Kitchen Karma
Refined Vibe High-end materials and finishes impart sophisticated style to a kitchen designed for entertaining. read more Clean + Simple A streamlined,…
Going Bold
Any designer will tell you that trust is pivotal to a successful project. Nowhere is this important ingredient more evident than in a Logan…
Lively Mix
Homeowners who’d had enough of the drab, mushroom-colored kitchen they inherited with their house turned to Cornerstone Kitchen & Bath for an overhaul. “The…
Modern Plan
A client hailing from California purchased a circa-1920s home in Northwest DC’s Woodley Park—but craved the openness she was used to in her previous…
Splash of Color
Wishing to add some pizzazz to their traditional home, an Arlington couple decided to redesign the staid kitchen, which did not reflect their youthful,…
Clean + Simple
Empty-nesters building a custom home in Garrett Park, Maryland, envisioned minimalist, uncluttered rooms. With the kitchen occupying a central location in the layout, they…
Refined Vibe
A couple with a vintage colonial in Northwest DC wanted to replace their small, cramped kitchen and formal dining room with a spacious, modern…
What’s Cooking
ORGANIC TOUCH Tommy Bahama’s Kapa collection of handcrafted concrete tiles for Lunada Bay Tile conjures an organic feel, with three-dimensional, wallpaper-like leaf patterns and…
Learning Curve
The Beaux Arts Flagg Building, which once housed Washington’s beloved Corcoran Gallery of Art and its art school, just got a new lease on…
Mudroom Magic
CHECKMATE When designer Tracey Morris of Gillis Interiors and her family bought their house in Potomac, it had been a rental property for 12…
Window Candy
STAR POWER New York designer Celerie Kemble elevates luxe window treatments with her own collection of finials and rods created for Kravet. Made of…
Cutting Edge
UNDER GLASS Poliform’s 2020 wardrobe collection marries glass cupboards, wireless lighting and refined finishes. Pictured: A vitrine display closet with glass doors designed by…
Tower Vista
“The house was a rambler that had rambled a little too far,” says architect Mark McInturff, who was called in to remedy the shortcomings…
Cabana Cool
A couple based in McLean searched for several years for just the right weekend retreat before finally discovering a waterfront property perfectly situated on…
Tidewater Casual
A pristine spot on Maryland’s Bohemia River lured a family looking to build a relaxed waterfront retreat. The husband, a contractor, collaborated with architects at…
Formal Approach
Empty-nesters who had raised their kids in Phoenix, Maryland, were ready to downsize. So they purchased a 1916 home on Spa Creek in downtown…
Work of Art
When the founding partner of a DC lobbying firm bought his Victorian row house in the 14th Street Corridor, he refurbished the three-story abode…
Row House Magic
With a degree in applied economics, Melissa Sanabria was working in the financial industry when she moved to Capitol Hill. After years of on-the-job…
Collaborative Effort
Sarita Simpson first met Jason Claire when she landed a job at Vastu, then a popular furniture showroom on DC’s 14th Street. One of…
NKBA 2019 Awards
Area designers submitted more than 95 entries to the 2019 Kitchen & Bath Awards, organized by the Baltimore-Washington Chapter of the National Kitchen &…