A Well-Appointed Pub
JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2010 When a Laytonsville, Maryland, couple bought their sprawling nine-year-old home fully furnished back in 2005, it was exactly what they wanted—right down…
Window Dressing
JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2010 For their newly built weekend home in St. Michaels, a Davidsonville, Maryland, couple wanted a classic look—comfortable yet more formal than a…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Bryan Voltaggio
JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2010 It’s Monday, Bryan Voltaggio’s day off. But with a photo shoot taking over his living room, two-year-old son Thacher begging him to…
Classic Colonial
January/February 2010 According to Lois Kennedy, it’s important for a kitchen designer to get in on the ground floor of a project. That’s what…
Richmond Classic
JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2010 Richmond interior designer Jennifer Stoner had barely completed the finishing touches on her clients’ house two years ago when they announced they were…
A Modern Mix
January/February 2010 When it comes to kitchen décor, “there are two categories of people,” explains Sonny Nazemian of Michael Nash Custom Kitchens & Homes,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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….
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…