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Funky, double-helix wallpaper runs up and down one wall in the teen den of The Charity House at the Tidewater Builders Association's Fall Homearama.

SUFFOLK When Rick and Michelle Buonfigli decided to build a house as part of this year's fall Homearma in north Suffolk's upscale The Riverfront, they had no idea it would turn into a breast cancer awareness campaign. Twenty-year veteran Homearama builder Chip Iuliano of Suffolk-based ABT Custom Homes said the dwelling's theme originated with designer Beth Gilbert of Gilbert Interiors.

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Nostalgia, Mom and apple pie.
That's the feeling builder Stephen Quick IV wants Fall Homearama visitors to have when they tour "Tranquil Living: The Pilot Reader House."

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As Homearama strives to honor lifestyle trends within the custom-home market, the teaming up of builder Sam Cohen and organization expert Jeff Bruzzesi might have the crowd in awe.
Hand-scraped hardwood floors, elegant trim, over-sized windows and mixed-element fixtures surround the roomy spaces throughout the 4,200-square-foot "The Treasure Chest: The Organizational House."

SUFFOLK Most days, Pat and Mike Moore find themselves immersed in the resort life: leisurely bike rides around the lakes, 18 holes on a sprawling championship golf course and evening strolls to a waterfront park, where sunsets kiss the Nansemond River.

FALL HOMEARAMA 2011, presented by the Tidewater Builders Association in The Riverpoint at Harbour View in north Suffolk, features nine fully furnished and landscaped custom homes and an Idea Marketplace to inspire visitors. The homes run from 3,200 to more than 3,900 square feet and start in the mid-$500,000s; styles range from transitional to Craftsman to coastal Victorian.

This summer The Virginian-Pilot and builder Stephen Alexander Homes & Neighborhoods team up to present a reader-inspired house at Fall Homearama. The home will combine welcome Southern hospitality and everyday comforts with highly functioning and efficient space usage designed for today’s needs and lifestyles.

VIRGINIA BEACH Margaret Schoch is all about having a good time. "Life is a celebration," she said. "The home is a place people can come together to have fun during special times."

VIRGINIA BEACH The Rockwell celebrates all things blue and gray - ODU's hues, that is - at Spring Homearama.

VIRGINIA BEACH An ideal environment for an eagle offers food to forage and undisturbed room to nest and safely raise its eaglets. So it's no surprise that one such feathered family perched itself near the respectfully flourishing beach-rural development of - you guessed it - Eagle's Nest.