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		<title>Guest Post: Niermann Weeks&#8217; Eleanor McKay</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 19:21:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was flattered when Eleanor McKay, co-owner of Niermann Weeks, asked if she could write a guest post on this blog about their contributions to the Jefferson Hotel, which I already blogged about (right here), but I didn&#8217;t realize so much of the lighting and furniture came from this local source. I got a chance [...]]]></description>
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<p>I was flattered when Eleanor McKay, co-owner of <a href="http://www.niermannweeks.com " target="_blank">Niermann Weeks</a>, asked if she could write a guest post on this blog about their contributions to the <a href="http://www.jeffersondc.com/" target="_blank">Jefferson Hotel</a>, which I already blogged about (<a href="http://dcbydesignblog.com/2010/04/high-local-style-at-the-jefferson-hotel/" target="_blank">right here</a>), but I didn&#8217;t realize so much of the lighting and furniture came from this local source. I got a chance to visit them in person over the weekend when my husband and I celebrated our tenth wedding anniversary at Plume, the hotel&#8217;s unbelievable restaurant.</p>
<p>Take it away, Eleanor!</p>
<p>Will McGovern of the <a href="http://www.forrestperkins.com " target="_blank">ForrestPerkins</a> design firm supervised this project over 30 months, and he also specified almost 100 pieces of Niermann Weeks lighting and furniture. Just before opening day, he walked me through the Jefferson.  It seems like every place I turned, something familiar struck my eye.  Just like at our factory, the faux painters swarmed, here in the front lobby to create spectacular optical decorations.</p>
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<p>Just inside the lobby, the hotel offers two retreats, the formal dining area and also the Quill Lounge, their wine bar. I chose the path to the wine bar, where Niermann Weeks Baladachino Ceiling Fixture acts as the landmark to its entrance.  Completing the installation, Tessie from our lighting studio re-strung the outer row of beads.  They&#8217;d gotten disturbed during storage, and her neck was plenty sore by the time she made the fixture perfect again.</p>
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<div>Niermann Weeks also adds to the ambient lighting in the hotel&#8217;s exclusive dining space,  the Private Cellar.  As guests step into the space, our Column Sconce welcomes them to admire a fabulous wine collection.  I can just imagine the details of a treaty being hammered out here.</div>
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<div style="text-align: left;">Now, I&#8217;d like to invite you into the public lavatories just off the main lobby, where Will McGovern thoughtfully included our lighting.  The holding shelves at the factory didn&#8217;t prepare me for how lovoely our lighting would look on-site.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://dcbydesignblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/image0181.gif"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-982" title="image018" src="http://dcbydesignblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/image0181.gif" alt="" width="220" height="290" /></a><a href="http://dcbydesignblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/image0201.gif"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-983" title="image020" src="http://dcbydesignblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/image0201.gif" alt="" width="266" height="289" /></a>In the Women&#8217;s Rest Rooms, our Biarritz Sconces dominated.  We think of our lighting as jewelry for interior spaces, and this design always reminds me of an Art Deco brooch.</div>
<div>Will also used us extensively in the formal guest suites as well as in some regular bedrooms.</div>
<div><a href="http://dcbydesignblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/image024.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-984" title="image024" src="http://dcbydesignblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/image024.jpg" alt="" width="375" height="251" /></a>Mr. Jefferson&#8217;s Suite comes complete with a view to the Washington Monument.  Keep you eye focused inside, however, to admire our iconic Italian Chandelier as well as our Venetian Console coffee table, finished in silverleaf.  My husband, Joe Niermann, designed the Italian Chandelier in 1990 based on ideas from our twentieth anniversary vacation in Rome.  We had participated in a Bernini Festival, and practically gagging on the decorative excesses of the Baroque period.  Joe&#8217;s chandelier liberates the elegant internal skeleton from all the plaster and goldleaf and baby angels.</div>
<div>The Bridal Suite features an Iron and Crystal Chandelier in the dining nook (below left) while a small Rinaldi Chandelier illuminates  Bridal bathroom (below right).</div>
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<div>This is Jennifer writing now:</div>
<div>It&#8217;s always interesting to me to learn from a craftsman &#8212; especially the talented ones at Niermann Weeks &#8212; how they go about the process of a major installation. I remain in awe of how many incredible workshops there are in our own area that are furnishing the region&#8217;s best homes and hotels. I hope readers will continue to let me know about projects that put local talent to work as well as the Jefferson did.</div>
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		<title>Bare Bones at the DC Design House</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 04:04:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Walking through a designer showhouse before it&#8217;s been decorated really brings home the giant task designers have on their hands &#8212; and they only have a month or so to beautify it. The organizers of the DC Design House, which will benefit the National Children&#8217;s Medical Center when it opens to tours April 9 through [...]]]></description>
