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Good morning. I am Kathy Purple Cherry, principal of Purple Cherry Architecture and Interiors.

Welcome to my home located in Afton, Virginia on a mountaintop. We are

sitting approximately 15 miles outside of Charlottesville, Virginia. We

completed this home approximately 2 years ago. We use it as a second home. I

years ago. We use it as a second home. I

still live up near Annapapolis, [music] Maryland, which is where our headquarters is. So, this is a home that

headquarters is. So, this is a home that is used by my entire family and any of our friends.

So, glad to have you with me. I want

We're at the front door of the house.

And as you can see, the front door of the house is double-sided glass because of this view. The floor plan to my left, your right, is the threecar garage with

the apartment upstairs that has two bedrooms and two bathrooms. To the right is the main core of the house which consists of 2600 square feet on one floor and then embeds itself underneath

to create the upside down house. So the

entry is actually a split between these two masses that run perpendicular to the view. And you will see later hopefully

view. And you will see later hopefully the clip of this amazing view and how it gets exposed to you when you come over the driveway because you don't even know that you're here until you get to the

very top. So come on. We're going to go

very top. So come on. We're going to go through Clark Hall metal doors. This was

the biggest splurge of the project. So

as you can feel there is this entry space which is large. Gives this

magnificent view but more importantly it separates the apartment that is behind the cameraman that goes upstairs so that anybody who uses that space. Last night

I had one of my team up there. They are

separate. they are allowed to be alone or they can come and join us. What was

important to me in this house actually I currently live in a 1740 National Register home that we restored that's out in the country outside of Annapolis,

Maryland. And that home consists of a

Maryland. And that home consists of a series of tiny little rooms and tiny little heights and tiny little doors.

And so for me, with this being intended to be our last home, I wanted to make sure that I did the opposite of that.

Honestly, it wasn't about being fancy.

It was about being a little bit more expansive, creating the ability to put furniture and artwork, which I can't do right now in my small historical home

just by the nature of a 1740 home and how they used to build them. What I love about this space is I obviously love

this handcarved um Tibetan um temple door. I got this at Schwangs. I'm a big

door. I got this at Schwangs. I'm a big I'm a person who when I was gathering things for this home over the last 5 years. If I saw a

deal, then I took that deal. So, for

example, this for me is a spectacular piece of artwork. It was $1,100 and it was purchased from Schwangs, which is a large um reclaimed kind of antique

place. It's located down in High Point.

place. It's located down in High Point.

So, a lot of the more distressed pieces that you see are coming out of that location. One of the things that again

location. One of the things that again was important to me was the hall, the main hall width. My current house has only 3 ft in width in my two little

halls that go up 2 and 1/2 ft stairs.

So, I wanted to have a wide enough hallway that I could actually furnish it so it would feel a little bit more like a room. I know it's a luxury, but at 66,

a room. I know it's a luxury, but at 66, I've lived a long and hard life. And so,

this is what I wanted to accomplish. The

other thing that you don't know yet is that we are big animal lovers in huge ways. And we happen to have five dogs

ways. And we happen to have five dogs and then five cats and two ferrets. But

the next thing you'll notice is that the entire floor up here on the main level is actually all tile. It's a very contemporary commercial looking tile that kind of looks like wood and

concrete. It was intentional to be a

concrete. It was intentional to be a little edgy with this selection, but further also this is a very economical tile. So, it allowed again to keep this

tile. So, it allowed again to keep this project within budget. Let's go on down the hall. I love the fact I told this

the hall. I love the fact I told this story earlier. I picked a lot of pieces

story earlier. I picked a lot of pieces up off of um Restoration Hardware when the floor when the showroom was selling everything off the floor. And to give

you an idea of my personality, not only did I get everything off the floor at one store, I picked up the phone to a remote store, which was technically Richmond, and I facetimed with the manager and she took me through the

whole floor and I bought the everything that I wanted off of that floor. So, I

purchased very large pieces at 10% cost, which was incredible to be able to contribute. I love the Asian rugs. This

contribute. I love the Asian rugs. This

is a vendor who is out of New York, but he is in High Point every season called Asian Rugs. They have a variety of

Asian Rugs. They have a variety of different rugs. You'll see some

different rugs. You'll see some downstairs that they actually make. And

these obviously are old Tibetan rugs.

Come on through. I'm going to take you to the master next.

