[metaslider id=44916] Designer Erika Bonnell brings organization and chic style to a once-mundane home office in McLean A lawyer with elementary school-age kids contacted Erika Bonnell for help transforming her […]

On June 12, Home & Design marked its 20th anniversary with a reception at La Vie in District Wharf. Nearly 400 guests mingled in the restaurant’s penthouse pavilion and on […]

On May 4th, KONST Union celebrated its grand opening—and the Kentucky Derby—with a spring soiree. Over mint juleps and hors d’oeuvres, guests explored the Bethesda showroom featuring an array of […]

On June 19, ASID DC Metro held a seminar in The Tile Shop’s Chantilly, Virginia, showroom. “Tile 101” covered a wide array of subjects; attendees also explored the shop’s creative […]

On May 9, designers gathered at Poggenpohl in Georgetown for a day of networking and seminars offered by Sub-Zero, Wolf and Blanco.

Twenty years ago, a couple tapped David Jameson to put a modern spin on a 1960s colonial they’d purchased in the Palisades. The architect, who had recently launched his own […]

Many designers will tell you that the greatest professional compliment they can receive is a repeat client. Mary Drysdale—a venerated star in DC’s design constellation—boasts a stable of clients who […]

At first glance, a couple who grew up on a Caribbean island lapped by warm, turquoise seas didn’t think of the Delaware shore as a real beach destination. “The water […]

Spectacular workmanship abounds in a venerable Dupont Circle townhouse. American walnut doors and cabinetry feature the species’ pale heartwood, formerly the bane (and detritus) of a woodworker’s studio. Decorative plaster […]

Nestled on a hidden hill rising from the banks of the Potomac sat the perfect three-acre riverfront lot. “When visiting different locations with the homeowners and their agent, we went […]

Panoramic vistas beckon through floor-to-ceiling windows in the contemporary penthouse of the 31-story Waterview condominium in Rosslyn, Virginia. They sweep across the Potomac River from Georgetown to the National Mall, […]

Over the past 20 years, Home & Design has published hundreds of outstanding homes and gardens, all created by talented local designers. Below, we present a sampling of beautiful projects […]

From the work of visionaries and artisans to local venues and events, the game-changers featured on the following pages have all elevated the design quotient over the decades in their […]

  DARRYL CARTER  “In this age of ‘instant,’ the home should remain a bastion of tranquility,” opines prolific DC designer Darryl Carter (above, left), who curates a collection of antiques […]

OPEN DIALOGUE  Massachusetts-based Safdie Architects designed the United States Institute of Peace headquarters in 2011 to foster the organization’s role in international conflict resolution, with two dramatic atria expressing openness […]

BRILLIANT PLUMAGE  Cappellini’s Peacock Armchair splendidly displays rippled folds of felt over a powder-varnished metal base. Designed by Dror Studio in 2009, the piece comes in green (pictured), blue and […]