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Adaptive reuse turns roller rink into apartments
Published: Thu, May 16, 2013
It is not quite placing square pegs into round holes but Douglas Development is fitting 39 apartments into the dome-roofed former roller skating rink above the Adams Morgan Harris Teeter. Called the Citadel, the project exemplifies adaptive reuse -- the architectural idea of transforming...
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Take your powder room from bland to bold
Published: Thu, May 16, 2013
The powder room, perhaps the smallest space in a house, presents the most possibilities. "By nature, it is a small space, which is liberating," said Sara Baldwin, founder and creative director of New Ravenna Mosaics, a custom mosaic tile and stone company. "This is the perfect room to...
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Reinvented garages house hobbies and work
Rosemary Ponnekanti
Published: Wed, May 15, 2013
It's that place in your home that's always dirty. Maybe it has funky windows and no insulation. Or it leaks. But hey, it's four walls, a roof and a floor -- and so it has a lot more potential than just housing your car. We're talking about your garage. If you've been thinking you could make a...