Modern Counterpoint
Builders finishing new luxury homes these days typically leave landscapes a blank slate so that residents can improve the lots to their liking—or not….
Kalorama Cool
Once the offices for the Central African Republic, an 1890 row house in Kalorama had fallen into major disrepair by the time a couple…
Penthouse Appeal
A penthouse apartment in Reston Town Center had seen its share of changes. Owned initially by former Washington Redskins defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth, it was…
Home Improvement
Torch Song Napoleon Fireplaces’ elongated Torch GVFT8 Gas Fireplace offers a slim silhouette with its single-torch flame design—now available in a 6,000-BTU, vent-free model….
Row House Redux
The bustle of 14th Street immediately subsides as visitors turn onto picturesque Corcoran Street with its Victorian-era row houses under a canopy of shade…
Clean + Contemporary
When David Domster began looking at properties in a densely wooded section of Richmond’s south side, he had his mind set on an empty…
Strong Connection
A few years after renovating their master bedroom suite, a Great Falls couple was ready to embark on a new remodeling phase. They were unhappy…
Spring Renewal
Bright Idea Typically used for boardroom brainstorming, dry erase boards can also come in handy at home, where they make an appealing alternative to…
Labor of Love
House hunting is a little like looking for love. Prospective homebuyers may suffer disappointment, frustration and more while searching for that elusive connection. But…
A Wrinkle in Time
As an expert and consultant on environmental sustainability, Kyle Tanger wanted to live the way he works. So when he and his wife, Lynn,…
Georgetown Gem
When Daniel Steinkoler, principal of Superior Home Services, purchased an 1886 Georgetown town house with the intention of renovating and selling it, he thought…
Home Run
Crystal Clear Swarovski Crystals recently teamed with Napoleon Fireplaces & Grills to produce the LHD50 Limited Swarovski Edition fireplace, which is adorned with a…
Colonial Expansion
It all started with a plan to expand a garage and add a guest room onto a Colonial-style home in Potomac, Maryland. But as…
A Love of Nature
There are times when location is everything. In the case of a 1980s contemporary, its setting on a winding, rural road in Great Falls,…
A Fruitful Collaboration
Too many cooks in the kitchen? Not for a Maryland couple with two young daughters, who transformed their bland galley kitchen into a spacious,…
Makeover Magic
Whether a house has a noble past or simply dates back to the era when shag carpets were all the rage (the first time…
TEAM WORK
Custom homebuilder Ted Peterson and residential architect Robert Gurney regularly play basketball on the same court. But they had not collaborated on a…
Old World Modern
When Mariana and Jack White moved into their 1988 center-hall Colonial in Fairfax Station, Virginia, they loved their home’s spaciousness and bucolic setting….
Al Fresco Dining
Two years after landscape architect Stephen Wlodarczyk of Botanical Decorators completed a master-plan installation for clients in Darnestown, Maryland, they called him back…
Green House Effect
When a Virginia couple decided to create a home office in their cramped brick rambler, they realized it was time to renovate. While they…