Smooth Transition
MID-CENTURY OASIS The owners of a Frank Lloyd Wright-style house wanted their small Vienna, Virginia, backyard to reflect their home’s special appeal. They asked McHale…
River Wild
Nestled on a hidden hill rising from the banks of the Potomac sat the perfect three-acre riverfront lot. “When visiting different locations with the…
Design through the Decades
Over the past 20 years, Home & Design has published hundreds of outstanding homes and gardens, all created by talented local designers. Below, we…
The New Normal
How do you help clients achieve enduring quality and style? At the first design meeting, I try to bring ideas and a vision for…
Forever Home
Nick and Liane Pace found their forever home in 2012, just after their third child arrived. They fell for the 1938 abode’s Georgian-style façade…
English Garden
The garden on Whitehaven Street is not the only example of an English-inspired landscape in Richard Arentz’s prolific portfolio. In fact, the landscape architect’s…
Weekend Retreat
Fronting San Domingo Creek in St. Michaels, Cindy and Bob Hurley’s second home is all about the Chesapeake Bay. The house was created to…
Holiday House
When Angela and Frank Ferrogine moved from Edgewater to Annapolis to be closer to work and family, they had the perfect plan. Frank found…
Desert Delight
Many mid-Atlantic beach houses riff on Nantucket style, with shingled façades, pitched roofs and turrets. In a sea of such traditional homes, a new…
Curated Flair
A backyard view of Washington’s splendid National Cathedral is not a thing to be taken lightly. Seen from one particular home in Cathedral Heights,…
History Reborn
Looking at the front of the vintage row house Patricio Asfura-Heim and Christine DeWitt recently remodeled, little seems to have changed from a century…
Outdoor Living
A family on Maryland’s Gibson Island asked Anthony Wilder Design/Build to create a welcoming outdoor-living and entertaining space on their waterfront property overlooking the…
Back to Nature
CHIC CHAISE Wave, a minimalist chaise longue, was conceived by Francesco Rota for Italian design company Paola Lenti. The sinuous steel structure is encased…
Poolside Paradise
The scenic Severn River set the stage for the overhaul of a lot in Crownsville, Maryland. Spearheaded by McHale Landscape Design, this whole-property renovation…
Surf’s Up
While raising three young kids in Manhattan Beach, California, Hansni Thadhani was struck by a bright idea born of necessity as she rinsed a…
Bay Watch
The new owners of a home on Gibson Island hired landscape designer Annabelle Sailer to update the property, perched on a bluff, and improve…
The Perfect Setting
WHAT SHOULD HOMEOWNERS KNOW ABOUT DESIGNING A PROJECT IN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY CRITICAL AREA? Building responsibly in the critical area can be a challenging but rewarding…
Great Outdoor Spaces
Outdoor Aerie An extensive design by Fine Landscapes enhances the new Tysons Financial Institution Headquarters Campus. This award-winning urban mixed-use landscape encompasses two ground-level…
Weathered Beauty
Living in surroundings with the aura of a calm country retreat isn’t generally associated with a city address. But when one Washington couple found…
The Great Outdoors
The Excellence in Landscape Awards, sponsored by the Landscape Contractors Association of Maryland, DC and Virginia, recognize exceptional garden design throughout the region. This…