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, […]

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. […]

Gardens Galore MAY/JUNE 2010   A grand allée of willow oaks lines the entrance to this 25-acre Potomac, Maryland, property, a perfect welcoming touch to both a stately residence and […]

Summer Sanctuary MAY/JUNE 2010   Informal plantings can be the best solution for a very formal landscape: They soften the straight lines of pool, patio, deck and retaining walls, and […]

Expert Advice- Greening the Building Supply Chain MAY/JUNE 2010 On March 11, architects, builders and designers gathered for the most recent installment of For the Greener Good, a lecture series […]

Severn River Retreat MAY/JUNE 2010 After a two-year overhaul of their waterfront home, a friend walked onto its deck and reminded the owners why they poured so much effort into […]

Applause- Office Green MAY/JUNE 2010 A non-descript 1970s-era office building in downtown DC just became cutting edge. Newly renovated, its fifth and sixth floors are now home to the U.S. […]

A Sense of Permanence MAY/JUNE 2010 In 1976, the picturesque, waterfront city of Annapolis beckoned Bob Hammond, AIA, a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania’s school of architecture and then […]

A Seamless Process MAY/JUNE 2010 As a boy whose grandfather and great-grandfather were homebuilders, Bret Anderson knew that the family business was in his blood. Inspired by these two role […]