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Beautiful Custom Contemporary Home is a Quiet Background for a Family’s Life

By Rich January 4, 2019 Leave a Comment

Houses with character appeal to me – I don’t care what style a house is, I don’t care who the Architect is, and I don’t care what neighborhood it’s in. None of those things are required for a house to be well-designed, like this beautiful custom contemporary home.

So why am I showing you a house with ALL of those things? A very Modern home, designed by McGraw Bagnoli Architects,  a prominent Washington DC firm, and located on a private secluded property in Northern Virginia?

Because it’s gorgeous and because it’s loaded with character.

Before you dive too deep into the pictures, let me point out a few things I think are important to notice. First, this house isn’t about bold paint colors, detailed mouldings, or showy cabinetry. It isn’t about the house itself – it’s about the spaces the house creates, and it’s about providing places for the family to live their lives.

That’s what makes it a Modest Mansion, IMHO, and that’s what you’ll see in the pictures – the family’s life is in the foreground; the house is the background that surrounds it.

On to the photos!

beautiful custom contemporary home

beautiful custom contemporary home

beautiful custom contemporary home

beautiful custom contemporary home

beautiful custom contemporary home

beautiful custom contemporary home

The main living/dining/cooking area of the house is almost more glass than wall! I love how the outside is invited in to become a part of the character of the house.

beautiful custom contemporary home

beautiful custom contemporary home

A simple, clean, well organized exterior – just like the interior.

beautiful custom contemporary home

beautiful custom contemporary home

beautiful custom contemporary home

beautiful custom contemporary home

beautiful custom contemporary home

Bookshelves are EVERYWHERE in this house! They’re part of the background I noted earlier – you don’t notice the shelves so much, you see the books, vases, and toys sitting on them.

beautiful custom contemporary home

beautiful custom contemporary home

beautiful custom contemporary home

beautiful custom contemporary home

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