1/ Natty Leash  Crafted from soft, weatherproof rope, this five-foot-long leash comes in standard and petite sizes, fitting pooches from eight to 100 pounds. Each sale helps feed a shelter […]

Boathouses on the Chesapeake Bay are true treasures. Given environmental concerns, state law allows for the maintenance and reconstruction of existing structures but prohibits the building of new ones. The […]

A great design team is a little like a dating coach—architects and interior designers objectively assess the attributes and shortcomings of a house with the end goal of presenting the […]

In Washington, I.M. Pei is most celebrated for designing the National Gallery of Art’s awe-inspiring East Wing. But the late Pritzker Prize-winning architect completed another impressive if less monumental masterpiece […]

About 15 years ago, a visit to Frank Lloyd Wright’s iconic Fallingwater instilled Ali Manesh with a fascination for modern architecture and design. Later, the dentist, who had put down […]

I always know we’ve done a great job when I don’t want to leave,” confides interior designer Lauren Hurlbrink about her recent project: a large family compound in Baltimore County’s […]

After designer Sara Swabb furnished a couple’s Nantucket getaway, she was called back to tackle their Colonial Revival-style home in Chevy Chase, Maryland. At 8,000 square feet, the newly built, […]

While scouring Washington, DC, for a vintage row house to buy and remodel, a young couple came across a 1911 dwelling in Mount Vernon Square that fit the bill. “We […]

Mark Kelner’s art responds to the world around us. Not in the typical way that painters might interpret people or nature, but instead as commentary on America’s consumer culture—from strip-mall […]

A large corner lot in Potomac hosts a historic house dating to 1900, though parts of it go back even further: The home’s den was once an original cabin constructed […]

1/ BRING PAVING TO LIFE Surrounding stepping stones with plant material cleverly blends a hardscape into the natural environment. In his plans for a two-acre Great Falls property, landscape architect […]

Vessels & Voids, an experimental exhibit open through September 28 at VisArts in Rockville, examines the connection between fluidity in architecture and the ceramic arts. New technologies inspired curator Rebecca […]

Favorite room at home My library—a much-used office for hand-drawing and email correspondence. I designed shelves that consolidate most of my books and serve as a great background for Zooms. […]

Every two years, the Washington Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art holds a design competition recognizing fine classical work in the region. The awards are named […]

Patrick Sutton’s Tailored Interiors (Simon & Schuster; November 2025) profiles seven different homes located in DC, Maryland, the Delaware shore (left) and Wyoming. Each one highlights the Baltimore interior designer’s […]