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1 month ago | 
homeanddesign.com | Julie Sanders |Robert Radifera
Designer's Eye, Interior Design, March/April 2025Jodi Berger’s chic Potomac abode embraces a graphic, modern sensibilityJodi Berger grew up in Potomac—so when she and her husband Adam returned to Maryland after six years in the New York area, it was a natural choice to rent a townhouse in her old stomping ground. After a couple of years, they purchased a 1988 Colonial a block away from the designer’s childhood home.
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1 month ago | 
homeanddesign.com | Sharon Jaffe Dan |Robert Radifera
A two-bedroom unit in The Representative, a 1970s-era high-rise in Arlington, checked all the boxes for Ken Kero-Mentz and Neil Cannon. Downsizing from a home in DC’s Mount Pleasant, the couple sought a roomy pied-à-terre in a building with a 24-hour concierge, pool, gym and prime location near Metro and the airport. Icing on the cake were “amazing views of the Capitol, the Washington Monument and the Potomac,” says Kero-Mentz, a retired foreign service officer.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
homeanddesign.com | Charlotte Safavi |Robert Radifera
Home is where memories are made. For a couple with two kids in college, Wintergreen Resort, nestled on the eastern slope of Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains, has been that special place since 2010. “We’ve owned a second home here for more than a decade, using it for vacations, weekends and holidays,” says the husband, a real estate developer. “Our kids grew up skiing and snowboarding.
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Nov 8, 2024 | 
homeanddesign.com | Charlotte Safavi |Robert Radifera
When Dean Zang, a commercial real estate broker, and his wife Amanda, a consultant, decided in late 2020 to update their circa-1980s waterfront getaway in Bozman, Maryland, they looked no further than David Ricks, the architect who had worked on their Arlington residence.
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Aug 21, 2024 | 
homeanddesign.com | Sharon Jaffe Dan |Robert Radifera
Restoring an historic 1880s row house in Old Town for a couple with two boys was tricky enough; toss in the fact that the property was a mere 19 feet wide and the stakes became even higher. Architect Patrick Camus and designer Anne Marie Hauer were hired to take on the challenge. The sweeping overhaul traded choppy, outdated interiors for a more open plan that enlarged the kitchen and created a nearby breakfast/sitting room.
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Aug 20, 2024 | 
homeanddesign.com | Michelle Brunner |Robert Radifera
As you approach the pea-gravel motor court of this home, with its painted-brick exterior and striking mansard roof, you’d be forgiven for thinking you’ve been transported to the outskirts of Paris. Twenty years ago, a couple who’d lived in the French capital for many years returned to Virginia and hired Dalgliesh Gilpin Paxton Architects to design a house in Charlottesville for them that would reflect their love of classic Gallic architecture.
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Aug 1, 2024 | 
homeanddesign.com | Robert Radifera |Julie Sanders
A Bethesda abode brims with light, openness—and the owners’ favorite hueYears after a partial remodel, Bethesda homeowners were ready to finish the job. They tapped designer Sally Steponkus, who had worked with them previously, to help realize their vision for bright, open spaces and a new kitchen. Steponkus teamed with architect Timothy Clites to accomplish the project’s goals.
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Mar 5, 2024 | 
homeanddesign.com | Julie Sanders |Robert Radifera
A retired couple purchased a diminutive getaway with big ideas for its future. Situated a block from the ocean in Bethany Beach, Delaware, the 1,500-square-foot, circa-1960s cottage had become outmoded and dysfunctional over time—so the owners embarked on an overhaul with help from architect Jonathon Selway and Jamie Merida Interiors.
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Feb 22, 2024 | 
homeanddesign.com | Robert Radifera |Julie Sanders
A retired couple purchased a diminutive getaway with big ideas for its future. Situated a block from the ocean in Bethany Beach, Delaware, the 1,500-square-foot, circa-1960s cottage had become outmoded and dysfunctional over time—so the owners embarked on an overhaul with help from architect Jonathon Selway and Jamie Merida Interiors.
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Nov 8, 2023 | 
homeanddesign.com | Julie Sanders |Robert Radifera
After buying a circa-1916 home on Spa Creek in Annapolis, a couple hired designer Katherine Crosby of Jenkins Baer Associates to breathe fresh life into its outmoded interiors. Among the tasks: to revive a home office located off the primary suite. “It’s a quiet, contemplative space with a spectacular view and was intended for the wife’s use,” Crosby relates.
