Bespoke Glam - This silk moire corset and mermaid skirt was designed by Ella Pritsker and makes a bold and elegant statement. The Baltimore couturier, who has dressed clients in custom […]

Creative Metalworkers - LIGHT SHOW Collaborating with Carib Daniel Martin Architecture + Design, Gutierrez Studios fabricated and installed a three-story, wood-and-steel staircase in a Wesley Heights home. An integrated screen […]

The National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI) Metro DC Chapter announced the 2021 Contractor of the Year Awards during a virtual ceremony on February 5. The awards go to […]

Living Large - Tasked with overhauling a dated split-level in McLean, Marks-Woods Construction added efficiency and living space, upgraded interior finishes and improved the exterior. “The family wanted a large primary […]

Modern Redux - The owners of a traditional McLean residence wished to expand their living space while imparting a clean, modern look. They tapped Bowers Design Build to create a streamlined, […]

Backyard Retreat - After working out of their house for a while, an Alexandria couple decided to embark on some home improvements. With young kids who love to play in the […]

Collected Gem - Touring the 2017 DC Design House with her daughters, a local economist fell for Josh Hildreth’s great room. She loved the mélange of furniture, art and mementoes he’d […]

Natty Nest - Looking out at a mesmerizing stretch of Maryland’s South River, it’s easy to imagine halcyon days spent in quiet contemplation. David and Margaret Condit had more social pursuits […]

California Dreaming - A premium lot on a hillside in Northwest DC lured a businessman and his wife—despite the 1954 fixer-upper on the property. They intended a major redo to […]

On stately Logan Circle in Northwest DC, venerable Victorian homes fan out from a verdant, tree-canopied center. Today, almost all of these historic dwellings have been converted into condos—so when […]

The Excellence in Landscape Awards, sponsored by the Landscape Contractors Association of Maryland, DC and Virginia, recognizes exceptional garden design throughout the region. This annual competition is judged by industry […]

Timeless Retreat - One of the qualities that sets a mature landscape apart from a recently planted garden is the abundant tangle of plant material. It takes labor-intensive pruning, clipping, […]

Savvy Solution - When landscape architect Blake Dunlevy of D.A. Dunlevy first encountered a client’s backyard in Kensington’s historic district, he had to look beyond a water-logged slope where groundcover struggled […]

Play Scape - For a backyard reinvention in McLean, landscape architect Howard Cohen of Surrounds, Inc., had to engage in subtraction before he could add amenities. Dozens of truckloads of dirt […]

Work of Art - A setting at the edge of a forest can be a starting point for a successful garden. With an acre and mature trees already framing the property, […]

Nestor Santa-Cruz does not like to move. After many years in a 1960s-era apartment near Washington National Cathedral, it was finding another unit in the same building about four years […]