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…
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 An outdated look, crowded vanities and a…
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…
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…
Water View
Good working relationships make all the difference in landscape design, so when Annapolis builder Bret Anderson of Pyramid Builders began work on his…
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….
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…
Garden Splendor
Older gardens can become outmoded quickly; the four-acre property surrounding an 1880s Baltimore home is a case in point. Chapel Valley has been…
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…
Nature’s Way
When they were ready to renovate the master bath of their secluded home in the woods, a Potomac couple decided to bring the…
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…
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…
Redesigned to Relax
The main goal of Kitchen Encounters’ Serena Lehn was to transform a dark and narrow bathroom into a light-filled retreat. The client requested…
Cachet- French Connection
Yves Delorme has opened a concept store in Bethesda’s Wildwood Shopping Center that marries its signature textiles and linens with furniture, lighting and…
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…
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…
Private Tour- A Subtle Sense of Style
On a bleak morning in February, the living room in the Chevy Chase, Maryland, home of U.S. Senator Kit Bond and Linda Bond…
Extreme Makeover
May/June 2009 When Lisa and Dave Schertler purchased their classic 1930s brick Colonial in the Kalorama neighborhood of Washington, DC, it was missing a…
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…
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…