Chevy Chase Classic A sensitive renovation has revived the architecture of a classic late 19th-century American Four Square in Chevy Chase, Maryland. Surrounded by elegant new gardens, the home’s gracious […]

Makeover Magic Whether a house has a noble past or simply dates back to the era when shag carpets were all the rage (the first time around), planning a renovation […]

Farmhouse Redux Maryland’s Eastern Shore is home to many an old, white clapboard farmhouse. It was one of these structures that inspired a Northern Virginia couple after they purchased 16 […]

A Custom Approach Paradigm Building Group’s founder and president, Tim Winter, was with NVHomes for six years and had built at least 150 houses for clients when he decided it […]

Global Reach The Spanish surface manufacturer Cosentino—maker of Silestone 
Natural Quartz and a host of other products—has landed in the nation’s capital, opening its newest showroom in Sterling, Virginia, near […]

Bird's Eye View The newly built Residences On The Avenue in Foggy Bottom at Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, is a mixed-use development. Owned by Boston Properties, this 72,000-square-foot complex of four […]

HISTORY Lesson Old buildings in a state of decay tend to catch an architect’s eye. Walking through Oxford, Maryland, one evening, Washington, DC-based architect Ward Bucher saw a dilapidated building, […]

Potomac Playground In the afternoon sun, the rustic stone pavilions glow like two pots of honey flecked with cinnamon. Set beside a swimming pool and against a backdrop of evergreens, […]

TEAM WORK Custom homebuilder Ted Peterson and residential architect Robert Gurney regularly play basketball on the same court. But they had not collaborated on a building project until recently, when […]

Postcard from Vermont A few years ago Great Falls, Virginia, residents Tom and Diana Kelly purchased 42 acres near Weston, Vermont, with the  idea of building a getaway for holidays […]

Embracing the Outdoors Hidden away on a wooded cul-de-sac, this Tudor-style home leads a first-time visitor to believe that she’s been whisked away from the nearby Tysons Corner corridor and […]

Organic Modern There’s modern as in the aesthetic of detached cool. And then there’s Kathy Viola’s renovated home in McLean. While the former can feel a bit sterile, the latter […]

A Fresh Start Artistic vision comes naturally to architect and designer Ernesto Santalla. Those creative insights became particularly useful back in 2006, when he first glimpsed the plain, one-bedroom apartment in Northwest […]

Garden Party Many Washingtonians clamor to throw their last outdoor parties of the season as the days of summer dwindle. Slightly cooler and less humid than prior months, September still […]

Portfolio- The Gift of Light On an Arlington, Virginia, cul de sac, a 1947 stone-fronted cottage nestles on a rolling, picturesque sweep of land. Home to artist Suzanne Yurdin and […]

By the Book Building a dream home can take years of plan-ning and research. Starting in 1995, Norfolk, Virginia-based furniture retailer Claus Ihlemann dedicated himself to the task, compiling design […]