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"Rustic But Refined" Living in Virginia Wine Country
Clip: Season 3 Episode 12 | 8m 2sVideo has Closed Captions
Christine and John can't get over the "rustic but refined" vibe of this custom built home.
Christine and John can't get over the "rustic but refined" vibe of this custom built home outside of Leesburg, Virginia. Sitting on 11 acres adjacent to a vineyard, the house has a lodge-like feel with a hand-carved mantle on the fireplace, a giant stained-glass window, and a beautiful view of a pond. With a cohesive design from top to bottom, what's not to love?
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"Rustic But Refined" Living in Virginia Wine Country
Clip: Season 3 Episode 12 | 8m 2sVideo has Closed Captions
Christine and John can't get over the "rustic but refined" vibe of this custom built home outside of Leesburg, Virginia. Sitting on 11 acres adjacent to a vineyard, the house has a lodge-like feel with a hand-carved mantle on the fireplace, a giant stained-glass window, and a beautiful view of a pond. With a cohesive design from top to bottom, what's not to love?
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship(doorbell rings) ♪ ♪ VICKY: Welcome to house number three.
This is the final house today.
CHRISTINE: We are in the country.
In fact, where exactly are we?
VICKY: This is the Lucketts side of Leesburg, but you're still about ten minutes away from all the shopping and the restaurants, and all the conveniences that you would want.
The property is situated on 11 acres, and there's actually no homeowner's association, so you have the freedom to build as you wish.
JOHN: And there's a vineyard right across the way, isn't there?
VICKY: That's right.
I'm excited to show you this very custom home.
You guys ready to see it?
CHRISTINE: Yes, we're excited to take a look at it.
JOHN: We are raring to go.
VICKY: Okay.
You guys have fun.
Enjoy, okay?
CHRISTINE: Okay.
Thank you.
JOHN: Okay.
CHRISTINE: Oh.
JOHN: Whoa, I didn't expect this!
CHRISTINE: I didn't expect to be walking into a lodge.
Wait, wait, wait.
(sniffs) Can you smell that?
JOHN: Oh, no.
I smelled it from the... CHRISTINE: The... JOHN: Time we came in.
CHRISTINE: That's called pine.
JOHN: That's called the smell of wood.
CHRISTINE: It's called the smell of wood.
JOHN: It just smells so good.
CHRISTINE: Mm-hmm.
But look at the features in this room.
I mean, it is custom.
Let's start with the beautiful fireplace.
JOHN: With that impressive mantle, which is hand carved.
CHRISTINE: Wow, and then, look at this stairway.
That is amazing.
JOHN: That is quintessential when you think of like, log homes.
CHRISTINE: Right, right.
JOHN: Wow.
And look up.
The giant stained glass... Oh my God.
CHRISTINE: That is absolutely gorgeous.
JOHN: Beautiful.
I love how it's lit as well.
CHRISTINE: Hey, there's a pond out there.
JOHN: Ah, there is a pond.
(laughs) Oh, that is a beautiful view of that pond, and gives you a good idea of what living on ten acres looks like, right?
CHRISTINE: Oh, that's country living.
But this is a great area for a dining room because you get to overlook all of that.
JOHN: Mm-hmm.
CHRISTINE: And speaking of great looks, I'm looking at the ceiling.
You know, that's tongue and groove pine... JOHN: Yep.
CHRISTINE: With the beams.
And what I really like is that they kept it natural.
It complements the cream cabinets in the kitchen.
JOHN: Yeah, this caramel colored... CHRISTINE: Mm-hmm.
JOHN: You know, wood.
CHRISTINE: It just really flows lovely.
JOHN: You know, I really like these cabinets.
I like how they have this antiqued finish to them.
CHRISTINE: Right.
JOHN: Kind of rustic, but elegant.
CHRISTINE: Exactly.
And then, you know, you put in the, the farmer's sink... JOHN: Gotta have it.
