New Attitude Austin, Texas, is known for its hip, youthful attitude, which is reflected by the city’s changing architectural landscape. This was part of the allure for Kristy Kisling—a former resident […]
New Attitude Austin, Texas, is known for its hip, youthful attitude, which is reflected by the city’s changing architectural landscape. This was part of the allure for Kristy Kisling—a former resident […]
A young couple with a growing family turned to Marc Leon of FSI Renovations to help expand their living space. Working with a design plan by Mary-Adams Tartt of M.A. […]
Class Act Built in 1935, Woodrow Wilson High School in Northwest DC had fallen into disrepair over the years. In 2009, it was designated a historic landmark—just when the city […]
Clients approached kitchen designer Davida Rodriguez with a request: They wanted an entertainment center complete with a bar and three large, flat-screen TVs so that they would have a place to gather […]
Painting with Glass Kari Minnick’s lyrical abstractions cast a shimmering haze over the concept “clear as glass.” Broad brushstrokes sweep across diffused areas of color in her luminous works. From […]
Going Green ROYAL TREATMENT Architectural Ceramics’ latest collection, Crag Castle, is a large-format porcelain tile that comes in six-by-36-inch planks. Made from recycled materials and manufactured through environmentally responsible means, […]
Spring Debuts INTO THE WILD Chongwe River House, a riverfront safari lodge in Zambia that accommodates up to eight adults, is fresh from a redesign led by Gillie Lightfoot. Highlights […]
Crisp, Clean & Contemporary A family inherited the husband’s childhood home in Potomac after years of living abroad. They decided to renovate and turned to designer Lauren Gagnon for help creating a […]
The commercial real estate developer and his wife had renovated three homes in the DC area before deciding to build a house from scratch. As their two daughters grew closer […]
The battle was on to win the decorating hearts and minds of suburban homebuyers in a new townhouse development in Stone Ridge, Virginia. Given identical floor plans, who could offer […]
Fresh Start PHOTOGRAPHY BY ANGIE SECKINGER AND ANICE HOACHLANDER It’s ironic—but not uncommon—to discover that the full-scale addition and renovation you’ve longed to do on your house for years has […]
DC Design House Now in its sixth year, the DC Design House will showcase the work of 24 top local design teams in a new 14,000-square-foot home (above) designed by […]
Openings Near and Far <//span>A LEGACY LIVES ON The new Dorado Beach, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve in Puerto Rico has revived the waterfront property where conservationist Laurence Rockefeller once hosted the […]
Perfect Gifts for Spring TWO-WHEEL PRECISION Porsche has introduced two bicycle designs, both inspired by the fluid lines of its iconic 911 automobile. The Porsche Bike RS racer (above) is […]
On the edge of Fort Davis Park in Southeast DC stands the Francis A. Gregory Neighborhood Library, a gleaming, timber-and-glass pavilion that perfectly complements its natural environment. Designed by internationally […]
Community Service Any time he walks through the residential streets of Bethesda, Sandy Spring Builders principal and CEO Phil Leibovitz is likely to pass eight or nine houses his firm […]