Home & Design

November/December 2006

Bazaar- Nesting Instincts

Aerial Crib by Nurseryworks With so many furniture options, specialty stores and stylish shopping neighborhoods at their disposal, homeowners can style every room in the house with just the right […]

Enjoying the Great Outdoors

Petro Design Build transformed a lackluster yard into a lush oasis complete with a spa, a fountain and a stone fireplace.  It's autumn in the DC area. The crisp, cool […]

How to Select the Right Builder

In partnership with clients, custom builders can create beautiful and unique interior spaces such as this great room in a custom home built by University Homes. Choosing the right builder […]

At Home with Wendy Rieger

NBC4 anchor Wendy Rieger and her cat Buddy, relax on the dock near her cheery bungalow on a peninsula in the West River. When NBC4 news anchor Wendy Rieger moved into […]

A Family Affair

A Family Affair Rui Ponte designed the home in a New England vernacular. Solid wood columns on the flagstone porch, copper chimney caps, eyebrow returns on the gables and fieldstone […]

Living in Harmony

Living in Harmony Interior designers Ricardo Ramos and Sheree Friedman.  When Stacy Mendler and her family moved to their new home in McLean, she turned to Studio Nuovo partners Sheree […]

Modern Counterpoint

Modern Counterpoint Marriage can send a couple scurrying for new digs to start afresh. After tying the knot, a Baltimore businessman and his wife did the next best thing: they […]

Design with a Conscience

Abhinand Lath's Scintilla for SensiTile Systems The curators at the Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum in New York City want the American public to understand and respect the role design […]

Applause

Applause Vida Fitness in the Verizon Center  Designed by Stoneking-von Storch Architects and the Hallock Design Group, Vida Fitness recently opened in DC's Verizon Center. The 29,000-square-foot fitness center and […]

Georgetown Jingle

The Georgetown Jingle will showcase holiday décor by local designers.  Georgetown Jingle, an event held December 3 at the Four Seasons Hotel Washington, DC, will celebrate design and the holiday […]

A Change Artist

A Change Artist Santa-Cruz counters the original oak paneling with mid-century-modern furnishings and a shag rug in the vestibule.  There are times when an interior designer needs to play the […]

Craft as Self Expression

Craft as Self Expression The year's Washington Craft Show will explore how distinctive objects can help collectors express their personal style. Held at the Washington Convention Center from November 17 […]

Playing with Color

Playing with Color In the high-impact living room, interior designer Justine Sancho punched up neutral walls, floors and furnishings with a pair of stools in cinnabar velvet. When a successful […]

Architects Fired

Architect Joan Fabry created a "Three Little Pigs" tea service with pieces resembling stick, straw and brick constructions.The English writer and art critic John Ruskin once said, "No person who […]

Home, At Last

Home, At Last In the dramatic entry foyer, a niche displaying a sculpture was painted by Buon Fresco with a highly polished Venetian plaster resembling porcelain.There's an uneasy paradox surrounding […]

On the Bookshelf

The Art of Renovation The Art of Renovation, by Barry Sugerman and Shannon Howard, is for readers who hope to transform their current dwellings into the homes of their dreams. […]

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