Colony House Furniture - Arlington, VA.

Herland Baker ALLIED ASID	Herland Baker has been in the furniture/design Industry for 15 years and has been a practicing member of ASID for 3 years. Working in the industry gives Mr. Baker a great opportunity to express himself through design. His style is from transitional to European opulence. In this metropolitan area, Mr. Baker has the chance to meet clients from all over the world that have very challenging needs, such as designing a room for a more intimate get together, to designing a home for more lavish entertaining. All of this can be achieved through the extensive resources at Colony House Furniture.
Marybeth Evans ASID	Marybeth Evans, an allied member of the American Society of Interior Designers, has been in the interior design industry for over 20 years. Prior to that, she traveled abroad extensively, and therefore, is adept in assimilating the art and architecture from Europe and around the world into her designs. She joined Colony House in 1987 as an interior designer and has worked on the floor display staff as well as the accessory buying staff. Prior to coming to Colony House, she was an interior designer for Kimmel's furniture. Ms. Evans has a bachelor of science degree from the Pennsylvania State University in consumer services in business, and a bachelor of arts in interior design from the Mt. Vernon campus of the George Washington University, graduating Cum Laude. She also studied sculpting, abstract painting and botanical watercolor painting at the Corcoran College of Art and Design. Ms. Evans is adept at creating a look for her clients that is uniquely theirs. This is done by listening to their needs and developing a design that fits their particular lifestyle, whether it is classically traditional, transitional or contemporary Ms. Evans has done work for the movie set of "Random Hearts", has had one of her Washington projects featured in a Hallmark Hall of Fame made for television movie, and has also worked on international projects. Other projects include the member's room at Dunbarton Oaks in conjunction with Dr. James Carter.
Edward Huggins IDS Certified	Edward Huggins brings to Colony House over 25 years of experience in the home furnishings & design field. His style is traditional with touches of the unexpected. His personal client mission statement is “To create exquisite spaces that fulfill needs rather than just function or fashion.” Edward joined Colony House in 2003. Edward also has an extensive background in retail furnishing and sales management and has won numerous sales awards over the course of his career for the excellence of his work and outstanding care of his clients. Edward is a certified member of the IDS: Interior Design Society and is a business graduate from UVA.
Minoo Lari, ASID	Minoo Lari, an allied member of ASID (American Society of Interior Designers) is a professional and experienced interior designer with 28 years of solid residential and commercial work experience. She has a Master’s Degree in interior design from the prestigious Pratt Institute (New York City). Ms. Lari lived and worked for over 15 years in New York City prior to moving to the Washington, D.C. area. She joined Colony House in 2004.
Keith Woodside IDS Certified	Keith Woodside joined Colony House in 1996 as an interior designer. Prior to that, he was a designer/sales consultant with Woodward and Lothrop for 20 years. Since joining Colony House, Mr. Woodside has become one of the company's top sales producers. Mr. Woodside's main design projects are classic traditional, but he is adaptive to continental, transitional and contemporary design styles. Most of Mr. Woodside's clients are from the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area; he has worked on projects both nationally an internationally. Mr. Woodside has over 30 years in the furniture and design business. He has a bachelor of science in interior design from the University of Maryland and is a certified member of the Interior Design Society.