Homes & Gardens

Or, is it something in your crawl space? Do you hear scratching sounds coming from your roof or running and walking noises at night...

These are uncertain times for the rental market in Washington, DC.  In this year’s feast-or-famine market, chances are that if you filled a vacant...

My foyer has walls, which is a nice thing. It also has doors, which I’m also quite fond of. French doors, these are, of...

One of the hot trends of the past year is expanding living spaces into our front- or backyards. It gained momentum after last year’s...

As we plan our gardens this year, one of the most asked questions, perennially, has to be ‘is it low maintenance?’ Gardeners today are...

Camelia japonica, is the spring blooming variety of the camelia world and Camellia sasanqua, is the fall bloomer. Both plants have the notoriety of...

Washington DC is home to a large number of historical alleys. Many of those alleys are located on Capitol Hill and are thriving as...

The Deer House, one of Capitol Hill’s finest and most well-known homes, has just been put on the market.  It’s a good time to...

Capitol Hill is home to people from all walks of life -- actors, Hill politicians, teachers, business people, writers, artists, retired ambassadors, you name...

I have been remodeling homes in the DC metro area since the 1980s. I meet with hundreds of homeowners each year to discuss their...