[music] So, the goal of this floor was to be able to go from the garage all the way through the floor for living for two aging people, people who intend to

basically live here to the very end of life. So, it was important to me that we

life. So, it was important to me that we had that clear um space and it was important to me that I had the master on this floor. That way it's one floor

this floor. That way it's one floor living for my husband and I. Come on in.

So the what I do always a lot, even though this is simple, I love to create a bedroom suite in which the closet and the bathroom can be accessed without

waking up the sleeping person in the bedroom. So this kind of prevestibial

bedroom. So this kind of prevestibial happens a lot for us in our projects. I

am the type of person who gets up very early sometimes and if I do then I can do what I need to do to get to a meeting and my husband can remain sleeping. Come

on in. Again,

being that this currently is a second home, um the realities are that what are the lessons I'm learning? Second homes

have nothing in their drawers. I don't

even know why I bought a dresser.

Closets are minimally used. Certainly,

this may become our final formal home.

We're still in that kind of evolution with our young kids who are in their 20s. So very bohemian feeling again with

20s. So very bohemian feeling again with all of the color. A lot of throws that you guys are seeing. You're going to see them throughout the house cuz I love

them. They're a loca a l o k a throws.

them. They're a loca a l o k a throws.

They are actually made from um abandoned sars. She washes them and then she turns

sars. She washes them and then she turns them into big quilts and other things.

They are all different colors and they go throughout the whole house. So again,

you can see that I'm not precious about my bedding. The one thing you are seeing

my bedding. The one thing you are seeing is that I have removed the dog steps.

Why? Because they're ugly. Okay. Um the

bedroom does not ever, in my opinion, need to be big. If we really have conversations about how we use our bedrooms, often you find we only use them for sleeping. So, thus, I think you

can get away with a smaller bedroom, especially when you have a closet that can contain all of the clothing.

[music] We're now walking into the master bathroom. And it's not that there's

bathroom. And it's not that there's anything special about this master bathroom, but I will share with you that what was incredibly important to me was

this bathtub with this view. It wasn't

specifically this bathtub, but I am a workaholic and I am a very high energy person. And the truth is sometimes I

person. And the truth is sometimes I just have to run away and my runaway is my bathtub. Um, you can imagine that

my bathtub. Um, you can imagine that when the children were little, one my adopted son is on the autism spectrum.

So with him and my other two birth children, it was very very chaotic. And

a bathtub has always meant the world to me. It's really the place that I can run

me. It's really the place that I can run away to and really kind of get my respit. So, being able to get into the

respit. So, being able to get into the bathtub and literally be reminded of obviously God's country. I'm a very

faith-based woman. So, for me, knowing

faith-based woman. So, for me, knowing that I have another place to go to and knowing that all of my siblings are up in that heaven and sky and knowing that

I find my peace when I'm in this tub is important. So, it's a big room. So it's

important. So, it's a big room. So it's

not that it intended to be a big room.

It's important to understand that architecture outside can shape things inside. So this is the default scale of

inside. So this is the default scale of a wrapping element that creates the big gable on the end. Another cute story.

This is how clever I can be. This is a Restoration Hardware metal vanity. It

was $6,000. I got it for $600.

I bought it six years ago before it had to go into the house three and a three years ago. So for three years it lived

years ago. So for three years it lived in my Charlottesville office with an upside down piece of back painted glass so that it looked like a simple console.

So I love that little story. And I had to throw a little antique piece in here because I needed to fill this space. So,

it was important to me in designing the home and selecting the materials for the exterior that the house try to appear as though it has been here for a long time

to be an agricultural looking building and that [music] it blended somewhat into the landscape. So when you get to the outside and you see the surrounding view and you see how the house sits into

it and [music] the material selections, that was all intentional to make it look like it was an old agricultural building. So what you're seeing is a lot

building. So what you're seeing is a lot of color. So for me, I used this house

of color. So for me, I used this house actually as a example for my clients of building at a more economical number. It

was very important to me to actually be able to target a specific budget. And to

do that, I did things in this house that do not happen in our projects. Although

do know that I always talk about them with clients because as a homeowner, you need to understand the cost of things so that you can make the right decisions.

So, in using in doing what I call mostly an off-white white box, I used one paint color through the entire house. You're

seeing a blend of very bohemian looking colorways, very slouchy looking fabrics and slipcoed sofas. You will also see

later in the video that we have five dogs. They're hiding in this house right

dogs. They're hiding in this house right now with dad. And everything in this house is durable and washable. So

nothing for us is precious in our environment where we live. As a child, I was born in Northern Virginia and my mother was a performing artist and a fine artist and my father was an

aeronautical engineer. So, I was exposed

aeronautical engineer. So, I was exposed to the fine arts at a very young age and I think that led me ultimately to [music] thinking that I would go into interior design. I started in interior

interior design. I started in interior design in school and then I moved over to architecture. So, probably my

to architecture. So, probably my favorite part to be in is what I call interior architecture and the emotion of how the inside of a house feels. When I

was about 14 years old, I started at the Corkrand School of Art in Washington DC.

