Expert Advice- Between a Rock and a Hardscape McHale Landscape Design, Inc. The selection of materials for garden walls, walkways, paths and the like, collectively called hardscape, can make or […]
Expert Advice- Between a Rock and a Hardscape McHale Landscape Design, Inc. The selection of materials for garden walls, walkways, paths and the like, collectively called hardscape, can make or […]
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 terraces, pool and hot tub and […]
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 and rayon. Continuing a tradition that […]
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 tiles from Italy.A property overlooking the […]
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 […]
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’s center hall axis. From a […]
Home Tech - Hot New Gadgets The Beer Tender Cool Brew Beer lovers rejoice. A sleek new tabletop beer dispenser by Krups in conjunction with Heineken, the BeerTender ($400) […]
Informal on a Grand Scale Big houses require big landscapes, and when a house is grand like this one in McLean, Virginia, it takes talent and ingenuity to come up […]
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 […]
A Natural Poolscape Surrounds brought in tons of boulders to fashion a waterfall that spills into the pool. Landscape architect Howard Cohen likes to work with his clients and translate […]
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 […]
Private and Peaceful Stone walls at the edge of the pool create a transition to the lower pool level. A large brick house, an acre of land and a heavily […]
A New Beginning Anthony Wilder designed a renovation of the existing house and an addition. The finished house has a more unified, inviting appearance with new oval windows on either […]
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 remodel to rejuvenate a room. “This […]
A Modern Acceleration The brick on the original house was painted a dark forest green to blend in with the HardiePanel siding that clads the new volume on one […]
A Lodge in the Woods The secluded new home, located just outside a nature preserve in Great Falls, Virginia, has a façade clad in cedar and stone. In March 2005 […]