The most successful homes marry form and function, reflect today’s lifestyles and embrace the environment. In the following Q&A, local architects share best practices for designing your dream retreat. Discuss […]

SHARED SPACE The owners of a stone-clad abode in Northwest DC purchased the lot next door and built a modern guest house/office on the property. They tapped Horn & Company […]

Trey Jones doesn’t like to waste anything. So when he watched cabinetmakers tossing out plywood scraps in the workshop they all share in Alexandria, he started saving odd pieces, believing […]

Along the illustrious stretch of Pennsylvania Avenue between the U.S. Capitol and the White House, stately, classically styled buildings are the norm. Case in point: 1001 Penn, a fixture on […]

The owners of a vintage Colonial had big plans for their half-acre lot. They enlisted Rolling Acres Landscaping to mastermind a project encompassing a pool and hot tub with a […]

COLOR STORY Fireclay Tile’s vibrant ceramic, brick and glass offerings are now for sale at Room & Board on 14th Street in Northwest DC. The store-within-a-store collaboration reflects two brands […]

Though best known for its Neoclassical and Federal monuments in marble, Washington also harbors many examples of Brutalist architecture. Designed and constructed as part of urban-renewal initiatives in the mid-20th […]

Filling a void in his longtime neck of the woods, chef David Guas of Bayou Bakery fame has opened Neutral Ground Bar + Kitchen in McLean, a few miles from […]

The new St. Regis Chicago, conceived by Jeanne Gang of Studio Gang Architects, animates the city’s skyline. At 101 undulating stories of shimmering glass, it’s the tallest building in the […]

EASY RIDER The 2025 Defender OCTA is a powerful upgrade of the popular Land Rover SUV. Its 4.4‑liter, Twin Turbo V8 engine produces a horsepower of 626 and travels from […]

PORCELAIN DOLL LX Hausys America has debuted Teracanto, a porcelain surface that mimics white and gray marble and quartzite. Made in Italy, the slabs are waterproof, nonporous and resistant to […]

Home & Design sponsored a summer soirée and discussion on media strategies at Town Appliance in Owings Mills on July 11th. Attendees mingled and perused the showroom’s innovative offerings.

Home & Design unveiled its 20th anniversary issue during a festive event at ABW Appliances in Arlington on June 27th. Guests celebrated and browsed the showroom’s sleek installations.

NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART Paris 1874: The Impressionist Moment September 8 to January 19, 2025 A pivotal 1874 exhibition in Paris is considered by many to be the birthplace of modernist […]

Its location might be beside any sleepy harbor. A place where the sound of silence is broken only by distant foghorns, calling seagulls or sailboat halyards clanking in the wind. […]