Ultimately went to University of Colorado in Boulder for fine arts and landed back at University of Maryland for my final degree. Um I have been in

architecture for more than 40 years, 35 40 years. I'm 66 years old, happy to say

40 years. I'm 66 years old, happy to say it. [music] And so it's been a very long

it. [music] And so it's been a very long journey. started out as one person in a

journey. started out as one person in a speesus shingled house doing architecture by myself.

Um, obviously didn't bring anybody to my house at that time. I had 10 dogs and three cats early on in our 45 year marriage. So, for me, obviously, I've

marriage. So, for me, obviously, I've never really had an environment that I brought clients to. certainly built an office or not built an office, got our

first office one year after I started architecture and we grew from what was a one person to we hover somewhere around 40. We currently have an office in Soho

40. We currently have an office in Soho in Annapolis, Maryland and down here in Charlottesville. So we have u multiple

Charlottesville. So we have u multiple staff [music] both architects and interior designers doing our work.

[music] You see the great room beyond which includes my art studio, my dining room, and my living kitchen piece. This is a full pantry. And then in this space is

full pantry. And then in this space is what I call a back kitchen. Everybody

understands those back kitchens. I have

hidden the coffee pot. But let me tell you why people use back kitchens. I

believe that when on television everybody began to kind of show perfect spaces, this whole world of perfectionism, this whole world of

everything needing to be clean is, in my opinion, what professionally contributed to back kitchens because how back kitchens usually look is not like you're seeing now because usually the coffee

maker and the toaster and every other appliances here, which actually they are currently living in that pantry cuz I took them away just for this video. But

this becomes the messy space. It was

also important to me because my whole life loving art etc. I love to collect pottery. No particular kind of pottery.

pottery. No particular kind of pottery.

Believe it or not, this is 45 years old because it was a wedding gift. So, what

is true is that now that it is finally out, even though it's all kinds of hodge podge, it is used every day. Whereas, in

my house in Annapolis, my house is so small that all of this sat inside of something and was literally never used.

So, I'm delighted to now have this be out and exposed and accessible to everybody. I put all kinds of things on

everybody. I put all kinds of things on it. Okay, let's head on around. [music]

it. Okay, let's head on around. [music]

Welcome to my great room. So, I'm going to explain some things that led to why you see the floor plan that you see. So,

first in concept were a big square and instead of the kitchen being immediately next to the dining room table, what I wanted to have happen is have the

seating casual seating area be close to the kitchen. And here's the reason. This

the kitchen. And here's the reason. This

is actually a conversation that I have with a lot of my clients. You have to figure out how you want to have conversations with your partner when you

get kind of all alone. The question

becomes when you're all alone. Do you

want to shout to find your partner or do you just want to have a normal voice tone? For me, it was important that my

tone? For me, it was important that my husband be here to be able to watch TV, watch whatever he wants to do, but that I could still do my art and I could

still do anything necessary for getting ready for dinner or etc. And that those two things be close together. And as a result, the island probably is all of

10t away from the sofa. When you put that dining room table in between these two spaces, what actually happens is that math pushes more like 35 ft, which

is not what I wanted. In today's age, obviously, nobody is really using dining rooms anymore. I rarely have a dining

rooms anymore. I rarely have a dining room designed in a house unless a home is like 14,000 square ft. Otherwise,

there are always very large single rooms. And the island is what's used for a lot of the everyday eating. You'll

note on this island that there's two end chairs. That is very important to me

chairs. That is very important to me because we don't talk to each other sitting like at a bar top. We talk to each other in a diagonal and those ends

allow that intimacy and that conversation to occur.

The big kitchen is um it's funny. I

thought I was going to struggle with an a sink in the middle of the island, but I think the reason that I don't is because so my husband is a man who is 75

and born on a tobacco farm. So he is a man who washes everything, puts it upside down right on the counter. I

can't stop it. This is just who he is.

