7316 Old Carters Mill Rd, The Plains, VA 20198

Set amid 53 acres of protected Virginia countryside in the heart of The Plains, Look Up Farm stands among the Capital Region’s most remarkable private estates. Surrounded by blue ridge mountain vistas on the front of the home, while the back of the home enjoys rolling pastures and horses grazing in the distance, pastoral countryside views and hay bales resting on the land in spring and fall. The property evokes the character of an upper-crust Colonial-era estate. Completed in 2020 through the collaboration of Potomac Valley Builders and Foster Zimmerman Architects, the home achieves a level of refinement rarely encountered among newly built country properties. A long, sweeping approach reveals a façade of vibrant old-world stone and clapboard beneath a slate and metal roof, accented by copper gutters and custom milled wood shutters. Windsor windows frame pastoral views in every direction, while balanced proportions and classical symmetry establish an immediate sense of quiet...