Ask the Pros: Interior Design
What is your philosophy on using prints versus solid textiles when there are water views in a room? I like to design with a combination…
Casbah Cool
British-born designer Martyn Lawrence Bullard goes global in his latest wall-covering collection for Cole & Son. Among its eclectic offerings, two sumptuous designs evoke…
Fun in the Sun
Janus et Cie’s Vis a Vis collection now includes modular lounge seating elevated on teak platform bases with matching, attachable tables. Designed by Piergiorgio…
Amazing Grace
A 1936, red-brick colonial overlooking the Chesapeake Bay caught the eye of a DC-area couple seeking a vacation home. Perched on a point with panoramic…
City Chic
Good old-fashioned snail mail can still get the job done. When Christopher Schriever, owner of a boutique marketing company, and Edward Palmieri, a director…
Fresh Slate
It played like a scene from a home-makeover TV show. As the renovation dust settled in their Bethesda abode last July, Scott and Jennifer Frederick…
Perfect Harmony
A narrow lane hugs the western shore of a Chesapeake Bay tributary in Virginia’s picturesque Northern Neck, revealing an eclectic mix of waterfront homes. Tucked…
Style Watch
ON A CURVE The curvaceous Paloma Dining Chair from Jessica Charles combines clean lines and comfortable tufted cushioning. Choose from a host of fabric…
New Traditional
When Mindy Frankel decided to renovate her circa-1940s house in Bethesda, it turned out to be more cost-effective to tear down the outdated residence…
Susan Jamieson
January saw the grand opening of Richmond’s newest home-décor boutique: Bridget Beari Home Store. Owner Susan Jamieson’s venture reflects the eclectic sensibility of her…
Creative Spirit
Each summer, experimental art comes to northwest Nevada’s Black Rock Desert. A city of 75,000 people rises in this unlikely spot for Burning Man,…
Core Values
Leaving a stretch of farmland along Maryland’s Eastern Shore, the car pulls up beside a workshop nestled beneath towering chestnut oaks. A frisky German…
Showhouse Drama
Like a Broadway play, a show house is meant to entertain, bedazzle and inspire. The designers who transformed 2017’s DC Design House last fall…
Family Ties
The land has been in Kathryn Giampietro’s family for more than a century. Tucked between the Allegheny and Blue Ridge mountain ranges in Churchville,…
Collected Style
When interior designer Charles Krewson, a DC native, returned to Washington after 30 years in Manhattan, The Presidential—one of the city’s oldest apartment buildings,…
Simple + Serene
When designer Celia Welch first set eyes on the Old Town condo, its walls were painted vivid yellow and trimmed extensively with ornate crown…
Kitchen Karma: Jewel in the Crown
A huge addition to their contemporary-style home enabled its owners to update the kitchen and making it a large kitchen. They asked Hedy Shashaani of…
Kitchen Karma: Fresh Look
The owners of a Georgetown condo overlooking Key Bridge hired Jennifer Gilmer Kitchen & Bath to overhaul their dysfunctional kitchen and give it a…
Kitchen Karma: Going Bold
A dull, traditional kitchen in a Craftsman-style house in Alexandria’s Del Ray neighborhood was a poor match for its owners, a young couple with vibrant,…
Kitchen Karma: Minimalist Magic
When a family decided to add onto the back of their home in Glover Park, they opted for a modern look that would contrast…