But what I've learned is that as you get older, the truth is the way you cook changes. If you don't cook as much as

changes. If you don't cook as much as you used to, things are easier. You

might cook on occasion, but you're not really making daily messes. So, the sink being in the island is absolutely perfect for this so that I could keep

the kitchen really small. And both ends of this space feed into that back kitchen, which is where messy stuff happens. I want to talk about the

happens. I want to talk about the volume. So when you're outside and see

volume. So when you're outside and see the house actually it is a single large gable which is an upside down V and the roof is a C10 steel roof which means

that it's the heaviest steel that exists. It comes out steel color and it

exists. It comes out steel color and it rusts down in about 2 months. So it is a totally rusted roof. You may not realize

that. You might think, "Oh gosh, the

that. You might think, "Oh gosh, the rust is going to create holes." But

that's not the case. C10 is your thickest, heaviest steel and it will last a really long time and so it won't rust away, but it's got the coolest look

ever, which I hope you love. So, in

creating this space as an architect, you're always working to try to also figure out where all the hidden things go that you don't think about. And

that's all the mechanical systems, all the duck work, all the lighting, etc. So, believe it or not, the roof is actually one big V, but inside of that V

is a second V that is part of it, creating this shape of flat to vated.

This was very intentional because I wanted the center of the beam to be on the center of the fireplace and the

center of the hood. For me, organizing a space on paper is probably the most important thing you do in the design of

your home because that space can be made beautiful. But getting that floor plan

beautiful. But getting that floor plan right is is the key to me to to having a very calm house, to having a very logical house, to not have a lot of

discord in your mind when you see things that are not lined up or symmetrical or whatever chaos it creates. So you can

see the center beam. These are not structural. These are definitely

structural. These are definitely reclaimed white oak beams and quite large. And how this happens is that you

large. And how this happens is that you buy a big old beam and then they chunk out the center like a canoe because they have to get rid of the weight in order

to lag it onto the ceiling. So there was blocking put on before the drywall went up spaced out to match the beams locations. Then the drywall goes up and

locations. Then the drywall goes up and they lag all of these beams onto that blocking and thus creating this look as though they are structural but but also

creating this very kind of warm and casual look because of the rustic finish.

[music] This is a studio for me. Um, I was lucky enough, believe it or not, just finished a Kip Space Show home and I decided to myself that I was going to paint the

paintings and understand that I was born painting, but I have not painted um, consistently for probably 40 years because I've been growing a business.

And so, I painted these big paintings and I sold three of them. So, I was thrilled that they sold. And it's not about the value of the sale. It's about

kind of reinforcing for me that I am a good painter. So I look forward to that

good painter. So I look forward to that in my retirement. What was important to me was that I could be in a creative space, but that I could see this

magnificent view again that you will get an opportunity to see. And I wanted to also be in close earshot to my husband because he likes to be around me all the

time when I get home because I'm gone so much. So close air shot and then further

much. So close air shot and then further I love the use of interior windows. So

the interior window is clearly put here to capture the view beyond to complete that continuous mountain view. I can

also work here and see the television if I want to. So if we're watching something together then that's great.

>> [snorts] >> So, which just consists of a large wraparound, lots of storage, and hopefully soon you'll also be seeing the big easel where I'm painting more large

scale pictures. I did that in my house

scale pictures. I did that in my house up in Annapolis for the Kips Bay, and I did it right in my small kitchen. Just

put up the easel and put up the paints and painted for five days and went. So,

I hope this the intention is that this is that same kind of space. My daughter

is incredibly creative. My

daughter-in-law is also incredibly creative. So, the great thing is

creative. So, the great thing is whenever there's stuff around, they will get into it and they'll do their own thing. In terms of the material texture

thing. In terms of the material texture changes that you see, I wanted to use a quartz because here's what's true about quartz. It's the most durable product

quartz. It's the most durable product that you can get for countertops.

Obviously, it looks like it's printed, but I wanted it to mostly be white so that it was very calming and not creating that color. What I know about

my home is that I can take up any of the texture of the furniture of the movable things and I can completely change this house. This house is painted one color

house. This house is painted one color through the entire house and then all the doors are these slate blue colors.

And so that's the only color that I have. So, if I wanted to turn this into

have. So, if I wanted to turn this into some other style, I could do that by simply changing out all of my rugs and all my colorways. A lot of these big antique looking pieces that you're

seeing also are from Schwangs, which is down in High Point. So, these come from Europe and they ship them over. And no,

they are not expensive. I understand

that expense is all in the eye of the of the person depending upon where they are in their economic, you know, time, but this table was $2,100. I share that with

you just because I want you to understand that there are lots of places to go to where you can still get things that are not

um kind of overexpensive or unaffordable to most people. I like again to emphasize that I'm I and my husband

while I as an architect do incredibly high detailed um highcost uh beautiful homes. The truth is I also

know how to do the exact opposite and still I think do it in a very beautiful way. And so that's this home for me.

way. And so that's this home for me.

