Hunt Country To an equestrian, it is no small thing to be able to walk out the door and climb right onto your horse—no car rides to the barn or trailers […]

Hot Talent Kenneth Byrd Kenneth Byrd knew he wanted to be an interior designer from the time he was a boy rearranging the furniture in his parents’ Virginia Beach home. […]

Private Tour Home Base Nestled behind mature trees and a tall iron fence, Ryan Zimmerman’s home exudes tradition, with its stone-and-shingle exteriors and slate rooftop. Far removed from the action […]

Hot Talent Erica Riggio and Angela Justice The principals of Green Owl Design, Erica Riggio and Angela Justice first met on a job site where both had been called in […]

Hot Talent Stephanie Gamble It took a life-changing event—the sudden loss of her mother—to make Stephanie Gamble rethink her own life. The then-27-year-old biologist realized that “life’s too short. I […]

Rachel Dougan’s distinctive design aesthetic conveys the bold confidence of many years of experience—yet she’s been designing interiors for a relatively short time. After years in branding strategy and graphic […]

Portfolio Clean + Simple When DC-based interior designer Christopher Boutlier first saw his clients’ Ocean City condo, he felt like he was walking into a time capsule. “There was wall-to-wall […]

Al Fresco Style The German outdoor furniture brand Dedon has opened its first DC location. Consumers and designers are welcome to make purchases in the Washington Design Center showroom (Suite […]

Cachet Save the Date Now in its ninth year, the DC Design House will take place this fall in a five-story, 11,242-square-foot abode on Foxhall Road that most recently housed […]

Illuminated bamboo orbs and ovals from his lighting collection swayed gently overhead while David Trubridge discussed the role of beauty in design during his May 18 talk, “Beauty Matters,” at […]

Ask the Pros Interior Design How do you design a waterfront home to evoke its setting without being overdone or trite?  The key is to bring a waterfront feel to […]

Shore Style Water World WORK OF ART  Large-scale watercolor-style crabs sidle over Pottery Barn’s playful Crab Printed Beach Towel. Made of cotton, the towel measures 64 by 32 inches. $29.50; […]

Rooms With a View Industrial Chic Originally a 1920s grain elevator, Baltimore’s Silo Point is now an industrial-chic high-rise condominium. Situated on Locust Point, the building takes advantage of breathtaking […]

Rooms With a View In the Swim Overlooking the Choptank River in Trappe, Maryland, a traditional home with contemporary interiors has a wide veranda where the owners frequently entertain. Designer […]

Rock Hall Retreat For nearly 25 years, Washingtonians Rick Lincicome and Cheryl Flota have spent weekends and vacations relaxing on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. They built a home in Rock Hall, […]

Weekend Oasis There wasn’t much to the low-slung, ’50s-era rambler beyond where it sat: on a point overlooking San Domingo Creek with easy access to downtown St. Michaels. But for […]