by guest columnist Sherry Moeller
Photo credit: Jesse Synder
“There was a great vibe in the air during Preview Day,” said Taylor Wells, DC Design House corporate office and designer liaison at the 8th Annual DC Design House Preview Day of DC Design House. “People were coming up to me saying the house was fresh with new design ideas.” More than 250 guests attended the opening day. The 24 design firms who designed the 28 spaces in the 2015 DC Design House, which benefits Children’s National Health System, were on hand to answer questions about their rooms in the 8,869-square-foot new home built by Artisan Builders. Located at 956 Mackall Farms Lane in McLean, VA this year, the DC Design House’s first venture into Virginia, the home, designed by Harrison Design, includes three finished levels in a farmhouse-style home priced at $4.895 million. It’s open until May 10th.
The 2015 DC Design House in McLean, Virginia
Boutiques include Jeff L Designs, Ibhana Creations, Whyte House Monograms, Coco Blanca, For Ewe, The Surrey Two, Wine.Dine.Design, and Christi Perez Designs. A portion of boutique sales as well as a portion of designers sales (items in rooms are also for sale) go to Children’s National. This year’s DC Design House Designers include: Jeff Akseizer & Jamie Brown, Michael Hampton, Christopher Patrick, Alex Deringer & Courtney Cox, Iantha Carley, Sarah Wessel, David Benton, Terri Pakravan, Nicolette Powell & John LiMieux, Annette Hannon, Nancy Twomey, Lynni Megginson, Lisa Tureson, Pamela Harvey, Margery Wedderburn, Nancy Colbert, Joanne Fitzgerald, Skip Sroka, Samantha Friedman, Scott Cooke, Christopher Nutter, Emily Neifeld & Paul Lobkovich, Charles Owen, and David Chin.”The designers were inspired by the stone, beams and an overall organic vibe of the home echoing a Virginia country farmhouse feel and adding to the multi-generational appeal for a 21st century family. It has all the charm with new applications for life now in a great location with all the must-haves,” said Susan Hayes long, DC Design House chair.
Skip Singleton, DC Design House co-founder, says: “I think one can feel the energy and excitement in this house. It’s fresh, detailed, layered, and a lot to take in… frankly in each design space. Even the designers are excited not only about their own spaces, but also about the spaces of the others. This collective group of designers truly seem joyous around each other. There is magic here!”
What people are saying:
David Benton of RA Spaces/Rill Architects and a DC Design House designer of the Back Stair Hall, says: “We had a great turn out for Preview Day and are so excited and honored to be part of this year’s DC Design House. We think this might be the best DC Design House yet.”
Susan Wisely Forest of Choose Wisely Group, a DC Design House Sponsor, with Kip Killmon
