Kitty Kelley Comes to Susan Pilchard’s Gorgeous G’Town House

Susan Pilchard, left, and Kitty Kelley

One feels special just walking through the door at her Georgetown townhouse.

The drapes -- and windows -- go up two stories in the living room.

I quickly realized that Susan is very good at creating enchanting tablescapes and vignettes throughout the house.

The piano is another great example.

Wine and strawberries mingle with Susan's angels in the kitchen, where you can see more of her craftsmanship with the drapes.

The shelves in the sitting area attached to the kitchen are filled wiht the family's collection of Majolica ceramics.

More Majolica creatures rest on the end table in the same room.

... And this little guy hangs on the wall. The room is like a museum of Majolica -- I've never seen so much of it collected in one place.

Here's the bombshell -- a guest room covered floor to ceiling in red toile, with the bed built into this incredible structure by Michael Bruner of Architectural Built-Ins in Rockville.

The shades and bamboo side table lend a plantation feel to the room, lifting some of its formal quality.

This is Susan's soaring master bedroom, with more built-in cabinetry by Michael Bruner.

There's nothing better than piles and piles of linens on the bed!

Susan has copious amounts of storage space, but piling the white towels on this gorgeous charcoal-gray upholstered bench is so much better than hiding them away.