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 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 […]

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 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 […]

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. […]

Light Show Janet Saad-Cook's Philosophic Mercury moves across the façade of a Washington, DC, home.In Janet Saad-Cook's sunny studio, colorful forms of light move through the space. Arcs of gold, […]

Patience Rewarded The fountain was constructed as part of the patio in phase one, and the pavilion behind it added later. When the owners of this Mitchellville, Maryland, home began […]

Poetry in Architecture Brenneman added a new two-car garage and a second-story library to the home. The Bethesda, Maryland, neighborhood where Bob and Joyce Gwadz live has undergone a renaissance […]

A Dramatic Makeover The project added a third floor. Paul Irwin set the addition back six feet from the original roofline so it would not overpower the existing architecture.  The […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 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 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 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 […]