Beach Balm
As a July morning simmers on Maryland’s Gibson Island, golfers crisscross its rolling greens, summer campers hone their backhands on the tennis courts and…
Before + After: Modern Mountain Makeover
Purchased for weekend getaways, a tiny 1970s-era cottage near Deep Creek Lake in Western Maryland was starting to feel cramped and awkward to its…
Nordic Embrace
From the outside, it’s easy to assume that the Foursquare-style house built in 1919 has a storied American past. After all, its first resident,…
Go with the Flow
1/ SMOOTH TRANSITION Great Falls clients hired Charles Owen of Fine Landscapes Ltd. to create a “transition” garden connecting an excavated portion of their…
Chic Debut
La Vie in District Wharf commands attention for its coastal fare and dramatic interiors by Alexandria designer David Anthony Chenault. The romantic conservatory bar…
Fall Color
CH Carolina Herrera’s 2018 Fall/Winter Evening collection ushers in cooler nights with elegance. The flowing Pleated Crepe Skirt in bold red ($795) is topped…
Costa Rica Escape
Tucked away on Costa Rica’s Pacific Coast, Villa Manzu makes an idyllic getaway for an extended family or group. Its eight suites boast lounges…
Departure Point
After 22 happy years spent raising two daughters in Potomac, interior designer Lauren Sachs and her husband were ready for a change. “We wanted…
Hot Talent: California Cool
Raised by a single mother with “exquisite taste,” Los Angeles native Jeanne Griffin grew up loving architecture and design. But a career in design…
Hot Talent: Global Perspective
Born in London to a British mother and a Jamaican father, Laura Hodges brings a global perspective to her work. Though her family eventually…
Design Diva
As art director of her family’s Italian furniture brand, Patrizia Moroso has been commissioning cutting-edge creations from top international designers for decades. So when…
Best of Show
The 2018 Kitchen & Bath Awards, organized by the Baltimore-Washington Chapter of the National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA) and sponsored by Home &…
True Blue: Large Kitchen
The dramatic transformation of a traditional kitchen breaks new ground in terms of materials and ingenuity. Architect Scarlett Breeding and designer Richard Anuszkiewicz removed…
Cutting Edge: Large Bath
In the renovation of a master bath, Meghan Browne reworked a series of small rooms into a “sophisticated retreat that was also warm and…
Jewel Tones: 1st Place—Medium Kitchen
An empty nester decided it was time to have some fun in her townhouse kitchen and approached designer Sarah Kahn Turner to carve out…
Tailored Style: Specialty Room
Whoever says that a pantry space should be hidden behind closed doors has not seen one as unique and finely detailed as this recently…
Vintage Revival: 1st Place—Before & After
An obsolete kitchen in a 1920s Wardman row house in DC was cut off from the rest of the home and crying for an…
Light Show: 2nd Place
Clients who are avid cooks and gardeners asked designer Jonas Carnemark to expand the dark and choppy kitchen in their 1960s ranch-style house. They…
Ode to Nature: 3rd Place
Working with homeowners whose passion is landscaping and tending to their garden, Lorrie Addison overhauled their 15-year-old kitchen to reflect nature. She sourced organic…
Sleek + Subtle: 2nd Place
A couple who approached Amber Bullock to revitalize their existing master bath had some specific requests. They wanted a linen closet, better light and…