Applause - High-rise Hip JULY/AUGUST 2010 DC’s revitalized Columbia Heights neighborhood has gone modern with Highland Park, a stylish new residential high-rise. Designed by award-winning Hickok Cole Architects and built […]

Design Fusion JULY/AUGUST 2010 Susan Major was an IT project manager until 2000, when she and her husband bought a townhouse in Columbia, Maryland, that she describes as “an uncarved block.” […]

An Emotional Connection JULY/AUGUST 2010 A West Coast native, Michael Hampton got his start in San Francisco but arrived in Washington six years ago to work as a senior designer for […]

A Place to Sparkle JULY/AUGUST 2010 Ugo Arinzeh wound up in the design field in a roundabout way. The MBA with a degree in finance was working in commercial real estate banking […]

Lap of Luxury JULY/AUGUST 2010 Charlene Kennerknecht and Arch Williams have been design partners for 15 years, bringing their clients a unique East-West Coast perspective. Kennerknecht was working on a luxury […]

Hot Talent Designers (left to right) Susan Major, Michael Hampton, Ugo Arinzeh and partners Arch Williams and Charlene Kennerknecht of Monarch Interior Design Group. To view their recent projects follow […]

Bazaar JULY/AUGUST 2010 Take a Seat Norwegian furniture company Variér specializes in stylish, ultra-contemporary seating. Designed by Olav Eldøy, Date is a dining chair with a tilting mechanism hidden beneath the […]

Under Foot JULY/AUGUST 2010 The Beauty of Wood Armstrong Hardwood fashions hand-sculpted wood planks into flooring to create an authentically aged look. The flooring comes in a variety of hardwoods, […]

Portfolio - On the Water's Edge JULY/AUGUST 2010 After buying waterfront property in Annapolis, Jim and Chris Ventura built what they thought was their dream home. The timber structure backed onto the […]

Home Sweet Home JULY/AUGUST 2010 Designer Camille Saum wanted to simplify her life. She had been living in a Bethesda carriage house she’d renovated with style and aplomb (Home & […]

Tradition with a Twist Sounds of banging hammers and buzzing saws greet this visitor to Phillips Park, a 46-lot development taking shape off Foxhall Road in DC. Most of the […]

Georgetown Charm JULY/AUGUST 2010 When designer Susan Beimler and her husband were relocated to Washington from Rochester for his banking job in 1995, their real estate agent assumed they’d end […]

Beachfront Getaway JULY/AUGUST 2010 Thursdays are decorator Brooke Steuart’s special day at her Delaware beach house, a sunny yellow castle overlooking sand and sea. Less than three hours’ drive from […]

Home Tech- Going Green MAY/JUNE 2010 More and more Americans are keeping Mother Nature in mind when making decisions in their homes. Despite the slowdown in the housing market, homeowners […]

Going Green MAY/JUNE 2010 1. Under Foot Silex metallic porcelain floor and wall tile from Italy contains 40 percent recycled content and is third-party certified to qualify for LEED points. […]

Going Green MAY/JUNE 2010 1. Under Foot Silex metallic porcelain floor and wall tile from Italy contains 40 percent recycled content and is third-party certified to qualify for LEED points. […]