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Why Shop Consignment?

For some of us, the idea of shopping secondhand is a no-fly zone. It brings to mind sorting through racks of old, stinky clothes that have been discarded for a good reason. But there’s a big difference between consignment shopping and trolling the racks at your local thrift store (though lots of treasures can be found there, for sure!). To debunk some of the secondhand myths and discover the benefit and joy in shopping consignment, we sat down with Charlottesville’s Darling owner, Linnea White. Here she shares some nuggets of wisdom that will have you heading downtown to her shop to scoop up some serious fashion finds.

Myth #1: The clothes aren’t on-trend, in good condition or wearable.

“Boutiques like Darling, and shops that take clothing on consignment, resale, and / or by donation, have policies in place to enforce the expected condition of these gently worn secondhand items,” White says. “This is to ensure wearability and condition.” She admits that secondhand clothing shops don’t always have the current season's garments, but that doesn't mean the items aren't on-trend or can't be edited or altered to be so.

Myth #2:  Shopping Secondhand Doesn't Really Make a Difference

Some people are personally opposed to buying “fast fashion,” inexpensive clothing that’s produced rapidly by mass-market retailers in response to the latest trends. And it’s true that you will find these labels when shopping secondhand at a more reduced price. However, White reminds that your purchase of this item continues its journey and you’re not supporting that fast fashion company by buying something secondhand. “It's already been produced, it's out in the clothing circulation journey, and by purchasing that secondhand item, what you DO is prevent it from sitting in a landfill somewhere,” she says. “And that's a good thing.”

“True style comes from creative exploration, and shopping secondhand is a great way to explore that skill.” – Linnea White

So why should you shop consignment?

Be your own style guru. White urges all to stop letting the fashion industry define how they dress. “We're constantly feed trends and the latest fashions, but personal style is just that — personal,” White says.  “Take time to develop it, curate it, edit it, explore it, have fun with it! Shopping secondhand, reusing, repurposing, recycling, rewearing clothing is a skill to be respected — because it's not the "norm" of our culture's consumer mindset.” Adding a mix of current pieces with secondhand purchases is a great way to hone your personal style.

Score affordable fashion and designer labels for less. The deals that can be found are not to be understated. “This is why I got hooked on shopping secondhand,” White shares. “Not  just for cheaper pieces or trendy finds, but for discovering high-end designer pieces for so much less.”

Keep the clothing in circulation. This may sound silly, but it’s true, White remarks. Simply stated: shopping secondhand prevents that piece of clothing from becoming waste, gives clothing new life and keeps it out of landfills.

Encourage a slow fashion consumer lifestyle. Buying secondhand is one the best — and affordable — ways to practice sustainability in the fashion industry. “It's a choice to shrink our footprints, to be conscious of our purchases, and be responsible for the clothes we no longer want,” White declares.

Stop by Darling and visit with Linnea to discover just why shopping secondhand is a lifestyle worth embracing.

DARLING | DOWNTOWN MALL, 105 S 1ST STREET | INSTAGRAM

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Tuesday - Thursday | 10am - 6pm

Friday - Saturday | 10am - 6pm

Sunday - Monday | 12 - 4pm

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THE PROPER WAY TO PAINT FURNITURE

When done properly, painting furniture can be one of the most satisfying (and cost-effective) ways to revitalize a piece and refresh a space. However, to the uninitiated, a furniture-painting project can be daunting. To help those who may be thinking about giving new life to a piece with a fresh coat of paint, we asked professional “re-fabber” Christy Baker of Charlottesville, Virginia-based furniture refinishing studio Pigment to share pointers for making the process more manageable—and more likely to result in a revamped piece you’ll love for years to come. Here are her recommendations: The Proper Way to Paint Furniture - The Scout Guide

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Wellness Wednesday: Essential Oils for Seasonal Support

Mother nature is really showing off in Charlottesville this week. And while all the blooms are stunning, you’ve probably noticed a fine yellow film of pollen on everything. Whether your nose has a bit of a tickle or you’re prone to full-blown sneezing fits, essential oils can be really helpful. We caught up with Martha Stockhausen, health and wellness educator and founder of Frequency of Fragrance, for her tips on how to best make it through the “Achooo” season.

There are three ways essential oils can offer support against those sneezes, burning eyes and itchy throat — topically, diffused through the air, and ingested internally. Below, Martha shares the oils to try and best ways to use them.  

THE ESSENTIAL OILS. Through several years of testing, Martha has landed a great combo that works for her, her family and clients. She uses a combo of Young Living lavender, lemon, peppermint and Thieves essential oils for seasonal support when things are in bloom.

Make a roller bottle. Add eight drops each of lavender, lemon, peppermint and thieves to a 10mL roller bottle. Fill the rest with a carrier oil. Martha likes almond oil, fractionated coconut oil and grape seed oil. Roll on chest, back of the neck, behind the ears and wrists. The bottoms of the feet are also a great spot because the pores are larger there — and littles tend to tolerate that more than the other spots. When applied topically, the essential oils will be absorbed readily into the blood through the epidermis.

