Abundant light and a vibrant, urban locale attracted psychiatrist Jeffrey Akman and Steven Scott Mazzola, a grants officer at AmeriCorps, to the one-bedroom condo they purchased off bustling 14th Street. […]

When William Waybourn, a photographer and  owner of DC’s Long View Gallery, purchased a condo in DC, he realized that although it was brand new, the property would require a […]

Architect Carmel Greer has a knack for enhancing projects with stylish, creative interiors. A charming brick Victorian in DC’s LeDroit Park proved to be a perfect vehicle for her talents. […]

Game Changer Attending the 2008 Kitchen & Bath Industry Show (KBIS) was an eye-opening experience for Richard Anuszkiewicz, then a sophomore design student at Virginia Tech. Not only did he […]

New TraditionalWhen Mindy Frankel decided to renovate her circa-1940s house in Bethesda, it turned out to be more cost-effective to tear down the outdated residence and start afresh. She hired […]

Designer's Eye Modern Mix The opportunity to mastermind the interiors of a sprawling, contemporary house by TDI Homes in Arlington was a challenge designer Suzanne Manlove welcomed. “The homeowners used […]

A couple moving from a bungalow to a modern abode in Northwest DC brought their traditional furnishings with them—along with some trepidation about how to navigate their new environment. “They told […]

Tiny Jewel Box When called upon to overhaul a 12-foot-wide, 1870s-era house in DC, designer Kerra Michele Huerta summoned “every trick in the book” to make the finished interiors appear […]

When Fred Bates moved from a tiny row house in Dupont Circle to an airy, open condo in DC’s Mount Vernon Square neighborhood, he traded the innate charm of an […]

Emily Henderson put a lot of thought into the five-bedroom, 5,000-square-foot home she and her husband purchased in 2012. The couple and their two daughters, who had recently relocated to […]

Portfolio A New Normal An unusual home sits atop a hill in a neighborhood of ramblers, with a forested hillside as its backdrop. Located on two acres, the dynamic, modern […]

Portfolio Clean + Simple When DC-based interior designer Christopher Boutlier first saw his clients’ Ocean City condo, he felt like he was walking into a time capsule. “There was wall-to-wall […]

Waterfront Retreat A river ran through it—and how. The temptation of owning a second home on the lush banks of Little Hunting Creek—a tributary of the Potomac River in Mount Vernon, […]

Into the Light The year 2013 was a big one for Damon Taaffe. The government attorney switched jobs, met his future wife—and moved from a traditional townhouse in Northern Virginia […]

Writer's Refuge A Virginia-based screenwriter needed a quiet space where he could work at home with a minimum of loving distractions from his three young daughters. He found refuge—and more—in […]

Portfolio: Danish Modern Few countries have produced a more specific design aesthetic than Denmark. For most people, the term “Danish Modern” conjures ready images of light wood surfaces, expanses of […]