A Soothing Palette
MAY/JUNE 2010 The affluent DC neighborhood of Kalorama is known for the Washington dignitaries who have called it home—William Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson and…
A Seamless Process
MAY/JUNE 2010 As a boy whose grandfather and great-grandfather were homebuilders, Bret Anderson knew that the family business was in his blood. Inspired by…
Dramatic Discovery
MAY/JUNE 2010 When landscape architect Scott Brinitzer encountered this new Bethesda, Maryland, house, it sat alone high upon a hill, isolated from its surroundings….
Art Studio- Made to Order
MAY/JUNE 2010 Growing up in Kosovo, Kadire Biberaj spent many evenings around the hearth with the women on her family farm. There she learned…
Gardens Galore
MAY/JUNE 2010 A grand allée of willow oaks lines the entrance to this 25-acre Potomac, Maryland, property, a perfect welcoming touch to both…
City Cool
MAY/JUNE 2010 About 10 years ago, two attorneys bought a home in downtown Washington to be close to work and their favorite theaters and…
A Bold Statement
MAY/JUNE 2010 Yoko Barsky, Deco Design Studio, LLC When clients approached her to redesign the windowless half-bath just off the foyer in their newly…
Close to Nature
MAY/JUNE 2010 Robert Templon, Studio Snaidero DC A Pikesville, Maryland, couple contacted Robert Templon of Studio Snaidero DC to design the kitchen of their…
Beach Scene
MAY/JUNE 2010 Savena Doychinov, Design Studio International Kitchen & Bath A vibrant Haitian painting inspired the update of a bland boys’ bathroom in a…
Quiet Elegance
MAY/JUNE 2010 Hedy Shashaani, Jack Rosen Custom Kitchens, Inc. The main objective for a Potomac family of five was to upgrade their open family…
Room for Two
MAY/JUNE 2010 Ernesto M. Santalla, Studio Santalla Inc. Ernesto Santalla transformed an outmoded his-and-hers bath in a Tudor-style DC home into a light-filled, contemporary…
Sleek & Spare
MAY/JUNE 2010 Joe M. Currie, Jack Rosen Custom Kitchens, Inc. When Joe M. Currie of Jack Rosen Custom Kitchens was called on to update…
A Singular Retreat
MAY/JUNE 2010 Ahmad & Hamid Fadakar, Advanced Kitchen and Bath In a post-war home in DC’s Woodley Park neighborhood, kitchen designers Ahmad and Hamid…
Living Color
MAY/JUNE 2010 Nadia N. Subaran, Aidan Design When Nadia Subaran of Aidan Design was approached to redo the stark, white kitchen in a Potomac,…
Green Living
MAY/JUNE 2010 Tucked into a neighborhood of 1950s split-level homes in Bethesda, Maryland, Adina and Mike Liuzzo’s mid-century house stands out just enough. While…
A Bold Statement
MAY/JUNE 2010 Yoko Barsky, Deco Design Studio, LLC When clients approached her to redesign the windowless half-bath just off the foyer in their newly…
Beach Scene
MAY/JUNE 2010 Savena Doychinov, Design Studio International Kitchen & Bath A vibrant Haitian painting inspired the update of a bland boys’ bathroom in a…
Room for Two
MAY/JUNE 2010 Ernesto M. Santalla, Studio Santalla Inc. Ernesto Santalla transformed an outmoded his-and-hers bath in a Tudor-style DC home into a light-filled, contemporary…
A Singular Retreat
MAY/JUNE 2010 Ahmad & Hamid Fadakar, Advanced Kitchen and Bath In a post-war home in DC’s Woodley Park neighborhood, kitchen designers Ahmad and Hamid…
Green Living
MAY/JUNE 2010 Tucked into a neighborhood of 1950s split-level homes in Bethesda, Maryland, Adina and Mike Liuzzo’s mid-century house stands out just enough. While…