This issue marks the 15th year that H&D has spotlighted up-and-coming designers who lead their own firms in DC, Maryland and Virginia. To celebrate the milestone, we gathered for a […]

Before finding his passion in design, Christian Daw flipped condos, finished law school and embarked on a law career. He’d always designed his own interiors and helped friends with their […]

Michelle Tremont Boyd brings a wealth of experience to her growing design firm, launched in 2020. She followed a degree in architecture from Syracuse University with six years at Studio […]

Saudah Saleem, who hails from Brooklyn, has always been in love with fashion, history and art. After marrying and moving to Baltimore, she transitioned from a government job to a […]

Family heirlooms, art and antiques filled Whitney Wood’s childhood home in Charlottesville. “Thinking back,” he recalls, “I was always rearranging my room.” So it wasn’t a stretch when, right out […]

A business degree propelled Anne Pulliam into a marketing career, but she felt unfulfilled. “I’m a creative person and it didn’t feel like the right fit,” she admits. Pulliam loved […]

While the world was shutting down in March 2020, great changes were afoot for the owner of a townhome in DC’s hip NoMa neighborhood. She had just moved from a […]

BACK TO NATURE Woven from acrylic Perennials yarns, Samuel & Sons’ Terrace outdoor passementerie collection of fringes, borders and tapes marries soft earth tones and organic materials. Find at Hines […]

McLean and Tircuit Inspired to offer consumers high-end furniture, art and accessories typically available to the trade only, designer Sheryl McLean recently launched a boutique within the new studio of […]

Though it’s a quick drive or motorboat jaunt from the heart of Annapolis, a three-and-a-half-acre wooded parcel with its own strip of beach on the South River feels far removed […]

A quaint riverfront retreat in Virginia’s Northern Neck is both exactly—and not at all—as it appears. First-time visitors will note thoughtfully placed windows flanking the front door, a weathered-shingle hipped […]

The renovation took a year, mostly during covid. But shortly before Christmas 2020, the couple and their two dogs returned to the transformed condo and its jaw-dropping Potomac River overlook. […]

From the moment you cross the threshold of this 1865 row house in downtown Washington, you’re awed by the tapestry of contrasts: black and white, historic and modern, relaxed and […]

COASTAL HAVEN Alexandria designer Lynn Tanger and her family were looking for a relaxed retreat where they could unplug from city life when they fell for a fixer-upper: an 800-square-foot, […]

Bonnie Ammon turned the old adage about the cobbler’s shoes on its head when she redesigned the getaway she’s shared with her family of four since 2005. The six-bedroom, 5,024-square-foot […]

FAR NORTH The Koster Collection is named for the Koster Islands, an archipelago off of Sweden’s rugged west coast. Designed for the Swedish brand Skargaarden, the line’s tables and chairs […]