Building a Pergola for Your Maryland or Washington, DC, Home

A pergola features vertical posts supporting an open lattice of wooden cross beams. Instead of a full roof, pergolas are covered by horizontal wooden slats, allowing rays of afternoon sunshine to [...]

Rate Your Railings: Which Should You Choose?

The stair railing doesn’t get a lot of glory when it comes to home design. Yes, it’s functional; it serves its purpose, but most of the time, we don’t pay it much attention. But that doesn’t have [...]

Aging Into Your Empty Nest

More and more adults today choose to age in place, electing to stick with their family homes rather than downsize. It seems like there’s an expectation for so-called ‘empty nesters’ to downsize [...]

Activities for the Whole Family to Enjoy

2020 was the year of spending time indoors. But just because we’re inside doesn’t mean we can’t have fun! Entertain yourself and your kids with these fun and family-friendly pastimes.  Indoor [...]

Split-Level Architecture in Maryland and Washington, DC

Neither bungalow nor traditional two-story structure, the split-level home combines elements of the two, effectively creating a category of its own. Made popular during the mid-century era, [...]

Let It Snow: Calculating Your Roof’s Snow Load

When you’re a kid, snow is simply magical. Cold white fluff descends from the sky, and when it gathers on the ground, you can make a snow fort with it. Snow days from school, sledding on the [...]

Solve for X: Gen X Remodeling in Maryland and Washington, DC

Exactly who or what is Gen X? Generation X falls between Baby Boomers and Millennials. If you think of America as a family unit, Gen Z’ers are the youngest sibling, millennials the eldest, and [...]