Where: 2507 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Listing Price: $4,499,000
Time on the Market: 14 months
Bedrooms: four
Bathrooms: seven

Details: This Kalorama Heights estate was built in 1926 and was remodeled last year with a new roof and plumbing as well as new electrical, heating, and cooling systems. The brick, neo-Georgian style home has more than 6,000 square feet of living space, spread over four levels. It offers an elevator, five fireplaces, a climate-controlled wine cellar, a butler’s pantry, and a library. The master bathroom has heated marble floors, a Jacuzzi tub, and a steam shower with three shower heads.

Suzanne Eblen pays close attention to how her customers talk.

Owner of the Old Lucketts Design House in Leesburg, Eblen knows that if their voice rises one or two octaves when they say, “Ohh!,” the deal is sealed.

Eblen opened the store, a Victorian home-turned-furniture shop, in 2005 with her best friend, Amy White. They chose the charming, two-story house because she wanted customers to be able to visualize the pieces—both antique and contemporary—in their homes.

Although each of the 12 rooms has a different personality, they share a nostalgic charm: An upstairs sitting room is painted deep pink and furnished in wicker and chintz; the kitchen’s sideboard, dining table, and chairs are painted white and have a country-French feel; the living room is sumptuous with warm yellow and chocolate colors, rich fabrics, and heavy ornaments.

Every piece—dressers, desks, vases, and more—is for sale. Prices range from $19 to around $2,500.

The rooms change frequently, giving Eblen and White plenty of opportunities to strive for that high-pitched “Ohh!”

The Old Lucketts Store Antiques and Design House | 42350 Lucketts Road, Leesburg | 703-779-0268

The Box Score
Virginia: 6
Maryland: 3
DC: 1

$4,120,000—10310 Parkerhouse Drive, Great Falls
$3,900,000—1937 Birch Street, McLean
$3,869,000—5214 Oakland Road, Chevy Chase
$3,575,000—1904 Russell Road, Alexandria
$3,475,000—1100 Mill Ridge, McLean
$3,356,482—12504 Sycamore View Drive, Potomac
$3,007,000—8309 Woodlea Mill Road, McLean
$2,911,250—644 Deerfield Farm Court, Great Falls
$2,561,139—4740 Quebec Street, NW, Spring Valley
$2,369,914—7306 Broxburn Court, Bethesda

In Virginia, White House counsel Fred Fielding and his wife, Maria, sold this five-bedroom, six-bath Colonial in Arlington’s Country Club Hills for $1.8 million. The house has embassy-size entertaining rooms. Before joining the Bush administration in January, Fielding was a senior partner at Wiley Rein (formerly Wiley Rein & Fielding).

In DC, conservative pundit and radio host Laura Ingraham sold a three-bedroom, four-bath Colonial rowhouse on 28th Street in Woodley Park for $1.3 million. Built in 1922, the renovated home has an in-law suite, two kitchens, and a skylit master bedroom. Before launching The Laura Ingraham Show in 2001—which is broadcast on 340 radio stations nationwide—Ingraham went to the University of Virginia School of Law, clerked for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, and worked as a white-collar criminal defense attorney for Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom.

Just northwest of Dupont Circle, Kalorama’s streets are lined with beautiful period homes. The Kalorama House and Embassy Tour this Sunday provides a glimpse into the private world of diplomatic entertaining. A highlight this year is the residence of the ambassador of Colombia. Inspired by the Chateau Balleroy in Normandy, the mansion has an intricately carved wood ceiling that was discovered during a renovation.

The tour is from noon to 5 PM on Sunday, September 16 and begins at the Woodrow Wilson House, 2340 S Street, NW.  Tickets are $30.

For $395, add seating for two with this unique “courting chair.” Upholstered in green with a solid dark-wood trim, this well-maintained vintage piece has a sleek look but an antique feel.

More good finds:

• King-sized cappuccino retro platform bed for $500
• Two wrought iron bar stools for $120
• Wood and glass coffee and end tables for $600 (or best offer)
• Ornate Italian shell coffee table for $165
• Mahogany foyer mirror and drawer for $70

Thanks, Craig!

Where: 6832 Georgetown Pike, McLean
Listing Price: $4,775,000
Time on the Market: Four months
Bedrooms: 10
Bathrooms: 13

On more than two acres in Langley Forest, this brick estate has 15,000 square feet of living space on four levels. There is a marble, two-story entryway with a double circular staircase, three kitchens, an elevator, a library, a theater, a game room, a wine cellar, and a sauna. There are also five fireplaces, staff quarters, and private balconies off four of the bedrooms. Outside is a three-car garage, as well as space in the circular driveway for 20 cars.