Nancy McKeon

Renovators’ Puzzle: So Much Money, So Little Time

Can one hotel spend $10.5 million in 105 days to update its food and its rooms? Read along and learn.

July 25, 2014

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Super Women: Brook Mowrey, Paper Artist

When people tell Brook Mowrey to cut it out, she does just that–and turns paper into art.

July 10, 2014

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Weekend at the Beach Host(ess) Gifts

Heading to the beach empty-handed? Not if the beach house isn’t yours! Here are some ideas of gifts to give your host or hostess.

July 2, 2014

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Masters of the House

The new Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams store at Tysons Galleria shows who has mastered our modern living spaces.

June 30, 2014

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An Orderly Add-on (and on) (and on)

Some houses are just patched together. This one was expanded in an architectural version of conscious coupling.

June 11, 2014

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A Host of Essentials for Hosting

Everyone can use handsome tools of the entertaining kind.

June 4, 2014

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An iron credenza / display case made by Philadelphia-based iron furniture maker Gary Magakis for Judith Beermann. Photo by Judith Beermann.

Minimalism Meets Nostalgia

She doesn’t like clutter, but some things just have to be saved–and even displayed.

May 12, 2014

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Super Women: Tricia Huntley at Home

Designer Tricia Huntley’s home is a work in progress, one problem-solving decision after another.

May 7, 2014

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Capitol Hill House Tour May 10-11-2014

The 57th Annual Capitol Hill House and Garden Tour is Mother’s Day weekend, promising historical interiors and lotsa renovations!

May 2, 2014

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Everything Store, Meet the Everything Store

Before there was Amazon.com, Washington had its own “everything store”–Rodman’s, serving up, well, everything, since 1955.

April 30, 2014

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Photo by Dennis Brack.

A Piedmont Abode: the Cozy Country Cabin

Deep in the toes of the Blue Ridge foothills, a worldly couple kicks back and enjoys nature–even those river otters.

April 16, 2014

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Victoria Sanchez designed a casual and cozy family room adjacent to the kitchen in the 2014 DC Design House. / Photo by Angie Seckinger.

A Design House to Die For

The 2014 DC Design House opens on Sunday, April 13, and it gives a 1929 Colonial-style stone house a bright and cheery–but elegant–future.

April 10, 2014

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Super Women: Catharine Roberts and Her ‘Shack’

Antiques dealer Catharine Roberts has turned a simple bungalow into a treasure trove.

April 2, 2014

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Things We Didn’t Know . . .

Hard-cooked eggs are better made in the oven, plus more helpful hints from fashion stylist Pascale Lemaire.

March 24, 2014

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photo by Nick Briggs, Carnival Film and Television Limited 2010

‘Downton Abbey’ Doings

Costumes from the PBS series ‘Downton Abbey’ are on exhibit at Winterthur Museum in Delaware.

March 19, 2014

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Dr. Tina Alster Packs It In (In One Suitcase)

Dr. Tina Alster is a dermatologist. She’s also a great packer of suitcases and cosmetic bags, as these video clips show.

March 15, 2014

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Super Women: Paula Jagemann

Watch out! This entrepreneur has another idea!

March 1, 2014

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