2017 Designers’ Choice Awards Reception
OCTOBER 19, 2016—Home & Design celebrated the launch of its 2017 Sourcebook with a reception at The Lauren in Bethesda. A highlight of the evening…
Rooms We Love: Outdoor Room
When clients in the Northern Virginia suburbs asked Jay Graham to landscape their small, undeveloped property, they opted for a swimming pool with a…
Rooms We Love: Bathroom
A couple renovating a home in Potomac tapped Nestor Santa-Cruz to redesign the interiors. On their wish list was “a master bath that feels…
Rooms We Love: Bedroom
A couple with a new home in McLean envisioned their master bedroom as a pleasing refuge where they would be able to comfortably read…
Rooms We Love: Kitchen
A couple with a property in Emmitsburg, Maryland, tapped Jim Rill to design a rustic home for them that would fit into its rural,…
Audio/Video + Lighting: Drawing Board
After purchasing a pied-à-terre in CityCenterDC, clients asked Ernesto Santalla to help them make the most of the space with better storage, improved finishes…
Case Study: Audio/Video + Lighting
When they tapped Anthony Wilder Design/Build to renovate their Bethesda house, the owners requested that their unfinished attic be transformed into an inviting media…
Drawing Board: Closets + Organized Spaces
An Arlington couple hired design/build firm TriVistaUSA to convert their cluttered, dark and decrepit basement into a light, comfortable space for hanging out and…
Closets + Organized Spaces: Case Study
Fed up with the cramped bedroom closet in their Potomac home, designer Deborah Kalkstein and her husband were ready for an upgrade. As they…
Drawing Board: Fine Furniture + Art
Skip Sroka was tapped to design the interiors of Norton Manor, a newly constructed estate in Potomac. He and the owners decided to embellish…
Case Study: Fine Furniture + Art
When the owner of a condo in Shirlington walked into Tchoupitoulas Furnishings in Old Town Alexandria, she took a look around and hired the…
Drawing Board: Floors + Windows + Doors
The owners of a 1970s house in Arlington with a run-down, unattractive exterior contacted architect Matthew Guenther and builder David Merrill to improve its…
Case Study: Floors + Windows + Doors
The owner of a DC rambler overlooking Rock Creek Park was frustrated by the obstructed views she had of her beautiful backyard, where she…
Drawing Board: Interior Design
A Cleveland Park home had become dilapidated over time. The owner contacted designer Rachel Dougan to update the house with style and character—a task…
Drawing Board: Kitchen + Bath
A McLean couple hired Michael Nash Design, Build & Homes to transform their dated, poorly functioning bathroom into a spa-like retreat. Principal Sonny Nazemian…
Drawing Board: Landscaping + Outdoor Living
A Fredericksburg, Virginia, couple was dissatisfied with their flat, boring backyard and large yet unappealing patio. They hired Daniel Robey of McHale Landscape Design…
Drawing Board: Remodeling
Clients with a modern sensibility hired Natascha Folens to transform the traditionally styled family room of their Reston home into a clean-lined, serene space…
Remodeling: Case Study
When a couple with a toddler purchased a vintage house in DC’s historic Cleveland Park neighborhood, they contacted architect Carmel Greer to update the…
Landscaping + Outdoor Living: Case Study
The owner of an unremarkable tract home in Alexandria had an ambitious wish list for his triangular, quarter-acre lot—including a 50-foot-long lap pool, a…
Case Study: Kitchen + Bath
An Annapolis couple with two children wished to transform their inconvenient kitchen into a comfortable space that would accommodate everyone, while giving the adults…
Case Study: Interior Design
Ten years ago, Lorna Gross-Bryant designed the interiors of a Bowie, Maryland, home for a couple with teenagers. Recently, the same clients—now empty nesters—called…
Case Study: Architecture + Custom Building
When describing the home he designed for a pair of empty nesters, Ben Ames speaks of the Japanese principle of Shinrin-yoku, meaning “forest bathing.”…
Drawing Board: Architecture + Custom Building
A one-story brick rambler in McLean’s Franklin Park was cramped and unattractive. The owners hired architect Dwight McNeill to design a spacious, light-filled renovation…
In Living Color
How well a client trusts me makes all the difference,” says designer Kelley Proxmire, who is known for the strong use of vivid color…
Rooms We Love: Living Room
A client who purchased a condo in The Residences at the Ritz-Carlton, Georgetown hired Paul Sherrill of Solis Betancourt & Sherrill for a redesign…
2017 Designers’ Choice Awards
Each year, Home & Design polls hundreds of area professionals to discover their picks for leaders in the innovative, ever-evolving home-design industry—as well as…
Our Story
These four companies contributed company profiles, complete with project photos and descriptions. We hope their stories will provide a reliable resource for your next home…
Rooms We Love: Dining Room
Pamela Harvey understands traditional design, but she also knows how to make it feel fresh and new. When clients purchased a center-hall colonial in…