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…
Quick Fix
While new kitchens are the name of the game at Jack Rosen Custom Kitchens, principal Larry Rosen brings his expertise to bear with cost-effective…
Grand Openings
AJ Madison Appliances is projected to open its first DC-area location on October 28, 2019. The 5,000-square-foot Tysons showroom will offer a vast selection…
Before + After: Kitchen+Bath
Christie Leu worked with an eco-conscious client wishing to overhaul her dated kitchen with sustainable materials and a chic, mid-century aesthetic that would reflect…
A Primer on Countertops
WOOD CABINETRY Remember, it’s not the wood you’re cleaning but rather the top-coat varnish. Just moistening a soft cloth with dish soap and water…
Bold Statement
DARK + SEXY After clients in McLean requested “a dark, sexy powder room,” recalls Martha Vicas, she employed textures and metallic surfaces to achieve…
Family Affair
Clients with four children were looking to improve storage and functionality in their Alexandria kitchen while also giving it a facelift. “With four kids,…
Rare Form
A software executive seeking a new home knew he’d spotted a gem in DC’s coveted Foxhall neighborhood. Though its formal interiors were not his…
Quiet Drama
Designers go au naturel, transforming the following five dated bathrooms with organic materials and sleek style. Modern Luxe Jennifer Wagner Schmidt revives a dated…
Modern Luxe
Homeowners whose master bath was stuck in the 1980s were ready for a redo. Tired of its rarely used corner whirlpool tub and uninspiring…
Asian Flair
After she updated a client’s DC kitchen in sleek Japanese style, it was no surprise that designer Jennifer Gilmer went in a similar direction…
Double Fantasy
After moving into a DC home that had previously been remodeled, a young couple started dreaming up new ideas for a bath renovation to…
Bold Statement
In an age when gray and white bathrooms are all the rage, Arlington clients asked Case Design to saturate theirs with color. As part…
Organic Palette
A Chevy Chase couple tapped designers Lauren Levant and Paul Bentham to revamp their master suite into a restful retreat. “They spend a lot of…
Bath Basics
AU NATURAL Native Trails’ Avalon bathtub combines unexpected materials—natural jute fiber and cement—to create a sturdy, crack-, stain- and scratch-resistant surface. The handmade tubs,…
Before and After
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…
20 Years of Great Design: Products
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…
Bathing Beauty
Replacing a run-down cottage on a narrow Chesapeake Bay lot in Middle River, Maryland, Penza Bailey Architects got creative. The team stayed within the…
Kitchen Karma
The owners of a 1915 home in Centreville, Maryland, wished to transform what had been a service kitchen, typical of the period, into a…