of important structures and cast iron
in 1950s Richmond. The suite named
for her is on the parlor floor with a
bedroom bay window overlooking the
Kent Valentine house—headquarters
for the Garden Club of Virginia.
A petite restaurant, Parterre, is tucked
into the street side of the building with
craft cocktails and Southern comfort
food—19th century living but better.
100 E. Franklin Street
804.783.7000
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Dear Neighbor
When I moved to the Church Hill neigh-
borhood in the late 1990s, I could not
buy a copy of W magazine in a 10-mile
radius. Now one of the hippest bou-
tiques in town is four blocks from me.
The store has gifts the likes of a quilted
baby blanket that folds origami-like into
a swan and a cheetah bikini worthy of
the chicest beach in the world. While
there you might have to turn the corner
and get something from Sub Rosa, the
wood fired bakery on 25th.
Church Hill
2415 Jefferson Avenue
804.819.1729
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Elizabeth Few Studio’s Leizu Collection
(photo above)
Elizabeth Few’s silk pillowcases,
dyed with botanicals in her workshop
in Richmond’s Fan District, have
received acclaim coast to coast. Equally
dreamy are her sumptuous sleep
masks, gorgeous kimonos, and pieced
duvets. Though her workshop is not
technically a storefront, you can shop
her line at Boketta Wellness (also in the
Fan) and save yourself the trip to ABC
Carpet and Home.
Boketto Wellness
106 N. Vine Street
804.354.6707