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By Kathryn O’Shea Evans Special To The Washington Post When it comes to designing a home interior that reflects you and your lifestyle, nothing beats customizing everything from the bathroom tile to the drawer pulls. But when so much of the housing built since World War II falls under the broad umbrella of cookie-cutter, it […]

From hobby rooms to guest quarters to entire homes, barns––both repurposed and new––are becoming living spaces

These bathroom vanities feature natural, statement-making wood. It’s all about bringing the outdoors in.

As we count down the last days of March, we mark the end of Christine Wilson’s tenure at the Federal Trade Commission. Set to resign March 31, Commissioner Wilson will have served four...

These Montgomery County families turned their basements into workout spaces, gaming hubs, wine rooms and saunas after spending more time at home

Designer Lauren Liess and Architect Jim Rill totally transformed it.

By Carolyn Weber | share this Michelle and Steve Dolge, who live in Chevy Chase, D.C., bought this property in Cambridge, Maryland, last year as a vacation home. Courtesy photo In June 2020, Chevy Chase, D.C., resident Michelle Dolge traveled to Cambridge, Maryland, to help a friend prepare her second home for a pandemic-modified “beach week” visit by their teenage daughters and the girls’ friends. During her visit to the Eastern Shore town, Michelle recalled a house there that had cau...

Key elements: Antique fixtures, steel-framed shower, hex tile. Architect Jim Rill and designer Lauren Liess teamed up to create this 1900s-inspired space in a recently renovated Reston house. “The client was really drawn to those old, turn-of-the-century New York City buildings,” says Liess. To capture that feeling in an otherwise new room, she brought in genuinely vintage touches, such as the towel bars and the prismatic-glass ceiling light. Other elements, including the tub sprayer and c...

Photograph of closet #1 by Stacy Zarin Goldberg Architect Jim Rill and interior designer Marika Meyer built this luxe closet for a client in Chevy Chase, out of a space that used to be an outdoor deck. Cabinetmaker Danish Builders designed the built-ins and double islands. “She treated it almost like a getaway,” says Rill of the homeowner. “We had to convince her not to do a refrigerator up there with wine in it.” Closet #2 Photographs of closet #2 by Stylish Productions. Interior desig...