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Ranch House Reborn

Ranch House Reborn Attorneys Joann Neth and Ford Farabow, Jr., spent four years searching for just the right house. The problem wasn’t finding a house—it was finding a house on […]

Ultimate Home Gym

Ultimate Home Gym Like so many renovation projects, this one started out small. When Andy Axelrad and his wife Kaleen Kittay moved into their Vienna, Virginia, home in 2003, they […]

Going Glam

Going Glam While studying interior design in Boston, William Powell had a eureka moment. One of his instructors, a well-known designer, invited him for a drink after class. “She was one of those people […]

A Neutral Palette

  A Potomac couple liked the size of their master bath, but not much else about it. An outdated look, crowded vanities and a claustrophobic shower made the room both […]

A Worldly Mix

A Worldly Mix The Coleman family left behind a Manhattan apartment when they moved into their spacious Potomac home overlooking horse pastures. While urbanite attorneys Maureen and Tim Coleman carefully […]

Tradition with a Twist

Tradition with a Twist Larry Pratt’s McLean home evokes Old World charm with its stone walls, dormer windows and slate roof tiles. For many, building a dream home represents a […]

A Subtle Transformation

A Subtle Transformation Homeowner Carole Harris sought a fresh, contemporary look for her renovation. Carole Harris has oomph, plus all the stamina of the Energizer Bunny, and is smart as […]

Tangerine Dream

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 […]

Old World, European Style

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 […]

Reclaiming History: A Country Kitchen

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 […]

A Warm Embrace

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: […]

Fitness diva Denise Austin

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 […]

Holiday Inspiration

Holiday Inspiration Silver and gold Chanukah gifts, flatware and chargers added sparkle to this table setting by Morris DiNapoli. First house: Interior Design: Rob Morris and Rose DiNapoli, Morris DiNapoli […]

Subtle Beauty

Subtle Beauty The designer built the living room around the David Iatesta coffee table with a faxu-shagreen top and silver-leaf base. She reupholstered the couple's Louis XV-style fauteuils in a […]

A Visual Conversation

A Visual Conversation Interior designer Mary Douglas Drysdale made use of angled walls, recesses and dropped ceilings to display her clients’ powerful collection. A bold black, brown and blue work […]

Melding Past & Present

Melding Past & Present Architect George Myers and his wife Janine saw a diamond in the rough when they purchased their turn-of-the-century home in Kensington, Maryland. With four kids, George […]

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