Bottom Line: A beautiful store on Maryland Avenue featuring traditional and transitional home…read moredecor. I really enjoy shopping Maryland Avenue and the classy stores that call it home. Like many of its neighbors, Be Home does not disappoint! This store features furniture, lamps, artwork and other home decor. Some items are very traditional while other items are more transitional. Regardless of the style, everything is quality and classy. Be Home is definitely the type of place that you'll want to keep checking out as their inventory turns over and they offer many seasonal items. Also, it's a great place to shop for inspiration or a gift. Finally, the staff is friendly and attentive but not overbearing.

Wonderful home furnishing store on Maryland Ave that beckons comfort, costal & class. From chairs…read moreto tapestries, trays, to decorative pillows, candles, gifts and nautical furnishings. Do yourself the favor and linger in. The perfect gift awaits you here be it for yourself or for a loved one. It's the perfect boutique shopping experience!

As a Creative Director in Graphic Design, I tend to have high standards for the level of quality in…read moreany design work I hire out for. Antonella Cestone Interiors is without a doubt an expert in the interior design industry! We had an extremely rushed, large scale remodel project and Antonella was able to develop floorplans very quickly for us, long-distance, using our contractor's measurements, photos and videos of the areas. Her expert advice and foresight on how to get plans approved quickly, (we got ours approved in 30 min with our City!) and overall advice and vision for how the floor plan would be best designed for comfort and function was very impressive! She was incredible at consulting on tricky issues like where to move the skylights, and finish selections. I will definitely use her again for phase 2 of our home projects.

From the owner: Full Service Residential Interior Design Serving DC MD and VAread more

I had such a wonderful experience with Deb at A Goode Start Decorating! She responded to my email…read moreimmediately when I inquired for possible staging help. She was very open to working around my schedule when making an appointment and was extremely courteous. Deb is very sweet and professional. She helped me stage my home in order to help sell it. She has wonderful suggestions and teaches tricks of the trade along the way. I HIGHLY recommend using Deb for any staging needs along with Decorating. She has great ideas and is very reasonably priced. She really helped me feel more at ease and comfortable about staging in such a stressful time of selling our house

From the owner: Home Staging, Interior Decoratingread more

Amazing Interior Designer as well as the Erin Paige Pitts Home shop features a curated cadre of…read moreartists for original works of art. Several new exclusive line of candles, flatware , decorative pillows and furniture are available.

Erin consulted with us on a freshening up of our living room and patio. She did a great job…read moreexplaining how the light would work in both spaces and created a beautiful indoor/outdoor experience that we love. Strongly recommend!

Working with Elizabeth and Sanctuary Interiors has been a wonderful experience for us. Elizabeth is…read morevery creative and patient as she enabled us translate our ideas into reality. She listens carefully to what you want and then works hard to help you reach that goal. Her expertise in interior design made our house into a warmer and more relaxing home. Elizabeth knows every aspect of the industry from floors to paint to furniture to accessories. We we're especially impressed by her willingness to go the extra mile with manufacturers, shippers, and installers to move our rooms from design to reality. Whether it is one special room or an entire house, we can enthusiastically recommend Elizabeth and Sanctuary Interiors as the best way to make your home fit your lifestyle.

From the owner: Seasoned interior designer, creating personally meaningful, thoughtfully designed and executed…read morespaces to inspire & support your goals, comfort & lifestyle! Our Goal is achieving beautiful, unique, quality, custom interiors; Elizabeth has always focused on being sensitive to how our surroundings impact health and mood - now known as "Wellness Design." She designs custom environments + can enable those w/specific needs to function fully, keeping accessibility guidelines and living in place needs in mind while space planning from pre-construction whenever possible. From Initial Consult to completion for Interiors, We research client preferences, provide Planning, Design, Dev't, + Drawings, Opt. Renderings, Proposals for materials, products & furnishing procurement We expedite furnishings, interior materials, and contribute to project coordination as advocate to final completion. NCIDQ, CID Licensed Certified Interior Designer, expertise in fine homes from metro DC to Coastal vacation retreats, including custom millwork design details and hand-made artisan furnishings, materials and finishes. Hospitality, Mixed-Use, Retail, Educational facilities & Yacht design experience. Standout Projects include: Waterfront homes, 'Beaux Arts' mansion @DuPont Circle-DC, AU-Kogod School of Business, Marriott Hotels, Model Homes, Schooner-'Tree of Life', Matson-Aloha Ships - Interior Specs, Residential Show-house Staging for fundraising. Volunteer for affordable housing board.

My family and I recently moved into a new house, which required decorating and purchasing multiple…read morerooms' worth of furniture. We had never worked with an interior designer before, but we knew an expert's assistance would be helpful given the amount of furniture and other decorating assistance we needed. Ali was a great listener and developed a vision for the house that fit both our lifestyle and tastes. She introduced us to pieces and patterns beyond those we would have found on our own. For each room, she provided multiple choices for furniture, patterns, rugs, etc.--at various price points and styles--and made sure that we could mix and match the different pieces while maintaining the overall vision for the room. In addition to her aesthetic talents, Ali was a huge help with logistics--placing orders, securing samples, and staying on top of suppliers and vendors. With the ongoing supply delays due to the pandemic, Ali kept us up to date as shipping and delivery dates changed. Overall, Ali is a lovely person and very easy to work with--highly communicative throughout the process. We will certainly keep her in mind for our future interior decorating needs!