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<p>Walking through a designer showhouse before it&#8217;s been decorated really brings home the giant task designers have on their hands &#8212; and they only have a month or so to beautify it. The organizers of the <a href="http://www.dcdesignhouse.com" target="_blank">DC Design House</a>, which will benefit the <a href="http://childrensnational.org" target="_blank">National Children&#8217;s Medical Center</a> when it opens to tours April 9 through May 10, held a Bare Bones Tour on Saturday so the public could see the &#8220;before&#8221; rooms. That tour, no doubt, will make us all appreciate the &#8220;afters&#8221; that much more.</p>
<p>But pictures will tell a better story than my blathering, so let&#8217;s start.</p>
<div id="attachment_445" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 370px"><a href="http://dcbydesignblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/shaz.png"><img class="size-full wp-image-445" title="shaz" src="http://dcbydesignblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/shaz.png" alt="" width="360" height="535" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">We start with the huge entry hall, which Shazalynn Cavin-Winfrey will design. </p></div>
<div id="attachment_446" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 586px"><a href="http://dcbydesignblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/foyerboard.png"><img class="size-full wp-image-446" title="foyerboard" src="http://dcbydesignblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/foyerboard.png" alt="" width="576" height="432" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">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). </p></div>
<div id="attachment_447" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 586px"><a href="http://dcbydesignblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/foyer.png"><img class="size-full wp-image-447" title="foyer" src="http://dcbydesignblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/foyer.png" alt="" width="576" height="432" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">The foyer has lots of ornate trim, and Shazalynn is papering the space between the trim with Farrow &amp; Ball paper. &quot;It&#39;s really going to make this feel a little edgier for a young family,&quot; she says. Farrow &amp; Ball is donating all paint and wallpapers for the DC Design House, as it has for the last two years. </p></div>
<div id="attachment_449" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 586px"><a href="http://dcbydesignblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/conservatory.png"><img class="size-full wp-image-449" title="conservatory" src="http://dcbydesignblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/conservatory.png" alt="" width="576" height="432" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">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&#39;s area. </p></div>
<div id="attachment_450" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 442px"><a href="http://dcbydesignblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/barry.png"><img class="size-full wp-image-450" title="barry" src="http://dcbydesignblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/barry.png" alt="" width="432" height="576" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Here&#39;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. </p></div>
<div id="attachment_451" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 370px"><a href="http://dcbydesignblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/barryboard.png"><img class="size-full wp-image-451" title="barryboard" src="http://dcbydesignblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/barryboard.png" alt="" width="360" height="268" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">A closeup of Barry&#39;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. </p></div>
<div id="attachment_453" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 370px"><a href="http://dcbydesignblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/porch.png"><img class="size-full wp-image-453" title="porch" src="http://dcbydesignblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/porch.png" alt="" width="360" height="251" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Andrew Law is designing the grand porch off the conservatory, using the color scheme above. </p></div>
<div id="attachment_476" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 370px"><a href="http://dcbydesignblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/victoria1.png"><img class="size-full wp-image-476" title="victoria" src="http://dcbydesignblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/victoria1.png" alt="" width="360" height="471" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">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. </p></div>
<div id="attachment_478" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 586px"><a href="http://dcbydesignblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/libraryboard1.gif"><img class="size-full wp-image-478" title="libraryboard" src="http://dcbydesignblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/libraryboard1.gif" alt="" width="576" height="432" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Here are the library details, including a beautiful rent table by David Iatesta. </p></div>
