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 well. But beyond that basic description, Michael was simply, as the gorgeous card from the memorial service program states, amazing.

I didn’t know him beyond business or social situations, but I find myself mourning him as if he were my best friend. Why? Because he was the best example of a human being there is. Not many of us are lucky enough to meet one.

Barry and Michael were (and Barry still is — bless our Lord HE is still with us) the greatest illustrations of a true gentleman. I have never once heard an unkind word from them. Whenever Michael’s name comes up (or Barry’s — “Barry and Michael” was one word, as far as I was concerned), it elicits a sigh of admiration.

But enough from me. I’d like to share with you the heartfelt stories from Michael’s closest friends as they expressed them during the service Saturday at St. James Episcopal Church in Warrenton, VA.

The sun came out before the service, after a morning of soft snowfall.

We all stepped through these lovely red doors to hear memories of Michael.

This was easily was the most elegant remembrance and reception I’ve ever attended, in a chapel more than two centuries old with an alter graced with long-stemmed white tulips and a large stand of branches with flowering quince blossoms.

"Can you think of any color of the rainbow he could NOT wear?" longtime friend and designer Charlotte Lekakos asked. "Seriously, do you know anyone else would could wear ORANGE?"

The service was preceded by a small chamber orchestra playing the Fall and Winter portions of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons. After an opening hymn of “Morning has Broken”  and an introductory prayer, Mark Lowham rose to read excerpts from William Wordsworth’s “Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood” (see the entire poem here).

He first started by saying Wordsworth wrote it around this time of year, in the deepest winter, but remembering the joys and inspirations of life as we first saw them with a child’s eye. “Wordsworth might just as well have been thinking of Michael,” Mark said, and bid us all the listen to the words and “capture a moment, or two, or three, of Michael — and capture that joy forever.”

“And with the heart of May doth every beast keep holiday; –Thou Child of Joy, Shout round me, Let me hear thy shouts, thou happy Shepherd-boy!” The poem states (how appropriate that Michael was born in May). And at the end, equally appropriate, this: “What though the radiance which was once so bright Be now for ever taken from my sight, Of splendor in the grass, of glory in the flower, We will grieve not, rather find Strength in what remains behind; In the primal sympathy Which having been must ever be; In the soothing thoughts that spring Out of human suffering; In the faith that looks through death, In years that bring the philosophic mind.”

Barry chose the Wordsworth poem for Mark to read.

Next up was Charlotte Lekakos, who read a poem that Barry and Michael’s dear friend Dianne Strauss wrote but who was unable to come from out West to read herself. Barry “said that this poem has brought him so much comfort, that he wanted to share it with all of you,” Charlotte said.

(For those of you who didn’t know him well, feel free to scroll past it, but I feel it’s worth repeating.)

When angels are called to heaven – we have to let them go.

It is their choice

And it is

For us to love them,

To let them be –

In peace –

And to fly.

Michael Schmidt was a gentle man.

He was the man who would walk me down the aisle

– side by side with Barry—

when I would marry.

He is the human being

I – unconditionally –

Chose to walk through life with.

He is the life partner of my dearest friend.

Michael is the spirit who gleefully showed

his beloved goats

with such joy and benevolence

on a warm Summer’s day…

Suspended in time and space,

We crossed the land,

En route to a new wonder…

In honor of him –

Please remember –

Each and every day that –

Michael stood tall

In life –

As it IS.

It is for those of us who LIVE,

To live with his magnificence,

His shine,

And to carry on his reverent note.

Michael will reveal to us in time what we need to know

Here on earth and in heaven.

Michael IS and shall always be an exquisite life force.

Full of light and energy.

A divine and beloved presence.

So – there is not doubt – that here on this day –

We are honoring and celebrating the life of an angel.

From the moment I saw him and from the moment we spoke – I knew.

No matter what.

This spirit has huge wings! And, when he moves – you knew. The air, wind and earth

Preceded Michael – even before he entered the room. You could feel him. He was

Near… And, then, this wonderous creation of God was in the room.

Michael is and will forever be in the chambers of our hearts and souls – in the room

With all of us who loved him dearly. His gift is that huge! That large. That vast.

So – in peace –

My blessings for all time

To Michael William Schmidt for the touch of his hand,

The warmth of his heart and the grandeur of his care.

