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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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homeanddesign.com | Linda Hales |George Brown
Awards, Landscape Design, March/April 2025Expertly tended gardens elevate a McLean abodeOn an elegant property maintained by Wheat’s Landscape, precision is its own reward—even when creating clean lines and sharply defined features presents dynamic challenges. The nearly two-acre landscape, completed in September 2024, belongs to clients who entertain frequently and wanted a pristine view from the rear of their two-story residence.
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homeanddesign.com | Linda Hales
Awards, Landscape Design, March/April 2025Top-shelf amenities abound on a prime Virginia propertyA wooded, sloping lot in McLean made a smooth transition from dull yard to enticing gathering space with a few neat additions, including a rustic, stone-walled swimming pool with a travertine surround and a high-tech shade structure with louvers on automatic control.
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homeanddesign.com | Linda Hales |Allen Russ
For landscape architect Jennifer Horn of Horn & Co., the success of a project on a tight lot in Northwest Washington turned on the fate of a century-old sycamore tree. The specimen rose between two recently joined properties, each boasting a house designed by architect Carmel Greer—a stone residence with a deck and pool, and a redwood guest house on the adjacent lot.
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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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Dec 2, 2024 | 
homeanddesign.com | Linda Hales
The time-honored importance of location rang true for Will Teass and Liz Dixon when the two architects were in search of a new home for their family. Four years later, ensconced in a three-story, 3,019-square-foot idyll of their own design, the duo happily recalls its origins on a late-summer day. Sunlight cascades from a skylight through the treads of a floating, white oak staircase that serves as the sculptural spine of their Capitol Hill home.
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
homeanddesign.com | Linda Hales |Jennifer Hughes
As a savvy business executive, Adam Cohen knew to jump on the listing for a prime, quarter-acre property in Bethesda, though the house was far from perfect. It had begun life in 1927 as a Colonial and was later reinvented as a bold, modern dwelling. “I loved the location, I liked the square footage of the great room and bedroom—and I hated everything else,” Cohen recalls.
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Jul 24, 2024 | 
homeanddesign.com | Linda Hales
How does an architect orchestrate the renovation of a house when he becomes the client? The home of Stephen Vanze, a founding principal at BarnesVanze Architects, and his life partner Elizabeth Berardi answers the question with finesse. A gracious, curving stair and a Federal-style fanlight over the front door give nothing away; since the two-story brick row house is located in the Georgetown Historic District, the street façade could not change.
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Jun 4, 2024 | 
homeanddesign.com | Linda Hales |Stacy Zarin Goldberg
From their first trip 25 years ago, Bill and Megan Goeller were smitten by the Chesapeake lifestyle. The Delaware-based couple made yearly visits for a decade—boating on the bay, fishing for stripers, enjoying the hospitality of the Inn at Perry Cabin—before they got serious about establishing a base in the area to share with now-grown children and grandchildren.
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May 1, 2024 | 
homeanddesign.com | Julie Sanders |Linda Hales |Sharon Jaffe Dan
Rooms With a View Architect Violeta Fiorino-Schwartz and her husband purchased a townhome in Baltimore’s Canton neighborhood, drawn by enviable views of sailboats streaming by in the harbor. However, interiors of the multi-level abode […] Rooms With a View A retired chef and his wife tapped Katie Carlin Interiors to update their Royal Oak, Maryland, residence with new furniture and paint.
