Tangerine Dream The Idea House Arlington’s Bluemont neighborhood is a sea of construction these days. Small brick colonials are falling like dominoes to make way for spacious new residences. Amid […]

Mission Possible Katherine MacNeil’s award-winning design opened up the existing cramped kitchen, incorporating it with the dining space and family room.  When Caroline Rapking and her husband, David Hemingson, bought […]

Coming of Age Wilma and Bruce Bowers purchased the existing 1960s Cape Cod with plans for a major renovation and expansion. Their ambitious makeover would create a three-story addition to […]

Fireplace Makeovers Patrick Bermingham's terra cotta fireplace. Photography by Gill Alkin. Toronto-based artist Patrick Bermingham designed and created this beautiful terra cotta fireplace to add a sense of history to […]

Setting the Scene Illuminated at night, the pool evokes a resort feel in the courtyard of the stucco-clad residence. On the left, the freestanding pool house encloses a wet bar […]

In the library, a reproduction of an 18th-century equestrian painting hangs over an antique chest. Designer Michael Keith commissioned the artwork in Italy. Jay and Dottie Martin were thinking about […]

A Warm Embrace Studio Nuovo designers Ricardo Ramos and Sheree Friedman relax with Nancy Morris and poodles Sophie and Tennyson in the rear garden of her Georgetown home. Interior Design: […]

Urban Refuge In the living room, the fireplace is faced in dry-stacked granite with a slot allowing for air circulation. The sofa and lacquered coffee table by Montis were purchased […]

Cachet Charles Luck Stone Center A New Age in Stone No mineral is left unturned at Charles Luck Stone Center There’s nothing else quite like the Charles Luck Stone Center. […]

Arts & Craft Style Dan Mesches had a kitchen that hardly reflected his profession as a restaurateur and the chief executive of Star Restaurant Group (Zola, Indigo Landing and formerly […]

Winter Warm-ups Andirons: Lyle & Umbach; www.lyleandumbach.com. After the glow of the holidays fades, the winter can appear cold and bleak for a few months. Why not create your own […]

Old World, European Style When the time came to update their 28-year-old kitchen, Potomac residents Kelly and Steve Schorer turned to interior designer Linda Steimke and kitchen designer Lois Kennedy […]

Fitness diva Denise Austin You probably know her best as the doyenne of fitness—she’s sold nearly 20 million videos and DVDs and currently has two top-rated workout shows on Lifetime […]

Reclaiming History: A Country Kitchen The Fairfax County home that Richard and Jane Braun purchased in late 2004 came with its own slice of history: a pre-Revolutionary War log cabin […]

Organized Spaces A carefully designed closet will have a variety of spaces tailored to your needs, such as this closet by California Closets, which features areas for hanging clothes of […]

Special Kitchen Section Stone Forest farmhouse sinks.The Kitchen Sink New forms and finishes freshen up the old standby. Stone Forest’s Farmhouse Sinks are hand-carved from honed basalt, papiro cream marble […]