Rich Patina A pair of empty nesters tapped Kirsten Anthony Kaplan of Haus Interior Design to decorate their new condo in Bethesda’s Lionsgate. A professional couple with more than one […]

Embassy Glow When architect Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens designed the British Embassy in Washington, he could see the Washington Monument from its site on a then-rural stretch of Massachusetts Avenue. […]

2015 Designers' Choice Awards Each year, Home & Design polls hundreds of industry professionals to discover their picks for the leaders in this innovative, ever-evolving community—as well as their votes of confidence […]

Rooms We Love: Kitchen Homeowners in Avenel wished to update their 15-year-old house and contacted designer Kristin Peake for the job. To overhaul the builder-grade kitchen, Peake tapped Hedy Shashaani […]

Rooms We Love: Bedroom A couple with three young children and a correspondingly hectic lifestyle were looking to remodel their Alexandria home one room at a time. They hired Paola […]

Rooms We Love: Bathroom After 16 years of living with a circa-1970s master bath in her Potomac, Maryland, home, Deborah Kalkstein—owner of Contemporaria in DC’s Cady’s Alley—was ready for a […]

Rooms We Love: Outdoor Room When the owners of an Annapolis home on the South River tasked designer Michelle Miller with decorating their interiors, they also asked her to outfit […]

Rooms We Love: Living Room A Victorian house in Georgetown beckoned to a family of six. But its interiors were woefully outdated and inconvenient, so the owners tapped interior designer […]

Rooms We Love: Dining Room When redesigning a Bethesda home for a couple that loves to entertain, Andrew Law envisioned an elegant dining room where guests could linger with comfortable […]

Architecture + Custom Building: Case Study A developer living in the historic area of Kensington, Maryland, called on Rill Architects to design a green home on the lot beside hers. […]

Audio/Video + Lighting: Case Study A vacation in St. Tropez inspired Vicky Lal’s fun and glitzy basement entertainment center. “We went to a lounge and I fell in love with […]

Custom Closets + Organized Spaces: Case Study Interior architect Andreas Charalambous tapped Vincent Sagart of Poliform | Sagart Studio to create a practical yet luxurious dressing room with a clean-lined, […]

Fine Furnishings + Art: Case Study After downsizing to a 3,500-square-foot brownstone in the development of Symphony Park at Strathmore, a couple hired designer Linda Mann to decorate the interiors […]

Floors + Windows + Doors: Case Study The appeal of a gracious center-hall Colonial was diminished by a poorly constructed addition, so the owners called on Reena Racki to remedy […]

Interior Design: Case Study A two-bedroom condo in downtown DC’s trendy 14th Street Corridor lured a bachelor just returning from a stint working in London. However, the space—encompassing a living/dining […]

Kitchen + Bath: Case Study The owners of a Bethesda home hadn’t touched its outdated kitchen since the house was built in the 1980s. When they were ready for a […]