Home & Design

November/December 2019

Changing Room

FIRST PLACE: SPECIALTY ROOM Homeowners with a backyard pool wished to outfit part of their unfinished basement as “a dedicated space to transition guests from the pool area into the […]

In Living Color

FIRST PLACE: LARGE BATH When designing a bedroom-and-bath addition to her mid-century home in Silver Spring, architect Janet Bloomberg of KUBE architecture envisioned a “collage” effect. To accomplish this, she […]

Nature’s Beauty

SECOND PLACE: LARGE KITCHEN Mountain views drove the design of a modern kitchen in Thurmont, Maryland. “The cabinetry had to be uncluttered so as not to distract from nature’s beauty,” […]

Row-House Redo

FIRST PLACE: BEFORE & AFTER A Capitol Hill row house needed a facelift. The owners contacted Jennifer Gilmer and Scott Stultz of Jennifer Gilmer Kitchen & Bath to give the […]

Center Stage

SECOND PLACE: MEDIUM KITCHEN A poorly laid-out kitchen dominated the main living area of a small row house in Old Town Alexandria, so the owners asked Shawna Dillon of Snaidero […]

Room to Grow

SECOND PLACE: BEFORE & AFTER A cramped Chevy Chase kitchen was in dire need of an update. Tapped for the job, Meghan Browne of Jennifer Gilmer Kitchen & Bath first […]

Ebb and Flow

A spellbinding universe of majesty and wonder unfolds in the luminous paintings of Hedieh Javanshir Ilchi. As if viewed from the stars, fluid bodies interlace with exquisitely detailed patterns. Jewel-hued currents […]

ASID Washington Metro Awards 2019

Members of the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) Washington Metro Chapter gathered in the rooftop garden of Haworth Inc., in Washington, DC, on September 18 for their annual awards […]

Performance Art

A long-awaited expansion of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts rolled out amid much fanfare in September. The imposing original building—an icon on the DC skyline for 48 years—is […]

Staying Power

To celebrate their company’s 30th anniversary, the co-founders of Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams chatted with H&D editor in chief Sharon Jaffe Dan at a reception in their brand’s first […]

Back to Nature

Designer Lauren Liess is having a moment. Her second book, Down to Earth: Laid-Back Interiors for Modern Living (Abrams; $40), came out on October 8. Then she was off to […]

Deck the Halls

CLEVELAND PARK—37th Annual Christmas House Tour December 6 & 7 • The St. Albans School’s holiday house tour guides visitors through decorated homes in DC’s Cleveland Park neighborhood, as well […]

Bold Setting

Champagne flowed at Georgetown’s Calloway Fine Art during the October 2 launch party for the 2019 limited edition of MOOD By Christofle—an artful tabletop piece containing silver-plated flatware service for […]

Scent of Home

Long & Foster is branching out. Partnering with venerable French parfumerie MANE, the real estate behemoth has introduced a signature home fragrance intended to enhance the home-buying experience by evoking […]

Before and After

[metaslider id=49575] THE BOYS CLUB  In her show house space, designer Quintece Hill-Mattauszek set out to transform a lackluster bedroom into “The Boys Club,” a swanky mid-century-style lounge. Contending with […]

Hearth Song

OLD WORLD AMBIANCE Named for a medieval Spanish fortress-cum-palace, the stately Alhambra fireplace surround from Chesneys comes in a variety of sizes. Made of limestone, it balances a traditional form […]

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