Have you seen the new Wolf Ackerman website? Check it out...you'll find lots of Andrea Hubbell images, including this project!
I adore this home outside of Charlottesville in Greenwood, VA. The Abbots have called this house, built 180 years ago as the Greenwood School for Boys, their home for nearly twenty years. Their three girls grew up here, as have their golden retreivers, leaving traces of family in every room. A true Living Space in every way, when I visited last December I knew I needed to return to document this special place.
The house itself is dripping with character, from uneven plaster walls to exposed beams across the ceilings, and is adorned with the simple, chic style of a family who loves comfort, nature and art. Each room is comfortably bright even on the grayest of days, nearly causing me to give in to the desire to curl up with a book or magazine on a slip-covered chair in a light-filled corner. With the family dogs pressing their noses to the glass doors, I moved through each room slowly and meticulously, taking moments to sit on a couch, touch a blanket, and observe the art on the walls, trying my best to imagine how the family who lives here inhabits each space.
Welcome to the Abbots'!
Living Space is a personal project inspired by real spaces being inhabited by real people in a very real way. If you know of a home that would be a good subject for this series, please get in touch with me, here.
6 living space | the home of abby kasonik and roderick coles
5 living space | a fry's spring family
4 living space | an artist's home in charlottesville
I always enjoy working with Roxie Daisy. Being surrounded by beautiful textures, objects, books, and furniture all day long is a dream for this former designer. It has been 16 months since our last photography session, and the Roxie Daisy website was in need of an upgrade. Here is a little taste of what we captured:
I have another gem for you from Wolf Ackerman, this time a renovation. The transformation of this home is breathtaking...check out the 'before' shot below to see the amazing difference!
Here is the 'before' photo, courtesy of Wolf Ackerman. Amazing, right?!?