Use a diffuser. When you diffuse essential oils into the air, they are absorbed into your bloodstream through the capillaries in your lungs. Martha recommends adding two drops of each oil into a Young Living diffuser. The Young Living diffuser is a cold water diffuser with a small metal plate inside that vibrates rapidly to break up the essential oil molecules and sends them into the air. It’s superior to other diffusers that heat up the essential oils, thus degrading their potency.  

Take a capsule. People always find it surprising that you can ingest essential oils, but Young Living Vitality oils are non-GMO certified and GRAS certified by the FDA, generally regarded as safe for consumption. They are absorbed into the blood through the colon. Martha adds two drops each of Lemon Vitality, Lavender Vitality, Peppermint Vitality, and Thieves Vitality* in a gel capsule and fills the rest with fractionated coconut, olive or avocado oil, just to soothe the digestive system. If Thieves is too strong because of the clove and cinnamon, then Copaiba Vitality is an option. Take with or after food.  

Additional respiratory comfort. If you need a little extra support to help out with breathing, Raven and RC (respiratory comfort) can be beneficial, as both contain several kinds of Eucalyptus. Raven also contains Wintergreen and smells a bit like Vick's Vapor Rub. You can diffuse them (8 drops), make a roller bottle (30 drops per 10mL bottle), rub them directly on the chest — either neat (straight up) or diluted with a bit of carrier oil — or add them to a wash cloth in the shower for a spa like effect. 

Reach out to Martha below to get set up with the oils that will help you make the most of this most gorgeous season in Charlottesville.

Martha Stockhausen – The Frequency of Fragrance | marthastockhausen@gmail.com | INSTAGRAM

* Due to FDA regulations no product in the US can be labeled for internal AND external use. Hence the white Vitality labels signifying that that oil is for internal use. The Young Living Vitality oils are Non-GMO Project Verified and EarthKosher Certified

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REAL ESTATE ROUNDUP: APRIL 2019

Here are some of the properties popping up on our radar this month. From a jaw-dropping estate with a built-in event space to unspoiled acreage ready for your dream home, it just might be time to consider your next move. 

VERULAM – 99 Bloomfield Rd. // Charlottesville, VA // Murdoch Matheson, Frank Hardy’s Sotheby’s International Realty, 434.296.0134

The details: 9 bedrooms, 6.2 bathrooms, 11,050 square feet, 500 acres

Features we love: This truly a one-of-a-kind exquisite country estate, minutes from Downtown Charlottesville. We adore the classic, Georgian styling with 10’ ceilings, 5 bedroom suites and open floor plan kitchen and living area. The grounds showcase Gillette gardens, pool with pool house, guest house and state-of-the-art equestrian facilities. Finally, a dairy barn has been converted to the ideal event space that the former owners rented out for many a wedding.

BARTERBROOK FARM – 3071 Stony Point Rd. // Charlottesville, VA // Murdoch Matheson, Frank Hardy’s Sotheby’s International Realty, 434.296.0134

The details: 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 3,251 square feet, 33 acres

Features we love: This historic 1900 renovated farmhouse has gorgeous fireplaces (3 of them!), flagstone terraces, covered porches and a beautiful copper roof. The modern open kitchen and floor plan, a short 10 mile drive north of Charlottesville, make it the ideal family home. The property also features a rustic retreat barn that’s been completely renovated with a full kitchen and bathroom.

0 Fox Mountain Road // Free Union, VA // Ann Hay Hardy, Frank Hardy’s Sotheby’s International Realty, 434.296.0134

The details: 440 acres

Features we love: This gorgeous parcel of land, with mountain views, rolling hills and streams is ready for your dream home. The elevated building site is ready to take in unparalleled, unobstructed views and the property is close to amenities.

Cobham Creek Farm – 1093 St. John. Rd. // Keswick, VA //  Katherine Leddington, Frank Hardy’s Sotheby’s International Realty, 434.296.0134

The details: 3 bedrooms, 3.1 bathrooms, 4,088 square feet, 26.22 acres

Features we love: This equestrian farmstead is just 20 minutes from Charlottesville. The main residence, which was once a barn, has been thoughtfully restored and expanded to include a formal living room with beautiful heart-pine flooring, an intricate period mantled fireplace, a large conservatory and a sunroom opening to a sweeping flagstone terrace replete with Koi pool and surrounding landscape features.

121 BLOOMFIELD RD. // Charlottesville, VA // Loring Woodriff, Loring Woodriff Real Estate, 434.466.2992

The details: 5 bedrooms, 5.1. bathrooms, 7,410 square feet, 21 acres

Features we love: With a coveted Ivy address, this gracious brick home enjoys pastoral and mountain views that French doors and floor-to-ceiling (11 feet) windows in the first floor living spaces take full advantage of. We adores the herringbone brick at the front and side porches, walkways, rear terrace and screen porch. The home has a perfect balance of casual and formal living spaces.

