Gallery Watch Two shows in DC are sure to delight art lovers this fall:  William Christenberry: Assembled Memory, September 8 to October 27: This show at Hemphill spans 50 years […]

Farmhouse Redux Maryland’s Eastern Shore is home to many an old, white clapboard farmhouse. It was one of these structures that inspired a Northern Virginia couple after they purchased 16 […]

Makeover Magic Whether a house has a noble past or simply dates back to the era when shag carpets were all the rage (the first time around), planning a renovation […]

Creative Flair Designer Lori Graham’s signature blend of fine art, luxury furnishings and vintage flair is now on display in her new showroom/design studio, located in DC’s trendy 14th Street […]

River's Edge Perched atop a gently sloping hill, the property fairly embraces its panoramic view of the South River. To the right, the vista opens onto the Chesapeake Bay and […]

Going Green This fall, Gambrills, Maryland, makes way for a brand new home that is as eco-friendly as it is philanthropic.  The brainchild of builder Michael Baldwin, the 7,000-square-foot Maryland […]

Chevy Chase Classic A sensitive renovation has revived the architecture of a classic late 19th-century American Four Square in Chevy Chase, Maryland. Surrounded by elegant new gardens, the home’s gracious […]

A Custom Approach Paradigm Building Group’s founder and president, Tim Winter, was with NVHomes for six years and had built at least 150 houses for clients when he decided it […]

Two-Tone Tile Marble Systems has launched a new line of decorative tile designs by the Sara Baldwin Design Studio. Pictured here, Vildiz is a two-tone design that integrates the Skyline […]

Lighting the Way Under Glass Tracy Glover’s Silver Lining chandelier, which recently debuted at the 2012 International Contemporary Furniture Fair, showcases handblown glass elements suspended on stainless-steel cable strands. Illuminated […]

Q & A with Celebrity Designer Luca Missoni Luca Missoni is the son of Ottavio and Rosita Missoni, who founded the Italian fashion house in 1953. He grew up playing […]

Melting Pot Back in 2003, 22 contemporary architects designed teapots for Alessi. The experiment in international design relations was a big success, yielding a range of fanciful, innovative teapots that […]

Global Reach The Spanish surface manufacturer Cosentino—maker of Silestone 
Natural Quartz and a host of other products—has landed in the nation’s capital, opening its newest showroom in Sterling, Virginia, near […]

Design House Chic Nestled in the bucolic Northwest DC neighborhood of Spring Valley, this year’s DC Design House was a classic brick center-hall Colonial built in 1956. Twenty-three area design […]

Young Visionaries A captivating view of American craft today marks the 40th anniversary of the Renwick Gallery, a branch of the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Encompassing works by 40 artists […]

Mod Squad European Edge Javier Martin Muriel, who founded the high-end contemporary Spanish furniture company Baltus, designs all its furniture—including the curvaceous Picasso chair, pictured here. Beech wood legs are […]