Personal nooks offer comfort for sinking into good books
The reading nook has a handful of humble and common features: a comfortable chair; a foot rest; a side table or a ledge to hold a book, a coffee cup and perhaps even a tiny bud vase; and good lighting.
Shop Spotlight: Green Front Furniture
There is a balance of aesthetics at Green Front, a store that provides vivid, brightly colored pieces through free-spirited carpeting and, thanks to their European importers, more classical colonial designs.
Road Hog
When you move to a new neighborhood, as I recently did, you get to know your neighbors by their cars. There’s a lot you can tell about me from my car.
How to spot Northern Virginian archetypes on Black Friday
What happens when Northern Virginians plan strategic Black Friday shopping operations? Two worlds collide. A world in which a wild-eyed escaped lunatic breeds with a take-no-prisoner soldier. Want to know how to spot the five most common Northern Virginia personality types in the shopping aisles this Friday? Read our handy guide to surviving the biggest shopping day.
Black Friday roundup for beauty, fashion and accessories
Don’t forget to shop local with these great Black Friday sales at NoVA boutiques and online stores.