Fashion Spring FlingStep out in style with CH Carolina Herrera‘s Taffeta Shirt Dress, shown in purple with a matching bow at the waist. Part of the 2018 Evening collection, it’s […]

Dining Out About TownSAVOIR FARE Serial chef/restaurateur Mike Isabella opened an outpost of his modern French restaurant, Requin, in District Wharf last fall—and launched brunch service this year. 2Scale Hospitality […]

Core ValuesLeaving a stretch of farmland along Maryland’s Eastern Shore, the car pulls up beside a workshop nestled beneath towering chestnut oaks. A frisky German Shepherd darts from the woodland […]

Gilded AgeHome to DC’s venerable Cosmos Club since 1952, the landmark Townsend House was designed in 1898 by architecture firm Carrère and Hastings with all the French flourishes popular during […]

Cutting Edge LONG LASTING Trex composite decking, posts and railings resist the fading, staining, warping, rotting, mold and mildew that solid wood surfaces battle. Trex comes in 15 hues and […]

And the Winner is The winners of the 2017 Maryland Building Industry Association awards were feted during a ceremony last fall at Historic Savage Mill in Savage, Maryland. Sponsored by […]

ICAA Holiday Party On December 7, 2017, the Washington Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art (ICAA) hosted a seasonal soirée at Darlington House in Washington, DC. […]

CRAN Winter Celebration On December 13, 2017, the Capital Area Custom Residential Architects Network (CRAN) and  Home & Design held a festive holiday celebration at Poggenpohl in Chevy Chase. Guests enjoyed […]

H&D’s Winter 2018 Issue Party On January 17, Home & Design hosted a launch party for its Winter 2018 issue at Cosentino in Sterling, Virginia. During the reception, guestsexplored the […]

Showhouse DramaLike a Broadway play, a show house is meant to entertain, bedazzle and inspire. The designers who transformed 2017’s DC Design House last fall pulled out all the stops—despite […]

Family Ties The land has been in Kathryn Giampietro’s family for more than a century. Tucked between the Allegheny and Blue Ridge mountain ranges in Churchville, Virginia, the rolling hills […]

Collected StyleWhen interior designer Charles Krewson, a DC native, returned to Washington after 30 years in Manhattan, The Presidential—one of the city’s oldest apartment buildings, built in 1922 by architect […]

Simple + SereneWhen designer Celia Welch first set eyes on the Old Town condo, its walls were painted vivid yellow and trimmed extensively with ornate crown moldings. The effect was […]

Kitchen Karma: Jewel in the CrownA huge addition to their contemporary-style home enabled its owners to update the kitchen and making it a large kitchen. They asked Hedy Shashaani of Jack […]

Kitchen Karma Fresh Look The owners of a Georgetown condo overlooking Key Bridge hired Jennifer Gilmer Kitchen & Bath to overhaul their dysfunctional kitchen and give it a fresh, new […]

Kitchen Karma Going Bold A dull, traditional kitchen in a Craftsman-style house in Alexandria’s Del Ray neighborhood was a poor match for its owners, a young couple with vibrant, modern tastes. […]