Danziger Design

I wanted to share with everyone the tree I decorated for the 2009 Georgetown Jingle at the Four Seasons Hotel in Washington. Fourteen interior designers were chosen to decorate trees and vignettes that were part of the silent auction at the Georgetown Jingle Family Event on December 13th. The purpose of this family-friendly event was to celebrate the fashions of the holiday season and to support families battling cancer by extending support to two programs at Georgetown University Hospital…the hospital’s pediatric bone marrow transplantation program and their Childhood Cancer Survivorship Program.

Look to see what the media had to say about the Georgetown Jingle and the designer’s trees:

Washingtonian
Washington Spaces
Home and Design

“I had a dream and you made it a reality. Thank you so much for that, not only for myself, but for all the victims in Montgomery County who come here.”

These are kind words to me from Jo Ann Ricchiuti, of the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office regarding the lobby at the Family Justice Center in Rockville, MD. The Family Justice Center was created to provide a “one-stop shop” for domestic violence victims seeking assistance.

I had the privilege of working as a volunteer with Jo Ann to help design the lobby of the Family Justice Center. I had such mixed feelings about the project – I was honored to participate, and at the same time I was so sad knowing that a facility such as this was needed in Montgomery County. The goal was to create a lobby that made its visitors feel welcome and safe.

Knowing that I could not do this alone, I recruited several of my trusty sources to assist with this endeavor. My many thanks go out to Homer Mitrakas, painter extraordinaire, Steve Bournias of SCB Woodworking, and Kevin Wales of Just Moulding. Homer painted the entire lobby, Steve constructed an arch to camouflage the metal detector, and Kevin donated their time to install wainscot moulding throughout the lobby.

The lobby is pictured below – a beach theme was decided upon. I used the existing sand colored floor to come up with sky colored walls, a welcoming white arch, donated beach-inspired furniture, and moulding that you would find in a beach house.