ORGANIC STYLE Vines, by Sonneman—A Way of Light, is characterized by its gracefully curved branch design. Hand-blown glass pods illuminate the fixture, which comes in varied configurations. Available in black, […]

Michael Winn, principal of Winn Design+Build, had just completed a home for himself and his family in McLean. He tapped landscape architect Joseph Richardson for a scheme to complement the […]

Once home to the Libyan Embassy, a stately Flemish Revival-style town home had certainly seen better days. The 1908 residence, located in DC’s posh Embassy Row neighborhood, had sat vacant […]

A Bethesda couple was drawn to a rundown 1970s home by its tree-lined lot and abundant natural light. However, the house needed work; they hired Gilday Renovations for an update […]

The imposing, Tudor-style home in bucolic Pikesville, Maryland, holds a lifetime of memories. Owner Kim Hammond grew up in this stately, stone residence, built in 1920 by famed Baltimore architect […]

Built between 1949 and 1951, the Hammond Wood community in Silver Spring is notable for its modern houses nestled into a heavily wooded setting. Its 58 homes designed by architect […]

FOCAL POINT A gas fire feature designed by Zen Associates, Inc., for a Brookline, Massachusetts, residence occupies a prominent location—further enhanced by LED strips that highlight the structure and steps […]

The winners of the 2019 Maryland Building Industry Association awards were honored during a ceremony last fall at Historic Savage Mill in Savage, Maryland. Sponsored by the MBIA’s Remodelers and […]

Traversing the streets of Georgetown, even harried passersby can’t help but pause to admire the neighborhood’s charming homes. Row houses steeped in period detail harken back centuries. But today, there’s […]

The concept of home-as-sanctuary was important to Old Town Alexandria residents Jerry Penso and Andrew Heinle, whose soaring, 3,140-square-foot penthouse comprises two conjoined condominiums. Both doctors who hail from California, […]

The interiors of the ’40s-era Arlington home shared by husbands John Palmer and Ray Taylor were showing their age. A tight layout within the compact, Cape Cod-style abode, which Palmer […]

For Liz Mearns, decorating homes in the Arlington community of Aurora Hills is a regular part of her business. “I have worked on about 25 projects within a four-block radius,” […]

CHECKMATE When designer Tracey Morris of Gillis Interiors and her family bought their house in Potomac, it had been a rental property for 12 years. “Absolutely nothing had been done […]

Each year, a panel of building-industry professionals chooses nominees for the Great American Living Awards. Sponsored by the Northern Virginia Building Industry Association, the Washington Metropolitan Sales & Marketing Council […]

When Sean and Lisa Creamer purchased a 1914 farmhouse on a sublime stretch of Oak Creek near the Miles River on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, they hoped it would become a […]

“The house was a rambler that had rambled a little too far,” says architect Mark McInturff, who was called in to remedy the shortcomings of a sprawling, waterfront abode in […]