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Finding the Perfect Couch Like old friends, many of us can mark our years by the couches on which we have spent time.
Remember the sofa that your parents had, and how it felt so warm and safe to snuggle on it while you watched Saturday morning cartoons? How about the hand-me-down one that you tried to work with by [...]
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About Home Magazine
HOME, the area's exclusive home resource and idea magazine, is a high quality magazine that targets the conscientious homeowner who values their home and understands the priorities of the place they call HOME. Each inspiring issue will help our readers make their house a HOME that showcases their personal style and personality, as well as, informing them of practical, affordable solutions to home improvement.
HOME is produced quarterly and has a printed circulation that reaches thousands of households in and around the Central Virginia,Roanoke Valley, and Hampton Roads area. Shelf life for each issue is at least three months. At HOME magazine, our number one goal is to provide our audience with useful,practical and affordable ideas to enhance their homes and lifestyle.
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Roanoke Valley HOME is produced quarterly and has a printed circulation that reaches at least 25,000 households in the Roanoke Valley region including the cities of Roanoke, Botetourt and Franklin countries with a minimum of 87,500 regional readership.
The shelf life is at least three months; our high-quality publication materials and timeless topics encourage our readers to keep Home as a reference for ideas and where to find Roanoke Valley businesses to help execute these ideas.
Features
Like old friends, many of us can mark our years by the couches on which we have spent time. Remember the ...
Cabinetry is the most important aspect of a kitchen; it aesthetically sets the tone of the room and creates functionality. ...
You’ve worked hard all summer to get your yard the way you like it. You’ve watered, fertilized and pruned. Your trees ...
When I first met my friend Brooke Pettyjohn in the summer of 1997, she was out on her porch painting ...
Features
Finding the Perfect CouchLike old friends, many of us can mark our years by the couches on which we have spent time.
Remember the sofa that your parents had, and how it felt so warm and safe to snuggle on it while you watched Saturday morning cartoons? How about the hand-me-down one that you tried to work with by [...]
House Mechanic
Prepare Now for Winter’s Chill: Home InsulationFor many in the Roanoke Valley, fall is a favorite time of year, that wonderful period between the heat of summer and the cold of winter. Though we enjoy many outdoor activities during this period, homeowners should be mindful of the fact that the chill of winter is on its way. Fall is a great [...]
Favorite Things
Plantation Shutters: Classic Look, Timeless AppealIt happens to most of us. The summer sun climbs into the sky and we feel a childlike urge to fling our home’s windows wide open.
Today, there is no more indulgent way to usher the sunlight into your home than through the open louvers of a gracious plantation shutter.
The plantation shutter seems almost handcrafted for [...]
In The Yard
Keep Growing With Container GardensYou know the thought has crossed your mind. It does each fall when the limp summer blooms look forlornly down at their roots. You think, “It’s time to empty those planters and pots.”
Wait a minute, let’s rethink this. Gardening doesn’t have to end in the fall. In fact, that’s just when the bugs and humidity [...]
Simply Southern
Setting a Beautiful TableOne of the more daunting tasks when entertaining is setting the table. When your guests walk into the eating area, whether it’s a formal dining room or a casual breakfast nook, you want your table to be inviting, engaging, and most of all, beautiful.
There is more to creating a memorable setting than simply placing a [...]
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The Gift of Friendship: Helping a Friend in NeedWhen I was eight years old, I had Rheumatic Fever—a condition many doctors don’t even diagnose any more. Besides feeling tired at times, I felt great. Even so, my family doctor banished me to my bed for five months. For my family, it was a huge adjustment. My parents lost some of their freedoms and [...]
Culinary Corner
Tailgate TouchdownTailgating is a learned skill – we learn through our successes and mistakes—and like most challenges, we keep trying to perfect our skills. We learn how to keep the food cold and/or hot—how to efficiently pack the car to maximize space, and the best sources for ‘help’—who has the best fried chicken, pimiento cheese, barbecue [...]
Hot Tips
Decorating Green: Easy Indoor PlantsIf you’re like me, the mere thought of cultivating indoor plants creates the image of brown leaves and drooping blooms. Whether your challenge is that you have little time for maintenance or simply a less-than-green thumb, maintaining indoor plants can seem a daunting task. However with just a little knowledge and effort, anyone can turn [...]
Showcase Home
Settled On Stanley AvenueFor Bob and Jo Rider, family is everything. Their entire lives center on their children. So it was natural that they would settle in an area known not only as family-friendly but voted at one point as “the number-one street to raise a family in Roanoke.”
Stanley Avenue is a quiet street a few minutes’ walk [...]
The Power Of Color
LIGHTEN YOUR WORKLOAD Choose the Right Color for Your Home OfficeThe colors you choose for your walls affect your mood, how you feel about a room and your comfort level in that room. So choosing the right color for a home office presents a special challenge; it’s part of your home, yet it’s also a place where you must be productive, whether you use the [...]
Design Line
Off the Shelf: Books Make Beautiful AdornmentsWhen I was a senior at Randolph-Macon Woman’s College, my literature professor suggested in our last class that someday we consider joining a “book club” to foster our love of reading and lifelong learning. With snickers and sidelong glances, most of us dismissed the idea. Book club, we scoffed. Though we were indeed lovers of [...]
Around Town
Around TownHome and Garden Show Offers Something For Everyone
Join Roanoke Valley HOME for all the best in home and garden improvement, design and more at the Greater Roanoke Home & Garden Show, to be held January 8–10 at the Roanoke Civic Center. This fun-filled, information-packed event offers something for everyone!
Meet Celebrities: Bring your gardening questions and meet [...]

