shopping

Lighten Up!

Dull? Dreary? We hear you. A couple of professional designers have suggestions for brightening things up, and we have a couple of ideas of our own.

January 14, 2015

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Getting dry (guy)!

This makes warm and dry a reality.

January 7, 2015

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A Curated Idea

Can we add the word “curated” to the things we dump in 2015? Please?

December 28, 2014

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Attention, Truffle Hunters!

No passport needed to score these white diamonds from Italy.

December 12, 2014

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Gifting for the Good

Do your holiday shopping at Georgetown’s Christ Child Opportunity Shop and help a kid in Anacostia.

December 10, 2014

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Keep it fresh!

Our daily holiday gift suggestion.

December 9, 2014

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Fire it up!

Our daily holiday gift suggestion.

December 8, 2014

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The Sheet Cheat: How to pick the best

Overnight guests arriving for the holidays? Get set with this primer on bed linens.

November 23, 2014

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Shinola Arrives on 14th Street

The Detroit-based company is a cheerleader for its home city.

November 19, 2014

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Our Favorite Annual Sale Says Farewell!

A flyer tells us our favorite retail experience is about to end.

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Turkish Delight

A jaunt to Istanbul–could anything be cooler? Yes, a Turkish Suite at the sleek Marti Istanbul hotel.

November 6, 2014

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Table Talk

Holiday tables can be glamorous, or homespun, or downright colorful and creative. Here is a quartet of ideas.

November 5, 2014

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Happy Howloween!

A place where Halloween went to the dogs . . . or vice versa.

October 31, 2014

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In Search of Halloween Style

Can Halloween be tasteful? Or should we just go with the creepy flow?

October 24, 2014

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A New Gem in This Jeweler’s Crown

Fairfax Square has a new jewelry store, and Barry Dixon designed it.

October 8, 2014

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It’s Raining Umbrellas

It’s not raining teargas here, but we’re ripe for an Umbrella Revolution anyway.

October 2, 2014

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Dressed to Pill

How to steer clear of today’s cut-rate cashmere.

September 23, 2014

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A Master of Modern

Doug Meyers knows what downtown people need in their new condos, and it’s not 90-inch sofas.

September 10, 2014

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