Stacy Zarin Goldberg

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.

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.

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.

Jan 15, 2025 | homeanddesign.com | Julie Sanders |Stacy Zarin Goldberg

A petite kitchen goes big on charm with exuberant huesThe residents of a 1944 BUNGALOW in Silver Spring waited 25 years to redo their cramped, outmoded kitchen. After the kids had flown, they hired Tanya Smith-Shiflett of Unique Kitchens and Baths to execute a vibrant and colorful redo. “The original space was tiny,” recounts the designer. “We decided to tear a wall out between the kitchen and dining room to make space for everything they needed.”A new layout shifted appliance locations.

Jan 15, 2025 | homeanddesign.com | Julie Sanders |Stacy Zarin Goldberg

Color and pattern create a warm welcome in a cheerful kitchen redoA couple in the DC Metro area tapped Jack Rosen Custom Kitchens to redesign their outdated, early-2000s kitchen, then enlisted designer Melissa Colgan to finesse the room with materials and finishes. “They wanted a brighter, happier, fresher-feeling family space,” Colgan recalls.