Wayne L. Good Refreshes an Italian Renaissance Revival House in Maryland
1/10“Our intention was to bring back the character of the original house while still making it modern,” designer Mona Hajj says of a 1916 Italian Renaissance Revival residence she and architect Wayne L. Good renovated in Chevy Chase, Maryland. The entrance portico was extended.
2/10Hajj had the walls in the entrance hall painted “a light but warm color,” she says, “to be a neutral backdrop for antiques.”
3/10The living room was narrow and dark, so Hajj stripped the wallcovering, refinished the floors and created a seating area around the fireplace. A Cantonese baluster vase is near the circa 1820 Irish gilt mirror above the fireplace. “The aesthetic I provided combines conventional Washington and other cosmopolitan styles,” the designer says. The zinnia-patterned chair fabric is from Cowtan & Tout.
4/10Interior Designer Mona Hajj.
5/10A conservatory was added to the house “not only to form an intimate dining space but to make a graceful transition into the garden,” says Good. Hajj combined formal and informal pieces “for a collected and eclectic look,” she says. Circa 1940 French chairs surround the English tilt-top table. Larsen drapery fabric.
6/10The master bedroom. “It’s soothing and inviting,” the designer says. Path Through the Mountains, a 19th-century landscape by Cyrenius Hall, hangs above the bed. The still life dates to 1879. A Gothic Revival octagonal mahogany stand is at the foot of the French bed.
7/10The porch prior to renovation.
8/10Doors from a historic building in Baltimore were installed on the porch. Michael Taylor Designs round table and klismos chairs. Teak furnishings, Sutherland.
9/10The pool prior to renovation.
10/10The pavilion. Michael Taylor sofas. Lila Fendrick landscaped the grounds.
