A painting by Sibel Kocabasi makes a powerful first impression in the dining room of a grand Bethesda home. With a pattern that suggests ice floes reaching toward a distant […]

Living in surroundings with the aura of a calm country retreat isn’t generally associated with a city address. But when one Washington couple found a 1930 home on an acre […]

Five years after leaving a career in New York to start her own design firm (and a family) in Baltimore, Laura Hodges got a call from a former Wall Street […]

When Jamie Merida, principal of Bountiful Interiors, and senior designer Denise Perkins first saw the six-bedroom, 12,000-square-foot estate in Chester, Maryland, they had to use their imaginations. “It was over-the-top […]

The Excellence in Landscape Awards, sponsored by the Landscape Contractors Association of Maryland, DC and Virginia, recognize exceptional garden design throughout the region. This annual competition is judged by industry […]

When designing a large, stone residence in Bethesda, architect Glenn Chen Fong was inspired by the formal aesthetic of Mediterranean manor houses. His clients wanted to create a landscape that […]

The owners of a small property in Falls Church had big plans for their compact backyard. These included a pool and water feature, a screened porch, a patio with a […]

While architect Mark Sullenberger created a stately house in Potomac, landscape architect Jeffrey Plusen worked on transforming its barren, two-acre grounds into a welcoming landscape that would reflect the style […]

A couple living in Northwest DC’s Foxhall Crescent neighborhood hired Surrounds, Inc., to create an outdoor living area on their quarter-acre lot. “They specified an entertainment space in back but wanted […]

Just back from his restaurant, Tosca, on a Friday afternoon, Paolo Sacco has traded a Canali suit for jeans. He and his life partner, interior designer Martha Vicas, chat with […]

Thirty rolling acres in tiny Bluemont, Virginia, lured a couple with young kids and a passel of horses, dogs and cats. (Learn how they introduce the dog with cat)  The […]

Rustic and modern meet in this renovation of a century-old log cabin in the Chevy Chase neighborhood of Somerset. The original structure has been preserved and complemented by a clean-lined […]

On a quiet, wintry day, basket maker Tenisha Dotstry sits in the living room of her Capitol Hill apartment, yards of rope piled beside her. She’s been taking apart baskets […]

Home-design guru Annie Selke creates linens, rugs and wallpaper that put a fresh spin on classic décor. Her brands, Pine Cone Hill and Dash & Albert, sell worldwide and a […]

On a cold January day, designer Lauren Liess’ dining room is awash in summer’s glory. Roses, tulips and proteas proliferate on the wooden table. But Liess isn’t on the clock. […]

LUMINARY AT WORK Understated elegance defines the creations of DC design luminary Thomas Pheasant, whose new furniture line for Baker is showcased in this sophisticated bedroom. bakerfurniture.com CHIC COMPANION Mitchell Gold […]