At Home: The Door 
• March 13, 2024

The door, as an architectural element, has saturated our psyches and language so fully that we barely notice it. Yet opening a door to reveal the space beyond it is […]

Community Forklift: Reusing Building Materials to Improve Homes, Protect Environment
• April 20, 2023

In honor of Earth Day, we spoke with Trey Davis, executive director of Community Forklift, a non-profit reuse center for home improvement supplies located just outside the District in Edmonston, […]

At Home: Windows, Transition Between Inside, Outside  
• October 11, 2022

Over the last several years, many of us retreated to our spaces and existed largely within the four walls of our homes. The sudden change in our daily routines affected our […]

To the Manor Reborn: A Fairy-Tale Chateau Awaits Its Next Happily-Ever-After
• August 21, 2019

Home to the great and the good — or, at least, the bold-faced — Massachusetts Avenue Heights is a secluded enclave known for its winding roads, pastoral setting and grand […]

Jonathan Adler to Close April 21
• April 1, 2019

Easter Sunday is the last day in Georgetown for the maker and purveyor of ceramics, pillows, accessories and furniture, which opened on Wisconsin Avenue in 2012.

Oasis at Home
• July 12, 2017

Enjoying your very own Georgetown backyard requires little creativity with the help of these fine retailers and especially if you love the outdoors.

A Glistening Spring
• April 5, 2017

Nothing speaks “spring” like blue and white porcelain. Walking up Wisconsin Avenue on a recent crisp yet warm afternoon, I noticed an abundance of glistening blue and white porcelain in the shops of the 1400, 1500 and 1600 blocks. The eye-catching displays inspired me to make my home “spring ready” for Easter, Passover or possibly Earth Day — both inside and out. Welcome spring!

March is for the Librocubicularist
• March 8, 2017

The Ides of March have us under Mother Nature’s thumb with the fluctuation and unpredictability of weather. Some days, especially on the weekends, we simply want to stay in bed and pull the sheets over our heads. Then our minds awaken and we crave tea, coffee or books. Termed “librocubicularist,” a person who reads in bed, would describe many of us this time of year. Let’s make that experience as memorable as we can.