Subtle Patina
When a May downpour dampened Jodi Macklin’s plans to host a pre-prom dinner for her son’s senior class in her Chevy Chase backyard, the…
City Glamour
Architect Carmel Greer, principal of the six-year-old firm District Design, doesn’t impose a particular style on her residential projects. Instead, she lets a home tell…
Applause: West End Revival
The Fairmont Washington, DC is a quintessential “Washington” spot—a stately, limestone-clad hotel with a venerable history located in fashionable West End. Now, a revitalization…
Portfolio: Beach Chic
After years of renting houses and descending on relatives in Bethany Beach, Delaware, a Potomac couple finally decided to build a vacation home of…
Cachet: Bee Line
You know it’s summer at the National Building Museum when a monumental installation takes over the Great Hall. “Hive,” the 2017 exhibit opening July…
GALA 2016 Awards—Custom
Presented by the Northern Virginia Building Industry Association and the Maryland Building Industry Association, the 2016 GALA (Great American Living Awards) celebrates achievements in…
2016 GALA Awards
Each year, a panel of building-industry professionals is selected to judge new homes and communities in the Mid-Atlantic region, and to choose their nominees…
DESIGN SCENE: The 2016 NARI/COTY Awards
At a gala event on February 18, held at the Pooks Hill Marriott in Bethesda, the National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI) Metro…
Water’s Edge
Near the juncture of the Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay, a bifurcated structure appears to float above the shoreline against spectacular views of the…
Private Landing
Tucked into a private landing on Spa Creek, a modest block of brick, 1980s-era townhouses offers placid views of a row of companion boat…
Ask the Pros: Construction
With an eye on sustainability, what do you look for when selecting windows, siding and roof materials? Building sustainably is made up of many…
Ask the Pros: Architecture
Describe the challenges and rewards of designing homes in the Chesapeake Bay region. The superlative challenge is creating a unique piece of architecture that…
Nordic Style
The potent trifecta of character, greenery and location lured a couple to DC’s picturesque Cleveland Park in 2007. “We’re both native Washingtonians and have…
Color + Contrast
At first, there was only supposed be an addition. “We chose the house knowing it was too small,” says Kristin Handwerger of the Wesley…
Rustic Retreat
On a trek through rural Loudoun County, a curvy one-lane road dotted with horse farms splits off to a mile-long drive. Meandering past vineyards…
Applause: Landmark Restored
The Smithsonian Arts and Industries Building stands center stage on the National Mall. Also known as the Castle, it’s embellished with Gothic Revival spires…
Mid-Century Marvel
Luis and Cara Medeiros long enjoyed visiting Gibson Island near Annapolis, but when they decided to look for a home to purchase, they were…
Perfect Balance
When Sigrid and Joshua Smitt Goldman first visited the five-acre Great Falls lot where they would build their future home, they found their Shangri…
Grace Notes
Ambassadors, presidents and Hollywood stars from Elizabeth Taylor to Vincent Price have all hobnobbed in this grand 1927 stone manor in DC’s Massachusetts Heights….
Almost Heaven
About two miles past the Maryland border into West Virginia, the Potomac River bends in a soft L, fringed on one side by a…