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Interior designer Isabel Ladd employs her signature style for a forever home in Chevy Chase Written by Bridget Williams / Photography by Andrew Kung
The furniture in the parlor was selected so that the room can serve multiple functions, from cocktail hour to family game night.
Engaging in a conversation with interior designer Isabel Ladd is a bit like watching a hummingbird. They both maintain a fascinatingly frenetic pace, are attracted to bright colors and add beauty to the world. Isabel started our most recent chat by emoting, “It’s the best and worst thing to be an interior designer right now; everyone in America hates their house and wants everything new, and now.” At present, she’s managing no less than a dozen projects.
One of her recently completed interior design projects for a couple in the Chevy Chase area represented her third collaboration with the wife, who she came to know through her parents, Isabel’s first clients when she struck out on her own. Isabel was first tasked with the wife’s apartment in Washington, DC, followed by a place in San Francisco, the first home with her husband. It’s interesting to note that Isabel designed both without ever setting foot in them.
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