Steve Case, founder of AOL, and his wife Jean have set their substantial sights on Virginia Wine Country with the purchase of a winery in the foothills of the Blue […]
Steve Case, founder of AOL, and his wife Jean have set their substantial sights on Virginia Wine Country with the purchase of a winery in the foothills of the Blue […]
GALA 2012 Awards Each year, a panel of building industry professionals is selected to judge new homes and communities in the Mid-Atlantic region, and to choose their nominees for the Great […]
Crystal Clear Swarovski Crystals recently teamed with Napoleon Fireplaces & Grills to produce the LHD50 Limited Swarovski Edition fireplace, which is adorned with a bed of precision-cut Swarovski crystals. The […]
Modern Symmetry The homeowners pondered the decision to renovate their 1980s Colonial or build a new house on their secluded, 25-acre property outside Ellicott City, Maryland. “We did a lot […]
Colonial Expansion It all started with a plan to expand a garage and add a guest room onto a Colonial-style home in Potomac, Maryland. But as such plans tend to […]
A Love of Nature There are times when location is everything. In the case of a 1980s contemporary, its setting on a winding, rural road in Great Falls, Virginia, overlooking […]
A Fruitful Collaboration Too many cooks in the kitchen? Not for a Maryland couple with two young daughters, who transformed their bland galley kitchen into a spacious, warm and light-filled […]
A History of Giving Concealed behind a stone privacy wall that flanks a narrow, picturesque street on the edge of Georgetown, historic Evermay is like a portal to a serene […]
New at the Zoo As of September 1, a trip to the Smithsonian National Zoo in DC is no longer complete without a stop at the state-of-the-art Seal and Sea […]
Jewel in the Rough A great architect creates order from chaos, whether building an Olympic stadium or a backyard pavilion. In the case of Robert M. Gurney, the challenge was […]
A Blended Style Bethesda architect Stephen Muse, principal of Muse Architects, has earned a reputation for sensitively renovating and expanding houses so that his designs feel like they have always […]
Sleek + Polished For before and after photos click here Smitten with an apartment in the heart of Georgetown overlooking the C&O Canal, a South America-based couple in search of […]
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 […]
River's Edge Perched atop a gently sloping hill, the property fairly embraces its panoramic view of the South River. To the right, the vista opens onto the Chesapeake Bay and […]
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 […]