How does an architect orchestrate the renovation of a house when he becomes the client? The home of Stephen Vanze, a founding principal at BarnesVanze Architects, and his life partner […]
How does an architect orchestrate the renovation of a house when he becomes the client? The home of Stephen Vanze, a founding principal at BarnesVanze Architects, and his life partner […]
Architect Violeta Fiorino-Schwartz and her husband purchased a townhome in Baltimore’s Canton neighborhood, drawn by enviable views of sailboats streaming by in the harbor. However, interiors of the multi-level abode […]
The Mid-Atlantic chapter of the Professional Remodeling Organization (PRO) announced its 2024 PRO Remodeler of the Year Awards during a gala on February 3rd at the DoubleTree by Hilton in […]
MIXED MEDIA Jeffrey Alexander by Hardware Resources recently debuted Spencer, a line that updates a classic cabinet pull with a clear acrylic bar and a squared foot in solid metal […]
The prospect of waterfront sunsets lured a couple to purchase a 70-year-old cottage just 20 feet from Edge Creek in St. Michaels, Maryland. The dilapidated structure needed work, so they […]
Nestled on a tree-lined street off Dupont Circle, a stately Beaux Arts townhouse captured the hearts of a couple looking to trade up from their nearby condo. The 1915 brick […]
Stylistically, Washington’s Watergate complex has always exhibited a split personality. The cutting-edge 1960s project by Italian architect Luigi Moretti came with a futuristic, curvilinear exterior and curiously fussy interiors. Following […]
ALL AFLAME Heat & Glo has debuted new digital flame technology in its vent-free SimpliFire Inception Electric Fireplace. It includes a realistic flame in a 36-inch, remote-controlled viewing area; the […]
The Maryland Building Industry Association’s Maryland Awards of Excellence recognize remodeling and custom-building projects in the greater DC area. The 2023 ceremony took place on May 11 at Merriweather Lake, […]
If dropped by helicopter into this riverfront garden of ornamental trees, stone pathways and a raked-gravel bed, visitors might assume they’d landed in rural Japan rather than on a residential […]
VINYL MAGIC Republic Floor’s Pure SPC collection debuts waterproof engineered-vinyl surfaces that combine a stone-and-plastic composite with an imprintable vinyl layer. Pictured: Baltic Brown, a faux-wood option in The Creek […]
The Mid-Atlantic chapter of the Professional Remodeling Organization (PRO) announced its 2023 PRO Remodeler of the Year Awards during a February 11 gala at the DoubleTree by Hilton in McLean. […]
Sponsored by the MBIA, this annual awards program honors architecture, construction and remodeling projects in the greater Washington, DC, area. A full list of 2022 winners follows, along with photos […]
In the late 1980s, an Annapolis college professor with deep Virginia roots bought 40 acres and a hilltop home outside Charlottesville. For nearly three decades, he and his wife passed […]
Many homes in DC’s desirable neighborhoods meet the wrecking ball when buyers opt for a fresh start instead of a renovation. But sometimes owners with a keen eye see potential […]
From the street, the house in Richmond’s West End doesn’t appear to have changed much. It presents with matching roof gables and a deep, welcoming portico—but the roof height is […]