Valerie Hubbard

Carter's Creek Retreat

Tue, 16 Aug 2011 15:52:00 GMT

A once prosaic weekend home in White Stone has been transformed into a sophisticated redoubt.

Alma Huntley's Oysters and Other Seasonal Favorites

Thu, 23 Dec 2010 14:00:00 GMT

Get out the old index cards, because holidays are the time for old favorites. Corn chips are OK, but only if they go Lulu.

Grand Ambitions

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 14:56:34 GMT

Bedford has a National D-Day Memorial and big dreams for becoming a tourist destination. As one resident says, " We do like to see folks come and see how we live."

Safe Harbor

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:24:09 GMT

A lighthouse home in Urbanna is both fun and beautiful, with 360-degree views, an impressive collection of furniture and art—and a working 650-pound light once stationed at the entrance to Perth Harbor in Australia. Photography by Gwenaël Berthy • Styling by Richard Stone

Mansion with a Motto

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:31:53 GMT

Among the homes on Richmond's Westover Avenue is a yellow Indiana brick home that, with its grand foyer and expansive garden, is a beautiful residential retreat. But it wasn’t always so: For nearly 30 years, the house was a district headquarters for a revered U.S. group, which turned an elegant front parlor into a Trading Post.

Geometric Beauty

Fri, 01 May 2009 07:41:00 GMT

A Lake Anna modern is all angular elegance on a lakeside peninsula. By Valerie Hubbard • Photography by Maxwell MacKenzie and Paul Warchol