Labor of Love
Joanne Fitzgerald’s keen design sensibilities stood her in good stead when she first saw the 1926 row house on Capitol Hill. With interiors painted from…
Living History
Living History Sitting in the living room of his gracious 1891 home, interior designer Josh Hildreth glances out to a crape myrtle in a…
Urban Refuge
Urban Refuge When their landlord suddenly decided to sell the Logan Circle apartment they were renting a year and a half ago, designer Michael…
Subtle Patina
Subtle Patina When a May downpour dampened Jodi Macklin’s plans to host a pre-prom dinner for her son’s senior class in her Chevy Chase…
City Glamour
City Glamour Architect Carmel Greer, principal of the six-year-old firm District Design, doesn’t impose a particular style on her residential projects. Instead, she lets a…
Hot Talent: Paul Miller
Hot Talent: Paul Miller When he was growing up, Paul Miller’s mother “was always playing with color and creating tableaux in our home,” he…
Hot Talent Katie DeStefano
Hot Talent: Katie DeStefano On a recent trip to Texas, Katie DeStefano brought home the unexpected: an old taxidermic pheasant. “When I go to…
Hot Talent: Sallie Kjos
Hot Talent Sallie Kjos Sallie Kjos grew up working in her aunt’s antique store and listening to her father, a master builder from England,…
Hot Talent: Byron Risdon
Hot Talent Byron Risdon Although Byron Risdon earned a graduate degree in education and later taught school, interior design was always in the back…
Hot Talent Laura Fox
Hot Talent Laura Fox After working in the design industry for more than 10 years, Laura Fox “hit the ground running” when she decided…
Hot Talent
Hot Talent This issue marks the 10th year H&D has spotlighted a group of young local designers producing outstanding work in firms of their…
Applause: West End Revival
Applause West End Revival The Fairmont Washington, DC is a quintessential “Washington” spot—a stately, limestone-clad hotel with a venerable history located in fashionable West…
Inside Atelier Takagi
Inside Atelier Takagi Jonah Takagi tinkers away in the converted attic of a Depression-era row house in Washington’s Glover Park. He sketches ideas, builds…
Portfolio Beach Chic
Portfolio Beach Chic After years of renting houses and descending on relatives in Bethany Beach, Delaware, a Potomac couple finally decided to build a…
Private Tour Dutch Treat
Private Tour Dutch Treat In April 2017, a blooming array of more than 10,000 tulips was dispatched from Holland to festoon the Dutch ambassador’s…
NKBA 2017 Awards
Cream of the Crop The 2017 Kitchen & Bath Awards, organized by the Baltimore-Washington Chapter of the National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA) and…
True Blue
True Blue Located just off the kitchen in a waterfront home near Annapolis, this bold bar space was designed to make entertaining easy and…
Industrial Edge
Industrial Edge Designing a kitchen on the expansive top floor of an old North Carolina tobacco warehouse-turned-residence demanded a number of outside-the-box solutions. “Finding…
Modern Update
Modern Update This makeover completely transformed the cramped, poorly functioning kitchen of a 1920s DC row house. Working together, architect Carmel Greer and kitchen…
Old World Style
Old World Style A small, dark and outdated kitchen made way for this cleverly planned, light-filled redo in Potomac. Though the footprint stayed the…
Bathed in Light
Bathed in Light The first move designer Paul Bentham made in this bathroom remodel was to tear out a lowered ceiling and its fluorescent…
Minimalist Makeover
Minimalist Makeover Gone are the vestiges of the dated French Country-style kitchen that came before this clean-lined, minimalist renovation. Designer Sarah Kahn Turner kept…
Moment of Zen
Moment of Zen The renovation of a drab and dreary bathroom turned it into a clean-lined oasis. The challenge facing designer Jonas Carnemark was…
Retro Vibe
Retro Vibe The redesign of an 1868 Georgetown row house paid homage to the building’s classic origins. Kitchen designer Paul Bentham and architects Ankie…
Treetop Aerie
Treetop Aerie This glass-enclosed bath suite, conceived as part of a whole-house renovation, is perched in the treetops of a Northwest DC property. The…
Brass & Glass
Brass & Glass Empty nesters building a custom home in Bethesda envisioned a kitchen that would revolve around entertaining and maintaining a healthy lifestyle….
Cachet Bee Line
Cachet Bee Line You know it’s summer at the National Building Museum when a monumental installation takes over the Great Hall. “Hive,” the 2017…
Cachet Shop Talk
Cachet Shop Talk Once home to a tobacco warehouse, a revamped 1800s row house in Old Town Alexandria now houses a boutique, Home on…
Cachet Design for a Cause
Cachet Design for a Cause Four years ago, DC social worker Enid McKitrick assembled a group of like-minded women, including fundraisers, mental-health professionals, and…
Cachet DC Design House
Cachet DC Design House The DC Design House will take place this fall in a sprawling, 27,256-square-foot Potomac house built in 2009 on two…
Cachet Time Travel
Cachet Time Travel Salsa is blaring and mojitos are flowing on the terrace at Colada Shop, a new DC café where Washingtonians normally on…
Indulgences: Toys
SPORTY RIDE Jaguar’s 2018 F-TYPE offers an array of new options, ranging from the model’s first-ever four-cylinder engine to an all-wheel-drive 575 HP V8….
Expert Advice Designer Q&A
Expert Advice Designer Q&A Describe how a project reached a boiling point and you came to the rescue. “Recently, we were brought in…
Indulgences Travel
Indulgences Travel TROPICAL ESCAPE From the beachfront pool to the tranquil spa and yoga for serenity, a soothing vibe prevails at Naman Retreat in…
Indulgences Fashion
Indulgences Fashion FLOWER POWER With its floral pattern and pleated hem, CH Carolina Herrera’s Ruffled Devoré Dress marries poise and playfulness. Made from silk…
Indulgences Food
Indulgences Food OUT OF MOROCCO Arroz—Mike Isabella’s latest venture, located in the Marriott Marquis Washington, DC—is earning rave reviews for its contemporary spin…
May/June Inside Look Party
May/June Inside Look Party APRIL 19, 2017—Home & Design toasted the publication of its May/June issue with a party at B&F Ceramics in Fairfax….
2017 NKBA Awards
2017 NKBA Awards APRIL 20, 2017—The National Kitchen & Bath Association Baltimore-Washington Chapter held its annual Design Awards presentation at Bethesda’s Pooks Hill Marriott. …
Closet Factory Opening
Closet Factory Opening MAY 4, 2017—Guests celebrated Closet Factory’s grand opening in Vienna, Virginia, at a festive reception. The new showroom features a wide…
Carpet Magic
Carpet Magic Consider function first. Will there be kids, pets or high traffic? Once requirements are clear, then focus on aesthetics. —Susan Gulick, Susan…
Master of Kitchen&Bath Design
Master of Kitchen&Bath Design Practical Yet Elegant Practical meets elegance in this functional bathroom made to accommodate two busy professionals. The design was influenced…