Fun in the Sun STYLE ICON Originally designed by Henry Glass and introduced by Brown Jordan in 1979, the collapsible Cricket Chair has been widely recognized and copied. This year, […]
Fun in the Sun STYLE ICON Originally designed by Henry Glass and introduced by Brown Jordan in 1979, the collapsible Cricket Chair has been widely recognized and copied. This year, […]
Design Inspiration Marta Hansen, AIA, LEED AP, principal of Annapolis-based Hansen Architects, has designed upwards of 400 houses during her long career. Her style is completely hands-on; she not only […]
Spring Debuts INTO THE WILD Chongwe River House, a riverfront safari lodge in Zambia that accommodates up to eight adults, is fresh from a redesign led by Gillie Lightfoot. Highlights […]
Crisp, Clean & Contemporary A family inherited the husband’s childhood home in Potomac after years of living abroad. They decided to renovate and turned to designer Lauren Gagnon for help creating a […]
Lap of Luxury During a whole-house renovation, Dahlia Mahmood was asked to replace her client’s mundane kitchen with one that would be lavish and elegant, yet timeless. She gutted the existing […]
Tropical Twist "I don’t have a designer bone in my body,” states a Chevy Chase homeowner. “But I know what I like.” For example, she knew she didn’t like the […]
Fashion Forward ROAD WARRIOR Inspired by the SLS AMG GT3 race car, Mercedes’s 2014 SLS AMG Black Series combines cutting-edge, lightweight design with extreme performance. Its 6.3-liter V8 engine generates […]
NKBA 2013 Awards The 2013 design competition organized by the Baltimore-Washington Chapter of the National Kitchen and Bath Association (NKBA) welcomed more than 70 entries from area designers. Sponsored by […]
In the Galley A challenging galley kitchen brought clients to Anne Hinte of Reico Kitchen & Bath. The original kitchen measured a narrow nine by 33 feet and only offered […]
Wooded Refuge Dissatisfied with their sloping, heavily wooded lot in Bethesda, a couple turned to landscape architect Richard Arentz to tame the wild yard into an inviting retreat with a […]
An Elegant Solution When DC interior designer Mary Douglas Drysdale was tasked with a whole-house renovation, the cramped, dark kitchen posed a challenge. On the owners’ wish list: greater efficiency; […]
Over the years, homeowner Ruth Suttle has repeatedly lent her classic English sensibility to her two-and-a-half-acre property in Potomac, creating lush gardens, family play areas and more. When a tree […]