Building Blocks
SLEEK SURFACE Ariostea, an Italian manufacturer of porcelain tile, just debuted CON.CREA., a surface that mimics the contemporary look of concrete. Available in five…
Home Maintenance
Your home may be the biggest investment you’ll make. Regular maintenance is necessary to preserve its value and ensure it will provide comfortable, safe…
Before + After: Build
Greg Wiedemann and his team created an expansive, Victorian-style farmhouse by adding a volume that mirrors the existing structure. A small corner porch became…
History Reborn
Looking at the front of the vintage row house Patricio Asfura-Heim and Christine DeWitt recently remodeled, little seems to have changed from a century…
Poolside Paradise
The scenic Severn River set the stage for the overhaul of a lot in Crownsville, Maryland. Spearheaded by McHale Landscape Design, this whole-property renovation…
Cutting Edge
MOODY BLUES Rich blue hues shot through with streaks of white and gray distinguish Van Gogh, a marble-look porcelain tile from Spanish tile company…
Custom Fit
Five years after leaving a career in New York to start her own design firm (and a family) in Baltimore, Laura Hodges got a…
Study In Contrast
Rustic and modern meet in this renovation of a century-old log cabin in the Chevy Chase neighborhood of Somerset. The original structure has been…
Cutting Edge
ARTFULLY ENGINEERED With its stain- and fade-resistant properties, TimberTech AZEK capped polymer decking is well-suited to rooftop use. While closely resembling wood, it’s an…
Before + After
Homeowners who hired architect Michael Lee Beidler of Trout Design Studio to remodel their urban row house wanted to enjoy treetop views of the…
Dream Kitchens
Modern Vision A design team brings openness and light to a kitchen on the Chesapeake. read more Rustic Vibe Sarah Kahn Turner…
Row House Redux
After 20 years in their sprawling McLean, Virginia, home, Jack Ferguson and Veronica Slajer were ready to downsize—but not just anywhere. Both political consultants…
Urban Getaway
A yearlong renovation and interior-design project typically starts with a lengthy list of homeowner must-haves. But not this one. When DC architect and designer…
Classic Twist
During the renovation of a 19th-century row house on Capitol Hill, one of the owners stopped into Snaidero DC Metro to see a La Cornue…
Minimalist Plan
For McLean homeowners who love to cook and entertain, coping with a 1980s-era kitchen was cramping their style. When they’d finally had enough of…
Fresh Start
Confined to the cramped footprint of the obsolete kitchen in her clients’ Tudor-style home in DC, designer Nadia Subaran faced a few challenges when…
Rustic Vibe
Clients with a 1920s-era home in McLean tapped Sarah Kahn Turner of Jennifer Gilmer Kitchen & Bath to transform the kitchen into a mecca…
Modern Vision
Tasked with renovating a Shingle-style residence in Annapolis, architect Scarlett Breeding transformed the interiors from closed-off and compartmentalized to open, modern, fluid and light….
Tiny Jewel
After purchasing a condo in Arlington’s Rosslyn neighborhood, the owner contacted architect James Rill and interior designer Nancy Harper to improve its bland main…
Modern Flair
Instead of tearing down their small colonial to build a McMansion, Bethesda homeowners Geoff Sharpe and Laurel Hatt preserved the existing 1940s structure as…