Grand Openings
BOUNTIFUL HOME opened the doors to its newly renovated, 16,000-square-foot building in Easton, Maryland, in September. The location encompasses Bountiful Home, a retailer showcasing…
Point of View
A pair of prints by Chicago artist Josh Young flanks the entry to designer Jay Jenkins’ apartment. Atop these photographs of staid, 19th-century portraits, slashes…
Passion for Design
While working for more than 10 years at California Closets—where he orchestrated organized spaces for a range of residential and commercial clients—DuVäl Reynolds discovered…
Streamlined Luxury
After studying architecture at the University of Pennsylvania, Catherine Ebert “took a detour” when she discovered the field wasn’t for her. She eventually enrolled…
Vintage Charm
Little did Vesper Mei know she’d landed a diamond in the rough when she purchased a Capitol Hill row house in 2002. The 100-plus-year-old,…
Back to Nature
Designer Lauren Liess is having a moment. Her second book, Down to Earth: Laid-Back Interiors for Modern Living (Abrams; $40), came out on October…
Bold Setting
Champagne flowed at Georgetown’s Calloway Fine Art during the October 2 launch party for the 2019 limited edition of MOOD By Christofle—an artful tabletop…
Before and After
THE BOYS CLUB In her show house space, designer Quintece Hill-Mattauszek set out to transform a lackluster bedroom into “The Boys Club,” a swanky…
Latin Affair
Venezuela-born chef Enrique Limardo opened DC’s Seven Reasons in April to rave reviews. The former chef at Baltimore’s Alma Cocina Latina has created a…
Rome Escape
Housed in a 16th-century mansion that once belonged to the noble Borghese family, Hotel Vilòn opened its doors in 2018 after a dramatic makeover….
Rare Form
A software executive seeking a new home knew he’d spotted a gem in DC’s coveted Foxhall neighborhood. Though its formal interiors were not his…
Quiet Drama
Designers go au naturel, transforming the following five dated bathrooms with organic materials and sleek style. Modern Luxe Jennifer Wagner Schmidt revives a dated…
Modern Luxe
Homeowners whose master bath was stuck in the 1980s were ready for a redo. Tired of its rarely used corner whirlpool tub and uninspiring…
Asian Flair
After she updated a client’s DC kitchen in sleek Japanese style, it was no surprise that designer Jennifer Gilmer went in a similar direction…
Double Fantasy
After moving into a DC home that had previously been remodeled, a young couple started dreaming up new ideas for a bath renovation to…
Bold Statement
In an age when gray and white bathrooms are all the rage, Arlington clients asked Case Design to saturate theirs with color. As part…
Organic Palette
A Chevy Chase couple tapped designers Lauren Levant and Paul Bentham to revamp their master suite into a restful retreat. “They spend a lot of…
Très Chic
After purchasing a builder-grade, 1990s condo in Reston, the owner approached designer Alison Giese to give it an overhaul with an eye on sophistication….
Welcome Aboard
For a uniquely buoyant lodging experience, consider Fingal, a 23-room boutique hotel that opened this year in a refurbished Scottish lighthouse tender. Permanently berthed…
Chic Finds
On October 4 and 5, cutting-edge couture takes over DC’s National Building Museum during the annual Smithsonian Craft2Wear show. Sixty-seven artisans from around the…