Hot Talent: Practical Elegance
Stuart Nordin has always relished what she calls “the hunt for wonderful, unique things.” So when she decided in 2012 to launch her firm,…
Hot Talent: Creative Challenge
“I have been an art and design addict since I was a little kid,” declares Caryn Cramer with enthusiasm. “I was always into color,…
Hot Talent: Graphic Design
French-born Romain Baty arrived in the U.S. in 2016, leaving behind a burgeoning interior-design career inspired by years of art direction in elite Paris…
Bold Statement
Seven years ago, a couple walked into Randall Kipp’s office and asked him to design their dream house on the water—in about five years….
Vintage Charm
When it comes to real estate, the word “development” conjures images of bland neighborhoods stocked with cookie-cutter houses. Yet the DC area brims with…
Pure Geometry
A couple who owned three unkempt acres in Oakton asked landscape architect Katia Goffin to transform their disordered property into a clean-lined, modern landscape….
Game Day
When charged with designing a waterfront retreat on a narrow lot facing the Severn River, architect Melanie Hartwig-Davis got creative. She replaced a 1930s…
Office Space
Architect Cathy Purple Cherry and interior designer Arlene Critzos collaborated on a traditional waterfront home in Annapolis’s historic Bay Ridge community, overlooking the Chesapeake….
Table Scape
While renovating their condo in the Ritz-Carlton Residences on Baltimore’s Inner Harbor, the owners asked designer Teresa Buchanan to transform the two-bedroom abode—which encompassed…
Ship’s Ahoy
DINNER TIME Italian importer Abbiamo Tutto conjures the Mediterranean with its hand-painted Italian ceramics. The dishwasher-safe collection includes a set of six dinner plates…
Function + Flow
A physician and his wife purchased a traditional 1995 house in Oakton, Virginia, with big plans to bring its outmoded main floor up to date….
Performance Art
Nestled in 51-acre Merriweather Park at Symphony Woods in Columbia, Maryland, The Chrysalis is part architecture, part art installation. The brainchild of New York-based…
Cutting Edge
Marble Systems’ Boise Porcelain Tile Collection conveys weather-worn style indoors and out with a durable, easy-to-clean, wood-look surface. Available in a range of patterns…
Fresh Start
A 110-year-old row house in DC’s Columbia Heights neighborhood went from dingy and dated to fresh and modern in the hands of Finesse Design…
Casbah Cool
British-born designer Martyn Lawrence Bullard goes global in his latest wall-covering collection for Cole & Son. Among its eclectic offerings, two sumptuous designs evoke…
Before + After: Outdoor Oasis
A couple in Oakton, Virginia, hired Michael Nash Design, Build & Homes to transform their mundane patio into an outdoor-living space with lots of…
Perfect Harmony
A narrow lane hugs the western shore of a Chesapeake Bay tributary in Virginia’s picturesque Northern Neck, revealing an eclectic mix of waterfront homes. Tucked…
Spare and Simple
After remodeling their historic DC residence, the owners were ready to address its run-down, quarter-acre yard. They hired Colao + Peter Outdoor Environments to…
Backyard Bonanza
A Brookville, Maryland, couple with three active kids wanted to turn their small lot into an al fresco playground for guests of all ages….
Zen Garden
While installing a pool on their one-acre lot, the owners of a contemporary house tasked Wheat’s Landscape with creating a connection between the pool…