As Barbara Hawthorn avers, “Art is a focal point, introducing color, form and visual excitement. Without it, a home will lack soul no matter how beautiful the furnishings.” Below, the […]

Several years after a major renovation, many of my clients think it’s time for another redesign. However, it often turns out all their spaces need is a little TLC to […]

Fresh from a stint living in Palo Alto where she was surrounded by modernist spaces, designer Raji Radhakrishnan of Raji RM & Associates was standing amidst the grandeur of Versailles […]

“My clients purchased their home in Northwest DC, then hired me to overhaul the traditional rooms in fresh, kid-friendly and transitional style,” says Erin Paige Pitts. “The dining room was […]

When a Georgetown homeowner enlisted Christopher Boutlier to guide the redesign of her newly purchased vintage row house, the project began as a simple paint job. As is often the […]

Alexandria architect David Peabody only designs green projects—trying, as he says, “to make buildings that are as benign as possible.” So it made sense for an Alexandria couple wanting to […]

When a couple hailing from a traditional abode in Louisiana moved to a circa-1900 Capitol Hill row house, they tapped Andrea Houck to reimagine its outdated interiors. The owners wished […]

A five-acre estate in Virginia’s Hunt Country proved irresistible to its owner, a Georgetown University alumnus and private-equity investor. “The approach is magical—a long drive up a curving hill past […]

“It’s a little like walking into Oz,” says homeowner Art Richer. Indeed, step inside the Reston, Virginia, abode he shares with wife Leslie and a tranquil panorama of Lake Thoreau […]

When Lindsay Stuckey, a young real estate agent, tapped Erika Bonnell to overhaul her condominium, the designer relished the challenge. Stuckey was drawn to the two-bedroom Arlington apartment, where she […]

Following the covid 19 shutdown, many consumers still limit shopping forays to bare essentials like groceries, medicine—and wine. To assist clients who want to refresh or overhaul their interiors without […]

After starting her career in Washington, designer Anna Kemper honed her aesthetic for 20 years in Columbia, South Carolina, where she fashioned residential interiors and ran a shop with a […]

Serena & Lily, the California retailer known for its laid-back, coastal vibe, opened a Bethesda Row shop on August 3. The company’s first location in the mid-Atlantic (taking the former […]

John Rosselli & Associates—John Rosselli, who opened his Manhattan antiques shop 60 years ago, curates hand-painted reproductions, fabrics, wallpaper and lighting in his DC showroom, formerly a Georgetown fixture. The […]

Dubbed Sanctuary for its down-filled cushions and generous size, this modular sectional is part of a seating collection by Bernhardt. Composed of slipper and corner chairs and ottomans, it offers […]

Growing up in Addis Ababa, Jomo Tariku liked to sketch the furniture and artifacts that his father, a military attaché for the Ethiopian government, collected from Africa and around the […]