Wiedemann Architects was hired to renovate a 1905 residence close to the Naval Academy in Annapolis. Principal Greg Wiedemann and his team replaced a dated rear addition with a new one housing the kitchen and breakfast area, enhanced by a wall of windows. “The kitchen employs a palette of deep navy blue and gold, a subtle homage to the Naval Academy,” notes Wiedemann.
Marble countertops are paired with custom cabinetry painted bold blue in the functional, U-shaped space; above a peninsula suited for impromptu meals, pendant lights from Ann Morris Lighting sound a nautical note.
PROJECT TEAM
Renovation Architecture & Kitchen Design: Gregory Wiedemann, FAIA; Kathi Bogue, Wiedemann Architects LLC. Interior Design: Shaun Jackson, Blue Point Hospitality. Renovation Contractor: Winchester.
GET THE LOOK—Custom Cabinetry: wiedemannarchitects.com. Cabinet Fabrication: ivancdutterer.com. Countertops: rocktopsfabrication.com. Appliances: subzero-wolf.com, vikingrange.com, bosch-home.com through build.com. Fixtures: houseofrohl.com.
After purchasing a condo in Northwest DC’s Columbia Heights, the owners tapped Four Brothers Design + Build to redo the kitchen. “It was closed off, lacking storage and counter space,” recalls project designer Kristen Mendoza. “The client wanted an airy, minimalist environment.”
The team removed a wall separating the kitchen and living area, then closed off a niche on the back kitchen wall to create a walk-in pantry disguised by cabinet doors. A range wall provides a focal point while flat-fronted cabinetry and Caesarstone counters convey streamlined appeal.
PROJECT TEAM
Project Design: Kristen Mendoza; Contractor & Lead Carpenter: Brett Bond, Four Brothers Design + Build. Photography: Steven Hershberger.
GET THE LOOK—Cabinetry: cabico.com. Hardware: busterandpunch.com. Appliances: bosch-home.com through homedepot.com. Countertops & Backsplash: caesarstoneus.com through norwoodmarble.com. Faucet: brizo.com through build.com. Pendant: kuzcolighting.com through ylighting.com.
The owner of a 1900 DC row house wanted a new kitchen that would marry modern style with a vintage envelope. Designer Jonas Carnemark made the dream a reality, reimagining the galley-style space with matte SieMatic SLX cabinetry. A central island with a black Silestone countertop houses a sink, dishwasher and trash pullouts. Behind it, a marble-look ceramic-tile backsplash anchors the Wolf range, surrounded by more storage.
The plan also created a refrigerated wine room under the adjacent stairway. A linear chandelier above the island and illuminated bronze channels that take the place of cabinet hardware impart a touch of glam.
PROJECT TEAM
Kitchen Design & Renovation: Jonas Carnemark, CR, CKD, CLIPP, KONST SieMatic.
GET THE LOOK—Cabinets, Backsplash & Wine Storage System: konstsiematic.com. Island Countertop: silestoneusa.com. Range: us.bertazzoni.com. Wine Pegs: hafele.com. Sliding Wine Racks: rev-a-shelf.com. Sink: thegalley.com. Hood & Refrigeration: subzero-wolf.com.
Designer Christina Simon imparted interest and functionality to a McLean dining room with a chic built-in beverage bar boasting a handy countertop and storage for bottles and glassware. “Custom inset cabinetry with notched pulls is recessed into the wall to keep the dining room feeling open,” explains Simon, who stained the floating bar dark gray and fronted the sliding upper doors with pewter mesh for display. Sconces from Visual Comfort flank the bar, which is enhanced by an antiqued-glass backsplash and a white quartz countertop.
PROJECT TEAM
Design & Cabinetry: Christina E. Simon, ASID, CKBD; Brittany Gunst, c|s Design Studio LLC. Architecture: Origin Design. Builder: Zimmermann Homes.
GET THE LOOK—Cabinetry: prevocabinetry.com. Countertops: msisurfaces.com. Countertop Fabrication: premiumgraniteva.com. Backsplash: truteam.com. Sconces: visualcomfort.com through dominionlighting.com.
