4401 Uppingham Road, Richmond, VA 23235

Some houses have a room that becomes the center of everything. Here, it’s really three rooms. Stand at the kitchen sink and the entire wall in front of you is glass: a wide bay of divided lights beneath a tray ceiling, looking out over the trees and outdoor space. It may be the best window in the house—and it happens to be where you’ll do the dishes. Turn around and there’s a fire blazing in the hearth, the painted-brick fireplace framed by an arched firebox. The adjacent great room is close enough that whoever is cooking never misses the conversation. Beyond it, a three-sided sunroom brings in light from every direction. Kitchen, hearth room, sunroom: three distinct spaces that read as one—and it’s clear this is where the house wants to be lived. The formal dining room, just off the kitchen, is currently the home office, with a bay window, chair rail, picture-frame molding and the same hardwood floors as throughout the main level. At the front, a large, sunny living room and separate...