City Living When interior designer Diane Gordy opens the door of her condominium in Chevy Chase, Maryland, visitors enter an elegant aerie 15 floors above the gridlocked streets and swanky […]
City Living When interior designer Diane Gordy opens the door of her condominium in Chevy Chase, Maryland, visitors enter an elegant aerie 15 floors above the gridlocked streets and swanky […]
Sculpting Nature In the northern reaches of Howard County, Maryland, despite new development, you still encounter narrow and winding country lanes, pastoral farmsteads and gently rolling verdant hills alive […]
Indulgences- Food Italian Style Potenza, a rustic Italian eatery, has opened in DC’s historic Woodward Building. Taking inspiration from this 1911 landmark, CORE Architecture/Design preserved the character of its historic […]
Cachet: Designers' Choice First Lady Michelle Obama brought the 10th Annual National Design Awards to DC with a White House ceremony honoring the recipients on July 24, 2009. Issued by […]
Here Comes the Sun A village of 20 one-of-a-kind houses will spring up on the National Mall from October 8 to 18. These compact, modular abodes will bring the latest […]
The Evolution of Home For Cynthia and Stuart Smith, their 1916 Mediterranean-style home in Baltimore’s upscale neighborhood of Guilford is more than a reflection of their design style. It represents […]
By the Book Building a dream home can take years of plan-ning and research. Starting in 1995, Norfolk, Virginia-based furniture retailer Claus Ihlemann dedicated himself to the task, compiling design […]
Former U.S. senator and vice presidential candidate John Edwards and his wife Elizabeth once called Georgetown home. From 2002 to 2006, the couple and their children lived in a […]
Sleek + Serene On a quiet Kalorama street lined with embassies, a modern building stands out amid the stately façades. Given the neighborhood, it’s only fitting that one of […]
Labor of Love Nestled on four wooded acres, Judy and Stuart Sebring’s new custom home evokes a lodge out West with its stone walls, hand-forged ironwork and rough-hewn beams. Though […]
Old World Modern When Mariana and Jack White moved into their 1988 center-hall Colonial in Fairfax Station, Virginia, they loved their home’s spaciousness and bucolic setting. Over time, however, their […]
Applause Along with the launch of HOME & DESIGN, the year 1999 witnessed another local event in the world of design: the opening of the National Gallery of Art Sculpture […]
The H&D Design 100 1. Bath Time Graceful simplicity characterizes Stone Forest’s hand-carved Papillon stone bathtubs, available in Carrara marble (pictured), silver travertine, black granite or limestone. www.stoneforest.com 2. Heavenly […]
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 Jennifer Gilmer, it was […]
When a Virginia couple decided to create a home office in their cramped brick rambler, they realized it was time to renovate. While they wanted more space, as longtime environmentalists […]
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 horizon literally expanded. The penthouse […]