Great work from Ali Horwitz. Look forward to seeing her continued success around DC and Baltimore.read more

THESE GIRLS GAVE ME THE KITCHEN OF MY DREAMS!! I have never used a professional designer before and…read morenow I am hooked. I met with Kim and her assistant designer feeling very unsure of what I wanted. They worked with me every step of the way. I spoke with them and showed them a few different styles I admired from Pinterest, along with my budget, and my expectations.. THEY BLEW ME AWAY!! I ended up with the most gorgeous custom cabinets and a more stylish kitchen than I could have ever imagined. So many times throughout the design process, I would start to second guess myself or feel overwhelmed and they were always just a call or text away. These girls guided me to the perfect kitchen- with never using a professional before, I had no clue what I was missing(!) We are now planning on using them to redo my home office and our master suite. Everyone that sees my kitchen wants a referral because it literally looks like something out of a magazine. I am so proud of my new kitchen and beyond thrilled with my experience with Dreamhouse Studios. 10 OUT OF 10.

I have never written a negative review before, however I feel compelled to do so for Dream House…read moreStudios of Annapolis, MD. I was told that Dream House Studios designers have a reputation for incorporating a client's existing furniture into their new home. This was important to me since I have being collecting antiques for 36 years. In addition we were downsizing from over 7000 square feet on two floors to a 2200 sq. ft. town home on 4 floors. Working with Dream House was a frustrating experience; there was no design boards with colors, fabrics or furniture placement ideas; but there were plenty of design billing hours. What they did well was to help manage subcontractors such as painters and cabinet-makers AND introduce me to quality subcontractors. What was sorely missing was ideas and design consultation despite my requests for the very same. When I inquired about my last bill regarding ideas for drapes and what actually I was paying for (I had already canceled due to their lack of service) I was told it was "proprietary information". Seriously? I could have uncovered the same ideas in a few minutes searching on Pinterest. Over the course of last several months, I received more design ideas and quality input from both Bassett Furniture and Ethan Allen than I did from Dream House! Importantly like, both Bassett and Ethan Allen offer their consultation services for free! If you need help with design consultation, our experience would indicate you can do much better elsewhere. Save yourself money, time and frustration, do not use Dream House Studios.

I first met Gina Fitzsimmons when she was the designer for a friend's home and I loved what she did…read morefor them. I hired her to redo the bathrooms in my townhome in Maryland and that led to the whole house. She not only did a hand drawn floor plan of each room to scale, she also planned all paint colors, window treatments, bedding, furniture selection, fabric, rugs, built-in cabinets for storage and wall art. You can tell that she loves what she does by the attention she pays to each detail of the project. Later I hired her to help me redo my house in Texas. I was a little worried with the house being in Texas but once again she did a great job capturing exactly what I wanted and paying attention to all details of the project. No matter where I live Fitzsimmons Design is who I will go to whenever I have a design project. Gina is a true professional and a joy to work with.

Fitzsimmons Design has done my favorite rooms at the Baltimore symphony show house the last two…read moretimes that they were in it. They put together the most comfortable designed spaces.and we have met two of the designers when we were in the space at The Ritz Carlton in Baltimore. We liked the living room so much, we had them work on our place in Delaware. What great professional!s. our place looks great from top to bottom! Thanks, again!

Not only do I love, love, love Nancy Hammond's work, but this gallery shop is truly a gem…read more It is right on West Street in the Arts District. I visited in person for the first time today. I only wish I had gone earlier in the season. In addition to the gorgeous, larger format framed works, they have some amazing gift items. There are many items featuring her great designs. The holiday cards are so unique; I will remember that before buying cards for next year. They had tree ornaments, towels, glassware, and so many other gift items. Make your stop here part of a fun day out and visit one of the nearby restaurants for lunch too. Annapolis Arts District has SO much to offer.

Bottom Line: Colorful paintings and silk-screen prints that beautifully capture life around the…read moreChesapeake Bay. I don't know anything technically about art but I know what I like when I see it and that includes Nancy Hammond's colorful interpretations of life around Annapolis and the Chesapeake Bay region. As an Annapolitan I have long been familiar with Nancy Hammond Editions and I was excited to see she has a gallery in Saint Michael's in addition to her downtown Annapolis location. I think the Saint Michael's gallery might only be open on the weekends but its is beautifully done and worth a stop. When I visited a colorful heron print called "Trumpet Vine and Marshmallow" was featured up front and I just kept starring at it and all the lovely colors. There is something fun about the long-legged herons and this piece really captures that for me. While Nancy Hammond does paint a lot of herons she is also known for capturing Labrador retrievers, the Naval Academy, Annapolis, sailboats and other common sights of the region. Nancy Hammond is a very accomplished artist. She attended the prestigious Rhode Island Design School and I recently learned that some of her work has even been featured in the Baltimore Museum of Art.