A Warm Welcome NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2010 When Dan and Beth Concannon moved into their 1970s Colonial on two acres in Potomac a few years ago, they hired architect Jim Rill […]
A Warm Welcome NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2010 When Dan and Beth Concannon moved into their 1970s Colonial on two acres in Potomac a few years ago, they hired architect Jim Rill […]
An Open Plan NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2010 A sweeping interior makeover of a classic Eichler-style home on Virginia’s Lake Barcroft demonstrates how good design can reinvigorate mid-20th century architecture, converting boxy rooms […]
A Family Affair NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2010 Family history plays a strong role in the story of this Bethesda renovation. The sprawling brick house had been in the Straus family since […]
Portfolio - A Green Retreat NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2010 Just west of Georgetown, Foxhall Village blooms with Tudor-style townhouses, tree-lined streets and flowering traffic circles. Bordered by Glover-Archbold Park, whose trails […]
Art Studio - Itinerant Artist NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2010 Virginia McLaughlin may look like your typical grandmother, but this sprightly, petite woman is anything but. Upon meeting the Frederick, Maryland-based artist, […]
Applause - Curtain Call NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2010 A dramatic addition to the revitalized Southwest DC waterfront is Arena Stage, fresh from a major renovation. Renamed Arena Stage at the Mead […]
Fresh Air NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2010 "The clients wanted to restore the architecture,” says architect David Jones of the renovation he designed for a 1913 Colonial Revival house in Chevy Chase, Maryland. […]
Two-Part Harmony NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2010 Metaphors often guide the architecture conceived by Travis Price. Images of rising earth and clouds inspired the architect’s design of a Bethesda house perched high […]
High-Impact Design NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2010 Most remodeling projects begin with structural elements and wind up with interior design. Others, such as the overhaul of this glorious 18,000-square-foot home in McLean, Virginia, […]
For photos of all the winners and the award ceremony, click here. SOURCEBOOK 2011 Home & Design’s 2011 Designers' Choice Awards celebrate excellence in architecture and design within our region. […]
An Artful Transition SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2010 Businesswoman Joan Bialek and her husband Louis Levitt, an orthopedic surgeon, approach art collecting as a spontaneous activity. The couple routinely purchases artwork from street […]
Starting Over SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2010 They say doctors shouldn’t perform an operation on a friend. But that adage clearly doesn’t apply to interior designers. When a couple decided to renovate the […]
Life In the Woods SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2010 "Our life is frittered away by detail... simplify, simplify,” wrote Henry David Thoreau. These words rang true to a college student who in 1966 […]
Beautiful Baths SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2010 A Modern Mix When architect Robert M. Gurney gutted his clients’ 1876 Washington, DC, row house, his intent was to create a clean, minimalist aesthetic while […]
City Style SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2010 With its coveted spot on the corner of 15th and P Streets in trendy Logan Circle, the newly completed Metropole apartment building is perfectly located. So […]
Bath Time SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2010 At Play THG’s Bagatelle collection brings a sense of whimsy to the bath with its Roman Tub Set à Manettes. French designer Olivier Gagnère mixed traditional […]