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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 a designer, architect or organization expert […]

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 touch is also an investment—and as […]

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 hot rays. Increasingly, homeowners planning a […]

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 after a new custom-build project stalled because […]

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. In fact, a harmonious material palette […]

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 a sculpture. Inspired by the classic […]

Outdoor Living

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 a thriving garden: They […]

Outdoor Vision

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 creating a design that […]

Small Spaces

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 150-square-foot space with precious […]

Ideas for Small Spaces

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 three young children. […]

Makeover Magic

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 around), planning a renovation […]

Expert Advice - Curb Appeal

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 house. What […]

Expert Advice - On the Drawing Board

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

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 to […]

Expert Advice - How to Work with Architects

  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 […]

Expert Advice - How to Work with Architects

  Expert Advice - How to Work with Architects Barnes Vanze consulted their clients before designing this house situated along a canal in Rehoboth Beach. One of their goals was […]

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