Design and architecture in our capital
I was thrilled to get an invitation this year to the opening party of the annual Washington Winter Show, which kicks off Friday and runs through Sunday. What I really loved about this antique show, without even looking at all my photos, is that is wasn’t a mass of BROWN STUFF. You know, the 200-year-old [...]
I always joke around that I can frequently lose my train of thought if someone dangles something shiny in front of me. Imagine my meltdown, then, when Anissa Swanzy of SKD Studios sent me this photo of a newly renovated kitchen in Huntingtown, MD: This shiny little jewel box of a kitchen is all the [...]
Nirvana indeed. Just check out the entry to this place: This is the Miami home of Todd Davis and Robert Brown, the talents of Brown Davis Interiors who are responsible for decorating the Clinton homes in DC and New York, as well as the ambassador’s residence at the British Embassy, among other A-list projects around town. I [...]
It’s amazing what designers can do when they are unencumbered by the wishes and whims of a client. Julie Dastvan, whom I had the pleasure of meeting earlier this year when she was nominated as an up-and-coming “One to Watch” at the Washington Design Center, completed her first decorator showhouse this fall. I am completely [...]
I was sad to see an obituary in the Washington Post this morning about longtime news photographer James Atherton. I never knew him personally, but my godfather, who for decades served as superintendent of the U.S. Senate Press Photographer’s Gallery, did know him quite well, so I’ve always heard stories about him. Since my background [...]
I feel so cleansed. We just spent two days DIGGING out of our storage room. Multiple trash bags, an impromptu yard sale and a carload of stuff bound for Good Will later, we have a room that works. There is a point of design to be made here, even if the storage room is far [...]
WELL, why do your own work when someone else can do it for you? Arcadia Home, an online retailer, approached me about doing a guest post. I get approached a LOT about that, but mostly it’s by marketing people who want to hawk their own brands. Susi here is just writing about desgin she loves, [...]
This is a story of extremes — from the couture home collections of fashion houses Ralph Lauren and Calvin Klein to the vintage warehouse settings of Bobo Intriguing Objects and Golden Oldies, which share a building a few blocks out from central High Point. Once again, Ralph Lauren makes us all long to be a [...]
WHAT a day. I have to reiterate from yesterday how heartening it is to see DC designers around every corner — it’s like we’ve taken over! Victoria Sanchez, Brad Weesner, Justine Sancho, Skip Sroka, David Mitchell (more on him in a sec), Patrick Sutton and Barry Dixon (again!), Ashley Spencer from Casart Coverings in Alexandria, [...]
I’ve had a big event and travel schedule lately, which is why I haven’t posted, but now I’m in High Point, surrounded by gorgeous new collections, so I thought I would share my favorite finds from our first day of pounding the pavement with the team from Merchandise Mart. When we first arrived, we saw [...]
Jennifer Sergent. Native Washingtonian. Former editor at Washington Spaces magazine and HGTV. Currently searching for – and writing about – DC’s design voices. Write to me @ jennifer@sergentdesign.com