These photos of Michael at a friend's wedding were posted just a few days ago on his Facebook page.

After Charlotte finished reading the poem, she acknowledged the love of his legions of female fans.

“We were smarter, more witty, more attractive, sometimes even beautiful” in his company, she said. He must of had “a secret playbook for women from 9 to 90 and how to seduce them,” she continued — “maybe it was all the episodes he watched of ‘Sex and the City.’ ” He would notice if you lost “two and a half pounds, and tell you how fabulous you looked,” she noted. Somehow, he would politely NOT notice if you gained anything.

At parties and gatherings, she said, “Michael would flirt and charm all present, of all generations. He wouldn’t discriminate at all. He was an equal-opportunity lover. He put all women under his spell. … When we remember him, girls, let’s remember that we were fortunate to be in the right place at the right time to know him at all.”

Longtime friend Norma Ramsey, pictured above with Michael and Barry, spoke next.

“Loyal. kind. radiant. COLOSSAL,” Norma said. “This is a guy who changed the trajectory of everyone’s life situation that he touched. Just when you thought you were having the time of your life, Michael showed up.

“He was the Pied Piper who easily brought us along on all his journeys. We typically didn’t know where we were going; we just wanted to be there with him. He WAS Amazing Grace.”

She proceeded to tell funny stories about Michael’s life as a gentleman farmer (to put it nicely). “Who remembers that first pumpkin patch? He didn’t know how to grow pumpkins! He trucked him in on his pickup truck!” But he soon mastered gardening, tending chickens and goats … and learning how to ride horses and hunt.

“Whips, hounds, huntsmen and foxes — that sounds like the start of a perfect night with Michael,” she said.

He was so proud of his riding gear, he would even run errands in it, Norma noted. When he wore it to ride horses at a western dude ranch, she said, all the cowboys called him Fancy Pants.

Moving back to the subject of women, Norma added, “Every man wanted to be him, and every female just plain and simply WANTED him. Every woman he ever met thought she could be THE ONE who could bring Michael to the other side!”

A typical party where Michael was surrounded by women. Here, he stands with designers Victoria Neale, Laura Jens, Gloria Blalock, and art dealer Evelyn Avery at a launch party last year for Barry's new line of fabrics.

But Barry, Norma said, looking down at him during the service, “He was so desperately proud of you, as I know you were of him. Together, you were creative magic. Michael will always be in your heart and etched in your soul.”

Michael sets up for a photo shoot for an online sale last month on One Kings Lane.

David Pannell, Barry’s brother-in-law, spoke next. “Let me just say that Michael made QUITE and impression,” he said, comparing him to “an upscale Barry White.”

When he first met David’s wife (Barry’s sister), he gave her “a full bear hug. She swooned and had to be resuscitated,” David said dryly. “I was always thankful that he was a gentleman, and spoken for, and gay.”

He went on: “I mean by gentleman, he had a gentle, merry spirit. I mean that he was pure hearted. I mean that he always made people around him feel like better versions of themselves. … Sometimes, we cannot save even the people we love, and so we are left without the satisfaction of a complete narrative. We need to be grateful for the pages of the story where our lives intersected. They are all that we have, and they will have to be enough.”

Pat and Roseann McGeehin, who met Barry and Michael as clients almost 20 years ago, quickly grew to be among their closest friends.

The four of them pose on one of their many travels together.

They both came forward to give a Top Ten of Michael’s best-remembered traits.

10. His infectious laugh.

9. His inability to keep a secret. Roseann shared a story where Michael would conspire with her to hide purchases from her husband during trips, “only to mention in passing at dinner that the bags in the closet were taking up room from their clothes!”

Michael poses jauntily with Roseann McGeeehin.

8. His (poor) joke telling. “He really only had three jokes in his repertoire, and he would blow the punchline every time!” Pat said.

7. His love of masks. And not just Halloween masks, Roseann said. “God forbid he would go to bed without putting on a facial mask to clean his pores — at one in the morning!”

6. Game partners. Barry and Roseann tended to team up against Michael and Pat. He would accuse Barry and Roseann (who generally would win) of cheating every time.

5. Is it grouper, or groper? “One night, Michael made the memorable mistake of ordering groper instead of grouper at dinner.” From then on, Roseann said, he tended to avoid the fish and lean toward safer fare, such as veal chops.

