Smooth Transition
MID-CENTURY OASIS The owners of a Frank Lloyd Wright-style house wanted their small Vienna, Virginia, backyard to reflect their home’s special appeal. They asked McHale…
The New Normal
How do you help clients achieve enduring quality and style? At the first design meeting, I try to bring ideas and a vision for…
Perfect Fit
Flex Space In a two-bedroom Logan Circle condo, Resource Furniture of Georgetown collaborated with designer Theresa Boland to create a flexible space off the…
Go with the Flow
1/ SMOOTH TRANSITION Great Falls clients hired Charles Owen of Fine Landscapes Ltd. to create a “transition” garden connecting an excavated portion of their…
Smart Home Tech
Smart Home TechEvery year, new technologies and innovations in the realm of home automation bring added features and functionality to end-users. But having more…
Expert Advice Organized Spaces
Expert Advice Organized Spaces Keeping organized and minimizing clutter can be an ongoing battle. Acknowledging they can’t go it alone, many homeowners turn to…
Window Dressing
Window Dressing No decorative element completes a room more dramatically than window treatments. From billowy sheers to elegant draperies to sleek shades, this important…
Under Cover
Under Cover To many, relaxing by the pool is almost as enjoyable as diving in on a summer day—particularly when screened from the sun’s…
Expert Advice Designer Q&A
Expert Advice Designer Q&A Describe how a project reached a boiling point and you came to the rescue. “Recently, we were brought in…
Expert Advice Garden Variety
Expert Advice Garden Variety All good landscapes are the artful balance of soft and hardscape,” observes Chris Cahill, principal of Botanical Decorators in Olney, Maryland….
Expert Advice Water Ways
Expert Advice Water Ways When a couple purchased their Baltimore home, the three-acre property came with a whimsical water feature in the form of…
Outdoor Living
It’s been a while since designing a landscape simply meant planting beautiful flowers and rolling lawns. Today, homeowners are looking for much more than…
Outdoor Vision
It’s easy for homeowners planning a landscape project to come up with a wish list of desired features. What is not so easy is…
Small Spaces
PERFECT FIT When designer Jonas Carnemark and his team were called on to update a tiny kitchen in a DC condominium, they found a…
Ideas for Small Spaces
1. Loft Living To make use of a tiny attic loft, JP Ward, AIA, of Anthony Wilder Design/Build created a cozy sleeping space for…
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…
Expert Advice – Curb Appeal
To most homeowners, the word “remodel” suggests a kitchen or bath renovation, a basement makeover or the addition of new rooms to a…
Expert Advice – On the Drawing Board
Creating the ideal backyard can be a difficult feat, but with the right plan and design team in place, it’s a challenge easily…
Expert Advice – Lighting the Way
An Arlington, Virginia, homeowner recently went through her whole house, replacing every incandescent bulb with more energy-efficient compact fluorescent bulbs (CFLs). “She wanted…
Expert Advice – How to Work with Architects
Both inside and out, this contemporary poolhouse exemplifies a dialogue between architect Randall Mars and his clients, which allowed them to arrive at…