Rugs for a Cause Arzu Studio Hope has partnered with six world-renowned architects to launch its new Masters Collection featuring 10 modern rugs hand-knotted by women in Afghanistan. Architects Michael […]

A Modern Take Clients with a dated Arlington home loved its location but wished to modernize the interiors. Architects Mark Lawrence and Elizabeth Emerson tackled the job of updating the […]

Living Artfully Nestled in a bucolic neighborhood in Northwest DC, Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens is one of Washington’s happiest surprises: a grand, 1920s neo-Georgian mansion showcasing the collected furnishings […]

Relaxing Retreat </span.Lauren Gagnon was tasked with revamping the master bath in her clients’ Potomac home. Opening up several divider walls, she created enough space for a large, glass-enclosed shower, […]

From now until June 16, visitors to Woodlawn in Alexandria, Virginia, will discover All American House, the first show house in a planned series that will explore the history and […]

Sleek & Spare A Great Falls couple was unhappy with their outdated, traditional master bath. They called on Sonny Nazemian of Michael Nash Design Build & Homes to give them […]

New Attitude Austin, Texas, is known for its hip, youthful attitude, which is reflected by the city’s changing architectural landscape. This was part of the allure for Kristy Kisling—a former resident […]

A young couple with a growing family turned to Marc Leon of FSI Renovations to help expand their living space. Working with a design plan by Mary-Adams Tartt of M.A. […]

Class Act Built in 1935, Woodrow Wilson High School in Northwest DC had fallen into disrepair over the years. In 2009, it was designated a historic landmark—just when the city […]

Clients approached kitchen designer Davida Rodriguez with a request: They wanted an entertainment center complete with a bar and three large, flat-screen TVs so that they would have a place to gather […]

Painting with Glass Kari Minnick’s lyrical abstractions cast a shimmering haze over the concept “clear as glass.” Broad brushstrokes sweep across diffused areas of color in her luminous works. From […]

Going Green ROYAL TREATMENT Architectural Ceramics’ latest collection, Crag Castle, is a large-format porcelain tile that comes in six-by-36-inch planks. Made from recycled materials and manufactured through environmentally responsible means, […]

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 […]

Fresh Start PHOTOGRAPHY BY ANGIE SECKINGER AND ANICE HOACHLANDER It’s ironic—but not uncommon—to discover that the full-scale addition and renovation you’ve longed to do on your house for years has […]

The commercial real estate developer and his wife had renovated three homes in the DC area before deciding to build a house from scratch. As their two daughters grew closer […]

The battle was on to win the decorating hearts and minds of suburban homebuyers in a new townhouse development in Stone Ridge, Virginia. Given identical floor plans, who could offer […]