Classic Revival
With its classic brick exterior, slate roof and stately presence, a center-hall colonial built in 1926 is a perfect fit for its southern Virginia…
Case Study Audio/Video + Lighting
When they tapped Anthony Wilder Design/Build to renovate their Bethesda house, the owners requested that their unfinished attic is transformed into an inviting media…
Drawing Board Closets + Organized Spaces
Drawing Board Closets + Organized Spaces An Arlington couple hired design/build firm TriVistaUSA to convert their cluttered, dark and decrepit basement into a light,…
Closets + Organized Spaces Case Study
Closets + Organized Spaces Case Study Fed up with the cramped bedroom closet in their Potomac home, designer Deborah Kalkstein and her husband were…
Drawing Board Floors + Windows + Doors
Drawing Board Floors + Windows + Doors The owners of a 1970s house in Arlington with a run-down, unattractive exterior contacted architect Matthew Guenther…
Case Study Floors + Windows + Doors
Case Study Floors + Windows + Doors The owner of a DC rambler overlooking Rock Creek Park was frustrated by the obstructed views she…
Drawing Board Remodeling
Drawing Board Remodeling Clients with a modern sensibility hired Natascha Folens to transform the traditionally styled family room of their Reston home into a…
Remodeling Case Study
Remodeling Case Study When a couple with a toddler purchased a vintage house in DC’s historic Cleveland Park neighborhood, they contacted architect Carmel Greer…
Drawing Board Architecture + Custom Building
Drawing Board Architecture + Custom Building A one-story brick rambler in McLean’s Franklin Park was cramped and unattractive. The owners hired architect Dwight McNeill…
Urban Renewal
Urban Renewal One of the hallmarks of a good designer is the ability to update an older structure while retaining its period charm. Designer…
Rock Hall Retreat
Rock Hall Retreat For nearly 25 years, Washingtonians Rick Lincicome and Cheryl Flota have spent weekends and vacations relaxing on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. They…
Weekend Oasis
Weekend Oasis There wasn’t much to the low-slung, ’50s-era rambler beyond where it sat: on a point overlooking San Domingo Creek with easy access…
Casual Chic
Casual Chic Ryland Witt still remembers visiting the rambler in Richmond as a seven-year-old. It was her older cousins’ house and, unlike Witt’s own…
River Vista
Spectacular views of the Potomac River, Roosevelt Island, Key Bridge and Rosslyn beckon from a residence inside a modern brick-and-glass condominium on Georgetown’s waterfront….
Casual Chic
Casual Chic The stately Northwest DC neighborhood of Foxhall Crescent first cast its spell on Carmen and Mohammed Osman in the 1980s. As students…
New Balance
New Balance In life, making bold changes often means discarding the past. But in the dramatic transformation of a family home, architect Robert Gurney…
Modern History
Modern History When then-newlyweds Spence and Renata Patterson purchased a century-old house in Chevy Chase, Maryland, in 2009, they planned to update the kitchen…
Quiet Refuge
Quiet Refuge A light snow covered a wooded Great Falls, Virginia, property in a lacy veil as a couple pulled into the driveway. On a…
Artistic Eye
Artistic Eye Downsizing from a house to an apartment typically requires the shedding of possessions, from furnishings to books and artwork. But for Jackie…
A Clear Vision
A Clear Vision As anyone who’s been there knows, home renovations can be overwhelming. Myriad choices, from footprint to finishes, put many homeowners in…