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Winter Home Tips From Moss Building & Design
Relevance: 100% Posted on: January 27, 2016
Old Man Winter has finally arrived in Virginia. You have probably begun to notice drafts and leaks and some all-around inefficiencies in your home. Moss Building and Design was gracious enough to provide us with some common winter questions they receive. Moss Building and Design is one of Reston’s top home remodeling…
Reston Winter Prep: 5 Ways to Winterize Your Home Cheaply
Relevance: 60% Posted on: December 10, 2014
The weather gurus at The Old Farmer’s Almanac are predicting that this winter we will receive another arctic blast with above-normal snowfall. Well, if that doesn't get you all excited for winter, I don't know what will! Sarcasm aside, it's time to actually prepare for this onslaught rather than just cross our fingers…
Holiday Home Tour: The Wests’ Incredible Halloween Decorations
Relevance: 32% Posted on: October 31, 2014
A few weeks ago, Dorothy and Duke West invited me into their home to see their lovely and skillful fall decorations. While I was there, they told me that their decorating specialty would actually come a few weeks later, when they would put together an outrageous party display for Halloween. I was…
Holiday Home Tour: The Wests’ Lush and Surprisingly Affordable Fall Decor
Relevance: 26% Posted on: October 2, 2014
Their front steps overflow with eye-catching autumn color, and the inside of their home is just as lavishly decorated. I'm excited to present our first holiday home tour: the townhouse of Dorothy and Duke West of Whisperwood Cluster in Reston. We look forward to seeing how Restonians decorate for Halloween, Christmas, and other…
Home Tour: Basil’s Eclectic, Art-filled Condo
Relevance: 26% Posted on: September 30, 2014
Modern Reston will be showcasing homes of the people who define the New Reston. We'll see how they live and how they have creatively transformed their spaces to reflect who they are. We are dedicated to finding homes with a modern sensibility mixed with a bit of quirk. We hope these tours…
Holiday Home Tour: Raquel’s Cozy Family Christmas Decor
Relevance: 22% Posted on: December 13, 2015
It's time for another holiday home tour! If you enjoy seeing beautiful holiday decorations as much as I do, you'll love Raquel's charming home. She invited me to visit her house and see her sophisticated yet family-friendly holiday decorations. Raquel lives in North Reston with her husband, Dave, and their five-year-old son, Fletcher. She is the President…
Monument Coffee Roasters: The Supplier of Choice for the New Lake Anne Coffee House
Relevance: 22% Posted on: July 23, 2015
The announcement that the Lake Anne Coffee House is changing hands has everyone a-buzz with excitement! Finally, Reston will have a bonafide independent coffee house. What you might not know is that the improvement to the actual coffee will be MONUMENTAL. Future owners Eve and Rick Thompson have chosen Monument Coffee —…
Holiday Home Tour: Allison’s Classic Christmas Elegance
Relevance: 22% Posted on: December 11, 2014
It's time for another holiday home tour! Home tours are some of my favorite things that we cover here at Modern Reston, and they are especially fun during the holidays. We have featured lush autumn decor and dramatic Halloween decorations in earlier tours. Now we are pleased to present our first Christmas home tour, Allison Romero's elegant house in…
Tysons Corner Center’s Christmas Market and Winterfest 2014
Relevance: 22% Posted on: December 19, 2014
It's the final weekend before Christmas, so with any luck, you'll be spending the next few days smugly relaxing at home with all your holiday preparations finished. But more likely, you'll be spending the weekend rushing around the mall with the rest of us procrastinators. If you'll be heading to Tysons Corner Center…
The Reston Home Tour Gives an Inside Look at Some of the Area’s Best Renovations
Relevance: 20% Posted on: October 12, 2015
As I've mentioned before, home tours are some of my favorite types of articles to cover here at Modern Reston. Those articles are also some of our most popular with our readers, so it's likely that you love them, too. As much fun as it is to browse interior design photos, though, it's much better to be able…
