Au Naturel
Building green should no longer be the exception but the rule, according to Yuri Sagatov of Sagatov Homes. “It is simply fundamental building…
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…
Indulgences – Food
Surf and Turf Bourbon Steak recently debuted at the Four Seasons Hotel in Georgetown. Chef Michael Mina is known for his slow-poaching method…
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…
Indulgences- Travel
Eco-luxury in Portland Located in the heart of Portland, Oregon, the Nines hotel has debuted in a 1908 building that once housed a…
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…
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…