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INSIDE
STORY
Chevy Chase-based interior
designer Jodi Macklin shares
the secrets for achieving her
fresh, restrained and livable
look at home.
By Alyson Pitarre
The interiors of a home often tell a story about a homeowner. Is he a yachtsman who longs to be near the sea? Is
she an art collector who enjoys viewing her most prized works each day? The role of an interior designer is to set
the plot of these narratives in motion, using a vocabulary of space, form, light, color and texture in a home. Jodi
Macklin’s primary language is texture and color. As one of Washington’s most sought-after interior designers and
a lifelong art lover, the Bethesda-born visionary seeks to create spaces that reflect her clients’ lifestyles in graceful
harmony through a rich palette of materials.
“Fresh, restrained, livable” is how Macklin describes her 20-year-old firm’s signature look — and it shows in her
diverse body of work, which spans from a contemporary in Bethesda to the historic Evermay and Halcyon estates
in Georgetown that have been tirelessly catalogued in The Washington Post, House Beautiful, Home & Design and
other respected design publications.
Inspired by her functional yet beautiful environments, we recently sought out Macklin’s guidance on everything from statement pieces and neutrals to
the influence of hospitality design on today’s finest residential spaces.
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