On May 4th, the Baltimore-Washington Chapter of the National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA) gathered at Cosentino City in Washington, DC, to announce the winners of its 2023 design competition. A lively cocktail hour took place in the sleek, new showroom, full of high-end stone and surface displays. An awards ceremony followed. Home & Design sponsored the party and competition.
The Mid-Atlantic chapter of the Professional Remodeling Organization (PRO) announced its 2023 PRO Remodeler of the Year Awards during a February 11 gala at the DoubleTree by Hilton in McLean.
The awards go to remodeling and custom-building projects in DC, Maryland and Virginia; this year, judges reviewed 119 entries in 35 categories. Media sponsor Home & Design gave its Award of Excellence to a project by Anthony Wilder Design/Build. All the award-winning projects are listed below and can be viewed on the chapter’s website, promidatlantic.org.
Home & Design Award of Excellence
Anthony Wilder Design/Build
Basement under $150,000
GRAND: Michael Nash Design, Build & Homes
MERIT: House to Home Solutions
FINALIST: HIVEX Basement Finishing Co.
Basement $150,000 and over
GRAND: Spectrum Design Build
MERIT: TriVistaUSA Design + Build
FINALIST: Moss Building & Design
Creative Solutions
GRAND: Mosss Building & Design
Entire House under $500,000
GRAND: Moss Building & Design
MERIT: Finesse Design Remodeling
FINALIST: Michael Nash Design, Build & Homes
Entire House $500,000 to $750,000
GRAND: Blue Star
MERIT: RessaBuilt
FINALIST: Marks-Woods Construction Services
Entire House over $750,000
GRAND: Blue Star
MERIT: Landis Architects/Builders
MERIT: TriVistaUSA Design + Build
FINALIST: BOWA
Green—Entire House/Addition
GRAND: Michael Nash Design, Build & Homes
New Custom Home 4,500 square feet
GRAND: OPaL Design Build
New Custom Home 4,500 square feet and over
GRAND: WINN Design + Build
Residential Addition under $250,000
GRAND: Marks-Woods Construction Services
MERIT: Marks-Woods Construction Services
FINALIST: Grossmueller’s Design Consultants
Residential Addition $250,000 to $500,000
GRAND: Pristine Acres
MERIT: Marks-Woods Construction Services
FINALIST: Schroeder Design/Build
Residential Addition over $500,000
MERIT: Marks-Woods Construction Services
FINALIST: TriVistaUSA Design + Build
Residential Bath under $50,000
GRAND: Blue Star
MERIT: The Levine Group Architects + Builders
FINALIST: MW Burke
Residential Bath $50,000 to $100,000
GRAND: Kingston Design Remodeling
MERIT: Blue Star
FINALIST: Marks-Woods Construction Services
Residential Bath over $100,000
GRAND: Michael Nash Design, Build & Homes
MERIT: Case Architects & Remodelers
FINALIST: Hopkins & Porter Construction
Residential Detached Structure
GRAND: OPaL Design Build
Residential Exterior Element $30,000 and over
GRAND: Sun Design Remodeling Specialists
Residential Exterior Element under $30,000
GRAND: House to Home Solutions
Residential Exterior under $100,000
GRAND: Marks-Woods Construction Services
MERIT: Daniels Design & Remodeling
FINALIST: Lofft Construction
Residential Exterior $100,000 to $200,000
GRAND: Bowers Design Build
MERIT: The Levine Group Architects + Builders
MERIT: House to Home Solutions
Residential Exterior over $200,000
GRAND: Bowers Design Build
MERIT: Michael Nash Design, Build & Homes
FINALIST: WINN Design + Build
Residential Historical Renovation/Restoration under $250,000
GRAND: Marks-Woods Construction Services
FINALIST: Gilday Renovations
Residential Historical Renovation/Restoration $250,000 and over
GRAND: Bowers Design Build
MERIT: Marks-Woods Construction Services
FINALIST: OPaL Design Build
Residential Interior Element under $30,000
GRAND: Blue Star
MERIT: Sun Design Remodeling Specialists
MERIT: Sun Design Remodeling Specialists
FINALIST: Marks-Woods Construction Services
Residential Interior under $250,000
GRAND: Sun Design Remodeling Specialists
MERIT: Marks-Woods Construction Services
FINALIST: Bowers Design Build
FINALIST: Finesse Design Remodeling
Residential Interior $250,000 to $500,000
