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Interior Design Services - Living room
Interior Design Services - Living room

Vibrant rugs from Doris Leslie Blau define each area of the open-plan space. Photo © Robert Dodge

Bathroom - Crate & Barrel
Bathroom - Crate & Barrel

Charles Almonte. Photo © Michael Ventura.

Kitchen - Floor
Kitchen - Floor

A Great Falls kitchen reflects the home’s Mid-Century style with porcelain floors and glass tile.

Bathroom - Interior Design Services
Bathroom - Interior Design Services

In the bathroom of a DC Colonial, traditional travertine floors mix with a contemporary tub.

Interior Design Services - Living room
Interior Design Services - Living room

Almonte paired a sculptural Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams sofa with a Holly Hunt bench.

Dining room - Interior Design Services
Dining room - Interior Design Services

In a Dupont Circle home, Almonte furnished open living and dining areas in clean-lined, Asian style. Photo © Robert Dodge

Hot Talent: Charles Almonte

Hot Talent: Charles Almonte As a child growing up in the Philippines, Charles Almonte kept his Lego and crayon collections close at hand. “I always knew I was going into the creative field,” he explains.

He studied architecture in Manila and earned a master’s degree in historic preservation at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Almonte then landed in DC at an architectural firm, where he specialized in preservation as well as interiors.

“I guess my boss saw something in me,” he recalls. “I kept getting interiors work from her, so I figured I should take exams for architecture and interior design.”

After a stint at Thomas Pheasant, in 2008 Almonte decided to venture out on his own. He says that in his practice today, most projects involve both interior design and construction.

Almonte sees his role as design arbiter. “People know what they like,” he says. “It’s a matter of us helping them execute it. I tell clients, ‘We’re here to guide you and apply principles of design—color, symmetry, and balance—but you have to tell us what you like. Because in the end, you’re going to be living here, not me.’”

Interior Design: Charles Almonte, AIA, ASID, Silver Spring, Maryland.

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