Expert Advice – Lighting the Way
An Arlington, Virginia, homeowner recently went through her whole house, replacing every incandescent bulb with more energy-efficient compact fluorescent bulbs (CFLs). “She wanted…
Al Fresco Dining
Two years after landscape architect Stephen Wlodarczyk of Botanical Decorators completed a master-plan installation for clients in Darnestown, Maryland, they called him back…
Dream Kitchens & Baths
There were dozens of impressive entries submitted for the first annual design competition organized by the Baltimore Washington Chapter of the National Kitchen and…
Resort Living
Steep slopes often require ingenuity in design, especially when they rise from the back of the house to the rear property line. Homeowners…
Classical Contemporary
For two decades, the Georgetown couple walked past a Colonial Revival brick house near Tudor Place and wished it could be theirs. “We…
Model Home Magic
Paying close attention to detail and practicality, American Cedar & Millwork designer Nick Miller created a model home kitchen bound to suit any potential…
Living Large Outdoors
Whatever it may be called—arbor, colonnade, conservatory, deck, loggia, pergola or pool house—the outdoor structure is a significant component of today’s modern American…
By the Beach
Originally submitted as a final project for a course at Montgomery College, interior design student Ana Vivina Flanigan’s beach house concept kitchen combines bold…
Gourmet Grandeur
Granting a client’s wish list for a renovation with little room for expansion can seem like a daunting task. However, for kitchen designer…
Green House Effect
When a Virginia couple decided to create a home office in their cramped brick rambler, they realized it was time to renovate. While they…
Potomac Perch
After Leslie Train Westreich moved into a Watergate condominium once owned by former Virginia Senator John Warner and his wife Elizabeth Taylor, her…
Applause
On its menu, Founding Farmers celebrates the bounty of the American farm. But this spring the DC restaurant has another cause for celebration: It…
Design Classic
With their whole-house remodel nearly complete, the Arnold, Maryland, residents of a waterfront condo turned to Kitchen Encounters for their final project. Their…
Cachet- Sitting Pretty
An irreverent romp through chair history pulls up in June, when the exhibition “Garry Knox Bennett: Call Me Chairmaker” opens in the American…
In The Zone
Modifying a galley kitchen arrangement to satisfy the needs of a growing family with multiple cooks was the challenge facing Mastercraft Design, Inc.’s…
New Luxury Projects
The Ritz-Carlton Lifestyle Luxury condominium homes priced from the $600s to $5 million are currently available at The Ritz-Carlton Residences Inner Harbor, Baltimore….
Circular Edge
Faced with a span of only 15 feet from the kitchen window to the rear property line, most homeowners wouldn’t begin to consider…
Colorful Contemporary
When a Potomac homeowner hired Carnemark systems + design, inc. to update her kitchen, she had two goals: to open the kitchen up…
Cachet- Georgetown Gem
Jewelry designer Heidi Hess, 25, brings her unique creations to her newly opened Georgetown boutique, Poppy. The shop, which takes its moniker from…
Modern Appeal
The owners of a DC rambler wanted to transform their small, outdated 1950s kitchen into a large, open space full of light—contemporary but not…