CHRISTINE: With these countertops.
JOHN: Yes.
These countertops have a lot of color and pattern to them.
They, too, match the palette of the rest of the house, with the stone and all the wood.
It's all harmonious.
Let's go check out the next room.
CHRISTINE: Oh, always a must in the country.
A mud room.
JOHN: You know that's right.
CHRISTINE: Mm-hmm.
JOHN: It is beautiful, but this is great.
You have a washer, dryer, another sink.
CHRISTINE: Another sink.
A great storage room.
JOHN: All right, let's go over... CHRISTINE: Okay.
JOHN: And check out our first bedroom.
CHRISTINE: This room is all about this fireplace.
JOHN: And it feels so cozy with these beams above.
CHRISTINE: It just carries the whole theme right through.
JOHN: And I just imagine, snowing outside, having a fire... CHRISTINE: Yeah, that is perfect.
JOHN: With your wine.
'Cause we gotta add wine to that picture.
(laughter) CHRISTINE: Well, let's check out the...
So an en suite that again, just is so cohesive with the rest of the home.
JOHN: Yeah.
CHRISTINE: You know, you've got these countertops, which again, the tones.
You've got blues and greens.
JOHN: Yeah, kind of greeny.
CHRISTINE: Yeah, that just goes so well with the cabinets.
JOHN: Yeah.
And then that giant, soaking, claw-foot tub, right?
CHRISTINE: That tub looks like it's gonna walk away.
JOHN: It could.
CHRISTINE: It could.
Yeah.
JOHN: Let's go, I guess, to the other side, Tina.
Next room... CHRISTINE: So they're using this as an office, but obviously could be a bedroom.
JOHN: But you can walk out onto the porch.
CHRISTINE: And you have great views of the side yard... JOHN: Yeah.
CHRISTINE: And this whole wrap around porch.
JOHN: Well, I wanna check out downstairs.
CHRISTINE: Okay.
Let's go.
Okay.
JOHN: These stairs don't have a very lodge-y feel.
CHRISTINE: No, but look where they're leading us to?
JOHN: This awesome game room.
Shuffleboard, and then pool.
CHRISTINE: Pool table.
JOHN: Okay, and I think there's a half bath down here.
CHRISTINE: Okay.
JOHN: Oh, no.
It's a full bath, Tina.
CHRISTINE: Oh, and I like what they did with the vanity.
JOHN: Mm-hmm.
This certainly looks like a custom tub, doesn't it?
CHRISTINE: Mm-hmm.
Fits that rustic feel.
JOHN: It sure does.
CHRISTINE: Mm-hmm.
JOHN: All right.
CHRISTINE: Okay.
JOHN: Let's travel down here.
CHRISTINE: All right, this is a great space to have down here.
JOHN: Perfect for guests.
CHRISTINE: Mm-hmm.
JOHN: Tina, take a look at the ginormous door.
CHRISTINE: Right.
JOHN: Take a look at these keys.
Which key is it?
I forget.
CHRISTINE: Oh, my Gosh.
JOHN: Is it this one?
I don't know.
CHRISTINE: These keys alone probably weigh 50 pounds.
JOHN: That is one heavy gate, leading us into the wine room.
And boy did they do a good job making it look like a wine cellar.
CHRISTINE: Look at the tin ceiling, right?
JOHN: Yeah.
CHRISTINE: A chandelier.
JOHN: Yeah.
And how about these carved shelves.
Wow!
CHRISTINE: All right, well, we've seen so much already.
JOHN: Yep.
CHRISTINE: And you know what?
We have another floor to go.
JOHN: Let's go check upstairs.
CHRISTINE: All right.
JOHN: And look at these stairs.
CHRISTINE: Oh, I know.
JOHN: I'm thinking they just split some logs and created stairs.
CHRISTINE: Oh, I think that's what they did, but can we just pause here for a moment... JOHN: Yes.
CHRISTINE: And just take in this whole area?
