Before + After
A French Country look dominated a Bethesda home when it was purchased by owners who fell in love with the house—but definitely leaned toward…
Kitchen Karma
Refined Vibe High-end materials and finishes impart sophisticated style to a kitchen designed for entertaining. read more Clean + Simple A streamlined,…
Lively Mix
Homeowners who were renovating their house worked with Colin Sonnenday of Sonnenday Custom Builders on an overhaul that included the drab, mushroom-colored kitchen. Sonnenday…
Modern Plan
A client hailing from California purchased a circa-1920s home in Northwest DC’s Woodley Park—but craved the openness she was used to in her previous…
Splash of Color
Wishing to add some pizzazz to their traditional home, an Arlington couple decided to redesign the staid kitchen, which did not reflect their youthful,…
Clean + Simple
Empty-nesters building a custom home in Garrett Park, Maryland, envisioned minimalist, uncluttered rooms. With the kitchen occupying a central location in the layout, they…
Refined Vibe
A couple with a vintage colonial in Northwest DC wanted to replace their small, cramped kitchen and formal dining room with a spacious, modern…
What’s Cooking
ORGANIC TOUCH Tommy Bahama’s Kapa collection of handcrafted concrete tiles for Lunada Bay Tile conjures an organic feel, with three-dimensional, wallpaper-like leaf patterns and…
NKBA 2019 Awards
Area designers submitted more than 95 entries to the 2019 Kitchen & Bath Awards, organized by the Baltimore-Washington Chapter of the National Kitchen &…
Streamlined Style
FIRST PLACE: LARGE KITCHEN A Chevy Chase family asked designer Therese Baron Gurney to revamp their traditional kitchen. Collaborating with Julia Walter of Boffi,…
Layered Effect
FIRST PLACE: MEDIUM KITCHEN While renovating a Logan Circle condo, architect Richard Loosle-Ortega of KUBE architecture was tasked with integrating the kitchen with the…
Tiny Jewel
FIRST PLACE: SMALL BATH A diminutive powder room was elevated to minimalist oasis in the hands of designer Therese Baron Gurney, who collaborated with…
Changing Room
FIRST PLACE: SPECIALTY ROOM Homeowners with a backyard pool wished to outfit part of their unfinished basement as “a dedicated space to transition guests…
In Living Color
FIRST PLACE: LARGE BATH When designing a bedroom-and-bath addition to her mid-century home in Silver Spring, architect Janet Bloomberg of KUBE architecture envisioned a…
Nature’s Beauty
SECOND PLACE: LARGE KITCHEN Mountain views drove the design of a modern kitchen in Thurmont, Maryland. “The cabinetry had to be uncluttered so as…
Row-House Redo
FIRST PLACE: BEFORE & AFTER A Capitol Hill row house needed a facelift. The owners contacted Jennifer Gilmer and Scott Stultz of Jennifer Gilmer…
Center Stage
SECOND PLACE: MEDIUM KITCHEN A poorly laid-out kitchen dominated the main living area of a small row house in Old Town Alexandria, so the…
Room to Grow
SECOND PLACE: BEFORE & AFTER A cramped Chevy Chase kitchen was in dire need of an update. Tapped for the job, Meghan Browne of…
Makeover Magic
OPEN PLAN German kitchen cabinetry company Leicht debuted its FIOS open-shelf system in 2019. Perfect for kitchen applications, it combines a powder-coated metal framework…
Vanity Fair
The master bath of a custom home in Great Falls, Virginia, took an innovative turn when J. Paul Lobkovich of Lobkovich, Inc., opted to…