Best in Show The 2016 Kitchen & Bath Design Awards, organized by the Baltimore-Washington Chapter of the National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA), welcomed 119 entries from area designers. Sponsored by […]

Rachel Dougan’s distinctive design aesthetic conveys the bold confidence of many years of experience—yet she’s been designing interiors for a relatively short time. After years in branding strategy and graphic […]

Portfolio Clean + Simple When DC-based interior designer Christopher Boutlier first saw his clients’ Ocean City condo, he felt like he was walking into a time capsule. “There was wall-to-wall […]

Stage Set Downtown Baltimore’s historic Mercantile Trust and Deposit Co. Building has been rejuvenated, courtesy of the Chesapeake Shakespeare Company. The 1885 stone-and-brick Romanesque Revival structure, with its slate roof […]

Indulgences Summer Dining Scene CHARM CITY HOT SPOT  Located in The Ivy Hotel, a restored 1889 residence in Baltimore’s Mount Vernon neighborhood, Magdalena dishes up a cross-cultural, ever-changing menu under […]

Indulgences Summer Escapes TROPICAL TREAT  Guests at the Shigira Bayside Suite Allamanda resort on the Japanese island of Miyakojima enjoy heady ocean views from their suites—86 of which boast private […]

Indulgences Summer Fashion Finds LUXE THREADS  Winner of the 2015 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund, New York designer Jonathan Simkhai uses rich fabrics to build feminine silhouettes. His Mechanical Macramé Top ($435) and […]

Indulgences Toys for Summer ROAD TRIP  Bentley has developed one of the most luxurious SUV models in automotive history with its 2017 Bentayga. Not only is its interior highly customizable […]

Al Fresco Style The German outdoor furniture brand Dedon has opened its first DC location. Consumers and designers are welcome to make purchases in the Washington Design Center showroom (Suite […]

Cachet Save the Date Now in its ninth year, the DC Design House will take place this fall in a five-story, 11,242-square-foot abode on Foxhall Road that most recently housed […]

Illuminated bamboo orbs and ovals from his lighting collection swayed gently overhead while David Trubridge discussed the role of beauty in design during his May 18 talk, “Beauty Matters,” at […]

The painting of an unfurled flag is nearly complete. Artist Carol Rowan picks up a small brush and applies a fine line of blue, carefully delineating the soft folds and […]

Architect Scarlett Breeding blended Shingle-style exteriors with minimalist interiors in her design of a house on the Magothy River near Annapolis. “It was important for the kitchen to keep the […]

The emphasis was on aging in place in the design of a contemporary Annapolis master bath by architect Scarlett Breeding of Alt Breeding Schwarz. In keeping with the home’s streamlined, […]

To make a small kitchen in Chevy Chase light and accessible, designer Meghan Browne first removed a wall separating the kitchen and family room, flooding both spaces with natural light. […]

When the owner of an open-plan, garden-level condo in Logan Circle tapped designer Sarah Turner to renovate his kitchen, she conceived a functional space that would feel like a seamless […]