Case Study: Kitchen + Bath
A couple building a custom home in Arlington turned to Studio Snaidero DC Metro to create a warm, contemporary-style kitchen with plenty of storage…
Drawing Board: Kitchen + Bath
The new owners of a home in McLean sought to upgrade their master bath, which was dated, dark and cramped. They turned to Case…
Home Improvement
Mod Maple Architectural Systems’ Interwoven Eco-Panels for walls have been color-washed in four neutral shades that can be combined to create visual interest. The…
Serene Retreats: Going Modern
The shower leaked, the whirlpool tub was collecting dust and the dark marble finishes and brass trim had long overstayed their welcome in the…
Serene Retreats: Classic Comfort
When designing a new Potomac home, Diane Shaw created a master bath that mirrored the aesthetic reflected in the rest of the house: clean-lined…
Bazaar
Marble Madness With its intricate veining, the Marmi Vista Porcelain tile collection conveys the clean-lined luxury of marble. Carrara and statuary marble looks are…
Dream Kitchens: Layered Modern
Clients in Annapolis wished to renovate their circa-1980s open-plan kitchen/family room, where they spend the majority of their time. They hired designer Erin Paige…
Dream Kitchens: Row House Redo
A 1940s row house in Georgetown was sorely in need of an update. When a young couple purchased the house, they tapped Jonas Carnemark…
Dream Kitchens: Playful Style
Clients with a Victorian in Georgetown hired Marika Meyer to update their outmoded home, including the kitchen, which was functional but felt dated with…
Dream Kitchens: Sleek & Simple
When severe flood damage necessitated a whole-house renovation, the owner of a Georgetown townhouse tapped designer Paul Bentham of Jennifer Gilmer Kitchen & Bath…
Dream Kitchens: A Crucial Connection
Long-time clients with a home in Bethesda turned to Mary Douglas Drysdale to design a whole-house renovation for them. The kitchen, which is central…
Dream Kitchens
Five dream kitchens… A Crucial Connection Mary Douglas Drysdale revives a Bethesda kitchen with vibrant color and a new floor plan Sleek & Simple…
Elegant Vibe
Twenty years after interior designer Rosemarie Howe and contractor Tom Gilday collaborated on a Chevy Chase renovation, the same clients called them back for…
Tropical Touch
A Maryland couple who’d grown tired of their outmoded 1980s master bathroom turned to designer Diane Taitt for help. The wife, a physician, wanted…
Going Glam
When designing the interiors of an expansive new Rockville home, Marlene Weiss Alexander devised an outside-the-box plan for its powder room. “Every inch of…
NKBA 2014 Awards
The 2014 Kitchen & Bath Design Awards, organized by the Baltimore-Washington Chapter of the National Kitchen and Bath Association (NKBA), welcomed 96 entries from…
Classic Contemporary
A circa-1980s kitchen in Baldwin, Maryland, needed an overhaul. The owners called in Paul Bentham of Jennifer Gilmer Kitchen & Bath to transform the outdated…
Minimalist Magic
When designer Deborah Kalkstein—owner of Contemporaria in DC’s Cady’s Alley—was ready to renovate her outdated Potomac kitchen, she envisioned a clean, modern space that would…
Understated Luxury
American Standard tapped DC designer Mary Douglas Drysdale to design a master bath for a Minneapolis couple that would offer functional space while conveying…
Victorian Vibe
When Scarlett Breeding of Alt Breeding Schwarz Architects was tapped to remodel the spare bath in a Victorian house in Annapolis’s historic district, her…