Classic Concept MAY/JUNE 2012 For a kitchen renovation, Montgomery College design student Christy Leu submitted a concept that blended the home’s historic, Federal-style aesthetic with the demands of the homeowners’ […]
Classic Concept MAY/JUNE 2012 For a kitchen renovation, Montgomery College design student Christy Leu submitted a concept that blended the home’s historic, Federal-style aesthetic with the demands of the homeowners’ […]
Al Fresco Style MAY/JUNE 2012 Poolside Repast The year 2012 welcomes a couple of additions to the Richard Frinier Collection for Brown Jordan, including Swim, a spare, stylish new line […]
Planting a Seed MAY/JUNE 2012 Cutting Edge To extend the contemporary style of their house outdoors, homeowners hired Don Gwiz of Lewis Aquatech in Chantilly, Virginia. The landscape company gave […]
Art & Engineering MAY/JUNE 2012 Sculptor Michael Enn Sirvet sits back in his studio office in industrial Beltsville, Maryland, taking a rare break. Within view of his metal-cutting and […]
Applause MAY/JUNE 2012 Powered by 100 years of history, the Howard Theatre—once a draw for Ella Fitzgerald and James Brown—is about to open the curtain on a new era. Located […]
MAY/JUNE 2012 Indulgences TOP TOQUE The new chef at DC’s Poste Moderne Brasserie, Dennis Marron (above) recently unveiled a new menu that puts a modern spin on French classics in […]
Indulgences MAY/JUNE 2012 THAI RETREAT The Banyan Tree Phuket resort and spa is located on a lagoon on Bang Tao Bay (above). Guests enjoy Thai-style villas, each with open-air sunken […]
Best in Show MAY/ JUNE 2012 The 2012 design competition organized by the Baltimore-Washington Chapter of the National Kitchen and Bath Association (NKBA) welcomed close to 100 entries from […]
Modern Idyll MAY/JUNE 2012 To see before photos click here. Nestled in Northern Virginia’s Falls Church area, Lake Barcroft holds the enviable position of being the only lake inside DC’s […]
Easy-Going Elegance MAY/JUNE 2012 With three teenage daughters, a Reston, Virginia, homeowner had her hands full. When she decided to renovate her 1980s-era house, her goal was to accommodate the […]
An Unexpected Pleasure MAY/JUNE 2012 The owners of a 19th-century farmhouse and adjacent 1920s main house wanted to unify the two disparate structures. They turned to the surrounding landscape to […]
French Flair MAY/JUNE 2012 The panoramic views of the Shenandoah Mountains are the only giveaway that this expansive, 44-acre property is actually in Hume, Virginia, and not Europe. The stately […]
Cachet: Grand Openings MAY/JUNE 2012 CELEBRITY DESIGNER JONATHAN ADLER TO OPEN SHOP IN JUNE Adler dishes on the new showroom at 1267 Wisconsin Avenue, which will bring his mod furniture […]
Living Light MAY/JUNE 2012 To view before photos click here. The big fieldstone house occupied a quiet Arlington side street, a stalwart reminder of a time when men went to […]
Cachet: All About Architecture MAY/JUNE 2012 Visitors to bustling Penn Quarter can’t help but notice the modern, glass-fronted District Architecture Center. From the open lobby, guests can see inside each […]
Magic in Provence MAY/JUNE 2012 Life in the picturesque village of Rasteau, located in the foothills of the French Alps, revolves around winemaking. Most of the town’s 700 residents tend […]