A Georgian-style plantation home in Virginia's Tidewater area gets a modern update in keeping with its history. More
A fresh approach for adding on to a 1784 plantation home. More
Architect Stephen Muse's award-winning residential addition in Washington, D.C. More
It all began when an interior designer friend asked architect Stephen Muse whether an interior wall could be moved to increase the size of a wet bar in this 1970s home. More
Often the most glaring flaw in a poorly designed addition is that the new work screams out its newness; it shamelessly calls attention to the place where one designer's vision ends and another's begins. This addition to a Second Empire home, on the other hand, creates a whole new house. More
Impressive as they are, the towering front elevations of this historic home say little about its latest renovation. To see what architect Stephen Muse and remodeler Carl Petty's LifeCraft accomplished, you have to begin in the back. More
Designers often use wood posts, cross beams, and rafters to lend interiors a traditional, or even rustic, feel. "When you're in a big open space, you feel kind of lost," says Nancy McCarren of Muse Architects, Washington, D.C. "It helps a design to add elements of a scale people can relate to." More
The judges said the designers of this manor renovation created a "wonderful place to live." In designing the new 2,200-square-foot living space, Stephen Muse and Nancy McCarren tried to focus on the home's history. More