4. Snorkeling. Imagine, if you will, two six-foot-five men in full snorkel regalia (“I never knew that Prada did a line of snorkel gear!” Pat said), running down the beach, flippers and all. “Barry yells out, ‘sea snake!’ ” and that was it. “Roseann and I are sitting in our chairs, laughing our a– (er,) butts off!”

3. Singing. Michael had two songs that he sang — Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, and Happy Birthday, and he sang both spectacularly badly. He called Roseann each year to sing Happy Birthday to her over the phone, a la Marilyn Monroe. “Normally, I would get it on my voice mail, but I was lucky enough this year, on Nov. 30, to hear it live.”

2. Little brother. “I’m a 5’6″ guy talking about a 6’5″ guy,” Pat said, but.. “Michael had an innocence about him — not naivete, but an innocence. I felt sometimes that he needed protection.” And vice versa. “Michael, like a little brother, was always there for us when we had our problems. I’m going to miss him dearly.”

1. My big brother. As an only child, Roseann said, “I was lucky enough, 18 years ago, to meet Michael and Barry, and he was the big brother I never had.”

Once the reflections were over, a soloist sang an mournful and eloquent version of Sarah McLachlan’s “Angel.” We all recited the Lord’s Prayer, Prayers for the Departed, and The Commendation: “Receive him into the arms of thy mercy, into the blessed rest of everlasting peace, and into the glorious company of the saints in light, Amen.”

And as the service started with Fall and Winter from the Four Seasons, we all stood while the chamber players played Spring and Summer — a contemplative, hopeful ending.

What followed, in typical fashion for Barry, was a reception in its finest form: packed with friends, family and well-wishers, sharing stories about Michael. Barry received guests who walked through the kitchen, standing there for what must have been hours, greeting every soul who came to comfort him, but in turn gave comfort to them.

My lasting memory of the day was driving up to the house in a long line of cars coming from the church, and as we drove up that long driveway, up a hill toward the house, we could see a lone bagpiper, and hear his mournful strains even through the closed car windows.

Yes, we were all sad at this gorgeously orchestrated reception, but leave it to Michael to bring together so many friends, so much fondness, and so much warmth. We’ll miss you Michael, and we’ll continue to embrace Barry with all his elegance, style and class.

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 seven floors.

We're at 300 D St. SW, at the Federal Center SW Metro. Photograph by Gordon Beall via Architectural Digest

In my first four days, I’ve only just started going to each showroom individually, but I’ve already learned some incredible stories, which we’ll share in more detail on THE NEW BLOG we’re setting up for the WDC Web site, in an effort to give designers, architects, builders — even consumers — a better glimpse into what’s going on.

But I’ll share a few nuggets here to whet your appetite:

First, Lee Jofa has a new partnership with fashion designer Oscar de la Renta, who has created fabric designs that I wanted to wrap myself up in the other day! (My blog buddie Susie Isaac of Maddie G Designs wrote a whole post about the parnership earlier this year, right here.)

From Elle Decor via Maddie G Designs

Oscar created dresses and skirts out of the fabric, and there’s a video showing the fashion show in the Kravat/Lee Jofa showroom. Some of the actual skirts will be arriving here soon, which will ultimately be auctioned off.

And upstairs in the Century showroom, where Oscar also designs furniture, showroom manager Debbie Pegher showed me a stunning photograph of a bed frame upholstered with one of his new Lee Jofa designs.

From Elle Decor via Maddie G Designs

I also spent time this week in the J. Lambeth showroom, where Ann and Jim Lambeth have been friends since I was at Washington Spaces. I adore all their lines, which include Barry Dixon’s fabric for Vervain,

and his furniture for Tomlinson/Erwin-Lambeth;

luscious pieces from the French furniture maker Grange,

and funky fabrics by Lucy Rose.

The latest news at J. Lambeth is that one of its brands, Fabricut, just acquired the venerable fabric house of Stroheim & Romann, which had its own showroom in the WDC. Now, there is major construction going on to combine the showrooms, so it will all be on the first floor, prominently located off the right side of the lobby. J. Lambeth, which has always been on two floors, will now be on one.

I also went to visit the J. Asher Carpet Couture showroom this week, where I learned that its carpets cover the grand auditorium of the Department of Interior (where I used to go to see the winning artists of the annual Duck Stamp contest!), the main house and 13 guest cabins of Camp David, and the Opera House and Concert Hall of the Kennedy Center, to name a few notable destinations. And the red and blue carpet going up the Capitol steps at each inauguration? Yup — J. Asher.

