Press
“Before the pandemic, Kate Young didn’t think of fairy doors as a way to commune with her neighbors.
The tiny sculptures she made were something she did for herself, tucking them into the crooks of branches and the bases of trees near her house in the Del Ray neighborhood of Alexandria, Va. A graduate of the Savannah College of Art and Design, she started making them four years ago -”
You Only Guide Me By Surprise
“Unauthorized construction in my new neighborhood leads me to conduct an independent investigation into some of the world’s most mischievous zoning law offenders. The trouble? Only children have ever laid eyes on them.”
Alexandria Living
“Real estate in Del Ray is booming — and not just for humans.
Thanks to a young Del Ray artist, fairy houses and businesses are popping up all around the neighborhood. Kate Young, who is also known as the “fairy realtor” first started a magical project in 2017, but it has grown a larger set of wings during the COVID-19 pandemic. -”
Network NOVA
Friday Power Lunch (10-22-2021) – CAN WE TALK?
The Zebra
“Alexandria, VA – They are whimsical. They are artistic. They are serious business if you are a fairy and you are looking for lodgings.
Look closely at the trees in the Del Ray neighborhood of Alexandria and you might spot a little door and staircase, or at the base of a brick building, there could be a little storefront -”
Family Trip Guides
“Do you have a kid who loves fairies in your family? It was so much fun to go on a “fairy hunt” for the tiniest of doors and even a fairy cafe in Del Ray just north of Old Town Alexandria. My kids kept wanting to find just one more but with 76 on the free Google map we still have tons more to find on another trip!”