When Chris and Amanda left the busy streets of northern Virginia for the still mornings and shimmering waters of Smith Mountain Lake, they weren’t just looking for a change of pace. They were searching for a total reset.
They had spent years grinding through corporate life, juggling meetings, daycare pickups, and congested commutes. But every summer, they made a promise to each other on the bow of their rented pontoon boat: “Someday, this will be home.”
In the spring of 2024, “someday” finally arrived.
They found a lakefront property tucked in a quiet cove. It wasn’t perfect, but it was full of potential. The home had good bones, but outdated bathrooms, a closed-off kitchen, and water damage in the basement. Still, they saw through the clutter. What others saw as “a lot of work,” they saw as a fresh start.
That’s when a neighbor introduced them to Wohlford Contracting.
From the very first visit, it was clear that Wohlford wasn’t just a construction company. They were local guides to the entire Smith Mountain Lake remodeling journey. The Wohlford team listened closely, walked through the home with real vision, and translated Amanda’s Pinterest boards and Chris’s practical concerns into a renovation plan that respected both budget and beauty.
Amanda laughed, remembering that first design meeting:
“I told them, ‘I want modern farmhouse, but not too farmhouse. And don’t make it look like a Pinterest house from 2017.’ They actually nailed it.”
The contractor worked in phases. They started with opening the kitchen, then updated the master suite to include a walk-in shower and a view of the lake. They used local materials, added energy-efficient windows, and converted the outdated deck into a screened-in porch with cedar ceilings and a stone fireplace.
By late fall, the house felt completely transformed. But never sterile. It still felt like home.
Chris now works remotely from an office with lake views. Amanda started a candle business from their finished basement studio. Most evenings, they sit on the porch with their dogs, watching the sun melt over the water, and joke about how wild it is that they almost didn’t make the move.
“I didn’t think we could pull off such a big remodel,” Chris admitted. “But having the right team made it doable. And honestly, kind of fun.”
If you’re dreaming of your own lakefront reset, whether it’s a kitchen refresh, full home transformation, or a ground-up construction, Smith Mountain Lake has more than just sunsets to offer. It has local pros who know how to bring your dream home to life, step by step, room by room.
Wohlford Contracting didn’t just build a house for Chris and Amanda.
They helped build a new chapter.
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