The showroom carries lines by Tufenkian, Alexa Hampton, Barbara Barry, and other lines known for their exquisitely woven designs. Here are some examples from its Web site:

I have obviously given short shrift to the many showrooms I didn’t mention in this post, which is why I’m so excited that our team is putting together a new blog for the WDC so we can celebrate them all on a regular basis.

I hope that any of you interested in stopping by to see what they have to offer will come visit me!

Since I could never afford to hire Barry Dixon to decorate my own house, I like to go hear him speak as often as possible, so his ideas will make me smarter. Barry was at the Washington Design Center the other day with Ann Maine, editor in chief of Traditional Home magazine, where he talked about how people should work with an interior designer.

Ann Maine and Barry Dixon

Even though Ann must be approached by every notable designer in the country to publish their work, she didn’t hold back on Barry: “You are my knight in shining armor,” she told him in front of a full house at the Niermann Weeks showroom. “I owe you big time.” Presumably, she owes him for the wonderful projects he’s brought to the magazine.

His slide show, of course, was sumptuous — and he was kind enough to pass along some of those pictures to yours truly. I know they’ve all been published before, but I can never get enough, especially when he explains his approach behind each room.

Virginia Farmhouse

He first took us through this 18th-century farmhouse near Charlottesville, explaining how he brought the rolling hills and corn fields into the decor inside:

All farmhouse photographs by Edward Addeo

There's a magnolia tree outside the library that the owners love, so Barry brought those colors inside, with a glossy green finish on the walls and the suede-y brown from under the leaf on the furnishings.

“You have to look through the window sometimes to learn what to do with the interior,” Barry said.

He moved the dining table and chandelier to the side, closer to the huge windows looking over the hills. That opened room for a more informal seating area for tea on the other side of he large dining room. The dogs are the best part!

Here's where the lady of the house takes her tea. I love the horse head and the custom cabinet in the corner, which holds her collection of cream ware.

The "casual" den off the kitchen is like having khakis made by Chanel: Look on the left to the quilt on the sofa back -- it was de-commissioned from a textile museum and bought at auction.

“To live with a museum-quality quilt like this, thrown across your sofa, is a very luxurious thing,” Barry said. Indeed!

A real Chanel bag makes its appearance in the dressing room. Haute country living at its best.

"I used lots of beautiful, subtle fabrics that didn't take my attention away from the view," Barry said. But the details are exquisite -- from the panel over the canopy to the carved edge around the mirror to the rustic finish of the headboard.

Georgetown Bachelor Pad

The look and mood is quite different int he city, where Barry took an historic row house that “was very serious, very stuffy” and, with DC architect Jerry Harpole, turned it into a place that was comfortable for a young bachelor — one with impeccable taste, a healthy inheritance of both traditional and modern art, and a fondness for horseback riding. I can only guess how many women want to come home with him!

The living room, whose neutral tones make the art pop. All Georgetown photographs by Gordon Beall

Barry had three arched entries cut out, so more lights come in from the hallway, and it also makes the living room feel bigger. Note the striped Gene Davis painting peeking through the left arch.

Gene Davis makes another appearance in the den. I love the black globe and lampshade, and how the orange throw picks up from the colors in the painting.

This is referred to as the dressing room. I think I might never go anywhere else. Barry uses the room as an example of how you can incorporate color through accessories and art, rather than in the furnishings and finishes.

The bathroom.... of my dreams.

Barry played to his client's equestrian tastes in the bedroom, with suede walls and horse bits as curtain-rod finials.

North Carolina Chateau

This enormous home in North Carolina was new construction, but the owner purchased elements, such as doors and wall paneling, from authentic French chateaux to make the interiors look authentic. Barry helped them realize that vision. With 16-foot doors, 22-foot-high ceilings, and a fireplace that Barry (who is 6-foot-5) can walk into without bending over, he said, “It pushes me out of my comfort zone as a designer.”

The entry, furnished to make it not seem so cavernous. All North Carolina photographs by Erik Kvalsvik

The dining room, with paneling saved from a burned-down chateau in the Loire Valley.

