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Home Tour: Basil’s Eclectic, Art-filled Condo
Relevance: 100% 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: 86% 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…
Holiday Home Tour: Allison’s Classic Christmas Elegance
Relevance: 82% 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…
The Reston Home Tour Gives an Inside Look at Some of the Area’s Best Renovations
Relevance: 76% 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 Photographer’s Mid-Century Townhouse Filled With Playful Details
Relevance: 70% 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…
Holiday Home Tour: The Wests’ Lush and Surprisingly Affordable Fall Decor
Relevance: 68% 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: A Designer’s Vibrant Waterfront Townhouse
Relevance: 68% 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 Cramped Split-Level Transforms with Spacious, Mid-Century Style
Relevance: 67% 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.…
Trail Tour: The Open Green Spaces of Reston National Golf Course
Relevance: 62% Posted on: March 22, 2016
Now that spring has arrived, treat yourself to a walk through some of Reston's most beautiful scenery. Here is the next tour in Modern Reston's series of trail tours: a walk at Reston National Golf Course. This route is great in all seasons, with shade in the summer, vibrant foliage in the…
The 2016 Reston Home Tour Features Local Residences that Embrace Change
Relevance: 61% 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…
Trail Tour: Lake Audubon’s Breathtaking Fall Scenery
Relevance: 60% Posted on: October 21, 2014
It's time for another trail tour! Last month we featured a trail that was ideal in the late summer heat. This month, we will give tours of two Reston trails that you absolutely can't miss during the fall. Reston is known for its magnificent trees, and the next few weeks are their…
A Restonian Goes to Washington: A Peek inside the White House Holiday Tour
Relevance: 60% Posted on: December 24, 2014
Most of us never get to take the White House Holiday Tour. Luckily, one of our very own Reston residents, Alisa Ades, was able to score exclusive passes and snap some pics with her iPhone to share with us. The process for obtaining passes for this tour is rather complicated. Requests must…
Home Tour: A Stunning Condo with Urban Style (for a Fraction of the Cost of Town Center Living)
Relevance: 58% 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…
Photo Gallery: A Christmas Tree Farmer
Relevance: 57% 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…
Trail Tour: A Hilly Workout with Some of Reston’s Best Scenery
Relevance: 49% Posted on: April 21, 2015
Now that the weather is mild and the flowers are out, I want to be outside all day long. This time of year offers perfect conditions for one of my favorite walks in Reston. The latest in our series of trail tours is our longest one yet: a 3.5-mile loop that offers some…
An Hour of Sunrise at Lake Anne in 15 Seconds
Relevance: 49% Posted on: November 12, 2014
There is a moment most mornings when the sun peeks above the trees, and the homes of Waterview Cluster transform from soft pink to bright yellow to neutral white. Although I never considered myself a morning person, this has become my favorite time of day. Yesterday I decided to take my tripod to the lake and…
Modern Reston’s Top Stories of 2014
Relevance: 49% Posted on: December 31, 2014
What a year we have had! In 2014, we celebrated the 50 years of Reston's past, and welcomed the Metro and all it represents for Reston's future. This year was the perfect time to create a new resource for the thriving community that Reston has become. In September, we launched Modern Reston, an online…
Trail Tour: An Ideal Mile Loop in South Reston
Relevance: 47% Posted on: September 17, 2014
It's still warm out, but you have to train for a race. Or perhaps you'd like a comfortable place to begin an exercise routine, walk your dog, or take your kids for a bike ride. If you're looking for a flat mile in almost complete shade, we've found a great loop for you. Reston…
Before and After: A Small Flower Garden Finds a Beautiful New Use
Relevance: 45% Posted on: December 21, 2015
Last week, I toured a Reston family's home to see their lovely Christmas decorations. You might remember their beautifully inviting outdoor living area near the front door. That space is a new renovation that they recently finished after several weeks of landscape remodeling. You are going to love their transformation. Here is how the front entrance of…
Trail Tour: Northern Virginia scenery doesn’t get any better than this Great Falls trail
Relevance: 42% Posted on: November 17, 2016
No series of local trail tours would be complete without this one. I think this is the most beautiful Northern Virginia trail, and if you hike only one local spot, this is the one to choose. When you live only nine miles from a National Park Service site, you should probably go check it out.…