<div id="attachment_480" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 370px"><a href="http://dcbydesignblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/librarysketch1.gif"><img class="size-full wp-image-480" title="librarysketch" src="http://dcbydesignblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/librarysketch1.gif" alt="" width="360" height="270" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">... And the sketch of what the completed room will look like, by architectural artist Maria Morga. </p></div>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://dcbydesignblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/parlor.png"><img class="size-full wp-image-452" title="parlor" src="http://dcbydesignblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/parlor.png" alt="" width="432" height="576" /></a></p>
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<dd class="wp-caption-dd">To the right of the foyer is the, uh, rather unusual parlor, with an Egyptian themed ceiling. Nestor Santa Cruz will design this space, and he plans to keep the faux stone painting on the walls, I&#8217;ve heard. </dd>
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<div id="attachment_454" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 586px"><a href="http://dcbydesignblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/parlorboard.png"><img class="size-full wp-image-454" title="parlorboard" src="http://dcbydesignblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/parlorboard.png" alt="" width="576" height="432" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">A sketch of Nestor&#39;s vision for this small area, which serves as a transition between the foyer and living room. </p></div>
<div id="attachment_455" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 586px"><a href="http://dcbydesignblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/living1.png"><img class="size-full wp-image-455" title="living1" src="http://dcbydesignblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/living1.png" alt="" width="576" height="432" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Here&#39;s the &quot;before&quot; picture of the living room. Peachy, eh? </p></div>
<div id="attachment_456" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 586px"><a href="http://dcbydesignblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/living.png"><img class="size-full wp-image-456" title="living" src="http://dcbydesignblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/living.png" alt="" width="576" height="432" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Here is Frank Babb Randolph&#39;s vision for the living room -- full of greens and natural materials. </p></div>
<div id="attachment_457" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 586px"><a href="http://dcbydesignblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/living2.png"><img class="size-full wp-image-457" title="living2" src="http://dcbydesignblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/living2.png" alt="" width="576" height="432" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Light at the end of the tunnel. The doors on the other side of the living room lead out to... </p></div>
<div id="attachment_458" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 442px"><a href="http://dcbydesignblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/sunroom.png"><img class="size-full wp-image-458" title="sunroom" src="http://dcbydesignblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/sunroom.png" alt="" width="432" height="576" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">The sunroom! It&#39;s actually delightful just as it is, but Sarah Wessel will spruce it up even more. </p></div>
<div id="attachment_459" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 442px"><a href="http://dcbydesignblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/sarahw.png"><img class="size-full wp-image-459" title="sarahw" src="http://dcbydesignblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/sarahw.png" alt="" width="432" height="576" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Here&#39;s Sarah, talking about how she thought about changing the light fixture, but decided to keep the white chandelier in her new design. </p></div>
<div id="attachment_460" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 586px"><a href="http://dcbydesignblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/sunroomboard.png"><img class="size-full wp-image-460" title="sunroomboard" src="http://dcbydesignblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/sunroomboard.png" alt="" width="576" height="432" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Sarah&#39;s design board sings with soft greens, blues and creams. </p></div>
<div id="attachment_461" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 586px"><a href="http://dcbydesignblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/dining1.png"><img class="size-full wp-image-461" title="dining1" src="http://dcbydesignblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/dining1.png" alt="" width="576" height="432" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Back inside, here is the dining room that Basha White will tackle. </p></div>
<div id="attachment_462" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 586px"><a href="http://dcbydesignblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/dining2.png"><img class="size-full wp-image-462" title="dining2" src="http://dcbydesignblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/dining2.png" alt="" width="576" height="432" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">What a shame she&#39;ll have to cover up all this decorative painting. </p></div>
<div id="attachment_463" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 586px"><a href="http://dcbydesignblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/diningboard.png"><img class="size-full wp-image-463" title="diningboard" src="http://dcbydesignblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/diningboard.png" alt="" width="576" height="432" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Here is Basha&#39;s presentation board for a fresh, updated look. </p></div>
