Design and architecture in our capital
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 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, [...]
I was flattered that Nate Berkus’ team reached out to me one their quick-turnaround to DC yesterday, and I got to chat with him at the NBC Washington bureau after his interview with Barbara Harrison — it turns out that he has a lot of DC connections, and a lot to say about the design [...]
Producers are coming to DC for an upcoming episode of HGTV’s “Bang for Your Buck,” which compares similar-costing renovations to see which one earns the biggest resale “bang.” This time, they want recent master-suite re-dos. According to the press release: “HGTV’s Vern Yip and a local real estate expert will determine how the renovations impact [...]
This weekend, much of the DC design community — in addition to friends, family, and even those who didn’t know him — said goodbye to a treasured friend. Michael Schmidt was designer Barry Dixon’s partner — in EVERY way. Not only were they life partners for at least 20 years, they were business partners as [...]
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