Modern Aerie
The concept of home-as-sanctuary was important to Old Town Alexandria residents Jerry Penso and Andrew Heinle, whose soaring, 3,140-square-foot penthouse comprises two conjoined condominiums….
Cottage Charm
Robin Hood may be AWOL, but the Annapolis community of Sherwood Forest has been quietly prospering since it was first founded as a summer…
Worldly Vibe
There’s something plucky about a parakeet. When DC interior designer Colman Riddell chose to lacquer the front door of her Georgetown row house in…
New Chapter
Sometimes hitting refresh is the best way to go. This Wesley Heights house had the right Northwest DC address as well as a surprising…
River Wild
Nestled on a hidden hill rising from the banks of the Potomac sat the perfect three-acre riverfront lot. “When visiting different locations with the…
Fresh Palette
When Jamie Merida, principal of Bountiful Interiors, and senior designer Denise Perkins first saw the six-bedroom, 12,000-square-foot estate in Chester, Maryland, they had to…
Stylish Mix
When Sandra Meyer of Ella Scott Design revamped a center-hall colonial in Bethesda, the challenge was how to combine age with beauty. “My clients…
An Emerald Gem
An Emerald Gem People say the third time’s a charm but for designer Sallie Finney Kjos, her second go-round designing the interiors of a…
City Chic
City ChicGood old-fashioned snail mail can still get the job done. When Christopher Schriever, owner of a boutique marketing company, and Edward Palmieri, a…
Collected Style
Collected StyleWhen interior designer Charles Krewson, a DC native, returned to Washington after 30 years in Manhattan, The Presidential—one of the city’s oldest apartment…
Designer’s Eye Modern Mix
Designer’s Eye Modern Mix The opportunity to mastermind the interiors of a sprawling, contemporary house by TDI Homes in Arlington was a challenge designer…
Coastal Haven
Coastal Haven A Capitol Hill couple—both with political careers—were in search of a home on the Chesapeake Bay that would serve as a tranquil…
Picture of Elegance
Nothing is understated about the five-bedroom 12,000-square-foot French chateau-style residence that Asta Homes carefully designed with luxury and large-scale entertaining in mind. “My clients—Bala…
Georgetown Gem
Georgetown Gem Sometimes an address is more than just an address. Case in point: a two-bedroom condo at 3303 Water Street, a luxury residential…
Rooms We Love Dining Room
Rooms We Love Dining Room When updating a dining room in historic Leesburg, Virginia, Sallie Kjos enhanced the old while embracing the new. Traditional…
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…
Casual Haven
Casual Haven We’d always hoped for a house on the water,” says the stay-at-home mom of four. Her kids, ages 11 to 18, delighted…
Cottage Chic
Cottage Chic Downsizing can be a good thing—especially when the transition is seamless, as it was for a McLean, Virginia, homeowner and her five-year-old…
Southern Belle
Once their kids had flown the coop, Liz and Jim Underhill decided to sell their perch in Bethesda and start anew in DC’s Foxhall…
Portfolio: East Meets West
Emily Henderson put a lot of thought into the five-bedroom, 5,000-square-foot home she and her husband purchased in 2012. The couple and their two…