Smooth Transition It’s a common refrain in the Washington, DC, area: How do you reconcile modern tastes with traditional style during a home renovation? An Arlington couple was faced with […]
Smooth Transition It’s a common refrain in the Washington, DC, area: How do you reconcile modern tastes with traditional style during a home renovation? An Arlington couple was faced with […]
Preserving History After living in their three-bedroom house in Washington’s Barnaby Woods neighborhood for about a year, Jennifer and Jason Bertsch decided it was time to remodel and expand the […]
Renovation 101 STONE WORK A geometric motif of interlocking triangles creates an eye-catching, three-dimensional effect in the Hannover Collection of ceramic wall tiles from Porcelanosa. Available in 12-by-35-inch format, they […]
House Proud In spite of its woefully outdated state, a 1930s home in Bethesda spoke to a young couple when they bought it in 2004. Owned by the same people […]
Home Style WRAP IT UP A built-in gift-wrapping station from EcoNize makes giving presents a little easier. This counter-height island is accessible from all sides and offers a tilt-out bin […]
Modern Counterpoint Builders finishing new luxury homes these days typically leave landscapes a blank slate so that residents can improve the lots to their liking—or not. Such was the case […]
Once the offices for the Central African Republic, an 1890 row house in Kalorama Cool had fallen into major disrepair by the time a couple of empty nesters decided to […]
Penthouse Appeal A penthouse apartment in Reston Town Center had seen its share of changes. Owned initially by former Washington Redskins defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth, it was a chrome-and-leather playground awash […]
Row House Redux The bustle of 14th Street immediately subsides as visitors turn onto picturesque Corcoran Street with its Victorian-era row houses under a canopy of shade trees. One of […]
Clean + Contemporary When David Domster began looking at properties in a densely wooded section of Richmond’s south side, he had his mind set on an empty lot. Then a […]
A few years after renovating their master bedroom suite, a Great Falls couple was ready to embark on a new remodeling phase. They were unhappy with their kitchen, which suffered from […]
Spring Renewal Bright Idea Typically used for boardroom brainstorming, dry erase boards can also come in handy at home, where they make an appealing alternative to chalk or message boards. […]
Labor of Love House hunting is a little like looking for love. Prospective homebuyers may suffer disappointment, frustration and more while searching for that elusive connection. But then there’s that […]
A Wrinkle in Time As an expert and consultant on environmental sustainability, Kyle Tanger wanted to live the way he works. So when he and his wife, Lynn, were looking […]
Georgetown Gem When Daniel Steinkoler, principal of Superior Home Services, purchased an 1886 Georgetown town house with the intention of renovating and selling it, he thought he’d struck treasure in […]
Colonial Expansion It all started with a plan to expand a garage and add a guest room onto a Colonial-style home in Potomac, Maryland. But as such plans tend to […]