Looking into the "nook" of the enormous dining hall -- Barry had the ceiling plastered to define the space, along with the Scalamandre drapes "falling from Heaven."

"It's hard to humanize" such a vast interior, he said, "and make it feel like you're not in an airport lounge."

"There was a storybook magic that the lady of the house was looking for," Barry said. He got inspiration for this vent hood from the pictures in Old King Cole.

The other side of this storybook kitchen, with custom bar stools by Niermann Weeks.

Truly, a bed fit for a king and queen.

This master bedroom has equally regal sitting areas:

Now for the best part — the tub, topped with a boar’s head. “That boar makes me feel a little bit uncomfortable,” Barry said. “I don’t know if I would want to be naked, soaking in that tub with that boar bearing down on me, but they loved it!”

Barry spent the rest of the talk with Ann discussing how you should go about looking for a designer. “It’s not any easier than going out and finding the perfect outfit. You’re going to have to try on a few clothes,” he said, emphasizing that you shouldn’t hire the first designer you talk to. “Our favorite clients are the ones who have worked with a few designers — then we’ll know what to bring to the party.”

Ask lots of questions, he said:

Can you stick to a budget?

How do you find things?

What is your thinking behind various rooms you’ve designed? (And if he or she answers, “well, it’s just so pretty!” then stay away!)

At your first meeting with a designer, he said, “give us all the little things that you like, and it’s our job to pastiche those things in a manner that is appropriate to you.”

Ann asked him what his very first project was. He had two answers. The first whole-house project (with local architect Russell Versaci) was in McLean, 13 years ago. The young kids are now in college, and a photo from that house is on the cover of Barry’s recent book. “It proves my point that good design is timeless.”

His first project ever was when he graduated from college in Jackson, Miss. A “little old lady” who was a nurse, who had spent her life helping people, he said, asked him to redo her apartment on a VERY small budget. “What she wanted was a haven in her apartment that she could come home to.”

When she saw the final result, “she broke down crying,” he said, and that’s when he knew he was in he right line of work.

It’s official: Barry Dixon‘s new line of fabrics for Vervain has officially launched — in the form of a feature in Traditional Home‘s latest issue, a launch party at Charlie Palmer Steak last night, and a presentation in the J. Lambeth Showroom of the Washington Design Center today.

First, the mag:

And last night, he posed with Judy Langenfelder, the Mid-Atlantic territory manager for Vervain, S. Harris, and Fabricut, all of which is sold through J. Lambeth.

Notice the fabric behind them, which was inspired by Barry’s grandmother’s cocoa tin:

This pattern hangs in Barry’s own family room, as you see here from shots taken during the photo shoot for Vervain about a month ago, which Barry’s partner, Michael Schmidt, kindly provided:

Here’s another behind-the-scenes shot from Michael, which is magazine-worthy in itself, and it was also taken during the Vervain shoot.

And THESE are the advertisement photos that resulted:

Getting back to his inspirations for pattern in the new line, they include the images and lines from his transferware:

They haystacks on his grounds in Warrenton:

And even the texture of a cantaloupe:

You can read more about Barry’s fabrics from the press release right here.

In the meantime, I want to show you more of Michael’s behind-the-scenes shots taken at their home. First, here is the ad:

And now, here’s how the ad was composed:

Notice how the green candlestick in the foreground above is moved into the shot below, as Barry makes some final adjustments.

One of the things I love about Barry is that his knowledge of architecture and design runs really, really deep. He is so passionate about every object and pattern he uses in his fabric and furniture — and in his clients’ houses — that he can hold forth for 30 minutes on the history of a single shape on a chair back.

His fabric collection is no different, and the influences for his patterns, as you see above, are intensely personal. I’ll leave you now with a couple more shots of his house where his fabrics are displayed, compared to the pictures now visible on Vervain’s Web site.

Mike’s shot:

Vervain’s photo:

Just look at the details of the sofa upholstery — all the lines and shapes woven right into the fabric.

Mike’s shot:

Vervain’s photo:

Yes, these patterns and colors will have me dreaming sweet tonight. And I’ll deliver more on Capital Design Days from the Washington Design Center tomorrow.

Walking through a designer showhouse before it’s been decorated really brings home the giant task designers have on their hands — and they only have a month or so to beautify it. The organizers of the DC Design House, which will benefit the National Children’s Medical Center when it opens to tours April 9 through May 10, held a Bare Bones Tour on Saturday so the public could see the “before” rooms. That tour, no doubt, will make us all appreciate the “afters” that much more.

