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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 15, 2025 | 
homeanddesign.com | Susan Bodiker
It 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. “Instant soulmates,” Ramchandani agrees. Together with builder Cecchi Homes, the two embarked on a year-long renovation that transformed a staid, center hall Colonial into a family home filled with light, color and a sense of fun.
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Nov 11, 2024 | 
homeanddesign.com | Susan Bodiker |Angela Roy
This is my happy place,” declares Sharon Cox, gesturing to dining room windows that overlook Breton Bay, a tributary of the Potomac River in St. Mary’s County, Maryland. “Almost every day I wake up and think, ‘I need to pinch myself because I live here.’” The cardiac recovery room nurse-turned-realtor was looking for a place to live with room for her grown children and grandkids to visit.
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Oct 2, 2024 | 
georgetowner.com | Susan Bodiker
In one memorable phrase uttered on “Morning Joe,” The Atlantic’s David Frum captured the nightmare that awaits us if the Republican ticket takes the White House. Needless to say, he was not relishing the prospect. Tuesday’s debate was a study in contrasts: the affable mid-western-nice Governor Walz vs the polished yet shape-shifting performance of Yale-educated Senator Vance.
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Jul 1, 2024 | 
georgetowner.com | Susan Bodiker
My takeaway from Thursday’s debate? Former President Donald Trump really doesn’t like immigrants. They are his personal bête noire, an animating force.
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Jun 27, 2024 | 
georgetowner.com | Susan Bodiker
Remember how you felt when The Former Guy’s jet departed Washington airspace early on the day of President Biden’s inauguration? Putting aside the sore-loser disrespect to tradition, it was a wonderful moment. “Happy days are here again!” we naively thought. “We never have to hear from him again.”If only! As the past four long years have shown, he never really went away. His lies and legal misadventures have dominated our media and taken up residence in our heads.
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Feb 29, 2024 | 
homeanddesign.com | Susan Bodiker |Linda Hales |Julie Sanders |Sharon Jaffe Dan
Paris Chic It’s the eternal conundrum: What comes first—form or function? Both and neither, according to Christian Zapatka and Romain Baty, the architect and interior designer respectively behind the transformation of a […] Easy Living Set back on a gentle rise from the street, a contemporary, stone-and-stucco residence expands the architectural legacy of a Bethesda neighborhood known for its Mid-Century Modern heritage.
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Feb 21, 2024 | 
homeanddesign.com | Susan Bodiker |Stacy Zarin Goldberg
It’s the eternal conundrum: What comes first—form or function? Both and neither, according to Christian Zapatka and Romain Baty, the architect and interior designer respectively behind the transformation of a modest, circa-1900 row house on Capitol Hill into a sophisticated, European-inspired urban villa. “Structure and design are connected,” Baty contends.
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Feb 15, 2024 | 
georgetowner.com | Susan Bodiker
Blame it on the algorithm. Before you book a venue, say yes to the dress or sign up for your gift registry, an uninvited guest will crash your joyous moment and social media feeds: weight loss ads. Once you announce your engagement, you’re fair game. Like Cupid’s arrow, these messages —from pre-wedding workouts to the latest cleanse or diet trend — are targeted to hit your heart and your deepest insecurities about your body and appearance.
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Jan 10, 2024 | 
homeanddesign.com | Susan Bodiker |Sharon Jaffe Dan |Catherine Funkhouser |Linda Hales
All-Season Escape Pascale de Fouchier’s design philosophy is Cartesian in its simplicity: “I listen, I craft, I organize.” This is an approach the French-American designer beautifully translated for a couple with two […] Fresh Attitude While century-old Cape Cods and bungalows proliferate in the greater Washington area, well-preserved Bauhaus structures from the period are few and far between.
