Showroom Debuts Makan Interior and lighting designer Zach Sherif brings talent and a seasoned eye to the 2,000-square-foot DC showroom he just opened—a collaborative effort with long-time business partner and […]

Southern Charm Betty and Jennings Connell were the original occupants of a three-bedroom, 1984 house in Vienna, Virginia. A couple of renovations over the intervening years had increased the home’s […]

Vintage Style To step into Mike Johnson’s downtown DC abode is to breathe a sigh of contentment. The not-quite-gentrified neighborhood outside recedes, replaced by comfort, refinement and a sense of […]

Clean Slate When a family with two teenage daughters followed the husband’s new job as a college professor from Minnesota to the DC area, they had to make a quick […]

Simply Chic Nestled in a venerable Chevy Chase neighborhood, a residence with a weathered stucco façade, long wooden shutters and masonry arches emanates French Provençal charm. Once inside, however, guests […]

Getting Organized Boffi Designed for Boffi by Piero a Lissoni and CRS Boffi, the sleek Saint Germain wardrobe boasts sliding doors and a host of interior storage options from pull-out […]

Furniture Debut class="s1">When Gary Inman, director of hotel and residential design for Richmond architecture firm Glavé & Holmes, was approached to develop a line of furniture for Moore Councill—a manufacturer […]

After years in an office suite, principals Erin Olexia and Kim Mohr of Dream House Studios were ready to move to a larger, more visible space. They were thrilled to […]

Washington’s 14th Street Corridor has undergone several transformations since its inception: A music hub in the 1920s, it morphed into “Auto Row” in the 1950s. It has since experienced a […]

Back to Nature By the time a couple with three teenage daughters contacted Bethesda architect Jim Rill to design a renovation, they had spent almost 20 years living in a […]

ASID DC 2013 Awards Members of the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) Washington Metro chapter gathered on September 25 for their 2013 awards celebration at the JANUS et Cie […]

Urban Chic The renovation was like peeling an onion—when one problem was fixed, another problem would reveal itself. And on it went for more than a year after Jackie Perrins […]

Playful Pied-a-Terre designer Kelley Proxmire, saying “I’ve got something exciting for you.” She and her husband had just purchased a pied-à-terre in the Watergate complex and immediately asked Proxmire to […]

2013 National Design Awards The National Design Awards represent every avenue of design from architecture, interiors and landscape to fashion, graphics and media. Each 2013 recipient has submitted a body […]

On the Bookshelf The Spirit of Place Fifteen years ago, DC architect Travis Price, FAIA, created the Spirit of Place/Spirit of Design program at Catholic University. Led by Price, the program […]

PHOTOGRAPHY BY ALAIN JARAMILLO Some of the most innovative creations arise when supply falls short of demand. Such was the case when a Virginia entrepreneur decided to build his dream […]