Grand Opening First, rumors swirled. Then there was uncertainty. Then waiting and more waiting. As the former Washington Design Center building in Southwest began its transition into the future home […]

A Refined Mix It all started with the bowling alley. Its long expanse of professional-grade lanes fills the lower level of a sprawling, custom stone house in Woodbridge, Virginia—a dream […]

Better by Design For most families planning to build or renovate, functionality and ease of movement are essential. But in the case of a McLean couple designing a home to […]

Glass tower Matthew Small, an executive at the educational software firm Blackboard, Inc., couldn’t have been surer of his goals for the merger of his Penn Quarter duplex with the […]

Tailored Style When Samantha Friedman was asked to update and decorate the interiors of a 3,500-square-foot Dupont Circle residence, she took her cues from her debonair bachelor client. “I instantly […]

DC Design House: Before & After The 2014 DC Design House transformed a classic but dated 8,000-square-foot, stone center-hall Colonial located in Northwest DC’s picturesque Forest Hills neighborhood. The house […]

Crazy About Coral FRENCH CLASS The Cristobal Dinnerware collection by Raynaud is molded out of translucent Limoges porcelain and edged in platinum. Hand-finished in France, the set is available in […]

Ask the Pros: Interior Design How do you capitalize on a home’s waterfront setting in your work? Fitzsimmons Design specializes in decorating the interiors of homes on the bay, ocean or […]

Bayside Beauty When Steve and Judy Goozh bought their 100-year-old home on Southern Maryland’s Breton Bay, they knew they were facing a major renovation. Everything from weathered clapboard to choppy […]

Perfect Panorama Located in the sleepy residential enclave of Shady Side on the bay just south of Annapolis, the peninsula of McKinley Point yields panoramic views from three sides for […]

Mediterranean Vibe On the grounds of a Gibson Island residence, interior designer Erin Paige Pitts worked with landscape architect Jay Graham to create an idyllic outdoor “room” overlooking the Magothy […]

Walk On The Wild Side 1. BOLD + BRIGHT A stylish, graphic pattern and vivid colors make Neiman Marcus’ Baja Circles Indoor/Outdoor Rug a cheerful addition to any setting. Machine-tufted […]

Italian Style Simpatico, Italy’s Finest is a taste of the Old Country nestled in picturesque St. Michaels. The store is devoted to products imported from Italy, and its wares include […]

Holiday Cheer Bountiful jumpstarts the season in Easton, Maryland, with its Holiday Kickoff on November 6. The 20,000-square-foot interior design showroom will overflow with decorations ranging from accessories for Thanksgiving […]

Coastal Cool Dubbed “The O” by its owner, Ophiuroidea is definitely a mouthful to pronounce. But it’s also a go-to destination in St. Michaels, Maryland, for coastal-inspired home furnishings, art […]

Rustic Style In a tough situation, designer Sharon Kleinman and her client proved to be a dynamic team. After redecorating and selling two major Florida properties, the wife was refurbishing […]