<div id="attachment_464" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 586px"><a href="http://dcbydesignblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/kitchenbefore.png"><img class="size-full wp-image-464" title="kitchenbefore" src="http://dcbydesignblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/kitchenbefore.png" alt="" width="576" height="432" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Clive Christian supplied this board of before pictures for the kitchen... </p></div>
<div id="attachment_465" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 586px"><a href="http://dcbydesignblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/kitchen.png"><img class="size-full wp-image-465" title="kitchen" src="http://dcbydesignblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/kitchen.png" alt="" width="576" height="432" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">... So you could see how dramatic the change would be. </p></div>
<div id="attachment_466" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 586px"><a href="http://dcbydesignblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/masterbefore.png"><img class="size-full wp-image-466" title="masterbefore" src="http://dcbydesignblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/masterbefore.png" alt="" width="576" height="432" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Upstairs, the master bedroom cries out for help. </p></div>
<div id="attachment_467" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 370px"><a href="http://dcbydesignblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/sally.png"><img class="size-full wp-image-467" title="sally" src="http://dcbydesignblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/sally.png" alt="" width="360" height="665" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Sally Steponkus is ready to provide it. </p></div>
<div id="attachment_468" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 586px"><a href="http://dcbydesignblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/masterboard.png"><img class="size-full wp-image-468" title="masterboard" src="http://dcbydesignblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/masterboard.png" alt="" width="576" height="432" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Sally&#39;s revision will be awash in neutrals, where texture and pattern, rather than color, will add variety. </p></div>
<div id="attachment_469" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 442px"><a href="http://dcbydesignblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/bath.png"><img class="size-full wp-image-469" title="bath" src="http://dcbydesignblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/bath.png" alt="" width="432" height="576" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Celia Welch will transform the master bath and closet. The wallpaper will have to go. </p></div>
<div id="attachment_471" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 442px"><a href="http://dcbydesignblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/celia1.png"><img class="size-full wp-image-471" title="celia" src="http://dcbydesignblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/celia1.png" alt="" width="432" height="576" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Here&#39;s Celia, with her design board of calming neutrals -- a nice accompaniment to Sally&#39;s designs. </p></div>
<div id="attachment_472" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 442px"><a href="http://dcbydesignblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/boysbedbefore.png"><img class="size-full wp-image-472" title="boysbedbefore" src="http://dcbydesignblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/boysbedbefore.png" alt="" width="432" height="576" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">This sweet little nursery will soon be a super-cool boy&#39;s bedroom.</p></div>
<div id="attachment_482" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 586px"><a href="http://dcbydesignblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/boysbed2.gif"><img class="size-full wp-image-482" title="boysbed" src="http://dcbydesignblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/boysbed2.gif" alt="" width="576" height="432" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Here&#39;s the hip new design for a lucky young man, by Lisa Adams.</p></div>
<div id="attachment_483" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 586px"><a href="http://dcbydesignblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/girlsroom.png"><img class="size-full wp-image-483" title="girlsroom" src="http://dcbydesignblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/girlsroom.png" alt="" width="576" height="432" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Now for the girl&#39;s room. Not much to look at, at this point. </p></div>
<div id="attachment_484" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 442px"><a href="http://dcbydesignblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/page.gif"><img class="size-full wp-image-484" title="page" src="http://dcbydesignblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/page.gif" alt="" width="432" height="576" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">But Page Palmer will turn it into a space inspired by a friend&#39;s daughter. </p></div>
<div id="attachment_485" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 586px"><a href="http://dcbydesignblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/girlsboard.gif"><img class="size-full wp-image-485" title="girlsboard" src="http://dcbydesignblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/girlsboard.gif" alt="" width="576" height="432" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Here&#39;s the dreamy design scheme, </p></div>
