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 married and pursued separate careers, then […]

Hot Talent: Christopher Boutlier After earning a finance degree and working briefly in the corporate world, Christopher Boutlier was ready for a change. So he took a year off to […]

Hot Talent: Christine Philp After studying interior design at Marymount University, Christine Philp hit a “pivotal moment” in her career when she landed a job with acclaimed Washington designer Thomas […]

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 HGTV’s popular show “Kidspace,” which focused […]

Hot Talent: Shawna Underwood “I enjoy working with clients to make spaces feel like home,” says Shawna Underwood, principal of Shawna Underwood Interior Design. “I want to make their vision […]

Fashion Statement Monte Durham greets visitors with what can only be described as Southern hospitality. The West Virginia native is recognized wherever he goes for his high-profile role on the […]

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, stone center-hall Colonial located in Northwest […]

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 disciplines were selected by jury for […]