Okay. So, obviously the the far bar barn doors were put on this because I thought to myself, well, what if it's ever a mess and I want to close it, but I doubt

I'll ever close it. So, I don't really care about the mess. So, all that all that mess that was here, I shoved in the closet before Chris got here. Okay.

Okay. Let's go to the next one. that you

some of this stuff you might think that as a as an interior designer but more specifically as an architect I'm

thinking design but I'm always thinking math. So, for me, understanding that the

math. So, for me, understanding that the seating of a number of people, these are intentionally 9- foot sofas because I wanted to be able to get a lot of people

around this space, which includes obviously all of my family and it does fit everybody. And then in the center,

fit everybody. And then in the center, I'm a big proponent of ottomans because I think they're the most comfortable thing to do. So, these are absolutely

these are Cisco ottomans and there's two of them and I fell in love with them because they reminded me of the biscuits that grandma made, right? Squeezing

those little biscuits.

But it only came in one color. And yes,

it's totally it's krypton so it's totally washable. But when we're down,

totally washable. But when we're down, we obviously throw this over because this is usually covered with dogs, which is again totally fine. These particular

throws came out of Schwangs which means they came from Europe or from certain different countries in Europe because Schwang sources are globally around the world. And then here you see some more

world. And then here you see some more of the Alocos.

I know somebody asked me recently where did I get the fabrics for the pillows. I

didn't buy pillows that were made um that I coom the fabric in. Meaning

ordering the fabric and having the pillow made. All of my pillows are pre-

pillow made. All of my pillows are pre- purchased pre-made pillows. So these

specifically, these very Rastafanian, very Bohemian ones, all came from Cisco, which is a furniture manufacturer that is available obviously to the trades.

We're going to go outside to the most spectacular view that you will ever see.

You don't even have to fly anywhere.

Just drive down here to Charlottesville.

[music] currently elevated 14 feet above the lower level. So that's the main thing.

lower level. So that's the main thing.

So as we hit grade, as we enter this grade is falling down creating what is that full walk out or that upside down

house which then puts us on an elevated platform. Now, here's one thing that

platform. Now, here's one thing that I've learned over many years is that most of the time these things are screened. But whenever I'm on a piece of

screened. But whenever I'm on a piece of property that has wind like this, this is a very high wind location. You never

need to screen those situations. The

screens aren't needed because the bugs are just kind of blown through by the wind. So, we obviously have epay decking

wind. So, we obviously have epay decking and just simple casual seating. And

while it's as heavy as can be on a good windy day, this literally will push all the way down. Probably the favorite place for all the kids to be is here.

And the reason that this is the favorite place, not only are they rocking chairs in a row, but because of this spectacular view. So, as the sun is

spectacular view. So, as the sun is setting over this mountain range that's across from us, this is the favored place to sit. So,

this obviously leads down to a very simple stair to go into a fence yard. We

have always had dogs. We have always had fence yards because I have seen too many dogs break through electric fence. So, I

get scared. I actually missed my physics final in college because I was chasing one of my dogs. Thank goodness that he knew my last name because he gave me two days to sleep and then came in and took

the test, which was fantastic. I guess I would call it an agricultural industrial style on the exterior. On the interior, I would call it bohemian, but that's just because of the blend of materials

and fabrics and [music] um antiques and used and distressed pieces that you're going to see throughout the house. The interesting

thing about this house is that I have a 190° view. So, if you were sitting where

190° view. So, if you were sitting where I'm sitting right now, [music] my mountains are over here, my sun sets here, my mountains go all the way around

here, and my sun sets back in [music] the corner. For me, what was important

the corner. For me, what was important was that I create the everyday living space that ran perpendicular to that view [music] so that I could capture

that 195 degree. It was really important to me that I project this [music] piece out on the end. As a result of the falling site, what you will discover

when we step outside is that the it's an upside down house, meaning that the bedrooms are downstairs underneath of this floor as well. and they are embedded obviously into the hillside

[music] and then there is an apartment above the threecar garage as well. So

the plan intentionally was done so that my aging husband and myself could live on one floor full ADA. So we come in with absolutely no steps through the

entire house all the way obviously to the outside. That was my number one

the outside. That was my number one goal. So we live on this upper floor of

goal. So we live on this upper floor of roughly [music] 2600 square ft.