GRAND: Bowers Design Build
MERIT: Sun Design Remodeling Specialists
FINALIST: Michael Nash Design, Build & Homes
Residential Interior over $500,000
GRAND: Anthony Wilder Design/Build
MERIT: Michael Nash Design, Build & Homes
Residential Kitchen under $75,000
GRAND: Michael Nash Design, Build & Homes
MERIT: Marks-Woods Construction Services
FINALIST: Anchor Landscape and Property Services
Residential Kitchen $75,000 to $150,000
GRAND: Moss Building & Design
MERIT: Marks-Woods Construction Services
MERIT: Case Architects & Remodelers
FINALIST: Michael Nash Design, Build & Homes
Residential Kitchen over $150,000
GRAND: Anthony Wilder Design/Build
MERIT: Marks-Woods Construction Services
FINALIST: Michael Nash Design, Build & Homes
FINALIST: Case Architects & Remodelers
Residential Landscape Design/Outdoor Living Area under $100,000
GRAND: Blue Star
Residential Landscape Design/Outdoor Living Area $100,000 to $250,000
GRAND: Grossmueller’s Design Consultants
MERIT: House to Home Solutions
MERIT: Michael Nash Design, Build & Homes
Residential Landscape Design/Outdoor Living Area over $250,000
GRAND: Pristine Acres
MERIT: Pristine Acres
FINALIST: WINN Design + Build
Universal Design—Entire House/Addition
GRAND: Atlas Moran Construction
MERIT: Michael Nash Design, Build & Homes
Universal Design—Interiors
GRAND: House to Home Solutions
On March 15th, Home&Design celebrated its Spring 2023 issue with a festive event at USA Cabinet Store in Fairfax. Guests mingled and enjoyed drinks and hors d’oeuvres while exploring the showroom’s stylish kitchen installations.
After a home renovation, EBLA was asked to reimagine the sloped front of the property with a better approach; to solve drainage challenges; and to create a unified feel between the remodeled home and a new, separate garage on the property.
“We redefined access via a formal walkway from the street and a secondary, informal walkway to the front of the house,” says principal and founder Ed Ball. “We also regraded the front yard for drainage and redesigned the plantings.” A pergola attached to the house serves as a visual connection between the house and garage; layered plant materials, vines and a flagstone walkway were also added. A firepit and outdoor kitchen occupy one side of the property. Walkways also lead to the backyard.
Highlights
EBLA
703-433-1863 — landscapearchitectnorthernvirginia.com
Homeowners in Falls Church had just completed a new traditional home with a rustic workshop on the property. They hired JHLA to devise a landscape plan that would connect the two disparate structures.
Principal Jennifer Horn created a croquet court that flows between the buildings, with Colonial steppers creating access across elevations. Her planting and hardscape choices reflect the style of each, with heirloom species, bluestone and formal edging around the house while natives interspersed with boulders and irregular flagstones adorn the workshop area. Says Horn, “Plant selection is key. It can enhance architecture in subtle yet profound ways. Our planting plan connects two spaces while creating a bespoke mix of species.”
Highlights
Jennifer Horn Landscape Architecture
202-573-7581 — jh-la.com
Collaborating with clients on a design inspiration they were looking to bring to life, Sisson Landscapes created a beautiful and functional space for this DC home. Our designers took into account the requirements and desires for this small yet essential space as it serves as the access from the parking in the rear of the home. As the principal vista from the back of the home the design also needed to be eye catching. To contrast the angular red brick of the house and walls, Sisson created a serpentine gray cobblestone path amid Jacquemontii birch trees, providing opportunity for shade perennials with chartreuse foliage. The bespoke gate connects the garden space to the outside. The landscape illumination provides evening interest using path lights and up lighting, giving depth, dimension, and visibility.
