Summer = Mini Golf at the National Building Museum!
Finally! Summer’s here, our porches and decks are spring-cleaned and open for business, and the kids are restless. In our family, that means putt putt. LOTS of it. So the guys were over the moon last...
View ArticleHungry for some BizDish?
Website Google Search Facebook Twitter SEO Email Marketing Social Media Website Google. Say that 10 times, really fast. Now close your eyes. Spinning yet? Running a design business is stressful enough,...
View ArticleDesigning the Luxury Log Cabin
When I saw the huge cover story in the Wall Street Journal‘s Friday “Mansion” section on luxury log cabins, I immediately thought of designer Stephen Shutts, who calls Morgantown, WV, his home base,...
View ArticleOutdoor Furniture, Dressed in Vinyl
Diamonds might be forever, but sheesh, outdoor fabric isn’t — not even the high-end kind, like you get with gorgeous Janus et Cie furnishings. Debbie Singleton , who with husband Skip is behind the...
View ArticleRoyal Baby Style Coming to DC!
I’m gonna own this: I’m a TOTAL goober for all things royal. When I was 12, I got up at 4:30 a.m. to watch Charles and Diana get married. I got up early to watch Diana’s funeral procession. And of...
View ArticleJanet Bloomberg’s Mod Update on a Goodman Kitchen
I just got my issue of Dwell Magazine in the mail, with my short story on Kube Architecture‘s Janet Bloomberg and her “Modern Kitchen Renovation with Mid Century Roots.” “Chef d’Oeuvre” is the headline...
View ArticleBudget Baby Chic
I’m lucky enough to have developed friendships with my sister’s friends over the years (and she with mine too). So Kathy has this really good friend from U.Va., Charlotte Geary — a talented...
View ArticleRoad Trip Images
I’ve been back from our two-week family road trip for only a couple days, trying to catch up on everything, and I think I need another vacation! What a whirlwind, getting the kids ready for school,...
View ArticleA Preview of TJ Maxx & HomeGoods—and a Giveaway!
Local bloggers were invited to preview the long-awaited TJ Maxx & HomeGoods in Georgetown today, and we had the whole store to ourselves. There’s a small area upstairs with some vignettes of what’s...
View ArticleLocal Stars at the Winchester Show House
It’s been open for two weeks already, but we’ve finally got some photos from the Winchester Show House & Gardens, where the cast of designers featured includes two of my DC favorites: Wayne Breeden...
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