COTY 2012 Awards Winning Designs Presented by the Metro DC Chapter of the National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI), the Contractor of the Year Awards showcase the work of […]
COTY 2012 Awards Winning Designs Presented by the Metro DC Chapter of the National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI), the Contractor of the Year Awards showcase the work of […]
LCA 2012 Awards Each December as winter socks in, members of the landscaping industry gather to celebrate a sunnier time of year with the “Excellence in Landscape” awards. Sponsored by […]
DC Design House Now in its sixth year, the DC Design House will showcase the work of 24 top local design teams in a new 14,000-square-foot home (above) designed by […]
Openings Near and Far <//span>A LEGACY LIVES ON The new Dorado Beach, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve in Puerto Rico has revived the waterfront property where conservationist Laurence Rockefeller once hosted the […]
Perfect Gifts for Spring TWO-WHEEL PRECISION Porsche has introduced two bicycle designs, both inspired by the fluid lines of its iconic 911 automobile. The Porsche Bike RS racer (above) is […]
Spring Renewal Bright Idea Typically used for boardroom brainstorming, dry erase boards can also come in handy at home, where they make an appealing alternative to chalk or message boards. […]
Design Celebrity Q&A Modern furniture favorite Ligne Roset has a lot to celebrate. With an expanding stable of stores worldwide and an export business that extends to 62 countries, this […]
Home Grown For some furniture shoppers, the idea of a custom piece handmade by local artisans is an alluring one. There is something invitingly personal about furniture that’s been designed […]
The Next Wave Douglas Burton, co-owner of Apartment Zero, was “raised in museums and art galleries, visiting them every week of my childhood,” he muses. This passion led Burton to […]
On the edge of Fort Davis Park in Southeast DC stands the Francis A. Gregory Neighborhood Library, a gleaming, timber-and-glass pavilion that perfectly complements its natural environment. Designed by internationally […]
Community Service Any time he walks through the residential streets of Bethesda, Sandy Spring Builders principal and CEO Phil Leibovitz is likely to pass eight or nine houses his firm […]
Back to the Future LAS VEGAS, January 8, 2013—It’s possible Wallis Simpson was actually referring to futuristic television sets when she issued her famed “You can never be too rich […]
Forces of Nature Washington painter Freya Grand hears the call of wild, remote places. In search of nature untamed, she has traveled to the rocky coast of West Ireland, the […]
Landscape designer Morgan Washburn of Botanical Decorators faced a daunting challenge: His clients wanted a pool for entertaining on their heavily wooded lot in Alexandria. “It was an extremely difficult […]
A charming cedar-and-glass conservatory creates a focal point in a McLean landscape project by Howard Cohen of Surrounds, Inc. Initially, “the client just wanted a koi pond and a greenhouse,” Cohen […]
Great Outdoors River View When Michael Prokopchak of Walnut Hill Landscape Company took on this project in Edgewater, Maryland, he was given a firm five-month deadline. The owners, whose children […]