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Issues: Summer 2007

Photo by Morgan Howarth

A tranquil experience begins inside the entry of Chip and Betsy Barclay’s Northern Virginia home. By choosing wall colors to enhance the art they love and minimal furnishings, the Barclay’s create a serene setting.

Welcome to Spaces

Washington Spaces reflects the art of living and living with art throughout this issue. We hope to inspire you with stories about how area residents are enhancing their homes with fine architecture, sculptures, paintings, emerging art, and treasures they’ve collected from around the world.

Sheila Johnson invites us to spectacular Salamander Farm near Middleburg, VA, where beautifully landscaped grounds complement the Thomas Pheasant-designed interiors of her magnificent stone house. Terry Gerace Jr. unveils Artists Inn Residence, one of the most creative bed and breakfast establishments to open in our region. Chip and Betsy Barclay reveal the liberating secret of divesting belongings to live in a Zen sanctuary-like space where the art arises as much from what is not there as from what is.

Simple or profound, an e-Bay find or a museum-quality piece, living with art enriches all of us. It gives each of us a chance to express our thoughts, dreams, and personalities in the unique living spaces we call home. We’re greatly inspired by the exciting spaces we’re finding around Washington, DC, and hope you will be, too.

Have a wonderful summer.

Featured Articles

A Striking Pied-a-Terre: Written by Trish Donnally; When Omar Maden decided to buy a pied-a-terre in Washington, DC, he immediately called fellow Cub...; View Photo Gallery

A Vision of Serenity: Written by Sherry Moeller; If Chip Barclay hadn’t taken a wrong turn on a residential street in McLean, VA, in 2003 an...; View Photo Gallery

Drawing on Details: Written by Sherry Moeller; Mary Douglas Drysdale knows one speed – high. “They call me ‘the high

The Making of a Masterpiece: Written by Sherry Moeller; If a Tuscan-style villa could be established in Virginia’s countryside, then Sheila Johnson...

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A Past With a New Purpose: Written by Sherry Moeller; Sometimes starting over is the preferred method when developing a community, but at National Park...; View Photo Gallery

Art Deco Meets Modern: Written by Trish Donnally; The soign‚ home of a renowned doctor, a career diplomat, and their young son engages your eyes th...

International Architecture Inside the Beltway: Written by Sherry Moeller; The Japanese pagoda at the school was originally the Chi Psi Upsilon sorority for residents of th...; View Photo Gallery