Appearances can be deceiving. Behind its austere, khaki façade, an 1870s row house departs from Georgetown’s traditional aesthetic to celebrate Old World train travel—notably, the Orient Express—and the swank elegance […]

I love color and having meaningful things around me,” declares Dana Schwartz, standing in her chic and playful Adams Morgan abode. The designer’s surroundings perfectly speak to her preferences, as […]

SEEING STARS Riffing on a classic starburst form, the Finch Chandelier by Arteriors delivers an organic touch with wooden branches emanating from an iron center. The eight-light fixture comes in […]

  Iconic Home: Interiors, Advice, and Stories from 50 Amazing Black Designers Black Interior Designers, Inc., unites, connects and promotes designers of color. This book by June Reese, vice-president of […]

Every year, some 20 local design teams partner with Washington Design Center showrooms to celebrate the holidays. Now in its eighth year, the lively soirée presents dazzling vignettes and tablescapes—ranging […]

Nearing retirement, a California couple packed their bags for Maryland to be closer to family. It helped that the wife’s father had recently sold them a waterfront parcel on Kent […]

It was a beautiful blank slate,” reflects Mary Douglas Drysdale, describing the spare interior of a modernist home in Ashburn, Virginia—before she set to work. With 12-foot ceilings and glass […]

Lured from Chantilly to bucolic Middleburg, Virginia, by a private school that turned out to be a perfect fit, a couple with four kids purchased a three-acre lot—despite encouragement from […]

Sara Swabb, who hails from Ohio, had a high-level marketing and sales career when she moved to DC to be with her husband. Several years and two daughters later, she […]

Asha Maxey, who grew up in Holly, Michigan, always had a soft spot for interior design. She studied architecture for a year, then wound up with a degree in marketing. […]

Interior décor has been a passion for Kevin Billings since his Leesburg childhood, when he spent many a weekend redecorating his room. After studying communications and marketing in college, Billings […]

Sisters Griffith Roberts Roth (left) and Blythe Roberts McNerney share a lifelong love for interiors—and a longtime vision of owning a business together. Before launching Griffith Blythe Interiors in 2016, […]

MIMESIS CARPET “Crazy printed carpets were everywhere at Salone. Most memorable were Moooi’s rugs, which bring nature indoors while layering in Maximalism and bold colors.” moooi.com —Ann Gottlieb, Ann Gottlieb […]

 When the owners of a French château-style villa near downtown Bethesda first set eyes on the property, they were looking for inspiration for a house they planned to design nearby. […]

Even in the dead of winter, a newly renovated home on the banks of the South River shines. Strong, horizontal lines define the dwelling and its landscape. A mix of […]

With four active kids, a homemaker and her attorney husband wanted their outmoded 1951 Colonial to better suit their needs. They assembled a design team that included architect Christine Kelly, […]