Expert Advice- Between a Rock and a Hardscape
Expert Advice- Between a Rock and a Hardscape McHale Landscape Design, Inc. The selection of materials for garden walls, walkways, paths and the like,…
Country in the City
Country in the City Paths meander through this three-acre Georgetown garden, along a six-foot boxwood hedge. The property is perfect for entertaining, with its…
An Ancient Art Revived
An Ancient Art Revived The loom made it easier for her to create vigorous curves on the abstract landscape “Norwegian Inheritance,” woven of wool, silk…
A Natural Palette
A Natural Palette Plants from the surrounding Virginia landscape are reflected in this raised spa. Lewis Aquatech lined its interior and exterior with black glass…
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…
A Classic Outdoor Retreat
A Classic Outdoor Retreat McHale Landscape Design eliminated a 14-foot grade in this back yard, adding a vanishing-edge pool that aligns perfectly with the…
Home Tech – Hot New Gadgets
Home Tech – Hot New Gadgets The Beer Tender Cool Brew Beer lovers rejoice. A sleek new tabletop beer dispenser by Krups in…
Informal on a Grand Scale
Informal on a Grand Scale Big houses require big landscapes, and when a house is grand like this one in McLean, Virginia, it takes…
Mission Possible
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…
A Natural Poolscape
A Natural Poolscape Surrounds brought in tons of boulders to fashion a waterfall that spills into the pool. Landscape architect Howard Cohen likes to…
Coming of Age
Coming of Age Wilma and Bruce Bowers purchased the existing 1960s Cape Cod with plans for a major renovation and expansion. Their ambitious…
Private and Peaceful
Private and Peaceful Stone walls at the edge of the pool create a transition to the lower pool level. A large brick house, an…
A New Beginning
A New Beginning Anthony Wilder designed a renovation of the existing house and an addition. The finished house has a more unified, inviting appearance…
A Modern Approach
A Modern Approach Inside the frameless steam shower, adjustable water tiles on the walls and ceiling regulate water flow. There’s nothing like a complete…
A Modern Acceleration
A Modern Acceleration The brick on the original house was painted a dark forest green to blend in with the HardiePanel siding that…
A Lodge in the Woods
A Lodge in the Woods The secluded new home, located just outside a nature preserve in Great Falls, Virginia, has a façade clad in…
Built-in High-Tech
Built-in High-Tech Using screens and touch panels throughout this Starr Systems-equipped home, homeowners can control window coverings and lighting, access their digital music and video collections,…
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…
The Condo Conversion
The Condo Conversion The lobby at Baltimore’s Silo Point reveals some of the architectural detail that distinguishes this new condominium complex located in a…
Inside Out
Inside Out A new open-air pavilion, rock garden and lily pond distinguish this award-winning project by The Landscape Group; photography by Steve Mendler. The…