Guest Bedroom, 2012 DC Design House

We are very excited to be featured in the Designer’s Portfolio section of the HGTV website! Please feel free to view the coverage by clicking on the link below…

DANZIGER DESIGN’S GUEST BEDROOM AT THE 2012 DC DESIGN HOUSE

We want to send out a big THANK YOU to Sherry Moeller of Moki Media who has been “marketing the heck out of” the 2012 DC Design House, which in turn raises more money for Children’s National Medical Center. We have had such a fantastic time with this year’s design house. The house is open until Sunday, May 13th (Mother’s Day), so if you are reading this, grab your Mom, or your Dad, or your girlfriend, or your boyfriend, or your BFF, or your boss, or your brother, or your sister, or your cousins… there’s room, bring them all!

We would also like to thank and give credit to Robert Radifera, the exceptionally talented photographer who took the pictures shown on this page (these are the ones that appear on the HGTV website). He really captured the look and feeling of our guest bedroom.

There really is SOMETHING for EVERYONE to see in this house. Most items in the rooms are for sale, and in the lower level of the Design House there are boutiques with items for purchase – including home decor, handbags, clothing, etc. A portion of these sales also goes to Children’s National Medical Center.

The house is located at 4951 Rockwood Parkway, NW, Washington, DC

Hours: Saturdays-Sundays 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.; Tuesdays-Fridays 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Tickets are $20 at the door. For more information about the house, please visit the 2012 DC Design House Website.

We would really love to see you there… stop by and say hi.

Closeup of Night Table, 2012 DC Design House

Guest Bedroom, Other View, 2012 DC Design House

We hope to see you at the Design House. It’s for a good cause – proceeds go to Children’s National Medical Center. For more information, go to the DC Design House website.

Holly Morris – 2012 D.C. Design House: MyFoxDC.com

Exciting, challenging and at times a bit stressful!

These adjectives describe feelings at any given time.

Here is a very quick “Behind the Scenes” look at what it has been like to prepare for the DC Design House.

JANUARY 6: Receive email inviting us to walk through the house

JANUARY 19: Walk through house – try to figure out which rooms will generate greatest interest, which rooms will require the least “maintenance”… all the while thinking LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION. Lots of thoughts are provoked

2012 DC Design House

JANUARY 19-31: CRAZY-MAKING time – create a floor plan, find furniture, rug, paint colors, window treatments, fabrics, etc., etc. – hire a renderer to create “the vision” on paper, put the presentation board together. Very challenging to meet the deadlines and continue the day job!

FEBRUARY 1: Wrap the board with protective plastic, place it carefully in the car, carry it carefully to the design house, try to catch glimpses of other boards, see if anyone submitted the same room. Walk back to car. Stress but in a good way

Original board submitted to the DC Design House committee

FEBRUARY 1-9: Kind of like waiting for college acceptance letters only in 2012 one does not go to the mailbox

FEBRUARY 10: We get THE call… “Hello my name is (name excluded to provide anonymity) from the DC Design House selection committee. We would like you to be in this year’s design house, BUT… (oh no!) we would like you to do Space 15 instead of the room you submitted. Happy but “challenged” in that we would have to adapt original idea to new space. Didn’t space 15 have the nasty mattresses, asymmetric window placement, bad floors, 8 doors and no light?!!! Talk about a challenge and the need to innovate

Space 15 - BEFORE

FEBRUARY 13 – Look at Space 15. Confirmed that space 15 was, in fact, the one we thought it might be – are we up to that challenge? NO TURNING BACK NOW!

FEBRUARY 13-February 29 – Redo floor plan (this is a different space from the one submitted), redo rendering (this time on our own). STRESS! Have not done a rendering since design school days. Procure furniture, some changes need to be made because of this different room, call painter, call flooring person, call cabinet-maker, call decorative painter, call electrician, call anyone else who can help! Prepare information for DC Design House book, prepare ad for book, redo board for Bare Bones Day. All that and try to fulfill the needs of paying clients.

FEBRUARY 25 – Bare Bones Day – stand in space for 5 hours and greet visitors – this is the fun part. It comes naturally.

Wendy in Space 15 - Before on Bare Bones Day

MARCH 1-APRIL 6 – Work on the room, remove shelves, bring in floor guy, get paint, bring in painter, visit space, bring in electrician, visit space, have painter patch holes, have painter put in moulding, visit space, wash windows, work with drapery person to create window treatments, work with framing guy to design memo boards, shop for fabric, phone calls, shop for more fabric, design dog bed, redesign dog bed, select new rug (bigger space) re-redesign dog bed, work with cabinet maker to design wood shelves for closet and panels for screens, visit decorative painter to design folding screen, visit space, work with lighting designer, bring back electrician, phone calls, organize deliveries to the space, coordinate deliveries, put room inventory together, visit space, work with glass company for shelves and mirror in linen closet (soon to be perfumerie), buy accessories, go to Saks to procure more accessories, one final shopping trip for final accessories, make bed, accessorize room, embroider dog bed, put dog bed together, make dog bed cushion, pillow and bed scarf, set up dog bed, order business cards… EXHAUSTION + EXCITEMENT!

