Holiday vacation anxiety can be just as high for traveling guests as it is for the host. While great food, drinks and company are why we all visit in the first place, do not underestimate the power of a great night of sleep. Having a place to go for a break from noise, too many people, or just to re-energize for the next day. Here are our favorite tips to create a perfect space for your guests.

In competitive housing markets like ours in the DMV, you simply can’t afford to make mistakes when staging your home for sale. It’s a fact that a well-staged home will sell faster and for a higher price, so getting it right is really important. At Signature Design Interiors, our staging team has over 16 years of decorating expertise and professional staging accreditations, which results in a staged home with a higher level of design aesthetic. Presenting open and airy furniture arrangements that are well accessorized is a must, but we go steps beyond that by injecting great design principles into each property that results in a “wow effect” that buyers are looking for when choosing a home.

‘Tis the start of the holiday season! We love this time of year and all of the family gatherings, get-togethers with friends, and of course festive food and decor! Inevitably as we prepare for the events of the holidays, a bit of panic might creep in from time to time if you feel rushed or that you may have forgotten something (horrors!). As a pre-holiday gathering, our team sat down together to brainstorm and create this list of 10 helpful tips for a stress-free holiday season.

Thanksgiving is just a few days away and we can hardly wait! Every year around this time we like to share a few of our favorite recipes with you. This time we have a few for sides and soups for your Thanksgiving feast. If you are looking for a new recipe, give one or more of these a try.

Part of what makes our work enjoyable and rewarding is the ability to make our client’s visions come to life. Recently, we had the opportunity to work with clients who wanted to update their contemporary waterfront home in Reston. They had a wish list of projects they needed assistance with and enlisted us to make those wishes come true. The projects included renovating a lower level, painting, new flooring, updates to a guest kitchen area, and new furniture. All the work needed to keep with the contemporary nature of the home and be completed on a tight time schedule before their son’s upcoming wedding.

Well, we’ve made it . The season we’ve been waiting for has arrived- Summer! Summertime is filled with entertaining friends, using your grill to cook up some amazing recipes, and eating some frozen treats. Summer’s signature recipes are sponsored by the grill! The best part of grilling? It’s always an easy clean-up. Here are some of our go-to grilling recipes!

Mother’s Day happens once a year, but let’s be honest these amazing women deserve to be pampered and celebrated all year long. We like to pull out all the stops for Mom - making sure the table is set just right, and your brunch is filled with delicious recipes.  Today we’re sharing some of our favorites that will no doubt leave your guests wanting more.

Spring is now in full swing. We are enjoying the warmer weather, watching the flowers bloom, and looking forward to seeing our family and friends for Easter brunch. Since Easter brunch is one of our favorite events of the spring (besides opening day at Navy Yard, of course), we created our Easter brunch guide for you that has a few of our favorite recipes and what we include in our Easter baskets.

We don’t know about you, but we are ready to leave the cold behind and spring into warmer weather. While winter was filled snuggling up by the fireplace, it is time to trade in those nights by the fire for nights outside on your deck or patio enjoying the outdoors.

It’s hard to believe that we are almost three months into the new year. We have been busy making our clients dream spaces come to life and to do that we have been incorporating this year’s color trends into our designs. We have to say we are loving the variety of colors that are featured this year.