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 make you […]

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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8 Unique (and Fun!) Things to Explore in Ellicott City

Ellicott City is a beautiful place to call home.

Full of history and awash with natural beauty, it’s no surprise that Money […]

Miller & Smith’s Active Adult Luxury Villas in Cascades at Embrey Mill

Miller & Smith prides itself in building our homes in communities that provide even more for homebuyers. More activities, more green space, more reasons to be happy. And when we build active adult homes, that community is even more important. This […]

The Best Things About Living in an Active Adult Home

Active adult communities are perfect for those of us who see age as just a number.

Ideal for homeowners who don’t want to slow down.

Impeccable for residents who want to squeeze all the juice out of life.

Active adult communities […]

Green living in your Miller & Smith home (and 5 tips to make it even greener!)

Green seems to be 2022’s color of the year.

But a green home, of […]