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Dreaming of Bright Days and Beautiful Spaces in the New Year

December 16, 2021

As the sun sets on 2021, we wish you and yours the happiest of holidays. Thankfully, we have been busy elves all year at A. Houck Designs, creating spaces and making clients’ dreams come true. Our hearts are bursting with gratitude for our wonderful clients who invited us into their homes this past year, entrusted their living environments to us, and showed incredible patience during supply-chain delays. Stay tuned for our big reveals of their beautiful spaces.

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May the new year bring you joy and peace. In the meantime, savor these tranquil scenes from our inspiring and much-needed escape to Maine earlier this year. We can all use an extra dose of tranquility as we head into the holidays and close the chapter on an uncertain year. Here’s to a bright 2022!

Photo of lake through trees in Maine by Andrea Houck
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Beautiful Maine sunset photo by Andrea Houck
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About Andrea Houck

Andrea Houck is a highly recognized interior designer based in the Washington, D.C. area.  She founded A. Houck Designs, a full-service firm providing residential interior design and construction consulting. She is also the founder of Creating Spaces, where she shares her latest design inspirations and tips, as well as behind-the-scenes project updates.

With a fine arts background, Andrea is known for her carefully crafted compositions that prioritize balance, scale and proportion. Her design portfolio runs the style gamut, from traditional to modern to somewhere in between. Andrea’s wide-ranging work has been featured in Elle Decor, Flower Magazine, The Washington Post, Home & Design and Arlington Magazine, among others.

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