached ... 5.31 ........ 20124 ......... CLIFTON HUNT ......... 01/31/13
7 7438 SPRING SUMMIT RD ........ 4 .. 4 .. 1 ...... SPRINGFIELD ..... $800,000 ... Detached ... 0.44 ........ 22150 .........WESTHAMPTON ........ 01/31/13
8 8086 PAPER BIRCH DR ............. 5 .. 4 .. 1 .......... LORTON ......... $790,000 ... Detached ... 0.21 ........ 22079 .... LAUREL HILL LANDBAY ... 01/16/13
9 13509 LAMIUM LN ................... 4 .. 4 .. 1 ...... CENTREVILLE ..... $781,000 ... Detached ... 0.25 ........ 20120 ....... FAIRCREST SOUTH ...... 01/04/13
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1 11399 AmberHills Court, Fairfax
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3 11391 Amber Hills Court, Fairfax — $1,160,9285 3871 Lewiston Place, Fairfax — $1,025,000
6 12606 Clifton Hunt Lane,Clifton — $920,000
7 7438 Spring Summit Road,Springfield — $800,000
9 13509 Lamium Lane,Centreville — $781,000
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Remodeling often affords anopportunity to re-purposeexisting materials by donating to those less fortunate.
Ask your remodeler if there is a plan orpolicy for saving materials for re-userather than sending it to a land fill. Every projectis different. And some materials are more easilyremoved and saved than others. Here are a coupleof organizations that accepted used materials.
A WIDER CIRCLEThis organization provides basic-need items to
families transitioning out of shelters and those liv-ing without life’s necessities. A Wider Circle fur-nishes the homes of more than 1,000 children andadults each month. If you wish to donate furni-ture and other home essentials that are in goodcondition (no rips or stains), you can drop offitems at their Center for Community Service inSilver Spring, Md. You can also schedule a pickupin most areas throughout greater Washington, D.C.Refer to their website for a full list of accepteditems and their “wish list” of the most neededitems at www.awidercircle.org. Some impressive2011 stats:
❖ 13,000: Number of homes furnished❖ 1,500,000: Pounds of furniture and home
goods recycled❖ 10,000: Number of volunteers who assisted
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY – RESTOREReStore is a resale business that sells new and
used building materials and home items to thegeneral public. All donations are tax deductibleand donated by individuals, local retailers, build-ing contractors and suppliers. Donated items arethen sold at 50-90 percent off the retail price,with all proceeds benefiting Habitat for Human-ity, an organization that provides safe and afford-able housing to low-income families. ReStoreaccepts appliances, furniture, cabinets, roofingand flooring materials, exercise equipment,countertops, electronics, lighting and plumbingfixtures, among many others. All materials anditems must be in good and working condition.Items may be dropped off at ReStore locationsduring their business hours or for larger dona-tions you may schedule a pickup. For store hoursand locations and for the complete list of accept-able items you can check out the followingwebsites:
❖ Northern Virginia: Stores in Alex-andria and Chantilly -www.restorenova.org
❖ Montgomery County: Store locationin Gaithersburg - www.habitat-mc.org
❖ Loudoun County: Store inPurcellville - www.loudounhabitat.org/restore
❖ Fauquier County: Store inWarrenton – www.fauquierhabitat.org
GOODWILLFounded in 1902, Goodwill accepts gently used
clothing, furniture, housewares, working electron-ics, and other household items. These items arethen sold at their retail locations, with the proceedsused to fund employment, job training, and place-ment services for the disadvantaged and those withdisabilities. To view their full list of goods accepted,and for the list of donation centers and stores, visitwww.dcgoodwill.org. You may also schedule a pickup online for larger items or multiple items youdon’t have the resources to transport.
SALVATION ARMYAlthough the Salvation Army is involved in many
community programs, proceeds from items do-nated to their stores will benefit their Adult Reha-bilitation Centers, which help those who have lostthe ability to cope with their problems and areunable to provide for themselves. Each rehabili-tation center offers residential housing and work,along with individual and group therapy. Thisenables many to be reunited with their familiesand resume a normal life. Items commonly do-nated include appliances, clothing, furniture, andhousehold goods. For more information on theirdonation program, please visit www.satruck.org.
BOWA HOME CLEANUP DAYSAs a thank you to the neighbors in the commu-
nities in which we work, from time to time BOWAhosts Home Cleanup Days. Home Cleanup Day isa great opportunity to donate and recycle gentlyused household items, toys and clothing, and dis-pose of any debris or other unwanted clutter. ABOWA employee will help folks unload their itemsand a Goodwill representative will be on hand toaccept donations and provide receipts.
To find a BOWA Home Cleanup Day in your area,please visit our http://info.bowa.com/communityblog/.
Josh Baker is founder of BOWA, learn more atwww.bowa.com.
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tion because they are dedicated toprotecting the environment,” saidBraswell.
CABIN JOHN, MD., BASEDfirm Anthony Wilder Design/Build, Inc. received kudos in the“Residential Exterior, $100,000and Over” category for a backyardspace that includes a pool and fire-place. “The homeowner wantedfour separate living spaces in thebackyard,” said company spokes-woman Danielle Frye. “He wanteda dining room, a living room witha heat source, a place to sunbathenear his pool and a place to playcricket on his lawn.”
Frye said the Wilder team, whichincluded architect George R. Bottand lead designer Anthony Wilder,developed a backyard plan thatreplaced overgrown grass withflagstone and a badly worn fencewith foliage to create a sense ofprivacy. “There is a sundeck andspaces for a sofa and dining table,but the fireplace is the focal point,”said Frye. “We used really tall bam-boo to shield the view from the
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hotel across the street.”
A BETHESDA HOME ADDI-TION garnered a top prize in the“Residential Addition Over$250,000” category for A.R.T De-sign Build Inc. with team memberGrossmueller’s Design Consult-ants, Inc.
“The client wanted to expandtheir one story house to have aseparate area for [bedrooms] andcreate a more functional first floorwith more communal spaces, thekitchen, family room [and] diningroom,” said Cindy G. McClure ofGrossmueller’s Design Consult-ants, Inc.
The design team added a newsecond floor to the home, whichaccommodates a laundry room, amaster suite, two additional bed-rooms and a bathroom. A stairtower and cathedral foyer createan open floor plan and connect thefirst and second levels.
“Elements of the old house, likethe wide chimney on the front andthe contemporary 1960 style wereplayed upon and accentuated,”said McClure. “The result is a func-
tional home that meets theneeds of today’s family, re-mained within budget andwas completed on time.”
Harry Brawell ofHarry Braswell, Inc.in Alexandria, wasnamed Contractor ofthe Year in the “En-tire House $500,001to $1,000,000”category for renovat-ing a home that hadnot been updatedsince the 1950s.
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