California Dreaming
A premium lot on a hillside in Northwest DC lured a businessman and his wife—despite the 1954 fixer-upper on the property. They intended a…
Perfect Balance
On stately Logan Circle in Northwest DC, venerable Victorian homes fan out from a verdant, tree-canopied center. Today, almost all of these historic dwellings…
Before + After: Curb Appeal
After two decades in their modest Palisades abode, homeowners watching a 40-foot-tall house take shape next door decided they were ready to renovate. In…
Before + After: Modern Oasis
Clients moving to the DC area from San Francisco settled on a mid-century abode in Potomac that needed some work. They turned to interior…
And The Winner Is . . .
The winners of the 2020 Maryland Building Industry Association Awards were honored in an online ceremony on November 5. Sponsored by the MBIA’s Remodelers…
Dream Kitchens
Moment of Zen Patrick Sutton conjures serenity and uncluttered elegance in a 1920s Baltimore abode. Read more… Party Pad A pied à…
Right Angles
While renovating his circa-1990s home in Darnestown, Maryland, an insurance executive with a love of cooking tapped Jack Rosen Custom Kitchens to overhaul his…
Bistro Vibe
After living with a run-of-the-mill kitchen for five years, a Fairfax couple decided it was time to revamp the space. They enlisted kitchen designer…
Color Play
When designer Janie Molster and her husband moved into their vintage Richmond farmhouse 20 years ago, they soon built an addition with bedrooms to…
Party Pad
After purchasing a condo in the Watergate as a weekend getaway, a couple tapped Carnemark design+build to overhaul its dated interiors. They wanted a…
Moment of Zen
Once their kids had grown up and moved out, a couple was ready to reimagine their vintage center-hall Colonial in Baltimore’s historic Guilford neighborhood;…
Kitchen Karma
PARIS MATCH Manufactured in a workshop outside Paris, La Cornue’s ranges are stars of the culinary world, known for their precision and iconic appearance….
Before + After: Row House Redux
After buying an 1892 row house in Dupont Circle, the owners anticipated a simple facelift—but as often happens, the project snowballed. Architect Michael Lee…
Before + After: Fabulous Finish
It turns out it’s possible to completely transform a kitchen with little more than a few coats of paint—a fact illustrated by Unique by…
Under Foot
MIRROR IMAGE Reflections, an Italian-made porcelain tile sold locally at Best Tile, captures the smoky look of antique mirrored glass. The rectangular tiles come…
Call to Order
WORKING HIDEAWAY Skip Sroka designed a study for two in a new McLean residence. It houses a pair of built-in desks with generous drawers…
Light House
Tiffani Johnston’s first thought upon moving into her family’s current Leonardtown home was that the kitchen was dark. It lacked windows to take in…
Collected Style
The lively, fast-gentrifying neighborhood of Bloomingdale first attracted a couple moving back to DC after a year in Richmond—and they were elated to discover…
City Chic
When challenged to decorate a lackluster home, interior designers often cultivate a narrative of their own. Like set designers who magically bring a play’s…
DC Revival
In 1999, Ken Crerar and his husband Peter Garrett lucked into finding their forever home in DC’s Wesley Heights area. The renovated and expanded…