High Point Market: Top Twelve Favorites
Last week I was in High Point for Spring Market — and am just now recovering from a jam-packed, head-spinning three days. Twice a year, the …
Seeing Nature and Thinking Design-Palette Possibilities
Interior designers get their inspiration from all sorts of places — fashion, travel, history, Hollywood…you name it. But when it comes to …
Sophisticated Take on Pantone’s Color of the Year
Every December Pantone names its Color of the Year for the coming year. For 2016 the color experts broke with tradition and picked a combination of …
Nature and Romance at Wright’s Fallingwater
A visit to Frank Lloyd Wright’s iconic Fallingwater had long been on the top of my weekend-getaway wish list. So this fall, my husband, Peter, …
Nature-Inspired Family Room Wins ASID Excellence Award
A. Houck Designs was honored to receive the “Residential - Single Space - First Place Award" from the Washington Metro Chapter of ASID - American …
ASID- Award-Winning Family Room Design
What a huge thrill and honor it was yesterday to be presented with an "Award Of Excellence" by the Washington Metro Chapter of ASID- American …
A Saltwater Aquarium is a Client’s Dream Come True
I was honored last week to do a guest post, in which I shared the makings of a client's saltwater aquarium, on Jennifer Sergent's popular DC by …
Traditional and Modern Fireplace Transformations: Dramatic Befores and Afters
In the middle of summer, the last thing you're probably thinking about is curling up in front of a roaring fire. But now is actually the perfect time …
Prom-Night Entertaining, In Style
June is shaping up to be a very busy month for me and my family. Take this week: my son, Carson, and I are off to revisit the college he will …
Fresh and Floral Design Ideas
The old adage is true…April showers do, indeed, bring May flowers. It’s warm and sunny in Washington, DC, today and glorious flowers are popping …
The Makings of a Design House, Part 2
Last week I shared a retrospective on the makings of our French Modern Bar at the 2013 DC Design House. Now I’m taking you behind the scenes of …
The Makings of a Design House, Part 1
The annual DC Design House opened this week in McLean. Touring a show house is a magical experience. The participating designers – not bound by the …
