At Home with Debra Lee Debra Lee fell in love with contemporary design as a young girl living on an army base in Germany, where her father filled the family […]

Deck the Halls Each year, DC’s Four Seasons Hotel brims with holiday cheer during the Georgetown Jingle, which raises money for Pediatric Oncology programs at Georgetown University Hospital. The 2013 […]

Work Space In a sea of corporate office buildings in downtown DC, 2020 K Street, NW, stands out—a glass-walled office that is so state-of-the-art, curious pedestrians stop to peer in. […]

The Art of Craft Holiday shoppers and art aficionados alike will find plenty to ogle at the 26th Annual Washington Craft Show, taking place November 1 to 3 at the […]

Seasons' Treats CALL OF THE WILD Aqua Expeditions brings five-star luxury to river cruising on the Amazon in Peru. Its 147-foot M/V Aria boasts 16 water-facing, air-conditioned staterooms plus an […]

Luxury Aloft Back in the 1950s when 14th Street was known as “Auto Row,” venerable prewar buildings housed ground-floor car dealerships with warehouses above them. The area has experienced a […]

French Connection Appreciating an older home requires a special eye. Good things often happen when its owners celebrate its idiosyncracies rather than forcing the home into a conventional mold.  Such […]

Urban Chic The renovation was like peeling an onion—when one problem was fixed, another problem would reveal itself. And on it went for more than a year after Jackie Perrins […]

Pure Modern Four years is a long time to spend creating the perfect home, but for Bruno Lassus, the design of his penthouse has been well worth the wait. This […]

Playful Pied-a-Terre designer Kelley Proxmire, saying “I’ve got something exciting for you.” She and her husband had just purchased a pied-à-terre in the Watergate complex and immediately asked Proxmire to […]

5 LUXURY BATHS 1. Organic Vibe: Design by Rixey-Rixey Architects read more 2. Quiet Luxury: Design by Nestor Santa-Cruz read more 3. Elegant Touch: Design by Karen Dunlap read more […]

Simple + Sustainable The road to builder Mark Turner’s Fauquier County weekend home wends through a valley dotted with farms and pastures. A visitor comes face to face with grazing […]

Bathing Beauty SIGNATURE LOOK The lavish bath pictured here presents the Lineare Tortora line of rectified porcelain tiles by Roberto Cavalli Home. Walls, wainscot and floor are all clad in […]

Global Luxury ISLAND ESCAPE St. Regis marks its first foray into Africa with The St. Regis Mauritius Resort. Overlooking the island’s Le Morne Brabant Mountain, the resort pampers guests in […]

Making Waves PLUG + PLAY The 2014 Panamera S E-Hybrid is Porsche’s first plug-in hybrid. The sporty new model boasts a more powerful electric motor and a higher-performance lithium-ion battery […]

2013 National Design Awards The National Design Awards represent every avenue of design from architecture, interiors and landscape to fashion, graphics and media. Each 2013 recipient has submitted a body […]