A charming cedar-and-glass conservatory creates a focal point in a McLean landscape project by Howard Cohen of Surrounds, Inc. Initially, “the client just wanted a koi pond and a greenhouse,” Cohen […]

Great Outdoors River View When Michael Prokopchak of Walnut Hill Landscape Company took on this project in Edgewater, Maryland, he was given a firm five-month deadline. The owners, whose children […]

Distinctive Interior Design When Tony and Annette Nader moved into their Colonial-style Clifton home in 2001, they knew they had work to do. The house was built in 1999 and […]

Modern Clarity Miles of tranquil waters mesmerize visitors to a light-filled Edgewater, Maryland, home—even in the middle of January. A forested road leads to the site, which forms a point […]

In Vogue  “Our client was formerly in the fashion business,” explains designer Courtney Cox, who recently founded the interior design firm 2 Ivy Lane with partner Alex Deringer. Their client, […]

Penthouse Style Washington designer Karen Bengel launched her firm Design Milieu in 2004 when a business executive asked her to remodel his small house in Arlington, Virginia. Two years later, […]

Labor of Love House hunting is a little like looking for love. Prospective homebuyers may suffer disappointment, frustration and more while searching for that elusive connection. But then there’s that […]

A Wrinkle in Time As an expert and consultant on environmental sustainability, Kyle Tanger wanted to live the way he works. So when he and his wife, Lynn, were looking […]

Georgetown Gem When Daniel Steinkoler, principal of Superior Home Services, purchased an 1886 Georgetown town house with the intention of renovating and selling it, he thought he’d struck treasure in […]

Contemporary Canvas In a newly built development in Herndon, the rows of attractive, neo-Colonial-style homes tend to resemble one another, with brick and clapboard siding and porches out front. However, […]

Almost 20 years after purchasing their stately McLean, Virginia, home, former North Dakota Senator Byron Dorgan and his wife, Kimberly Olson Dorgan, had grown weary of its less than optimal […]

Lap of Luxury Jim Brown and his wife Norma founded Creighton Enterprises 29 years ago. Initially a sideline venture, it grew quickly—as did the scale of the houses the company […]

Show Stoppers LUXURY ON WHEELS Innovative aluminum construction, new all-wheel-drive and eight-speed automatic transmission set Jaguar’s 2013 XJ sedan (above; $77,500) apart from the pack. As if that weren’t enough, […]

Celebrate the Season in Style ECO-RESORT IN THE ALPS Nestled in Italy’s Dolomites, Seiser Alm Urthaler is a 54-room resort built entirely from sustainable, untreated timber. After skiing or snowboarding, guests […]

Black Magic Chefs Jeff and Barbara Black, owners of the Black Restaurant Group, had plans in place to build their dream home on a two-acre lot they’d purchased in Bethesda. […]

5 Amazing Kitchens: Inspired by Nature In the kitchen of a house perched on a hillside, views of the treetops abound. These vistas provided Sharon Kleinman with a mandate for […]