<div id="attachment_486" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 370px"><a href="http://dcbydesignblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/girlsbed.gif"><img class="size-full wp-image-486" title="girlsbed" src="http://dcbydesignblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/girlsbed.gif" alt="" width="360" height="318" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">and the custom headboard on the bed mimics the shape of the pediment over the home&#39;s front door. </p></div>
<div id="attachment_488" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 370px"><a href="http://dcbydesignblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/hampton.gif"><img class="size-full wp-image-488" title="hampton" src="http://dcbydesignblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/hampton.gif" alt="" width="360" height="623" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Meanwhile, Michael Hampton will be handling the guest room. </p></div>
<div id="attachment_489" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 586px"><a href="http://dcbydesignblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/guestboard.gif"><img class="size-full wp-image-489" title="guestboard" src="http://dcbydesignblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/guestboard.gif" alt="" width="576" height="432" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">The new design will trade bright fuchsia for soft tans and blues. </p></div>
<div id="attachment_490" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 370px"><a href="http://dcbydesignblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/guestfabrics.png"><img class="size-full wp-image-490" title="guestfabrics" src="http://dcbydesignblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/guestfabrics.png" alt="" width="360" height="142" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">I love the texture and subtle patterns on the guest-room fabrics. </p></div>
<div id="attachment_491" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 442px"><a href="http://dcbydesignblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/sitting.png"><img class="size-full wp-image-491" title="sitting" src="http://dcbydesignblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/sitting.png" alt="" width="432" height="576" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Next door to the guest room, Barbara Franceski will battle yellow harlequin to create a guest sitting room.  </p></div>
<div id="attachment_492" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 442px"><a href="http://dcbydesignblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/sittingboard.gif"><img class="size-full wp-image-492" title="sittingboard" src="http://dcbydesignblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/sittingboard.gif" alt="" width="432" height="576" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Here&#39;s the scheme for Barbara&#39;s new sitting room. </p></div>
<div id="attachment_493" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 370px"><a href="http://dcbydesignblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/franceski.png"><img class="size-full wp-image-493" title="franceski" src="http://dcbydesignblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/franceski.png" alt="" width="360" height="409" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">And here&#39;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. </p></div>
<div id="attachment_494" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 442px"><a href="http://dcbydesignblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/artstudio.png"><img class="size-full wp-image-494" title="artstudio" src="http://dcbydesignblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/artstudio.png" alt="" width="432" height="576" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">And finally, the art studio. The baby blue art studio, which Tracy Morris will be doing something about. </p></div>
<div id="attachment_495" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 370px"><a href="http://dcbydesignblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/tracy.gif"><img class="size-full wp-image-495" title="tracy" src="http://dcbydesignblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/tracy.gif" alt="" width="360" height="278" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Here&#39;s Tracy, discussing her ideas for the new room. </p></div>
<div id="attachment_496" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 370px"><a href="http://dcbydesignblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/artstudiosketch.png"><img class="size-full wp-image-496" title="artstudiosketch" src="http://dcbydesignblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/artstudiosketch.png" alt="" width="360" height="242" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">A closeup of the sketch for the new art studio. </p></div>
<p>As I was talking to Tracy, two <em>extremely</em> 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.</p>
<div id="attachment_497" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 370px"><a href="http://dcbydesignblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/keybros.gif"><img class="size-full wp-image-497" title="keybros" src="http://dcbydesignblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/keybros.gif" alt="" width="360" height="405" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Wouldn&#39;t you want Preston, left, and Brian to take care of your fine furniture and other valuable goods? </p></div>
<p>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 &#8220;after&#8221; glory starting on April 9. For more information on the design house, check my previous blogs <a href="http://dcbydesignblog.com/2010/01/this-years-dc-design-house-an-1895-beauty-in-chevy-chase/" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="http://dcbydesignblog.com/2010/01/behind-the-doors-of-the-dc-design-house-a-chat-with-owners-rob-and-robin-wilder/" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
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