Home Tour: A Designer’s Vibrant Waterfront Townhouse
Relevance: 19% Posted on: September 7, 2014
Wouldn't you love to peek inside some of Reston's beautiful homes? We have a fascinating mix of contemporary, mid-century, traditional, and urban homes throughout town. Now is your chance to look inside some of them! One of our favorite features here at Modern Reston will be our series of home tours. We will be showcasing…
Home Tour: A Photographer’s Mid-Century Townhouse Filled With Playful Details
Relevance: 19% Posted on: September 18, 2016
We love a home filled with personality! The latest house in our series of home tours is a mixture of feminine glam, vintage chic, and wild zaniness. It's the perfect match for homeowner April Greer and her adventurous spirit. April is a freelance advertising photographer with clients such as the Washington…
Home Tour: A Cramped Split-Level Transforms with Spacious, Mid-Century Style
Relevance: 18% Posted on: July 8, 2015
If you love a good before-and-after home tour, then you don't want to miss this one. Reston resident Carolyn Reams sent me photos of her family's renovations, and I was stunned by the transformation. She invited me to come in and see her beautiful house for one of Modern Reston's home tours.…
Local Author Kwame Alexander — Living Life According to Bob Simon’s Tenets
Relevance: 18% Posted on: September 25, 2015
This has been a week of reflection as we celebrate the life of Bob Simon and the founding of Reston. Much has been said about Simon's community vision where people work together, live together and inspire one another. Reston is one of the nation's most successful planned communities because of these concepts, but…
The 2016 Reston Home Tour Features Local Residences that Embrace Change
Relevance: 17% Posted on: October 4, 2016
I love the creative inspiration of home tours (as well as HGTV, Houzz, and design blogs), but looking at photos of interiors isn't nearly as interesting as actually walking through real houses. That's why the annual Reston Home Tour is so fun. It's a self-guided tour of especially beautiful or fascinating local homes. This…
The PEEPle of Reston, in Glorious Peeps Dioramas
Relevance: 17% Posted on: March 22, 2015
I've got to applaud the person who first came up with the idea of a Peeps diorama. It's genius. To use Peeps in ridiculous arts and crafts projects is a huge improvement over the original use of Peeps. As I understand it, you were originally supposed to eat them. The Just Born candy…
Home Tour: A Stunning Condo with Urban Style (for a Fraction of the Cost of Town Center Living)
Relevance: 16% Posted on: August 30, 2016
You might recognize this Lake Anne condo from the 2015 Reston Home Tour -- it was one of my favorite locations on the tour, thanks to its gorgeously modern interior design. Or perhaps you'll remember it from a House Call article on Apartment Therapy, which described its extensive renovations. This condo is highly acclaimed and…
Before and After: A Home Stager Reveals Her Secrets
Relevance: 15% Posted on: August 23, 2016
It makes sense that an attractive, pleasant, and functional space is easiest to sell. But how can someone achieve that elusive state where a home appeals immediately to a buyer? A professional home stager offered to show us some of her secrets to success. Michelle Cloney is a native Restonian and…
Airbnb Offers a Host of Options for Visiting Guests & Traveling Abroad
Relevance: 13% Posted on: October 15, 2014
With the holidays approaching and family and friends threatening to visit, most of us will be faced with the reality that our homes are not houseguest ready. If your family eschews the idea of staying in a hotel for something homier, consider Airbnb. Airbnb is a community website where travelers can book spaces (homes/rooms) from hosts.…
Photo Gallery: A Christmas Tree Farmer
Relevance: 13% Posted on: December 15, 2016
This article is a guest post by local photographer Samantha Marshall. Reston has been a host to this wonderful Christmas tree lot for eight years. The owner and operator, Travis of Hopkins Farms, was nice enough to let me wander and just take in all the nostalgia these beautiful Douglas firs…