Naturally, it created a stack underneath of it and there are additional rooms under this space. And then last, it's my first my husband's first garage in his

lifetime at the age of 75. So, I gave him a big garage and above it, I also put a two-bedroom in concept apartment.

I intentionally designed this house [music] with children that are young adults. We have children that are in

adults. We have children that are in their 20s and we have a child adopted from a Russian orphanage who is 34 years old now. He was adopted 31 years ago. So

old now. He was adopted 31 years ago. So

for me it was important that I divided up the design so that the kids if they wanted to they could stay [music] independently in their space come and join when they want to join do whatever

they want to do. So there are three kitchens in this house. I'm very proud of the fact for me, this is again something that I use to explain to my clients. I'm very proud of the fact that

clients. I'm very proud of the fact that for me my appliances were a total of $32,000 with [music] three full kitchens because obviously I stuck with what are the more

economical brands in order to accomplish this project within a very tight budget.

So I think this basically takes care of this one floor. And again to emphasize this is 2600 square ft of living area on one floor. Now we're going to move and

one floor. Now we're going to move and I'm going to take you to the upstairs space that I tucked under the roof of the garage. The garage is a large

the garage. The garage is a large structure. Again, my husband has never

structure. Again, my husband has never had a garage. I have never had a garage.

I was raised with a carport. So the fact that we now have this garage is pretty much amazing. but it creates this volume

much amazing. but it creates this volume upstairs. So, come on, let's go this

upstairs. So, come on, let's go this way. All right, we come back to the

way. All right, we come back to the entrance, the hinge piece of the whole space, and we're now going to head up a different set of stairs.

Follow me.

So, you are now under the roof of the garage below. And what happens in these

garage below. And what happens in these kind of spaces obviously is they always have sloping shaped ceilings. They

frequently have the flat area because the mechanical systems were running through that. And then this is where all

through that. And then this is where all of my mechanical air handler is for this floor. It was important to me again to

floor. It was important to me again to create not just big bedrooms. I don't think people spend time in their bedrooms, but rather to create this

casual sitting area where the kids or the staff can hang out without having to be a part of the main space. So, same

sofa, slip covered, machine washable because of all those animals and because I don't want anybody to ever worry about what they can and cannot do.

Sweet little kitchen. Tiny little range.

24-in range, 24in refriger.

You're coming around here. He comes. You see the mountain

here. He comes. You see the mountain view still coming down the hallway. You

have a each one of my bedrooms. This is also important to me. So, here's what I know for a fact. Men won't sleep together. Women sleep together in a

together. Women sleep together in a king-size bed. And in fact, three women

king-size bed. And in fact, three women will sleep in a king-size bed together.

So, all six, one, two, three, four, five of the bedrooms have king-size beds because I just believe in a lot of people coming and anybody using whatever

they need to do, but they typically sit in smaller rooms. So, this is one of the king-size beds and then a tiny tiny little bathroom, which I'll show you the

next one that is tucked underneath of the sloped roof. Let's come again. very

Bohemian style. I could tell you where everything came from. And then when I walk into this tiny little bathroom, you can see it does everything it needs to do. I've got a toilet. I've got a sink.

do. I've got a toilet. I've got a sink.

And I've got a walk-in shower. The main

thing when you do showers like this is you have to tile that entire sloping ceiling so that nothing gets wet. So the

rugs just are obviously reclaimed, reused Indian Tibetan um from Thailand, all different areas. The

yellow rug, which is a patchwork rug, actually is fabricated by Asian carpet.

You'll see another one of those downstairs. So, we're going to go back

downstairs. So, we're going to go back downstairs again, and we're going to switch up to go to the lower level. The

view, this is what I call God's country.

You can't see it yet. You will see it, or maybe you're going to clip it in before. I don't know. But this view is

before. I don't know. But this view is God's country. This is absolutely I work

God's country. This is absolutely I work on spectacular properties, but I always say that my house has the best view of all. I'm working on one right now that

all. I'm working on one right now that comes a [music] close second. Often view

properties have what what I call single direction views because obviously they're contained [music] by the landscape or they're contained by adjacent structures. So their views

adjacent structures. So their views typically go one direction. We're

sitting on 57 acres in a sea of 700 acres that sits in an in an easement, agricultural easement. So you can

agricultural easement. So you can imagine it's not developed, very limited in its development. So all you see are the beautiful mountain ranges.

