Photography by Jared Hall COUPLE CREATES PERFECT RETIREMENT SPOT ON SML Bryan and Debra Stockdale are experienced at choosing houses. They first met as 12-year-olds living near Cleveland, Ohio, were middle school sweethearts, and later married while still finishing their college…
Photography by Gordon Gregory The COVID-19 pandemic redefined how we work, shop, eat and socialize—and, in many instances, even where we live. The cost of materials significantly impacted the housing market, and the industry’s boom was further burdened by supply…
Photography by Craig Shaffer Almost 20 years ago, Sheryl and Ed McNally first drove through the neighborhood where they eventually purchased their vacation home. They noted the prime location: lakefront, mountain views, deep water, on a quiet cul-de-sac. They heard…
Photography by Michael Patch It took four—yes, FOUR—retirements to get here, but Neil and Kathy Harrington finally are settled in their dream house on Smith Mountain Lake. Indeed, all this happened after the Harringtons each had two distinguished careers. First,…
Photography by Craig Schaffer It’s a wonderful feeling to finally see the house that’s been built up around you become more than just inhabitable, when it becomes truly livable. For the better part of a year, Karen and John Weinhardt…