Refined Eclecticism Designer Nestor Santa-Cruz. Photo by Gordon Beall. The prominent Washington, DC, interior designer Nestor Santa-Cruz has been working hard to create the perfect apartment for one of his […]

Classic Grandeur The exterior of the Niroo home features Juliet balconies, scrolling wrought iron and French doors that grace the front façade in perfect symmetry. When the Niroos built their […]

Room with a View According to these designers, no place says summer all year round like Miami. So what better way to embrace the season than with a view from […]

Modern Hideaway Designed in 1914 by renowned architect John Russell Pope, the brick house is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Old mansions often come with formal rooms […]

A Colorful Mix Deborah Wiener helped her clients furnish their newly renovated home. Joey Sloter knew that she would be working with a designer as she began the second renovation […]

Suite Serenity In the revamped master bathroom, a new tub surround in a multi-hued mosaic by Bisazza creates a spa effect. Seven years ago, a family with three children moved […]

A Fresh New Look During the renovation of this DC home, the owners had the white-washed brick exterior sandblasted to create a more textured look.  When these homeowners married more […]

A Washington Gem Restored An anteroom leads into the foyer, where new marble and honed black-granite tiles replicate the room's original black-and-white painted concrete floor. In Washington, buying a former […]

A New Perspective Andy Warhol's portrait of Mao presides over an antique French mantel in the double-height living room, a blast of color in an otherwise muted environment of serene […]

A Modern Shift A new stainless-steel door flanked by bands of clear and frosted glass, new stainless-steel railings and Achille Castiglion's Taraxaum chandelier set a decidedly modern tone in the […]

Tailored to Fit In the new makeover, banks of windows along the rear of the home open it up to garden views. Joe and Nancy Garcia purchased their 1970s traditional […]

Ahead of the Curve The cabinets and glass doors are curved. The toughest challenge facing the design team in this kitchen renovation was undoing an unfortunate 1980s addition. The addition, […]

A Fruitful Renovation In the hallway leading to the basement space, Andre Sabbagh created a new cove ceiling covered in Venetian plaster. It all started when a light fixture over […]

A House in the Country Interior designer Alice Busch infused the home with a southern European influence. “Farther west,” homeowner Margaret Kay kept insisting. “I wanted to be farther west […]

A Sense of Proportion January/February 2007 In front of the Colonial façade, a sleek modern bench by artisan Douglas Thayer. Moving into a new house often marks the end of […]

Show Stopper Ayrlawn, a Georgian mansion in Potomac, was site of the 2006 NSO Show House. HOME & DESIGN was one of the 2006 sponsors of the annual National Symphony […]