So we're at the bottom of the stairs in the upside down floor. The floor is obviously all sealed and polished concrete. Um, yes, there is in flooror

concrete. Um, yes, there is in flooror heat. That was that was a very important

heat. That was that was a very important thing for us as well. And here comes Sugar. Hello, sugar. Get your Yeah, she

Sugar. Hello, sugar. Get your Yeah, she just turned around, left you. Aha. So, I

only closed this door because I wanted to explain some of the strategies. My

son is allergic to cats. My daughter has a cat rescue. It's a disconnect, right?

So, it was important for me to create a space in which I felt that the cats could come down any time. They could be in there and not then put their dander through the rest of the house and that

my daughter obviously had her own suite in concept. So, that door, this door is

in concept. So, that door, this door is what leads into this space. Now, this is used by all of the kids. It's not off limits. This is a mechanical room. This

limits. This is a mechanical room. This

is actually also in concept a buried room because you got to remember dirt is up to the house on this side, not on this side of the site. So, this is

actually a cat and ferret room. It's

filled with play toys and towers and cages. And this is to make it easy that

cages. And this is to make it easy that if we all come down here for Christmas, for example, we can bring all of the animals. This is my daughter's suite.

animals. This is my daughter's suite.

still that kind of bohemian style here.

She specifically asked me also for a platform bed because she could store everything. I also think that um

everything. I also think that um something that's happening in our basically in our centuries and in our generation is that we are now beginning

to live together like what happens in a lot of European homes where you can see extended families living in the same household. So for me, I wanted to make

household. So for me, I wanted to make sure also that if the bottom ever fell out of my children, they had another home. So this is their home that they

home. So this is their home that they can easily come to. They couldn't come and live in my other home cuz it's less than half the size of this particular

home, but here they can come and literally live permanently should they ever need to or want to. Okay.

Bohemian Aloca. H fun and playful antique table stool.

Love the fringe chairs. These are from Maid Goods. All right, we come around.

Maid Goods. All right, we come around.

We tuck around this corner. This is a little makeup area that just feeds into her bathroom. And

I'll tuck in here for two seconds so that people still see. So, this

particular tile, guys, in all of my bathrooms, you're going to notice all of my tiles are these very large scale European type tiles. These are very

economical tiles. They're $5 a square

economical tiles. They're $5 a square foot. And so, if you're trying to manage

foot. And so, if you're trying to manage your budget, but go for the cool factor, this is the kind of product that you're looking for. You're also going to notice

looking for. You're also going to notice that I don't have any tile niches. I put

corner shelves cuz a tile niche is $1,000.

So, if you do tile niches in every one of your bathroom, then you're just spending $1,000 over and over. So,

that's the economical side of me coming out. I'm the same woman who knows how to

out. I'm the same woman who knows how to spend $2,000 a square foot on a beautiful home, but not on mine. Okay?

And all the little touches that happen to be in this room that are just fun little anthropology pieces that I put on the wall as hooks, etc. is again because

my daughter is my son is an animal lover. He has three dogs. My daughter is

lover. He has three dogs. My daughter is an animal lover of all different kinds of animals. So, last we're going to walk

of animals. So, last we're going to walk into what is the living room of the lower floor. And this actually has

lower floor. And this actually has turned into also kind of a gaming place because both my adult son and my daughter's boyfriend, they both game.

So, if they want to game, they can come down here and do it. This is an example of a patchwork um rug that is obviously dyed and then patched back together.

Asian Carpets did this particular rug.

You're seeing the same sofa again, only in a different color way. That's because

these are slip cover machine washable sofas. Then my I asked my daughter

sofas. Then my I asked my daughter during the project, I said to her, "What color would you like your kitchen?" And

she said yellow. And I thought, "Oh, no." Cuz like I had a yellow bedroom

no." Cuz like I had a yellow bedroom when I was growing up. I know how many different yellows there are. So, I

picked a deeper yellow, which when he turns around, you're going to be able to see this. And while it is a much bigger

see this. And while it is a much bigger kitchen, it's still the same small little appliances. The reason I made all

little appliances. The reason I made all the cabinetry so much bigger is cuz my daughter is an artist, not by profession, but she her hands never stop

moving in everything she does. So, I

knew this would become more of a kitchen and hobby and all kinds of craft place.

