Storm’s Coming

As we all wait to see what Hurricane Earl will do to our beaches today, I want to send you off on the holiday weekend with this stunning — and stormy — shot of the Washington Monument that a former Washington Spaces photo intern, Matthew Dandy, shot from atop the W Hotel downtown. Happy Labor [...]

Dutch Boy in the Boys’ Room

Before I start in on this post, a little background: A got an intriguing proposal from the Dutch Boy paint company earlier this summer — coincidentally, at the same time we began to contemplate redecorating our sons’ bedroom. They contacted me, asking if I were interested in reviewing their paint on my blog in exchange [...]

Working at The Washington Design Center

Who wouldn’t love to work in a place that is surrounded by beauty? This week, I became lucky enough to do just that. I started work as the marketing director at The Washington Design Center — a place I have always loved to go to see the quality and craftsmanship in more than 50 showrooms on [...]

Furniture by Modern Rust

I really wish I had known about Shadi and Bahram Sadighian while I was writing my “Where Did You Get That?” article in this month’s Washingtonian. Their Modern Rust line of furniture, which the couple builds from scrap wood is, as the name suggests, modern and rustic at the same time. The line came about [...]

Designer Dolly Howarth: From Billiards to Baubles

I have a story in today’s Washington Examiner about how designer Dolly Howarth made Lisa and Martin Standiford’s new house in Alexandria into their dream home. She served both their needs, from Martin’s love of pool to Lisa’s home office, where she designs jewelry under the name Lisa Latham. “We wanted it to be so [...]

At Home on Carolina Street

I was at the beach over the weekend, and had a chance to visit the owners of the best little home shop on the Delaware shore: Carolina Street, which I have mentioned briefly in a previous post. Dee Dee and Paul Phillips have lived in Fenwick for-EVER, and they regaled me with stories about old [...]

A Kitchen Renovation by Kristin Peake

I just love a good before and after story. To start off the weekend, I’ll send you off with a dramatic kitchen transformation in Potomac, Md., by designer Kristin Peake of Rockville. The gorgeous cabinetry was supplied by Jack Rosen Custom Kitchens, also in Rockville. Here’s the finished product: Now, look at what it used [...]

Rob Morris Comes to Chain Bridge Road

Any of you who spend any time at all in McLean have no doubt driven up Chain Bridge Road to Rt. 123 — and for the past two years, you’ve seen this house being built: It belongs to architect Rob Morris of Morris-Day, whose Arts and Crafts-syle houses can be found all over McLean and [...]

Sue Burgess’ Town and Country

It’s not uncommon for designers to partner with great photographers to shoot their projects. In this case, designer Sue Burgess married hers. Gordon Beall, whose work can be seen in Architectural Digest, The Washington Post, and Darryl Carter’s book The New Traditional, has taken pictures of the town and country homes they share in Chevy [...]

Designer Samples at The Loft

Got to hand it to Sandy Steele — she’s persistent in the sweetest way! For months she’s been asking me to drive out to Frederick, MD, to see her new shop, The Loft at Antique Imports. Well, I finally went out there, and I CAN’T BELIEVE I didn’t go sooner. Basically, she takes high-end custom [...]

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