Le Decor: Gems of the Georgetown House Tour

April 9, 2025

By Donna Leanos 1. Bozzi Chair: CB2.com, $2,799.00 2. Hew Side Table: Design Within Reach $1,695 3. Waterworks bathtub as seen in the home of Danielle Naeve. The Candide Tub, […]

March Le Decor: Tickled Pink with a Splash of Mocha

March 12, 2025

By Donna Leanos Link to items here: Pink Slipper Chair – Hunter & Huntress Gold Aluminum & Acrylic Necklace and Earrings – Karin Johansson Jewelers Werk Galerie Chinese Ceramic Jug – Hunter & […]

Le Decor: Is There Caviar in My Teeth?

February 11, 2025

By Donna Leanos   Link to items here: Art Butterflies Background Painting – Addison Ripley Fine Art Box of Chocolates – Arcay Chocolates B&B Italia Chair – B&B Italia Baku Caviar – […]

In Georgetown, an Improbable Family Reunion  

August 14, 2024

By Gerard Leval   A recent find in a Georgetown antique shop has resulted in the reunion of an 18th-century family from a small town in the Burgundy region of France, […]

At Home: The Bed 

May 10, 2023

The concept of the bed — a flat, horizontal spot to rest — basically stayed the same throughout history. To our earliest forebears, “bed” was a pile of leaves on […]

For High-End Antique Buyer or Home Stager, Search the Delights of ‘The Eclectic Motif’    

March 8, 2023

The Ecletic Motif – a uniquely appealing furniture and home décor boutique at  5799 Burke Centre Parkway Suite K., Burke Virginia 22015 – has both a deep family history and a […]

‘Mr. Color,’ Carleton Varney (1937-2022) 

July 18, 2022

Interior designer Carleton Varney, nicknamed Mr. Color, passed away on July 14 at the age of 85. Varney is best known for decorating the Greenbrier, a five-star hotel in the […]

The Greening of Georgetown

March 13, 2021

If you look carefully, you can see just the faintest green mist in the trees. Daffodils are sprouting through the dirt and the birds are warming up their courtship songs. […]

Designs for Living: Fabiola Martens Shares Her Secrets

February 8, 2021

More and more of Martens’s clients are looking for ways to expand space without having to knock down walls or carry out other extensive renovations.

Have Yourself a Cozy Holiday Season — Without Leaving Georgetown

November 19, 2020

Here are just a few of the stores and boutiques offering options to make sure we have a safe yet fun, cozy yet rewarding, holiday season …