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’d had enough of the drab, mushroom-colored kitchen they inherited with their house turned to Cornerstone Kitchen & Bath for an overhaul. “The…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Tile Tales
“I select backsplash tile that is timeless—so if the cabinets last 30 to 50 years, the tile will too. I shy away from patterns because…
Splash Time
While updating a master bath, Case Design/Remodeling’s Ellen Linstead Whitmore and Greg Polen separated the space into two rooms on either side of a…
White + Gold
Gilday Renovations was asked to remodel the outdated kitchen of a 1960s Bethesda abode. The owners specified a classic white palette with brass accents—and…
Before+After: Kitchen & Bath
Kitchen Then Now The small space allotted to the kitchen was poorly laid out, with the sink being the first thing guests saw upon…
Small Wonders
When architect Rebecca Mann and her family moved into a circa-1909 row house on Capitol Hill, space was at a premium. The 1,200-square-foot abode…
True Blue: Large Kitchen
The dramatic transformation of a traditional kitchen breaks new ground in terms of materials and ingenuity. Architect Scarlett Breeding and designer Richard Anuszkiewicz removed…
Cutting Edge: Large Bath
In the renovation of a master bath, Meghan Browne reworked a series of small rooms into a “sophisticated retreat that was also warm and…
Jewel Tones: 1st Place—Medium Kitchen
An empty nester decided it was time to have some fun in her townhouse kitchen and approached designer Sarah Kahn Turner to carve out…
Tailored Style: Specialty Room
Whoever says that a pantry space should be hidden behind closed doors has not seen one as unique and finely detailed as this recently…