So, that's why I did all the cabinetry across the back wall. You can also see, which we'll do for a second, you go out of these big sliders into this spectacular view. Again, while we're

spectacular view. Again, while we're here, I want to just share this. This is

board form concrete. Now, when board form concrete first came out, it was very expensive to do because you actually did it with real wood that was then put in the structure to create that

aesthetic. This is actually a styrofoam

aesthetic. This is actually a styrofoam disposable um mold that gets put into the poured concrete forms and then it just gets trashed. I looked at many,

many sites trying to find the one that gave the most rustic presentation. The

reason I used the board for concrete is because I didn't want to layer the cost of stone veneer on top of the budget.

So, gives that really cool industrial look and again the magnificent view.

[music] [music] A lot of the lights that are in the home actually came from Visual Comfort.

They're a manufacturer of obviously beautiful decorative lighting. And when

I did the shopping for this particular house, please know that I went to their sale page to purchase probably what were 80% of the lights within the home. This

area at the bottom of the stairs, we set up actually specifically to have a dry sauna. Now, I want everybody to hear

sauna. Now, I want everybody to hear this. This comes from the sauna place in

this. This comes from the sauna place in West Virginia. And this drop in box that

West Virginia. And this drop in box that holds probably six people easily. This

drop in box was $8,000. So this is not what I you know in the world of custom you're doing these very highly original tiled beautifully built things but you

too can have your own sauna by buying a box. So it's important that people learn

box. So it's important that people learn these things because everybody wants these nicities but they don't begin to have the financial wherewithal that you

know 10% of the population does. Okay.

So this was also set up so that we would begin to put gym equipment in here. This

is a kind of a semifunny little story which is that I don't know how the hell to buy gym equipment. While my son can help us, the truth is I don't know who delivers it and where it comes from cuz

we are kind of in the middle of nowhere.

Again, 16 miles from Charlottesville, but our driveway is about a mile long.

So, we're a little bit in a remote area.

So, I got to figure this out at some point. Let's go around the corner.

point. Let's go around the corner.

You'll see a sweet little whimsical powder room. Mostly because of the

powder room. Mostly because of the barrel um sink pedestal. This piece

that's mounted on the wall, pre- purchased and pre-made. We did not make it. It actually comes that way. And then

it. It actually comes that way. And then

here comes the last bedroom. Come on in.

So, this is a bit of a favorite bedroom specifically for my son, my my birth son, because he has three dogs that are

100 pounds. And so, they love to sleep

100 pounds. And so, they love to sleep on this second bed. So, they sleep on the queen-siz bed, and my son and his wife sleep on the big bed. And this room is big enough. And it's also the darkest

room in the house because of the way that it's tucked under everything. To

me, it means a place of gathering of the entire family. And it also means

entire family. And it also means that comfort that comes with that gathering. I'm it's very important to me

gathering. I'm it's very important to me that nothing is precious. So I am a woman who has survived

um decades of difficult things. Uh I

lost five of my siblings before my mother passed [music] away for example.

That's a one one example of multiple multiple challenges. [music]

multiple challenges. [music] My son also was diagnosed with cancer 10 years ago. That was a hard challenge

years ago. That was a hard challenge going through all of those difficulties to me, [music] especially probably the most difficult was raising our son again because he comes from a Russian

orphanage and is multiply [music] disabled. It taught me how to be

disabled. It taught me how to be incredibly patient. I [music] can tell

incredibly patient. I [music] can tell you actually the exercises that created that patience. It was waiting in the

that patience. It was waiting in the hospital for beds within the um mental health wings. So when you sit for two

health wings. So when you sit for two days with absolutely nothing, that's how you learn that kind [music] of grace to me. But for me, it was important that my

me. But for me, it was important that my own personal home be very dog friendly and animal friendly because right now we have five dogs. My daughter has five

cats and two ferrets. [music]

So when Christmas comes, all of those animals will be here along with my son's three dogs. So you [music] can imagine

three dogs. So you [music] can imagine that this is more of a kennel than it is a home. What's important to me about

a home. What's important to me about that is there's not a thing that you can't break or destroy that I care about. It's really that important to me.

about. It's really that important to me.

So, I think a home should not create any sense of fear or concern in grandchildren. Grandchildren should be

grandchildren. Grandchildren should be able to run through the home. That was

not how I was raised. So, it was important for me to kind [music] of change that that um that living style.

As you can see, the dogs have found us.

We put the bad ones outside and the good ones are still in here cuz they're old, so they don't make any disruption. It

was fantastic having you. I enjoyed

showing you my home. Thank you so much, everybody. And thank you, Homeworthy,

everybody. And thank you, Homeworthy, for coming to find me. Appreciate it.

Bye.

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