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In front of a Craftsman-style house in a leafy McLean neighborhood, a tiny tricycle, a soccer net and intricate chalk drawings on the flagstone…
In front of a Craftsman-style house in a leafy McLean neighborhood, a tiny tricycle, a soccer net and intricate chalk drawings on the flagstone…
Nothing is understated about the five-bedroom 12,000-square-foot French chateau-style residence that Asta Homes carefully designed with luxury and large-scale entertaining in mind. “My clients—Bala…
When a couple moved to Washington, DC, from San Francisco four years ago, they wanted a retreat where they could escape the demands of…
A Maryland-based business consultant who had always wanted to live in a home with flowing, clean-lined spaces recently convinced his wife to go modern,…
Watching a new house go up in the family-friendly neighborhood they had been eying for a year, a couple with two children took note….
The political intrigue that fuels Netflix’s “House of Cards” bears an uncanny resemblance to today’s reality in Washington. “People must think the writers have…
Built in the 1930s, a modest A-frame house in Arlington was just the right size for Darren Robbins, a principal at a tech firm,…
A couple moving from a bungalow to a modern abode in Northwest DC brought their traditional furnishings with them—along with some trepidation about how to…
ASID Washington Metro Awards 2017 Members of the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) Washington Metro Chapter gathered at the Lutron Experience Center in…
Circle of Life Artist Linling Lu, who left China in 2006 to study painting at Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, now lives…
On Exhibit With its emphasis on the nuclear family, the U.S. housing market falls short meeting the needs of today’s rising populations who are…
Trendsetter Barry Dixon A 2015 Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibit, “China: Through the Looking Glass,” inspired Barry Dixon’s evocative new collection for Arteriors. And…
Must-Haves In the Fold Origami Wallpaper Though it’s completely flat, Graham & Brown’s digitally printed Origami Wallpaper creates a sculptural, 3-D effect, whether applied…
Tech Savvy PERFECT SWING Designed for precision and consistency, PXG’s 0311 milled wedges (inset) feature intricate performance-enhancing details. The new carbon-steel body works against…
Hold Everything Cecilia Zanetta and daughter Veronica Franzese combined their love of fashion and design by founding handbag brand Maria Castelli in 2014. The…
Window Dressing No decorative element completes a room more dramatically than window treatments. From billowy sheers to elegant draperies to sleek shades, this important…
Encore The famed (and infamous) Watergate Hotel has long called to mind modern architecture, a swanky Washington clientele—and a deliciously scandalous past. A comprehensive…
Idea File SPANISH STYLE Spanish tile company Undefasa produces chic ceramic tile for residential and commercial applications. The Canaima collection features large-format, wood-look tile…
Dining Out NEW ENGLAND STYLE The Salt Line on DC’s Capitol Riverfront shines a light on seafood caught within a 100-mile radius of the…
Up on the Roof At 70, Ian Schrager of Studio 54 fame is not resting on his disco laurels. Schrager’s latest venture is Public,…
And the Winner Is Presented by the Northern Virginia Building Industry Association, the Maryland Building Industry Association and the Washington Metropolitan Sales and Marketing…
Summer Soiree in Oakton Home & Design and Surrounds Landscape Architecture + Construction hosted a garden party at a new custom home in Oakton,…
2017 DC Design House Party The 10th annual DC Design House opened with an elegant preview gala on September 28. Featuring 23 spaces transformed…
Brazilian Carnival at Gramaco On August 25, Gramaco and Home & Design hosted a festive carnival complete with Brazilian food, specialty drinks and samba…
Idea File FRESH START A couple with young boys saw potential in the 1980s-era Arnold, Maryland, the home they’d recently purchased, though they knew…
H&D’s Fall Inside look Home & Design celebrated the launch of its September/October Architecture issue with a party at Marble Systems on September 7….