Guest Bedroom Rendering

Shelves that were originally in the room.

Deciding on a Farrow & Ball paint color for the room.

Custom Silk Guest Dog Bed

APRIL 6 – put designer tools away, the room is complete EXCITEMENT! … will people like it? STRESS!

APRIL 10 – Press/Media Day -

APRIL 13 – Design House Gala –

APRIL 14 – MAY 13 – Design House open to the public -The day is finally here

While all of this has been going on, we have been striving to give our clients the very best service that they have come to rely on.

We may have to take turns napping in our Guest Bedroom!

And the final product…

Finished Guest Bedroom

We’re not going to make it that easy for you to see…

Please visit us!

4951 Rockwood Parkway, NW, Washington, DC
April 14th – May 13th 2012
Hours: Saturdays-Sundays 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.; Tuesdays-Fridays 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Tickets are $20 and benefit Children’s National Medical Center in Washington DC.

A Preview of Space 15
Submitted by Sherry Moeller
Thursday, April 5th, 2012, 5:42am

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Wendy Danziger with her design sketch and pet corner for Space 14, the Guest Bedroom.

The foyer area leads to Space 15, the Guest Bedroom designed by Wendy Danziger of Danziger Design in Bethesda, MD, www.danzigerdesign.com. “Being chosen to design the guest bedroom at the Design House makes me incredibly happy on many levels,” Danziger says. “It means a great deal to be associated with an organization that raises money to benefit children.” The designer adds that she loves the camaraderie of working with her peers as well as conquering the obstacles in a space. “It will allow visitors to the Design House to see that they can also achieve a peaceful environment for themselves.”

Danziger, who believes in the give and take between designer and client, says her guest room is a combination of ideas that promote a restful, fun space to visit. “Who wouldn’t enjoy a getaway at a friend’s home in a fresh and inviting room inspired by linens from a far away place?” says Danziger, who adds, “Don’t forget to look at the tourist info in the closet.” The designer included a special spot for a pet guest, too, as well as hand-painted silver metallic screens that hide an asymmetrical window.

A close-up of artwork in Wendy Danziger's Guest Bedroom showcases the soothing approach to her design.

Space 15 - The Guest Bedroom before its transformation by Danziger Design. Photo by Robert Radifera

The DC Design House opens to the public on April 14th. Please go to the 2012 DC Design House Website for details.

Ugly bookcases removed. CHECK!
Flush mount fixtures changed to recessed lighting. CHECK!
Walls and ceiling patched. CHECK!
Gymnasium-colored floors refinished. CHECK!
Ceiling painted. CHECK!
Walls painted. CHECK!
Moulding painted. CHECK!
Window treatments made. CHECK!

So “all” that is left to is to get the chandelier and hang it, have the rug delivered, have all the furniture delivered, arrange the furniture, make the bed, hang the window treatments, accessorize, accessorize, accessorize…Whew! -Then take a deep breath and let the fun begin!

I don’t think we ever shared the “BEFORE” pictures on our blog… here are some of the “BEFOREs” and we hope you’ll come see the happily ever “AFTER”.

The 2012 DC Design House comes together at 4951 Rockwood Parkway, NW. The house opens on April 14th and runs until May 13th.

Here are some key dates:

February 25 – Bare Bones Tour, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., $5 ($5 discount on a $20 DC Design House ticket)
April 14 – Opening Day for public tours, Saturday and Sunday noon to 5 p.m. and Tuesday-Friday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., $20
May 13 – Last Day of the 2012 DC Design House

The Spring Valley house was built in 1956 by W.C. and A.N. Miller for Dr. Francisco and and Gladys Aguirre , who raised six children in the home. The seven bedroom, seven bath, 10,000 square foot home is situated on a one-half-acre site.

Tile from Architectural Ceramics

These pictures are from a few of our projects over the last several months. There are so many different tiles to choose from… textures, materials, colors… the possibilities are almost endless! Tile makes a statement. What is your tile saying?

We are honored to participate in the tree decorating again this year. The theme we chose this year is, The Poet Tree. We wanted to combine the magic of the season with the delight of children’s poetry by local poet and retired teacher Diane Amber.

It is so important to us to take time out of our seemingly busy lives and to give of our time and treasure to others.

We wish all of the inspiring children and their families the joy of the Holiday Season. Peace to all.

To learn more about the Georgetown Jingle, please click below.

Tonight’s the night! We’ll be at the Four Seasons Hotel decorating our tree into the wee hours of the morning. Ok, maybe not the wee hours, but we’ll be there until every last ornament is in its rightful place. Our preparations began in late Summer and we are so excited that the big night is finally here. Our tree will be available for viewing from November 30th through December 11th at the Four Seasons Hotel and available for purchase through the Georgetown Jingle which will be held on Sunday, December 11th. Here’s a little preview of what’s to come…