But pictures will tell a better story than my blathering, so let’s start.

We start with the huge entry hall, which Shazalynn Cavin-Winfrey will design.

Shazalynn will apply this color and design scheme to the foyer. Niermann Weeks is loaning three huge chandeliers for the space, and David Iatesta is loaning a bench (in addition to lots of other pieces throughout the house).

The foyer has lots of ornate trim, and Shazalynn is papering the space between the trim with Farrow & Ball paper. "It's really going to make this feel a little edgier for a young family," she says. Farrow & Ball is donating all paint and wallpapers for the DC Design House, as it has for the last two years.

To the left of the foyer is the giant conservatory, which Barry Dixon will design. This picture does not even cover half of the room's area.

Here's Barry, standing on the giant hearth, with his presentation board above. He will be using all his own fabrics from his new line for Vervain.

A closeup of Barry's presentation board. The yellow and gray color scheme is similar to what he did in the great room of the CharityWorks GreenHouse, but where yellow was dominant in the GreenHouse, gray will be the dominant shade here. He took his color inspiration from the stone of the hearth and fireplace surround.

Andrew Law is designing the grand porch off the conservatory, using the color scheme above.

To the rear of the foyer is the baby-blue library, which Victoria Sanchez will turn into a vision in grays and soft yellows, making it compatible with the conservatory next door.

Here are the library details, including a beautiful rent table by David Iatesta.

... And the sketch of what the completed room will look like, by architectural artist Maria Morga.

A sketch of Nestor's vision for this small area, which serves as a transition between the foyer and living room.

Here's the "before" picture of the living room. Peachy, eh?

Here is Frank Babb Randolph's vision for the living room -- full of greens and natural materials.

Light at the end of the tunnel. The doors on the other side of the living room lead out to...

The sunroom! It's actually delightful just as it is, but Sarah Wessel will spruce it up even more.

Here's Sarah, talking about how she thought about changing the light fixture, but decided to keep the white chandelier in her new design.

Sarah's design board sings with soft greens, blues and creams.

Back inside, here is the dining room that Basha White will tackle.

What a shame she'll have to cover up all this decorative painting.

Here is Basha's presentation board for a fresh, updated look.

Clive Christian supplied this board of before pictures for the kitchen...

... So you could see how dramatic the change would be.

Upstairs, the master bedroom cries out for help.

Sally Steponkus is ready to provide it.

Sally's revision will be awash in neutrals, where texture and pattern, rather than color, will add variety.

Celia Welch will transform the master bath and closet. The wallpaper will have to go.

Here's Celia, with her design board of calming neutrals -- a nice accompaniment to Sally's designs.

This sweet little nursery will soon be a super-cool boy's bedroom.

Here's the hip new design for a lucky young man, by Lisa Adams.

Now for the girl's room. Not much to look at, at this point.

But Page Palmer will turn it into a space inspired by a friend's daughter.

Here's the dreamy design scheme,

and the custom headboard on the bed mimics the shape of the pediment over the home's front door.

Meanwhile, Michael Hampton will be handling the guest room.

The new design will trade bright fuchsia for soft tans and blues.

I love the texture and subtle patterns on the guest-room fabrics.

Next door to the guest room, Barbara Franceski will battle yellow harlequin to create a guest sitting room.

Here's the scheme for Barbara's new sitting room.

And here's Barbara, pointing out that the room will have accents of intaglios, pictures of Greek busts, and other details that make this room classic-chic.

And finally, the art studio. The baby blue art studio, which Tracy Morris will be doing something about.

Here's Tracy, discussing her ideas for the new room.

A closeup of the sketch for the new art studio.

As I was talking to Tracy, two extremely handsome men walked in. They are brothers, Brian and Preston Key, whose company, Delivering Design, specializes in delivering precious goods, such as designer furniture and art for the DC Design House.

Wouldn't you want Preston, left, and Brian to take care of your fine furniture and other valuable goods?

I was unable to get much detail on the outdoor landscaping by Cynthia Ferranto, the study by Rose DiNapoli, or the upstairs family living room by Kelley Proxmire. But they will all be in their “after” glory starting on April 9. For more information on the design house, check my previous blogs here and here.

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