Window Shopping
Awning These windows are hinged on the top of the frame and swing outward. Double Hung With two operable window sashes, double-hung windows offer…
Before+After: Build
Then Now Dated architectural features included a portico with antebellum-style columns and windows placed halfway below ground level that gave the impression the house…
Build: Editor’s Picks
Piceno, a large-format, polished-porcelain tile by Spanish manufacturer Geotiles, conjures the classic look of marble with its subtle, white veining. Available in Crema, Gris,…
Remodel: Editor’s Picks
Privacy comes via remote control with Tudelü, a motorized, retractable wall that rolls up into the ceiling. Available in more than 100 fabric 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…
Home Improvement
MINIMALIST CHIC The Marvin Contemporary Studio collection of windows merges narrow frames and minimalist hardware with oversized glass panels to create airy, light-filled spaces….
Cutting Edge
THE LOOK OF WOOD Porcelanosa’s Seedwood collection of wood-look porcelain tiles comes in large-format, 10-by-59-inch planks and four complementary accent tiles. A fit for…
Cutting Edge
Marble Systems’ Boise Porcelain Tile Collection conveys weather-worn style indoors and out with a durable, easy-to-clean, wood-look surface. Available in a range of patterns…
Fresh Start
A 110-year-old row house in DC’s Columbia Heights neighborhood went from dingy and dated to fresh and modern in the hands of Finesse Design…
Before + After: Outdoor Oasis
A couple in Oakton, Virginia, hired Michael Nash Design, Build & Homes to transform their mundane patio into an outdoor-living space with lots of…
Cutting Edge
LONG LASTING Trex composite decking, posts and railings resist the fading, staining, warping, rotting, mold and mildew that solid wood surfaces battle. Trex comes…
Idea File: Before + After
Bucking the popular Bethesda trend of replacing modest homes with sprawling, traditional abodes, a couple asked EL Studio to enlarge their one-story bungalow with…
Idea File: Cutting Edge
Color Me Cool Federal Brace’s Eco-Lucent LED lighting system offers energy efficiency via a color-changing light strip. Recessed under cabinets or toe kicks, it…
Idea File
SPANISH STYLE Spanish tile company Undefasa produces chic ceramic tile for residential and commercial applications. The Canaima collection features large-format, wood-look tile available in…
Idea File
FRESH START A couple with young boys saw potential in the 1980s-era Arnold, Maryland, the home they’d recently purchased, though they knew it needed…
Case Study: Floors + Windows + Doors
Perched directly atop an expanse of marshland on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean, a house built by and for the owner of Boardwalk…
Modern Flair
In renovating their 1948 rambler, Spring Valley homeowners Brian and Joanne Barlia realized that gaining more usable space doesn’t necessarily require an addition. Instead,…
Tiny Jewel Box
When called upon to overhaul a 12-foot-wide, 1870s-era house in DC, designer Kerra Michele Huerta summoned “every trick in the book” to make the…
Shore Style: Inside Out
Window walls—sliding glass systems that completely open a room to the outdoors—add a sense of drama to any home on the water. Not only…
Rays of Light
The 1992 contemporary house had fallen into disrepair by the time Bethesda architect Jim Rill was called to its sweeping shorefront on Maryland’s Gibson…