HOME & GARDEN

The stunning homes dotting Virginia’s Horse and Wine Country emanate elegance and welcoming charm in their architecture and beautiful interiors. From formal estates, farmhouses with porches and modern homes with green features to cozy cottages they are all designed for cheerful welcomes and country living. Many homes feature libraries with art-filled walls, gourmet kitchens and expansive spaces for gracious entertaining, mudrooms with plenty of room for dogs and riding boots, designer furniture, elegant home offices, beautiful flower arrangements, custom millwork, antiques, garden rooms, bespoke window treatments and more. Whatever your personal style, you’ll find inspiration in these home design and decor stories all created for elegant country living.

From grand formal gardens of roses and boxwood, cottage-style borders filled with cutting flowers and charming vegetable patches to creative chicken houses, elegant stables and sophisticated barns, Virginia gardens offer inspiration for your own property. Famous historic homes dot the rolling hills of Virginia and each April, the Virginia Historic Garden Week Tours open dozens of properties throughout Virginia for exclusive access to magnificent private homes and gardens as well as properties like Bunny Mellon’s Oak Spring Estate that are famed throughout the world. Discover topiaries, dahlia gardens, home orchards, horse stables with riding rings, garden sculptures, woodland gardens, greenhouses, water features, beehives along with planting guides on everything from hydrangeas to lavender from Provence. 

We are proud to have the support of many talented architects, builders, designers and gardening professionals who can help you create a gracious home perfect for any lifestyle. These experts understand elegant aesthetics and want to work with you on bringing your dream home to life. If you are looking for modern decor, a classic traditional design , n equestrian vibe or something more farmhouse style, the architects and home designers we work with are able to create a dream home plan for you. From indoors to outdoors, they can help craft landscaping that includes wildlife habitat, formal gardens, vegetable gardens, woodland trails, wildflower meadows, orchards, pastures, barns, stables and more. You can even find professionals who can help turn your wine country home into a small farm by creating a perfect stable for horses, beehives or a chicken coop. Live locally by supporting our Virginia partners.