Spring Things to Do Near Your New Miller & Smith Home

Spring is a time when we jump ahead an hour to get more done during the daylight. More adventures, more work, more fun. And all from the starting point of your new Miller & Smith home. And all our communities where we build in have unique opportuni […]

Make Valentine’s a Day to Remember

We all know the routine: a card, some flowers, some chocolates, and a meal at a fancy restaurant.

To many of us, that’s what Valentine’s Day means each and every year.

Same thing, different year.

It gets monotonous, stale, […]

Winter Activities Near Miller & Smith Homes

You know it the moment when you wrap your scarf a little tighter.

You know it when you pull your hat down more to cover your ears.

You feel it the first time you step out into the wind, and it tries to push you back inside.

And […]

Celebrate the New Year in Your New Miller & Smith Home

The new year is almost upon us.

It’s a time for new beginnings—for finding new patterns and new places.

And there is no better place to start a new year than in a new Miller & Smith home.

Each expertly built new home throughout […]

A Thanksgiving in Your New Miller & Smith Home

Thanksgiving is full of delicious favorites.

Turkey and stuffing for some, sweet potatoes and brussels sprouts for others.

It’s also a time of connections—of coming together with family and friends to celebrate all those things that […]

Autumn Events Near Miller & Smith Communities

Fall is a time when the weather changes as much as the leaves.

Both relax and cool down become something wholly special. Miller & Smith understands special, as we pour it into every new home we build in Virginia and Maryland.

The […]

The Many Uses of a Drop Zone in Your Miller & Smith Home

Mud room.

Drop zone.

Family foyer.

It’s a room with many names and many uses.

It’s a command center for your adventures, a Swiss Army knife in room form, and a spaceship airlock that helps you transition from inside […]

What You Can Explore on a Hard Hat Tour

When you search for a new home, you spend a lot of time looking at floor plans.

Dark black lines that draw out a two-dimensional representation of each home.

Often, they have measurements or even drawings of some furniture, but they are […]

Chantilly Offers Fun for the Whole Family

Chantilly, Virginia: an area that started as farms and grew up along with our country.

It’s also the perfect location for your family to grow up, providing many unique opportunities and experiences in Northern Virginia.

And there’s […]

Maryland vs. Virginia: Which is the better place to live?

Virginia drivers are the worst.” – Maryland driver

“Marylanders don’t know how to drive.” – Virginia driver

“Our Great Falls are better than your Great Falls. I’d never live over there.” – Both drivers

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