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Ask The Home Experts

Building a new house, tackling a renovation, or just looking to keep your current home in tip-top shape? Local experts answer common questions and share practical advice to help you make informed decisions with confidence.

Seamless Addition

Nicole and Dominique Dempah have perfectly fused a modern addition—featuring clean lines, high-contrast neutrals, and stunning floor-to-ceiling windows—into their 1950s home.

Outdoor Home Solar Lighting: A Primer

Outdoor solar lighting makes it easier than ever to add a glow to your home’s exterior, but experts say placement, quality and purpose are key to getting the most from these systems.

Colonial Outside, Parisian Inside

A Southwest Roanoke home blends Parisian polish with modern geometry, bold stone, and personal history to create a home designed purely for joy.

Slow & Steady

A collaborative build over years creates a home that showcases the sought-after views of Floyd.

The “Pizza Hut House”

A surprise mold discovery turns a modest renovation into a major transformation for one determined couple.

Modern Home, Family Vibes

A Roanoke family reshapes a 1970s ranch into a warm, modern home that evolves with their needs and style.

Blank Slate Built to Last

A couple transforms a foreclosure into a timeless, durable home filled with classic design and meaningful family touches.

Eco-Friendly Updates for Year-Round Comfort

A thoughtful addition and small-but-smart storage tweaks helped this Southwest Roanoke couple turn a once-cramped house into a cozy, future-friendly retreat.

Top-to-Bottom Pretty

A dated home becomes a stunning showpiece through thoughtful renovation.

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Ask The Home Experts

Building a new house, tackling a renovation, or just looking to keep your current home in tip-top shape? Local experts answer common questions and share practical advice to help you make informed decisions with confidence.
Nicole achieved striking visual interest with her beloved peel-and-stick wallpaper in Chiseled Emerald green, a grey Loloi rug, and a Ted Baker quilt. The geometric patterns in the wallpaper and rug and the floral pattern of the quilt pop in the minimalist space.

Seamless Addition

Nicole and Dominique Dempah have perfectly fused a modern addition—featuring clean lines, high-contrast neutrals, and stunning floor-to-ceiling windows—into their 1950s home.
couple eating dinner on patio with solar lighting

Outdoor Home Solar Lighting: A Primer

Outdoor solar lighting makes it easier than ever to add a glow to your home’s exterior, but experts say placement, quality and purpose are key to getting the most from these systems.
The open wood shelves are from a slab of wood that Pam had cut up from Black Dog Salvage. Pam notes that this open shelving, and the glass cabinets, require that you get comfortable with the fact that people can see your dishes.

Colonial Outside, Parisian Inside

A Southwest Roanoke home blends Parisian polish with modern geometry, bold stone, and personal history to create a home designed purely for joy.
Guy knew he wanted to showcase the views in building this home. He says, “Growing up in Long Island, it was all about the water. In Floyd, it’s all about the views.”

Slow & Steady

A collaborative build over years creates a home that showcases the sought-after views of Floyd.
Step flashing is a strip of metal that’s installed at a 90-degree angle where roofs meet walls. This directs water downwards and away from the building. The improper installation of the step flashing during the 2023 roof repair caused the mold issues.

The “Pizza Hut House”

A surprise mold discovery turns a modest renovation into a major transformation for one determined couple.
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Modern Home, Family Vibes

A Roanoke family reshapes a 1970s ranch into a warm, modern home that evolves with their needs and style.
Burl wood has a unique, swirling grain pattern, and is often used in high-end furniture. This stunning burl wood desk is from Madewell.

Blank Slate Built to Last

A couple transforms a foreclosure into a timeless, durable home filled with classic design and meaningful family touches.
Karen chose the tile, flooring, paint colors, etc., by looking at examples online, watching HGTV for inspiration and picking what appealed to her.

Eco-Friendly Updates for Year-Round Comfort

A thoughtful addition and small-but-smart storage tweaks helped this Southwest Roanoke couple turn a once-cramped house into a cozy, future-friendly retreat.
The powder room features textured wallpaper, which creates a multidimensional look, and handmade concrete floating vanity. The light fixture is handmade in Australia.

Top-to-Bottom Pretty

A dated home becomes a stunning showpiece through thoughtful renovation.
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On the Rise

The renovations to create new living spaces continue unabated.

September 10, 2015
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Ask the Experts: Homes

Local homes experts tackle your questions on finances, building and remodeling and more.

September 1, 2025
Recreating a Dreamy Blue Kitchen
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Recreating a Dreamy Blue Kitchen

Inspired by a beloved former home, this Old Southwest renovation layers sky-blue cabinetry, warm metallic accents, and tailored updates into

April 23, 2026