Art Studio- Natural Expression  JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2010   Ceramic artist Judit Varga reaches on her studio shelves for two bowls filled with dried artifacts collected on walks and trips with her […]

Georgetown Gem January/February 2010 Dana Madalon, the owner of a Georgetown row house, wanted a kitchen that would reflect the traditional style of the building and neighborhood, but with clean, […]

Indulgences- Travel JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2010   Architecture Fantasy Camp The Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust will offer a four-day Architecture Fantasy Camp at Wright’s Home and Studio in Chicago’s Oak Park […]

Mike Isabella JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2010 Mike Isabella had a busy 2009. He was nominated as one of Washington’s Rising Culinary Stars. He competed on “Top Chef” against some of the country’s […]

Indulgences- Food JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2010   Logan Debut  Neighborhood Restaurant Group has opened two new hot spots in a single, two-story building near Logan Circle. Birch & Barley features the inventive American fare […]

Clutter Be Gone JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2010 Clearing the clutter can be a bear. Even the most fastidious homeowners find that the detritus of daily life catches up with them, making their […]

Indulgences- Food JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2011 A Chef Returns The Clifton Inn, a member of the prestigious Relais & Châteaux, welcomes Tucker Yoder (left) back to the property as executive chef. The […]

  Kitchen Karma For chef Todd Gray and Ellen Kassoff Gray, a night off doesn’t mean going out to eat—it means cooking at home. Co-owners of Equinox restaurant, the Grays […]

Setting the Scene Like a stage set, a simple stone façade greets guests outside this Northwest DC home. Curious passersby might assume the structure is a museum or an embassy—until […]

  Glass Act A chance trip to Bethesda’s Glen Echo Park with her favorite teenager took photographer Rhoda Baer in a new direction. In 2005, she and 13-year-old Erin Auel, […]

  Finishing Touches For most designers, window treatments represent the final stage of a room’s design. However, that doesn’t mean they’re not important. Window treatments lend a space character, softness […]

  For the Love of Color As Donna Sobeck sent her youngest son off to college, she dreamed of downsizing to a home similar to the one she and her […]

Going Contemporary It’s a conundrum designers often face: How to reconcile the style of a home with a client’s vision of what it should be. In the case of a […]

Sophisticated Style Interior designer Sarah Boyer Jenkins didn’t know what to expect when her client told her during their first phone call, “I hope you like little old lady prints, […]

  A Family Affair Norah O'Donnell and Geoff Tracy relax at their limestone topped kitchen island. It's no surprise that the kitchen is the heart of the Wesley Heights home […]

A Work in Progress When architect Mark Orling and his wife Martha purchased their Alexandria lot in 1986, they faced a challenge. The ground, made of marine clay which swells […]