It was a beautiful blank slate,” reflects Mary Douglas Drysdale, describing the spare interior of a modernist home in Ashburn, Virginia—before she set to work. With 12-foot ceilings and glass […]

Lured from Chantilly to bucolic Middleburg, Virginia, by a private school that turned out to be a perfect fit, a couple with four kids purchased a three-acre lot—despite encouragement from […]

Sara Swabb, who hails from Ohio, had a high-level marketing and sales career when she moved to DC to be with her husband. Several years and two daughters later, she […]

Asha Maxey, who grew up in Holly, Michigan, always had a soft spot for interior design. She studied architecture for a year, then wound up with a degree in marketing. […]

Interior décor has been a passion for Kevin Billings since his Leesburg childhood, when he spent many a weekend redecorating his room. After studying communications and marketing in college, Billings […]

Sisters Griffith Roberts Roth (left) and Blythe Roberts McNerney share a lifelong love for interiors—and a longtime vision of owning a business together. Before launching Griffith Blythe Interiors in 2016, […]

MIMESIS CARPET “Crazy printed carpets were everywhere at Salone. Most memorable were Moooi’s rugs, which bring nature indoors while layering in Maximalism and bold colors.” moooi.com —Ann Gottlieb, Ann Gottlieb […]

 When the owners of a French château-style villa near downtown Bethesda first set eyes on the property, they were looking for inspiration for a house they planned to design nearby. […]

Even in the dead of winter, a newly renovated home on the banks of the South River shines. Strong, horizontal lines define the dwelling and its landscape. A mix of […]

With four active kids, a homemaker and her attorney husband wanted their outmoded 1951 Colonial to better suit their needs. They assembled a design team that included architect Christine Kelly, […]

DECO DELIGHT  Many of the latest furniture finds de-emphasize wood in favor of imaginative materials and finishes. Case in point: Arteriors’ Rucci Cocktail Cabinet is wrapped in a gridded pattern […]

Nestled in Exmore on Virginia’s Eastern Shore peninsula, New Ravenna designs and fabricates lavish, handcrafted mosaics. In 2022, the company celebrated its 30th anniversary with a mosaic design competition featuring […]

The scenic Baltimore Harbor skyline took center stage during a condo renovation in Canton, near the Patapsco River. Interior Concepts, Inc., created a minimalist vibe in the five-bedroom dwelling, which […]

Set on five leafy acres in Great Falls, the 11,000-square-foot, red-brick Colonial had much to recommend it. A couple with four children swooped up the ’80s-era manse in 2011—overlooking its […]

A builder-grade townhouse in Rockville proved the perfect canvas for a creative homeowner with outside-the-box ideas. Downsizing from a traditional abode in Kensington, she and her husband—a lawyer and a […]

“When every room has a million-dollar view, you don’t have to do a lot,” declares designer Jamie Merida. He’s referring to a custom-built retreat he recently decorated for a client […]