Highlights
Sisson Landscapes
703-759-2012 — sissonlandscapes.com
Fine Earth Landscape emphasizes personalized customer service and long-term client relationships—exemplified by this award-winning landscape, which the company has maintained for more than two decades. Over the years, the team has planted every plant on the property, which is manicured weekly throughout the growing season. Care includes beds, weeding, pruning and turf. All the shrubs, including the many boxwoods, are hand-pruned without shears in a horticulturally correct manner. Thousands of annuals are planted every season. Special attention has been paid to the exquisite cutting garden—one of the owners’ favorite features of their landscape.
Highlights
Fine Earth Landscape
301-972-8810 — fineearth.com
Grow Landscapes was tapped to install a landscape conceived by Campion Hruby Landscape Architects. The extensive project encompassed a swimming pool with a water feature, a pavilion with a wood-burning fireplace, retaining walls, patios and abundant plantings.
The Grow team began by removing and storing existing custom fencing and gates, so as to ensure access to the sloped backyard. They implemented Campion Hruby’s drainage system, then created a thermal, full-color flagstone pool deck that surrounds the pool. Low retaining walls around the pool are veneered with brick to match the house.
Highlights
A semi-in-ground pool integrates the natural slope of the property to create a multi-level living area
A monolithic water feature is set into hand-chiseled building stone laid with dry mortar joints
The pavilion is distinguished by exposed rafters and beams, a standing-seam aluminum roof and a fireplace that matches the water wall
Lush plantings keep the extensive stonework from over-powering the space and blends with the surrounding woods
Grow Landscapes
703-771-1003 — growlandscapes.com
JCLD transformed the small, run-of-the-mill side yard of an in-town residence into a flourishing garden and entertainment space. “The client felt exposed because the homes are close together and several stories tall with views into her fenced area,” explains principal Jennifer Connoley, who designed a raised planter and a strategically placed trellis that extends above the six-foot fence to address the privacy issue. She and her team replaced a ramshackle porch with a new stone one and installed brick steps, a dining patio, a raised bed, a brick fire pit patio, drainage infrastructure, a custom water feature, lighting and new landscaping. From wide wrap-around steps and traditional stone-and-brick masonry to the simple wooden trellis, the material palette conveys a sense of timeless elegance.
Highlights
The owners of a 1910 residence on the Tred Avon River tapped Jennifer Connoley Landscape Design to revamp their half-acre Oxford, Maryland, property. The project demolished outdated existing structures, including a chicken coop and outhouse to make way for a long list of improvements: a stone patio, an outdoor kitchen, a pergola, a kitchen garden, a stormwater retention area, a front walk, parking areas, paths and redesigned fencing. The home sports a modern farmhouse feel, so the owners specified an understated aesthetic with a focus on form, function and water views. JCLD blended non-invasive and native plantings to create color, texture and all-season appeal with an emphasis on tolerance of both wet and dry conditions.
Highlights
Jennifer Connoley Landscape Design
410-200-1563 —jcld-landscapedesign.com
The owners of a small corner lot in McLean envisioned their backyard as an oasis from the bustle of the neighborhood. They tapped Pristine Acres to fulfill a wish list that included a pool, a covered structure, an outdoor kitchen and an open expanse of lawn. They specified a clean-lined aesthetic to complement their home’s modern architecture.
Pristine Acres devised an attached pavilion with a built-in kitchen and space for gathering. It overlooks the pool, which is anchored at the far end by a sheer-descent water feature. Retaining walls made of ipe and porcelain tile enclose the yard; they’re softened by terraced gardens of perennials and shrubbery. Sand-blasted marble paves the pool deck and an ipe ceiling animates the pavilion.
HighLights
Pristine Acres
877-333-5651 — pristineacres.com