When we first walked in... JOHN: Yeah.
CHRISTINE: I didn't really notice that light.
JOHN: Me, neither.
And against all the hard, you know, stone, and the wood, it's a really good light.
All right.
CHRISTINE: Well, let's keep going up.
JOHN: Check.
Up we go.
CHRISTINE: This is probably the space where you would really spend a lot of your time.
What better place to chill when you've got beautiful views?
Look at the stained glass.
JOHN: Yes.
You know what would make this perfect?
A wet bar.
CHRISTINE: Mm, well you know what would make this bedroom perfect?
JOHN: Uh, nothing?
CHRISTINE: Exactly.
I agree.
This room is perfect just the way it is.
JOHN: And this is my favorite feature right here.
CHRISTINE: Oh.
JOHN: Pine walls... CHRISTINE: Mm-hmm.
JOHN: High ceilings.
Luxury lodge.
And, you know, luxury lodges have cedar closets.
CHRISTINE: A must.
JOHN: And full bath.
CHRISTINE: All right.
So I'm just gonna say, I've never seen a picture window like that in the shower.
JOHN: It's a really cool window.
CHRISTINE: All right, so let's travel on down.
All right, last room.
JOHN: Yes, and it looks very familiar.
CHRISTINE: Actually, I think it mirrors the one we were just in.
JOHN: Okay, well that concludes our tour and our stay at the lodge.
I don't know what time check out is.
CHRISTINE: Well, hopefully it's a late check out.
JOHN: Okay, let's go see.
(laughs) CHRISTINE: Hey.
VICKY: Hi, so what did you guys think?
Was this amazing?
CHRISTINE: When you said the word custom, that is the word of the day on this home.
JOHN: Mm-hmm.
CHRISTINE: You walk in, and you see the big, beautiful fireplace.
JOHN: Yeah.
CHRISTINE: You see the custom stairway.
And then, you know, when we were up in the foyer, you know, that great sitting area... JOHN: Mm-hmm.
CHRISTINE: That I could see you probably spending a lot of time in.
JOHN: I would.
CHRISTINE: The stained glass windows, you know?
VICKY: Yes.
CHRISTINE: Between the beams, the walls.
Everything just works together so nicely.
JOHN: It was rustic, but it was refined.
VICKY: It is.
Now what'd you guys think about the wine room downstairs?
CHRISTINE: If you're in wine country, I guess it only makes sense that you have a wine cellar.
JOHN: It's mandatory when you're here, yeah.
VICKY: Exactly.
CHRISTINE: And can we just talk about this whole back area?
VICKY: It's an incredible setting.
You have this beautiful treed background and pond.
It's really a very relaxed, beautiful, very private lifestyle.
It's got four bedrooms, five bathrooms, 4,000 square feet, built in 2014.
It's got the detached garage, 11 acres, and completely custom built.
CHRISTINE: Unfortunately I have to go first, and I would have to say this is one of the toughest.
JOHN: I agree.
CHRISTINE: So I'm going to say 1.6.
VICKY: Okay.
JOHN: I'm going to give you a price of 1.7.
VICKY: Okay.
JOHN: I am...
It's a very hard house to guess.
VICKY: Okay.
So the actual list price of this home is $2 million.
JOHN: Wow.
CHRISTINE: Okay, all right.
VICKY: And you both did great.
This was a tough one.
JOHN: But I still won.
CHRISTINE: Yes.
VICKY: Well, this has been so much fun.
I've really enjoyed showing you these three homes in Leesburg, and now it's time to unwind and relax.
I want to take you to Stone Tower Winery for a glass of wine.
Would you like to do that?
JOHN: What are we waiting for?
CHRISTINE: That's right.
VICKY: Are you ready to go?
JOHN: Let's do it.
VICKY: Okay, wonderful.
JOHN: Did you say, "Unwine?"
VICKY: Ah, I said, "Unwind."
JOHN: Ah.
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