Layered Luxe
When Skip Sroka and his partner, John Kammeier, were ready to downsize from their longtime residence in Northwest DC’s Phillips Park, it was a…
Striking Shift
When a couple with two kids purchased a traditional Forest Hills residence in 2016, they assumed that everything in the home would have to…
Treehouse Aerie
On balmy summer evenings, designer Tracy Schlegel can be found relaxing on her lofty deck, nestled among the tall trees lining the backyard of…
Sophisticated Retreat
When clients in a stylish home on Maryland’s Eastern Shore called on Amanda Friend to reimagine their cramped and awkward master bath, the designer…
Bold Moves
Since launching FORMA Design 25 years ago, Andreas Charalambous has split his time between residential and commercial work. So when a client tapped him…
Spa Scene
WASHING UP Italian ceramics manufacturer Cielo debuts I Catini, a line of oval, rectangular or round ceramic washbasins perched atop a spare, steel base….
Lap of Luxury
After a couple purchased a home in Rockville, they tapped Case Architects & Remodelers to overhaul its outdated kitchen and master bath. The latter…
Streamlined Style
Clients with kids attending college in DC purchased a 1980s townhouse in Georgetown, which was saddled with builder-grade finishes and a dated look. They…
Fresh Slate
The owners of a Potomac home were tired of their 1990s-era bath. Not only did it have inadequate storage and a tub that took…
Creative Legacy
Growing up with his mother, Alice Busch—founder of the award-winning design firm Great Falls Distinctive Interiors—Matt Trunnell cut his teeth on all things design-related….
National COTY Awards 2020
The following members of NARI’s Metro DC Chapter were honored with national COTY and Achievement Awards: COTY AWARDS Residential Kitchen $60,001 to $100,000 Balaton…
Elegant Mix
When Jay Jenkins of Jenkins Baer Associates gets involved in a project, it inevitably grows branches and blooms. Such was the case when he…
Water Ways
Walk in the front door of Mike and Mary Strittmatter’s Ocean City vacation home and all you see is water. Beyond the chic, comfortable…
New Life
A couple, both in their forties, wanted to combine households.Each brought his own distinctive style and preferences to the table; one was coming from…
Memory Lane
Bethesda’s Tulip Hill, nestled into rolling hills above the C&O Canal and filled with its namesake tulip poplars, was at the top of Erich…
Cutting Edge
ORGANIC STYLE Vines, by Sonneman—A Way of Light, is characterized by its gracefully curved branch design. Hand-blown glass pods illuminate the fixture, which comes…
Al Fresco Flair
Michael Winn, principal of Winn Design+Build, had just completed a home for himself and his family in McLean. He tapped landscape architect Joseph Richardson…
Vibrant Revival
Once home to the Libyan Embassy, a stately Flemish Revival-style town home had certainly seen better days. The 1908 residence, located in DC’s posh…
Smooth Transition
A Bethesda couple was drawn to a rundown 1970s home by its tree-lined lot and abundant natural light. However, the house needed work; they…
Collected Style
The imposing, Tudor-style home in bucolic Pikesville, Maryland, holds a lifetime of memories. Owner Kim Hammond grew up in this stately, stone residence, built…