It’s a typical Thursday night in Shirlington, a growing neighborhood in South Arlington. The sound of live jazz fills the air outside Signature Theatre (4200 Campbell Ave., ...

Unless you’re Donald Trump, you’re probably not negotiating real-estate deals on a daily basis. Most people buy or sell a home only a handful of times in their lives, and ...

Capitol Hill: $1,695 1BR: 1310 K St. SE, Apt. 201 This airy one-bedroom is full of big windows. The kitchen — with new appliances, a granite-topped island, and a washer-drye...

Kitchens can be a source of anxiety for renters. Unless you’re one of the lucky few renting an apartment with a gleaming, new kitchen, you might have to deal with cramped st...

Kara Lang, 24, moved with her boyfriend, Bryan Schapperle, 21, to a two-bedroom rental in Georgetown to have more space, but they debated about just what to do with the small ...

Madrid in America Spanish fashion superpower Zara Home has been sold in the U.S. for years. Now the cheap-chic retailer’s home line is available online (Zarahome.com) to sta...

It’s not surprising that interior designers/HGTV hosts Robert and Cortney Novogratz inject a playful, funky energy into every space they decorate: The couple have seven chil...

Tenleytown: $3,500 1BR + Den: 3101 New Mexico Ave. NW, Apt. 1001 Fully furnished (down to the linens and silverware), all this penthouse lacks is a tenant. Framed paintings ad...

Silvia Salazar didn’t expect tenant organizing to change her life. She just wanted to rid her decaying apartment complex of bedbugs, black mold and rats. The 36-year-old end...

It used to be that customizing your nest with fabric — upholstery, curtains and bedding — meant shelling out for an interior designer or trawling Craigslist until the ide...

Richard Stanfill, a self-styled “military brat,” has lived in apartments all over the world. But it wasn’t until two years ago when he moved into the Gramercy at Metropo...

When packing for their recent move, Cecily Cutshall and her husband, Jason, found they had slightly different strategies. “I like to label everything and label very specific...

You can’t walk — or stumble — more than a few blocks in downtown D.C. without finding a Prohibition-style speakeasy (Columbia Room, The Gibson) specializing in artisanal...

Observatory Circle: $247,000 Co-Op: 4101 Cathedral Ave. NW #814   This large one-bedroom clocks in at 1,145 square feet. Its spacious hallway, with a huge storage closet,...

Capitol Hill: $1,650 1BR: 910 Maryland Ave. NE This one-bedroom, 700- square-foot English basement provides a quiet living space in the heart of Capitol Hill. Small windows do...