ESCAPE IN THE WOODS
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2011 Perched on a crest overlooking the Potomac River in Glen Echo, Maryland, the steel, concrete and wooden house stands just as majestic…
A MODERN OUTLOOK
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2011 When Lori Graham traded in her briefcase for a portfolio, she left a busy law practice to launch Washington, DC-based Lori Graham…
A BOLD LEAP
The crisply detailed Victorian, with its wraparound porch, bay windows and cedar-shake exterior, looks as true to its century-old roots as the other homes…
TRANQUIL OASIS
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2011 Architect Jim Rill’s vision for renovating a modest rancher in Potomac, Maryland, came to fruition only after the house was sold. Rill…
A CHARMED LIFE
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2011 “I dreamed of this,” Darrell Green says, waving his hand expansively around the comfortable yet elegant home he shares with his wife…
MINIMALIST MOTIF
When DC architect Andreas Charalambous traveled to Miami to help a client find a retirement condo, he had no intention of buying one himself….
RESTORING ORDER
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2011 In the struggle to define domestic space, battle lines often wobble between modernists who love lofts and traditionalists who occasionally like to…
EXPERT ADVICE – THE WONDERS OF PORCELAIN
JULY/AUGUST 2011 A recent visitor to Porcelanosa’s Rockville showroom had real marble flooring in mind—until she got a glimpse of the marbleized porcelain tiles…
BACK IN STYLE
JULY/AUGUST 2011 The 2011 DC Design House transformed a 1925 English Tudor home in Washington’s stately Forest Hills neighborhood last April. Twenty design teams…
ART STUDIO: BRIGHT IDEAS
MAY/JUNE 2011 Rick Singleton brims with excitement as he shows off his latest find, a set of weathered vintage metal ski poles recently purchased…
HOUSE OF LIGHT
MAY/JUNE 2011 After living in a 1950s rambler for roughly 20 years, Charles and Charlotte Perret became fascinated with a home in their Chevy…
AT HOME WITH DIANE REHM
MAY/JUNE 2011 On an early spring day, Diane Rehm is seated in her cheerful living room, speaking in the familiar, distinctive voice that has…
CABIN COOL
MARCH/APRIL 2011 Upon learning that a developer was planning to purchase the lot adjacent to their home overlooking the Potomac, Dick and Jane Stoker…
BAZAAR- BEAUTIFUL BEDDING
JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2011 Top-quality bed linens are a costly investment. And while fine sheets, duvets, pillows and more can be had off the department store…
A WOODED RETREAT
JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2011 PHOTOGRAPHY BY ROBERT CREAMER Baltimore real estate mogul Pat Turner of Turner Development Group has built a reputation over the past decade…
HOMETECH – PLAY TIME
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2010 ON THE FOREFRONT The golf room by Virtual Golf Girl brings home some of the world’s top courses, from Pebble Beach to…
A WARM WELCOME
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2010 When Dan and Beth Concannon moved into their 1970s Colonial on two acres in Potomac a few years ago, they hired architect…
HOME IMPROVEMENT
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2010 ZEBRA STRIPE Tavola Zebrano floor tile from Porcelanosa recreates the look of an exotic hardwood with a zebra-striped pattern. Made from porcelain…
CITY STYLE
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2010 With its coveted spot on the corner of 15th and P Streets in trendy Logan Circle, the newly completed Metropole apartment building…
A 3-DIMENSIONAL KINGDOM
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2010 What happens after an artist devotes two years to working on exhibitions that come to an end? For John Dreyfuss, sculptor of…