Cachet-Spring House Tour MARCH/APRIL 2010 A sprawling, 1905 Beaux Arts home in Chevy Chase, Maryland, which once hosted an inauguration party for Harry S. Truman, is the impressive site of the 2010 […]

Spare + Serene MARCH/APRIL 2010 According to one of the homeowners, it all started in 1989 when her husband wanted a work shed. What ensued was a 20-year-long project during […]

Elements of Style MARCH/APRIL 2010 "I am a designer who listens to my clients and takes into consideration their ways of living,” says David Mitchell during a conversation in his […]

Lush Life Tucked into Washington, DC’s urban neighborhood of Cleveland Park is a lush garden oasis. It includes an English-style border overflowing with roses, Lady’s Mantle, Catmint, peonies, and Iris; […]

Full Circle MARCH/APRIL 2010 Bethesda jewelry designer Karen Kaplan felt trapped in her own house. Built in the 1950s, its compartmentalized rooms were so small that she and her four […]

Visual Literacy MARCH/APRIL 2010 An airy loft, filled with light and flowing spaces. A contemporary gallery, perfectly composed. A casual beach house in the city, open to nature. These distinctive […]

A Modern Perspective MARCH/APRIL 2010 When a Virginia couple bought a 1960s contemporary split-level home a stone’s throw from Lake Barcroft in late 2006, they had a few improvements in […]

Vintage Style MARCH/APRIL 2010 Vintage homes are full of charm. Their innate sense of history and architectural integrity more than make up for such typical shortcomings as outmoded kitchens, twisted […]

Indulgences- Travel MARCH/APRIL 2010   Hawaii for Less Book two nights at Four Seasons Resort Lanai, The Lodge at Koele on the island of Lanai and get a third night […]

Back to Nature March/April 2010 When Gulick Group began developing the concept for a new enclave community in Great Falls, Virginia, they had a strong vision. “We wanted it to […]

A Careful Approach MARCH/APRIL 2010 When Neil Puri earned his information systems degree, his first job was far from the construction industry. “I was thrown into a huge room of […]

Applause - A Baltimore Icon MARCH/APRIL 2010 A walk through the changing neighborhood of East Baltimore affords visitors a glimpse of history in the dramatically restored American Brewery Building. Part […]

Applause- Underground Empire Patrons of Josephine, an upscale nightclub in a prewar building in downtown DC, must travel down to the basement level to enjoy the uniquely atmospheric space. It’s […]

City Vista JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2010   To describe entrepreneur A. Gene Samburg’s living space as a room with a view would be an understatement. Beckoning from the windows is a spectacular […]

Country French January/February 2010 When a couple tapped Design Solutions, Inc., to bring their kitchen up to par with the rest of their finely decorated home, principal Joni Zimmerman took […]

A Collector's Dream January/February 2010 It was a tall order: A couple required a kitchen spacious enough to hold two of every appliance (a necessity for keeping kosher). They wanted […]