Click on the FTD website, and you can still order a snoozy bouquet of daisies or — distressingly — a dozen roses that seem to have been scribbled on with rainbow markers. ...

In February, Mandy Stahl, 29, moved out of her room in a newly renovated row house in Mt. Pleasant that had three outdoor decks and ample space. The living arrangement was abo...

In a light drizzle on a November morning, Heather and Rick Garcia stood outside their Old Town Alexandria house and greeted Tom Silva, a general contractor who stars on PBS’...

Capitol Hill: $529,000 Condo:  625 3rd St. NE, #5 A flood of sunlight from the large windows highlights the contemporary design of this 1,320-square-foot, two-level condo. Tw...

Susanna Salk is not a designer. She tells readers that in the introduction to her new design book, “Be Your Own Decorator” (Rizzoli, $45). Without formal training, Salk ha...

On Bravo’s “Flipping Out,” DIYer/designer Jeff Lewis was known as the real estate-savvy rehabber with a plan to fix up houses and resell them for big bucks. The fallout ...

Home redo guru Ty Pennington knows a thing or two about a good makeover. Since 2000, he has lent his carpentry skills and wisecracking demeanor to nest-redressing TV shows —...

For a few years now, the image of a perfectly dressed bed has come straight from a luxury hotel. Picture a sleek sleep zone done up in crisp white sheets, with a streamlined w...

Adams Morgan: $289,000 Condo: 2456 20th St. NW #502 Up a rickety elevator on the fifth and highest floor lies this charming corner apartment, which exudes an understated, 1920...

Noelle Dorment and her husband, Mike, didn’t drive only themselves crazy when they were looking for their dream house in Kensington’s Chevy Chase View neighborhood. They t...

Everyone knows the feeling: It’s the end of a long day and all you want to do is come home, have the valet park your car, put your feet up, and call your building’s masseu...

In the middle of his 400-square-foot studio, in a small space carved out between a bookshelf, sundry chairs and a bed, Jeff Watkinson, who is 6 feet 1 inch tall, balances on a...

Rosslyn: $990,000 Condo penthouse: 1111 19th St. N. #1802 Enjoy the benefits of the Potomac with none of the cold water and splashing — plus room service! This 1,239-square-...

The average size of a closet in a modern U.S. home? A healthy 6 feet by 8 feet, which just might be enough space for my admittedly large collection of shoes (gulp, maybe 100 p...

’Tis the season of folly: strapping 9-foot evergreens to the top of the Zipcar, decking the halls with LED lights that blink to “Feliz Navidad.” Too bad your apartment h...