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Real Estate Roundup: March 2019

Here are some of the hot properties popping up on our radar this month. From historic abodes to stunning estates, all of these properties have dream home potential. 

STONE’S THROW – 2141 FOX HUNT DR. // Troy, VA // Murdoch Matheson, Frank Hardy’s Sotheby’s International Realty, 434.296.0134

The details: 6 bedrooms, 6.3 bathrooms, 43 acres

Features we love: This exceptional country residence and equine facility, just 10 minutes from Charlottesville, features a gorgeous open floor plan home that’s perfect for modern living. We’ve fallen hard for the rear porch, accessed from the French doors in the open kitchen, that’s ideal for taking in the stunning vistas and sunsets. The package is completed with an exercise room, media room, infinity pool, hot tub and pavilion, gardens and lawns, seven-stall stone table and riding ring.

WHITE HART – 5785 STONY POINT Rd. // Barboursville, VA //Murdoch Matheson, Frank Hardy’s Sotheby’s International Realty, 434.296.0134

The details: 4 bedrooms, 4.2 bathrooms, 8,146 square feet, 353 acres

What we love: Hidden amidst rolling countryside in Northern Albemarle County, this lovely English country manor estate is a gem. Gorgeous Heart Pine floors, woodwork and paneling are featured throughout the stately home. The state-of- art kitchen, complete with a Viking stove, subzero refrigerator and freezer, granite countertops, four sinks and stainless steel vent hood, are a gourmand’s dream. The property consists of 200 acres of rolling pasture and 153 acres of hardwoods and two large ponds that provide arresting year round creek and panoramic mountain views.

2326 HOLLAND CREEK RD // Louisa, VA // Frank Hardy and Morgan Cruthirds, Frank Hardy’s Sotheby’s International Realty, 434.296.0134

The details: 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, 4,326 square feet, 20 acres

Features we love: This historic 1750s farm has maintained beautiful original era details like hand-turned balusters, banisters and vintage interior doors. The impressive 12,000 square foot show cattle & horse facility, tobacco barns, pond and natural spring make this property especially unique. Take in all the rolling pastoral views from the serene front porch shaded by mature trees.

<<SOLD>> ROUND HILL FARM – 1091 ST JOHN RD // Gordonsville, VA// Frank Hardy, Katherine Leddington, Rob Nelson, Frank Hardy’s Sotheby’s International Realty, 434.296.0134

The details: 4 bedrooms, 3.1 bathrooms, 6,600 square feet, 21.84 acres

Features we love: Perched atop a hill in the heart of Keswick, this lovely farm is surrounded by picturesque landscaping. We adore the handcrafted, stone, double-sided Toru Oba fireplace and the magnificent great room with 22-foot cathedral ceilings, natural ash beams and an antique wine barrel chandelier. There are 17 acres of horse-fenced pastures, and a four-stall barn complete with a bathroom and kitchen.

320 FARMINGTON DR. // Charlottesville, VA // Loring Woodriff, Loring Woodriff Real Estate, 434.466.2992

The details: 6 bedrooms, 6.1 bathrooms, 9,505 square feet, 2.8 acres

What we love: This classic c. 1953 Milton Grigg residence is located at the quiet end of Farmington Drive & fronting the 17th fairway. Perfect for entertaining, the kitchen is open to two family room areas and  a dramatic, vaulted dining room. Other recent additions include a home office or pool house with full bath & 3-car garage w/ large studio apartment above. The pool area is simply amazing, as are the

adjacent water features! With bedroom suites privately situated throughout the improvements, extended visits from friends & family are effortlessly

accommodated.

ROUND HILL FARM – 2720 EARLYSVILLE RD // Earlysville, VA // Loring Woodriff, Loring Woodriff Real Estate, 434.466.2992

The details: 5 bedrooms, 7.1 bathrooms, 10,949 square feet, 120 acres

What we love: The panoramic Blue Ridge views at Round Hill Farm make this manicured, 120 acre country estate fronting the Rivanna Reservoir a truly unique offering.The current owners renovated the c. 1940 brick home which now has a lovely balance of entertaining rooms & casual spaces open to the large, modern kitchen. We adore the pool's beautiful setting and staggering views.

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MarieBette Celebrates Black History Month

If you haven’t been following MarieBette on Instagram, you’re missing out. Not only is their feed a regular delight of delectable gluten-filled goodies, but throughout February their Instagram showcased a stirring tribute. According to their feed, “Each day of February, to celebrate Black History Month, our bread will feature a different person from past and present who has shaped our country. Some will be well known, others a little more obscure to most Americans. Throughout this month we hope to showcase the indelible influence black Americans have had at shaping the United States.” 

Each artistic, flour portrait was created in-house by hand-cutting a stencil and transferring it onto boules. Every image on Instagram is accompanied by a quote and mini-bio, heralding the accomplishments of each individual. Pop on over to read about all the notables this month. Or better yet, head into the cafe to scoop up your very own edible masterpiece. You’ve got three more days!  

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