A Delightful Evening with Textile Designer Sandra Jordan
March 2, 2010 by Jennifer
Filed under Home Decor
I was happy enough when Mary Douglas Drysdale invited me to a small dinner party on Friday — just a few women eating by the fire, who could pass that up? But it turned out that Mary used the evening to introduce us to Sandra Jordan, a textile designer with Peruvian roots whose alpaca fabrics [...]
Casart Coverings: Peel-and-Stick Wallpaper!
February 19, 2010 by Jennifer
Filed under Home Decor
I would have posted this last night, but I got sucked in by the mens’ figure skating! At any rate, I was invited to a breakfast yesterday for women entrepreneurs, and what a wonderful group of inspiring ladies. It was held at the beautiful Old Town, Alexandria row house of Ashley Spencer, the artistic talent [...]
Mary Douglas Drysdale’s Dream Beach House
Mary Douglas Drysdale, whom I met at the MoKi media launch last month (see my post about it here), recently told me about a delightful second home she designed in Maine for DC-area clients. And as I watch yet another snowstorm come down outside my window, I sure could use some of these views: Drysdale [...]
Designers Chris Boutlier and Mary Douglas Drysdale, Architect Jim Rill Go With MoKi Media
Sherry Moeller gives me all kinds of inspiration for moving on after a life in mainstream media. My fellow Washington Spaces alum, who later worked for Capital File, leveraged her contacts to form a new PR firm called MoKi Media with partner Dannia Hakki (Moeller + Hakki = MoKi). And if last night was any [...]

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 @