Perfect Balance
On stately Logan Circle in Northwest DC, venerable Victorian homes fan out from a verdant, tree-canopied center. Today, almost all of these historic dwellings…
Private Sanctuary
Nestor Santa-Cruz does not like to move. After many years in a 1960s-era apartment near Washington National Cathedral, it was finding another unit in…
Product Watch
SITTING PRETTY Designed by Archirivolto for Calligaris, the Oleandro chair makes a sleek addition to any dining room. A metal frame supports the padded…
Before + After: Curb Appeal
After two decades in their modest Palisades abode, homeowners watching a 40-foot-tall house take shape next door decided they were ready to renovate. In…
Before + After: Modern Oasis
Clients moving to the DC area from San Francisco settled on a mid-century abode in Potomac that needed some work. They turned to interior…
Planet Word
In 1880, Alexander Graham Bell performed the first wireless voice transmission from the roof of downtown DC’s Franklin School—making this historic building an apt…
Your Healthy Home
With coronavirus literally in the air, now is the time to protect your home’s atmosphere. According to the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and…
Fresh Look
WOOD LOOK MoistureShield’s latest contribution to decking is Meridian, a capped, wood-plastic composite material that applies the company’s patented Solid Core moisture protection to…
Fine Lines
The lure of a house with a yard can be powerful even for dedicated urbanites, once kids arrive on the scene. This was certainly…
Dream Kitchens
Moment of Zen Patrick Sutton conjures serenity and uncluttered elegance in a 1920s Baltimore abode. Read more… Party Pad A pied à…
Right Angles
While renovating his circa-1990s home in Darnestown, Maryland, an insurance executive with a love of cooking tapped Jack Rosen Custom Kitchens to overhaul his…
Bistro Vibe
After living with a run-of-the-mill kitchen for five years, a Fairfax couple decided it was time to revamp the space. They enlisted kitchen designer…
Color Play
When designer Janie Molster and her husband moved into their vintage Richmond farmhouse 20 years ago, they soon built an addition with bedrooms to…
Party Pad
After purchasing a condo in the Watergate as a weekend getaway, a couple tapped Carnemark design+build to overhaul its dated interiors. They wanted a…
Moment of Zen
Once their kids had grown up and moved out, a couple was ready to reimagine their vintage center-hall Colonial in Baltimore’s historic Guilford neighborhood;…
Kitchen Karma
PARIS MATCH Manufactured in a workshop outside Paris, La Cornue’s ranges are stars of the culinary world, known for their precision and iconic appearance….
Before + After: Row House Redux
After buying an 1892 row house in Dupont Circle, the owners anticipated a simple facelift—but as often happens, the project snowballed. Architect Michael Lee…
Before + After: Fabulous Finish
It turns out it’s possible to completely transform a kitchen with little more than a few coats of paint—a fact illustrated by Unique by…
Under Foot
MIRROR IMAGE Reflections, an Italian-made porcelain tile sold locally at Best Tile, captures the smoky look of antique mirrored glass. The rectangular tiles come…
Enduring Legacy
Born into bondage on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, Harriet Tubman escaped to freedom in 1849 via the Underground Railroad, returning to the region again and…