Having relocated 18 times in 30 years, a local couple had enough design experience to have ideas in place when they moved into their Potomac, Maryland home. The couple asked Tracy Morris of Tracy Morris Design to bring their vision to fruition. They wanted to make sure that their newest house would allow them to host family members comfortably.

“They wanted a place where their adult children and grandchild to visit," said Morris. “The husband and wife were high school sweethearts and they were so kind and easy to work with.”

Originally, the couple has set out to make only minor changes, but in the end, the project evolved into a complete overhaul. “They kept adding things they wanted to change and the project grew bigger, said builder Shayne Cochran, owner of Accent General Contracting. “We gutted the kitchen, bathrooms and master suite. By the time that we were done, we’d almost changed the entire house.”

One of biggest overhauls was the kitchen, which now includes dark wood cabinetry and a soapstone backsplash. “It was originally an odd galley-style kitchen,” said Morris. “The wife wanted the new kitchen to reflect her Italian heritage. The trick with that was using more earthy materials.”

The home has six bedrooms and eight bathrooms. The original master suite had a large bedroom and a small bathroom. The new space in a sitting area that overlooks the yard.

“The couple wanted a smaller bedroom and a larger bathroom,” said Morris. “We added Kohler accessories and a free-standing tub with bubblejets. That was big for the wife.”

Each bedroom in the home has its own bathroom and there are two powder rooms.

“This is one of my all-time favorite projects,” said Morris.