A Classic Reborn Just one year after Marisa Ruiz of Madrid-based Lalzada put the finishing touches on a long-time client’s DC residence, a two-alarm fire ravaged the house. Thankfully, no […]

Tasting Room Like the decanting of a fine vintage, the creation of a perfect wine cellar and entertaining space cannot be rushed. After a year and a half in the […]

Coastal Edge A childhood spent living on the water in Florida left an indelible mark on homeowner Dondi Dahlgaard. “It influenced me subconsciously,” she says. “I like open, airy spaces.” So […]

Chef's Paradise A sprawling home in Fairfax Station beckoned a couple in search of a kid-friendly environment for their four young children. After considering the draw of its expansive swimming pool […]

Waterfront Retreat A river ran through it—and how. The temptation of owning a second home on the lush banks of Little Hunting Creek—a tributary of the Potomac River in Mount Vernon, […]

Bohemian Rhapsody Time has been good to this house on the Corsica River. After beginning its life in 1914 with a mere two rooms on the ground floor and a […]

History Reborn It’s hard to put a finger on what is most extraordinary about The Rest, a historic Tidewater property in Easton, Maryland, dating back to the pre-Civil War era. […]

Creative Vision Nestled among venerable estate homes in DC’s sought-after Kalorama neighborhood, a small, circa-1950s house had a lot to live up to. When a busy DC lawyer bought the […]

Fresh Frontier With its green pastures, horse farms and picturesque towns, rural Virginia reminds many travelers of the English countryside. That was the impression British hotelier Simon Lowe and his […]

Eternal Style When it comes to art and design, there’s no underestimating the power of a strong image. Designer Raji Radhakrishnan underscored this notion on several occasions while decorating a […]

Perfect Harmony On the lookout for a site on which to build their home, a couple chose a wooded Bethesda property with the goal of tearing down the small existing […]

Casual Chic The stately Northwest DC neighborhood of Foxhall Crescent first cast its spell on Carmen and Mohammed Osman in the 1980s. As students at nearby American University, the two […]

Rocky Mountain High Designer Kristin Peake experienced Colorado for the first time when she descended in a small plane into mile-and-a-half-high Aspen. Its eponymous poplar trees quaked golden in the […]

Into the Light The year 2013 was a big one for Damon Taaffe. The government attorney switched jobs, met his future wife—and moved from a traditional townhouse in Northern Virginia […]

Modern History When then-newlyweds Spence and Renata Patterson purchased a century-old house in Chevy Chase, Maryland, in 2009, they planned to update the kitchen and move right in. But the […]

Hidden Gem If ever Cinderella came back as a house, this enchanting beauty would be it. Once upon a time, not long ago, this same dwelling sat on the market […]