CLB: Lighting the Way

December 4, 2019

An architect who lost his sight, a blind teen virtuoso pianist and a long-time sighted volunteer/mentor were among those honored at the Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind’s second annual gala […]

Everything Old Is New Again


BEHIND ITS TRADITIONAL FAÇADE, AN 18TH-CENTURY TOWNHOUSE LUXURIATES IN A THOROUGHLY MODERN MAKEOVER. Nicholas Hedges, the builder behind Evermay, would be pleased. His own residence, built in 1780 and located […]

At Home With Sheridan-MacMahon

November 6, 2019

A FAMILY BUSINESS BUILDS ON FAMILY MEMORIES IN THE HEART OF HUNT COUNTRY It’s easy to be seduced by Middleburg, Virginia — the grand estates and horse farms, the mountain […]

Scents and Sensibilities


WITH ITS NEW HOME FRAGRANCE, LONG & FOSTER MASTERS THE ART OF STEALTH STAGING It’s as plain as the nose on your face. Scents evoke memory, sensation and emotion. And […]

Coming Full Circle


A HUGH NEWELL JACOBSEN JEWEL IS READY FOR ITS NEXT INCARNATION On a winding, brick-lined street in Georgetown’s East Village sits a pale gray row house with an unusual pedigree. […]

Off the Beaten Path: The Paradise Antiques

October 23, 2019

AN EXOTIC PROVENANCE AND A CURATOR’S EYE INSPIRED ARIANE CARLES SOLARI TO CREATE HER OWN LITTLE CORNER OF PARADISE WITH TREASURES FROM AROUND THE WORLD. Design is in Ariane Carles […]

New Shows at Georgetown Galleries

October 11, 2019

Art is my go-to antidote for whatever ails me. It never fails to take me out of the “overwhelm” into a calmer and more meditative state of mind. Call it […]

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 […]

Real Estate: Wright Pushed the Envelope

August 7, 2019

Few architects have had so transformative an effect on how we live and think about home design as Frank Lloyd Wright. The things we take for granted today — open […]

Endless Possibilities

July 10, 2019

AFTER AN EXTENSIVE RENOVATION, THIS EAST VILLAGE TOWNHOUSE IS READY FOR IT BEST AND MOST BEAUTIFUL LIFE. Jeff Akseizer’s philosophy is simple. “I design homes that I’d want to live […]