DC Design House: Before & After
DC Design House: Before & After The 2014 DC Design House transformed a classic but dated 8,000-square-foot, stone center-hall Colonial located in Northwest DC’s…
HOT TALENT
HOT TALENT This annual feature spotlights a handful of gifted designers just making their mark in the region. Photographed in the future home of…
Graphic Edge
Graphic Edge Designer David Mitchell recently planted 115 daylilies, 25 dahlias and 16 hydrangeas in his backyard—every one in white to offset the other…
Family Affair
Family Affair Eleanor Niermann’s world is filled with memories of her parents’ boundless talent for creating beautiful furnishings. The Maryland company they founded in…
City Chic
City Chic Lori Graham’s 14th Street shop, Lori Graham Home, perfectly exemplifies the designer’s chic, eclectic sensibility. A trip to her home, therefore, comes…
Easy Rhythm
Easy Rhythm After earning a degree in interior design, Michael Roberson spent 18 years creating window displays for Neiman Marcus in her native Texas…
The Big Easy
The Big Easy When the Lukken family bought their four-bedroom Capitol Hill row house in 2011, they knew an extensive renovation lay in their…
Hot Talent: Lisa Puchalla
Hot Talent: Lisa Puchalla After years of doling out decorating advice without pay, Lisa Puchalla, mother of three, decided it was time to turn…
Hot Talent: Christopher Boutlier
Hot Talent: Christopher Boutlier After earning a finance degree and working briefly in the corporate world, Christopher Boutlier was ready for a change. So…
Hot Talent: Christine Philp
Hot Talent: Christine Philp After studying interior design at Marymount University, Christine Philp hit a “pivotal moment” in her career when she landed a…
Hot Talent: Rachel James
Hot Talent: Rachel James Rachel James’s decorating career took a different turn in 2006 when she first appeared as a featured guest designer on…
Hot Talent: Shawna Underwood
Hot Talent: Shawna Underwood “I enjoy working with clients to make spaces feel like home,” says Shawna Underwood, principal of Shawna Underwood Interior Design….
Fashion Statement
Fashion Statement Monte Durham greets visitors with what can only be described as Southern hospitality. The West Virginia native is recognized wherever he goes…
Show House Dazzle
Show House Dazzle Click here for a gallery of before and after photos. The 2014 DC Design House transformed a classic but dated 8,000-square-foot,…
Design Minds
Design Minds The Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum recently announced the winners of its prestigious 2014 National Design Awards. Winners in a variety of…
Show Me the Way
Show Me the Way A visit to the National Building Museum this summer might require a bit more path finding than usual—if you dare…
The Latest Hot Spots
The Latest Hot Spots RAISING THE BAR Republic in Takoma Park is serving up seasonal cocktails and a special happy hour bar menu, available…
The Fast Track
ELECTRIC CHARGE The Fast Track Porsche’s 2015 918 Spyder combines the ultimate in performance with the fuel-efficiency of a hybrid. This sleek, carbon-fiber model…
Fab Furniture
Fab Furniture HOT SEAT Designed by Gaetano Pesce for Cassina, the Feltri chair is covered entirely by thick wool felt. Thermosetting resin on the…
Lighting the Way
Lighting the Way LORD OF THE RINGS The Giuko pendant series from Leucos features sleek aluminum rings with round, blown-glass diffusers in a satin…
Foot Loose
Foot Loose SUSTAINABLE SURFACE EcoDomo’s hardy, eco-friendly Cork Design Collection offers myriad choices, with a range of styles, sizes and hand-assembled surface designs. Available…
Layer by Layer
“The concept of beauty is difficult,” says Francie Hester, standing beside one of the ravishing new art objects displayed recently in an exhibition of…
Preserving History
Preserving History The stately, neoclassical National Academy of Sciences building in DC has been revitalized. Designed in 1922 by Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue, it was…
A Strong Partnership
A Strong Partnership Francisca Villarroel Alonso and Antonio Alonso both hail from Spain—but they met while studying architecture at Catholic University. After graduating, they…