Mad Men at Home in Silver Spring

The architecture is just as appropriate as the furniture here.

I have been eagerly awaiting tomorrow’s Real Estate section in The Post to see who won its Mad Men design contest. But no need to wait — the winner is already online right here! I’m just as thrilled, of course, that my story yesterday about Mad Men‘s production designer having grown up in Hollin Hills [...]

Merry Go Round Farm

Don't really feel like you're driving through a residential neighborhood, do you?

I wrote a story in The Washington Post on Saturday (see it here) about Merry-Go-Round farm, which Tyler Abell developed in an attempt to inject examples of good architecture into the Potomac region, where River Road is littered with ugly, oversized McMansions. The work of top architects is represented in this 79-lot development, where houses are [...]

DC Design House: Opening for Business

Nestor Santa Cruz designed the reception room between the foyer and the living room. "I don't do cute and I don't do pretty," the architect and interior designer says. "I like modern, I like classical, I like art deco."

The Washington Post just came out this morning with a great story, designer tips, photos, and video tour on the DC Design House, which you should definitely check out. I will add a couple more images here that were not contained in the story, but I’m telling you, they are nowhere near all the incredible details [...]

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