Trends in our Toolbox: Home Offices
Thanks to a worldwide pandemic, working from home is now the reality for so many of us. Part of ‘the new normal,’ home office design has taken off! A dedicated home workspace is something [...]
Meet the Designer: Alison Giese
Northern Virginia-based boutique full-service interior design firm, Alison Giese Interiors (AGI) specializes in an eclectic, yet timeless aesthetic. Influenced by her travels, Alison is inspired to create interiors with a sense of place, incorporating unique and [...]
Lightbulb Moments With Martha Vicas
Martha Vicas, Allied ASID, is a graduate of the Georgetown School of Foreign Service and the New York School of Interior Design. Martha and her team work tirelessly to craft timeless, perfectly curated interiors. [...]
Meet the Designer: Arlene Critzos
Arlene Critzos has a B.A. degree in design from Mount Vernon College, and she has earned Foreign Study League Art Degrees in the Decorative Arts in London, Holland, Rome and Paris. Founded in 1979, [...]
2019 GALA Merit Award
Joy Design + Build is honored to have won the 2019 GALA Merit Award for our one-of-a-kind custom home over 7,000 square foot home on North Nelson Street. GALA (Great American Living Awards), the most [...]
Meet the Designer: Amy Peltier
Amy grew up in a “magazine-like home” with everything in its place and admirably beautiful. Ironically, this was the catalyst to her passion, but not how she lives her life today. “I revel in [...]
Surviving a Home Renovation
Thinking about a home renovation? First thing you’ll want to do is decide what you want to accomplish. Is it to increase the value of your property for resale, restore an historic property or [...]
