Easy Rhythm After earning a degree in interior design, Michael Roberson spent 18 years creating window displays for Neiman Marcus in her native Texas and, later, her adopted hometown of […]

The Big Easy When the Lukken family bought their four-bedroom Capitol Hill row house in 2011, they knew an extensive renovation lay in their not-too-distant future. A sociable couple with […]

Hot Talent: Lisa Puchalla After years of doling out decorating advice without pay, Lisa Puchalla, mother of three, decided it was time to turn her passion into a calling. She […]

Hot Talent: Christopher Boutlier After earning a finance degree and working briefly in the corporate world, Christopher Boutlier was ready for a change. So he took a year off to […]

Hot Talent: Christine Philp After studying interior design at Marymount University, Christine Philp hit a “pivotal moment” in her career when she landed a job with acclaimed Washington designer Thomas […]

Hot Talent: Rachel James Rachel James’s decorating career took a different turn in 2006 when she first appeared as a featured guest designer on HGTV’s popular show “Kidspace,” which focused […]

Ask the Pros: Interior Design How do you design a waterfront house to evoke its setting without it becoming overdone or trite? The best rule of thumb for any design—including […]

Coastal Charm Jamie Merida—soon-to-be featured designer on HGTV’s “House Hunters Renovation” and longtime owner of the Easton design studio and furniture boutique Bountiful—is always up for a remodeling challenge. It […]

Design Celebrity Q & A with Thom Filicia With a thriving design firm, fabric and furniture collections and careers in both TV and publishing, Thom Filicia is a busy man. […]

On the Move Donghia president and CEO Andrea Favaretto Rubelli came to Washington last month to visit his company’s light-filled new showroom in Cady’s Alley. With views of the Potomac, […]

Vintage Style The  up-and-coming H Street Corridor in DC’s Atlas District has just welcomed a new addition. Transplanted from U Street, the home-design mecca Foundry is owned by designer Yvette […]

Timeless Line Celebrated local designer Barry Dixon has teamed with Charleston, South Carolina, furniture maker Avrett on a new collection of furniture and lighting. The line represents a blend of […]

Build-Out Begins Facing a September 30th move-out deadline as the building they have long occupied in Southwest DC transitions into its new role as the Museum of the Bible, many […]

City Living NFL linebacker D’Qwell Jackson’s career began at the University of Maryland, but it has taken him far afield—to the Cleveland Browns in 2006 and, most recently, to the […]

Baltimore Glam designer Charlene Petersen and her New York City-bred client are young, vibrant—and certain about the trajectory they were on to meet and turn a newly minted condo in […]

Luxe Style Located on a street in Falls Church lined with large, recently constructed homes, a quaint, 1938 center-hall Colonial stands out. When the owners bought the stone-clad house nine […]