Bazaar: Italian Style
Bazaar: Italian Style NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2011 Sophisticated Sofa The Sofa 54 by Incanto from Anora Home in DC has natural or treated leather upholstery and…
Indulgences: Food & Fashion
Indulgences: Food & Fashion NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2011 Endless Summer Hank’s Oyster Bar is fresh from an expansion that has doubled its size. O’Neill Studios spearheaded…
Indulgences: Travel & Toys
Indulgences: Travel & Toys NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2011 Luxury Afloat Uniworld Boutique River Cruises has unveiled the new S.S. Antoinette (above)—an 82-cabin ship with interiors inspired…
A Wide Perspective
A Wide Perspective November/December 2011 I’ve always had a general sense that there is no project too big or too small,” says Catherine Purple…
Bucking the Trend
Bucking the Trend November/December 2011 Despite the sluggish economy, four visionaries have opened galleries in the DC area over the past year. Though their…
Cachet: FotoWeekDC
Cachet: FotoWeekDC NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2011 Each year, Washington celebrates the art of photography during FotoWeekDC. Now in its fourth year, the event takes place November…
Cachet: Deck the Halls
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2011 The annual Georgetown Jingle at the Four Seasons Hotel Washington, DC, celebrates design and the holidays—while raising funds for the Pediatric Bone…
Cachet: Holiday House Tours
Cachet: Holiday House Tours NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2011 During this festive season, homeowners happily open their doors to reveal interiors decked with garlands and glitter. The…
A Bold Leap
A Bold Leap NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2011 The crisply detailed Victorian, with its wraparound porch, bay windows and cedar-shake exterior, looks as true to its century-old…
Smooth Transition
Smooth Transition NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2011 Bunny and Greg Lamb originally bought their Potomac home in spite of the house. With three young kids, the neighborhood…
An Open Plan
An Open Plan NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2011 When Shannon and Mike Nifontoff approached several architects about updating and enlarging their down-at-heel Arlington, Virginia, home, the responses…
Portfolio: A Playful Wink
Portfolio: A Playful Wink NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2011 With DC’s plethora of historic districts and period homes, sometimes the move toward Modernism comes from the bottom…
A Charmed Life
A Charmed Life NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2011 "I dreamed of this,” Darrell Green says, waving his hand expansively around the comfortable yet elegant home he shares…
Applause: Reading Room
Applause: Reading Room NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2011 The DC Public Library system is building and renovating libraries across the city. The most recent addition to the…
Home Tech: That’s Entertainment
Home Tech: That’s Entertainment NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2011 Virtual Trip Sony’s new, head-mounted HMZ-T1 is the first personal 3D viewer. Users experience a cinema-quality virtual screen…
Tranquil Oasis
Tranquil Oasis NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2011 Architect Jim Rill’s vision for renovating a modest rancher in Potomac, Maryland, came to fruition only after the house was…
Escape In the Woods
Escape In the Woods NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2011 Perched on a crest overlooking the Potomac River in Glen Echo, Maryland, the steel, concrete and wooden house…
Achieving Harmony
Achieving Harmony NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2011 "There are no rules anymore,” says Washington interior designer David Mitchell. From his Connecticut Avenue office, Mitchell overlooks the bustle…
A Modern Outlook
A Modern Outlook NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2011 When Lori Graham traded in her briefcase for a portfolio, she left a busy law practice to launch Washington,…