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Sharon Jaffe Dan

Silver Spring

Editor-in-Chief at Home and Design Magazine

Articles

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 1 month ago | homeanddesign.com | Sharon Jaffe Dan |Stacy Zarin Goldberg

    A 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 entry hall, chinks in the armor emerged. Among them: compromised bearing walls, a dank and unlivable basement and a 1980s-era solarium ready to fall apart. “It was probably the first time on a go-see that I said, ‘I need to return with my structural engineer,’” Zapatka recalls.

  • 2 months ago | homeanddesign.com | Sharon Jaffe Dan |Jenn Verrier

    About to outgrow their townhouse, a couple of Italian expats with one youngster and a baby on the way set out to find larger digs in the District. A 1980s-era center hall Colonial in Spring Valley struck their fancy for its kid-friendly neighborhood, just-big-enough proportions and abundance of natural light. “We saw a lot of new construction that just felt really big, whereas this house seemed sort of human-sized,” says the wife, who works for an international organization.

  • Jan 23, 2025 | homeanddesign.com | Sharon Jaffe Dan

    Front + Center, Interior Design, January/February 2025Hip game tables and accessories win big on style and innovationRAISE MENoted for its helical base, the Mirabilia poker table by Vismara ups the ante with a hidden bar that ascends via the touch of a button. The piece is available in 18 lacquer hues and four metallic finishes. vismara.itGLASS ACTConceived by Adriano Design for Impatia, the Filotto pool table marries a glass frame with leather pockets and an Italian slate base.

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