Modern Flair
In renovating their 1948 rambler, Spring Valley homeowners Brian and Joanne Barlia realized that gaining more usable space doesn’t necessarily require an addition. Instead,…
Tiny Jewel Box
When called upon to overhaul a 12-foot-wide, 1870s-era house in DC, designer Kerra Michele Huerta summoned “every trick in the book” to make the…
Hunt Country
When an avid equestrian purchased acreage in a coveted Virginia Hunt Country location adjacent to the late Bunny Mellon’s estate, she hired architect Thomas…
Waterfront Idyll
At a rocky outcropping on the edge of Whitehall Bay near Annapolis, a panoramic vista encompasses the open waters of the Chesapeake in the…
Mountain Majesty
A long driveway wends through woods before emerging to unveil a stone house nestled into the pastoral landscape of White Post, Virginia. The big…
Domestic Bliss
The home should be the treasure chest of living,” the modernist Le Corbusier once wrote. This insightful nugget would likely have resonated with one…
Labor of Love
Joanne Fitzgerald’s keen design sensibilities stood her in good stead when she first saw the 1926 row house on Capitol Hill. With interiors painted from…
Living History
Sitting in the living room of his gracious 1891 home, interior designer Josh Hildreth glances out to a crape myrtle in a corner of…
Urban Refuge
When their landlord suddenly decided to sell the Logan Circle apartment they were renting a year and a half ago, designer Michael Hampton and…
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…
Hot Talent: Paul Miller
When he was growing up, Paul Miller’s mother “was always playing with color and creating tableaux in our home,” he recalls. This inspiration led…
Hot Talent: Katie DeStefano
On a recent trip to Texas, Katie DeStefano brought home the unexpected: an old taxidermic pheasant. “When I go to another city, I love…
Hot Talent: Sallie Kjos
Sallie Kjos grew up working in her aunt’s antiques store and listening to her father, a master builder from England, discuss his craft. Today…
Hot Talent: Byron Risdon
Although Byron Risdon earned a graduate degree in education and later taught school, interior design was always in the back of his mind. “I…
Hot Talent: Laura Fox
After working in the design industry for more than 10 years, Laura Fox “hit the ground running” when she decided to launch Laura Fox…
Hot Talent
This issue marks the 10th year H&D has spotlighted a group of young local designers producing outstanding work in firms of their own. After…
Show Time
Jonah Takagi tinkers away in the converted attic of a Depression-era row house in Washington’s Glover Park. He sketches ideas, builds models and refines…
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…
Private Tour: Dutch Treat
In April 2017, a blooming array of more than 10,000 tulips was dispatched from Holland to festoon the Dutch ambassador’s stately Kalorama residence. Though…