Catherine Funkhouser

Edinburg

Content Strategist and Writer at Freelance

• 4th Grade Teacher #math❤️ #wwrculture • James Madison University Alum, 2013 & 2014 • Shenandoah University SOEL 2018-2020 •

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March/April 2025 - Home & Design Magazine

1 month ago | homeanddesign.com | Sharon Jaffe Dan |Catherine Funkhouser |Julie Sanders |Linda Hales

Joie de VivreA Mediterranean Revival manse built in 1910 captured the fancy of potential buyers on a tour with their architect, Christian Zapatka. But beyond its stucco façade, carved-limestone balustrade and stately […]Family BlissA couple looking to relocate closer to their children’s school from the suburbs snatched up a 1931 stone abode in DC’s Spring Valley.
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1 month ago | homeanddesign.com | Catherine Funkhouser |Stacy Zarin Goldberg

A couple looking to relocate closer to their children’s school from the suburbs snatched up a 1931 stone abode in DC’s Spring Valley. They then faced the challenge of transforming the stately acquisition into a family home for their brood of three kids, then aged seven and under, plus a dog. “This house could easily turn very formal,” relates the husband, who works in the investment industry. “It goes back to a different era.
January/February 2025 - Home & Design Magazine

Jan 24, 2025 | homeanddesign.com | Julie Sanders |Susan Bodiker |Catherine Funkhouser |Charlotte Safavi

Modern Muse“It is the materials’ own language, I seek to express,” the Danish, mid-century furniture designer Poul Kjaerholm once declared. His observation reflected not only his own philosophy but that of […]Urban OasisIt was a match made on Instagram,” confides homeowner Puja Parekh, who reached out to New York-based designer Tina Ramchandani after following her for 10 years on social media.
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Jan 23, 2025 | homeanddesign.com | Catherine Funkhouser |Stacy Zarin Goldberg

A penchant for grand-scale entertaining drove a couple setting out to build their dream home in a Washington suburb. Yet family-friendly functionality was a consideration too. The pair purchased a scenic lot with mature trees and then assembled a team of experts, starting with architects Richard Foster and Patrick Zimmerman, to realize their ideal.
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Jan 15, 2025 | homeanddesign.com | Catherine Funkhouser |Stacy Zarin Goldberg

A penchant for grand-scale entertaining drove a couple setting out to build their dream home in a Washington suburb. Yet family-friendly functionality was a consideration too. The pair purchased a scenic lot with mature trees and then assembled a team of experts, starting with architects Richard Foster and Patrick Zimmerman, to realize their ideal.
November/December 2024 - Home & Design Magazine

Dec 4, 2024 | homeanddesign.com | Julie Sanders |Sharon Jaffe Dan |Catherine Funkhouser |Linda Hales

All-Weather EscapesDescribe rules of thumb for designing a fire pit. While traditional fireplaces are more intimate, designed for two to four, fire pits are great for entertaining parties of five to […]All OrganicFringed by manicured beds of boxwood and hydrangea, the lawn of an Annapolis home slopes down to Mill Creek, where yachts gleam on nearby moorings.
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Nov 19, 2024 | homeanddesign.com | Catherine Funkhouser

For two decades, the 1930s-era, red-brick residence in Spring Valley played host to top-drawer political and charity fundraisers. Its previously formal interiors provided an appropriate backdrop and suited its longtime owners’ lifestyle. Those staid spaces felt a bit uninviting, however, when the now-retired couple—he was a corporate attorney and she a legislative advocate for child safety—started a new, more private chapter.
September/October 2024 - Home & Design Magazine

Sep 5, 2024 | homeanddesign.com | Sharon Jaffe Dan |Catherine Funkhouser |Julie Sanders |Michelle Brunner

Home Court Architect Robert Gurney and builder Darren Kornas have seen their fair share of unusual requests, but this was a first: A client asked for a regulation-sized volleyball court in his […] Unexpected Edge Rainbows and rock ’n’ roll, it’s safe to say, are hardly typical interior-design inspirations, especially for a classic home in Old Town Alexandria.
Unexpected Edge - Home & Design Magazine

Aug 18, 2024 | homeanddesign.com | Catherine Funkhouser |Stacy Zarin Goldberg

Rainbows and rock ’n’ roll, it’s safe to say, are hardly typical interior-design inspirations, especially for a classic home in Old Town Alexandria. But they’re exactly what Farrell Wilkins and Win Sheridan had in mind as they reimagined their 200-year-old Federal manse. “Our personalities and style are not traditional whatsoever,” reveals Wilkins, a stay-at-home mom.
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Aug 7, 2024 | homeanddesign.com | Catherine Funkhouser |Stacy Zarin Goldberg

A timeworn, vintage home in Cleveland Park’s historic district needed significant TLC—and a keen eye. Designer Martha Vicas, who was searching for new digs of her own, eagerly stepped up. “The house was not in great shape,” she recalls. “But I saw the potential.”Through the years, Vicas has orchestrated countless renovations, both for her own family (the single mother has three grown children) and for clients.