To appreciate the delight Anthony and Elizabeth Wilder take in their freshly updated Bethesda home, it helps to understand what—and who—came before. For years, Anthony Wilder drove past the property […]
To appreciate the delight Anthony and Elizabeth Wilder take in their freshly updated Bethesda home, it helps to understand what—and who—came before. For years, Anthony Wilder drove past the property […]
Many homes in DC’s desirable neighborhoods meet the wrecking ball when buyers opt for a fresh start instead of a renovation. But sometimes owners with a keen eye see potential […]
Grant Bermann and Ryan Velandria McCarthy fell in love with the Italianate brick façade of the 1889 Shaw row house when they purchased the property in 2015, but were less […]
The complexity of a whole-house renovation was increased exponentially in a townhouse reinvention near Washington’s Logan Circle. That’s because the owners, Sharon H. Russ and David Rubin, had just expanded […]
A five-acre estate in Virginia’s Hunt Country proved irresistible to its owner, a Georgetown University alumnus and private-equity investor. “The approach is magical—a long drive up a curving hill past […]
Exterior Photography by David Burroughs | Interior Photography by Angie Seckinger Sweeping vistas of Island Creek, a tributary of the Tred Avon River, sold an Arlington couple on an idyllic, […]
Clients brought a love of fine wine to a home they had purchased in McLean. However, “after claiming most of the basement for a bar, piano room, exercise room and […]
Two women, one in her 80s and one about 15 years younger, were sharing a two-story condo when a single-level unit in the same building became available. With practicality in […]
Empty-nesters in Annandale, Virginia, turned to CARNEMARK design+build to upgrade their dated rambler, which had choppy rooms and lacked a connection to their picturesque property. “The stairs to the basement […]
It was the view that sealed the deal. On the market for a waterfront home, David and Maria Welch walked into a run-of-the-mill, circa-1970s house in Edgewater, Maryland, took in […]
The Arlington neighborhood of Ashton Heights evolved during the 1920s, ’30s and ’40s as a quaint mix of bungalows and cottages. By the time Andy and Cathy Liverman—on the market […]
A cramped McLean rambler had become chaotic and cluttered for a family with six children ranging in age from five to 19. The owners tapped interior designer Laura Fox to […]
Clean SlateA couple with grown kids decided to trade their large DC home for a condo in the Watergate. They were enticed by the landmark building’s enviable location and its dramatic Potomac […]
Colonial Classic In renovating their classic, stone-fronted colonial residence, Kevin Scallan, a financial systems expert, and his wife Karen sought to preserve rather than radically change the 1963 home’s traditional […]
Modern Redux RunningTo a casual observer, the Federal-style Kalorama row house would have seemed move-in ready: Its stately brick façade opened into well-proportioned rooms with crisply painted walls. However, as architect […]
Function + Flow A physician and his wife purchased a traditional 1995 house in Oakton, Virginia, with big plans to bring its outmoded main floor up to date. On their wish […]