Cachet- Out of Italy JULY/AUGUST 2010 Italian kitchen manufacturer Arclinea has found a home in Georgetown, adjacent to Poltrona Frau’s contemporary furniture showroom. According to the owner of both showrooms, […]

Cachet- Color Mix July/August 2010 Washington-based Envision Design added another accolade to its collection this year with a 2010 HUE award for Contract Interiors from Benjamin Moore. Envision was one […]

Cachet- Room & Board July/August 2010 Minneapolis-based Room & Board is now offering its classic-meets-modern furnishings in a recently renovated building at 14th and T Streets, NW, in the bustling […]

Indulgences July/August 2010 Bar Scene Buddha-Bar DC already has a loyal following since its opening in May. The Pan-Asian restaurant designed by DWA of Paris and Washington-based Gensler features opulent […]

Portfolio - On the Water's Edge JULY/AUGUST 2010 After buying waterfront property in Annapolis, Jim and Chris Ventura built what they thought was their dream home. The timber structure backed onto the […]

Art Studio - A Minimalist Motif JULY/AUGUST 2010 In a world roaring with visual cacophony, Lori Katz counters by keeping it simple. Like cool jazz, her designs get down to […]

Expert Advice - The Right Lights JULY/AUGUST 2010 Whether homeowners are planning a renovation or moving into a new home, it’s easy to overlook the importance of a good lighting […]

Applause - High-rise Hip JULY/AUGUST 2010 DC’s revitalized Columbia Heights neighborhood has gone modern with Highland Park, a stylish new residential high-rise. Designed by award-winning Hickok Cole Architects and built […]

Design Fusion JULY/AUGUST 2010 Susan Major was an IT project manager until 2000, when she and her husband bought a townhouse in Columbia, Maryland, that she describes as “an uncarved block.” […]

An Emotional Connection JULY/AUGUST 2010 A West Coast native, Michael Hampton got his start in San Francisco but arrived in Washington six years ago to work as a senior designer for […]

A Place to Sparkle JULY/AUGUST 2010 Ugo Arinzeh wound up in the design field in a roundabout way. The MBA with a degree in finance was working in commercial real estate banking […]

Lap of Luxury JULY/AUGUST 2010 Charlene Kennerknecht and Arch Williams have been design partners for 15 years, bringing their clients a unique East-West Coast perspective. Kennerknecht was working on a luxury […]

Hot Talent Designers (left to right) Susan Major, Michael Hampton, Ugo Arinzeh and partners Arch Williams and Charlene Kennerknecht of Monarch Interior Design Group. To view their recent projects follow […]

Bazaar JULY/AUGUST 2010 Take a Seat Norwegian furniture company Variér specializes in stylish, ultra-contemporary seating. Designed by Olav Eldøy, Date is a dining chair with a tilting mechanism hidden beneath the […]

Under Foot JULY/AUGUST 2010 The Beauty of Wood Armstrong Hardwood fashions hand-sculpted wood planks into flooring to create an authentically aged look. The flooring comes in a variety of hardwoods, […]

Home Sweet Home JULY/AUGUST 2010 Designer Camille Saum wanted to simplify her life. She had been living in a Bethesda carriage house she’d renovated with style and aplomb (Home & […]