Design and architecture in our capital
Going, Going, Gone. These are some images posted on The Building Group‘s Facebook page, chronicling the preparation of land in Great Falls, VA, for new construction. So follows the pattern we’ve been seeing for a long time in enclaves such as Great Falls — every affluent ZIP code in the DC [...]
Sigh. We just spent our last weekend EVER at my Mom’s beach house in Fenwick Island, Del. Alas, she sold it, so we got to spend one final weekend to both pack up and say goodbye to the place we’ve been going for 10 years, since the boys were babies. I’ve been moping about it [...]
I first noticed them when I was coming up the escalator at the Farragut West Metro stop with my son’s fourth-grade class on a field trip to Decatur House in February — these perforated metallic discs that glowed even in the daylight. They stopped me in my tracks, they were so beautiful. I couldn’t stop [...]
They couldn’t have picked a better day for a press preview to have us drive through the leafy Spring Valley neighborhood and arrive here, at the 2012 DC Design House, which opens to the public on Saturday, April 14 and runs through Sunday, May 13: What an elegant way to spend an afternoon, nibbling on [...]
It’s a truism that we DC natives never get out to see the the attractions in our city that draw millions of visitors here each year. I, for one, always love hosting our Chicago relatives becuase it’s a great excuse to get out and see my own city. Come to find out, there are gems [...]
Ahh, Spring. It’s an explosion of color and lushness. I just love walking through my neighborhood at this time of year, when yards look like this: I have always loved this house, just a few blocks from my own. I always slow down to admire it as I walk by, and keep looking at it [...]
I have the great pleasure of commuting through the DC monuments each day on my way to work, so last week was completely BRILLIANT, as I got to cross the bridge over the Tidal Basin to see the thousands of cherry trees in full bloom, ringing the water like fat, pink cotton candy. Sadly, the [...]
Wait a minute — where did the winter go? If I squint, the cherry blossoms outside our window at night can be mistaken for snow, which was sadly lacking this “winter.” On one hand, the blossoms make my heart sing, but the spring fever just doesn’t hit as hard as when we’ve had a prolonged [...]
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 [...]
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