Collected Gem
Touring the 2017 DC Design House with her daughters, a local economist fell for Josh Hildreth’s great room. She loved the mélange of furniture,…
Natty Nest
Looking out at a mesmerizing stretch of Maryland’s South River, it’s easy to imagine halcyon days spent in quiet contemplation. David and Margaret Condit…
California Dreaming
A premium lot on a hillside in Northwest DC lured a businessman and his wife—despite the 1954 fixer-upper on the property. They intended a…
Private Sanctuary
Nestor Santa-Cruz does not like to move. After many years in a 1960s-era apartment near Washington National Cathedral, it was finding another unit in…
Broad Aperture
Christopher Baer steps back to examine one of his large paintings—a riotous field of chartreuse with hints of peach, lavender and pink dappled through—and…
Product Watch
SITTING PRETTY Designed by Archirivolto for Calligaris, the Oleandro chair makes a sleek addition to any dining room. A metal frame supports the padded…
Before + After: Modern Oasis
Clients moving to the DC area from San Francisco settled on a mid-century abode in Potomac that needed some work. They turned to interior…
Doyenne of Tile
Betty Sullivan knows a thing or two about tile. Since she joined Architectural Ceramics, the company founded by her husband Larry in 1985, she…
Sunny Disposition
A robust discovery phase yielded copious insights as Fabiola Martens set out to reimagine an 1820 Georgetown row house for its new owners. “I…
Fine Lines
The lure of a house with a yard can be powerful even for dedicated urbanites, once kids arrive on the scene. This was certainly…
Layered Mix
Repeat clients expecting a second child called on designer Dane Austin to outfit their new, transitional-style home in Arlington. “With a toddler in tow…
Foxhall Redo
An older house is like a broken-in pair of boots—so comfortable that it’s easy to overlook the scuffs and worn spots until suddenly you…
Call to Order
WORKING HIDEAWAY Skip Sroka designed a study for two in a new McLean residence. It houses a pair of built-in desks with generous drawers…
Perfect Symmetry
Something magical happens during the drive past fields of sunflowers and acres of verdant farmland toward Still Waters Farm, the name former owners gave…
Comfort Zone
Everyone has a comfort zone. Whether indoors or out, in a book or on a hike, the key to this sanctum is knowing when…
Light House
Tiffani Johnston’s first thought upon moving into her family’s current Leonardtown home was that the kitchen was dark. It lacked windows to take in…
Raw Bar
OPENING ACT R. Murphy’s New Haven Shucker sports a stainless-steel blade, wooden handle and curved tip for leverage. $16.65; rmurphyknives.com SHELL GAME Oyster shells…
Inside Out
Clients building a waterfront home in Bishopville, Maryland, found an enviable location for their custom abode: a narrow peninsula that enjoys creek vistas on…
Collected Style
The lively, fast-gentrifying neighborhood of Bloomingdale first attracted a couple moving back to DC after a year in Richmond—and they were elated to discover…
Water’s Edge
Inspired by the natural beauty of the Potomac River, George Washington once wrote that no estate in America was “more pleasantly situated” than his…