Before & After: A Tumbledown Carriage House Is Revived as a Vibrant Space for Entertaining

Architect Colleen Healey creates a colorful and spacious home for a design-savvy family who like to host.

Looking at Jen and Lee Odess’s Bethesda, Maryland, home from the street, you’d never guess what’s hidden from view. "Everyone walking by stops and stares," Jen says. They cock their heads a bit, taking in the home’s irreverent, modern facade, but she doesn’t mind. In fact, it’s all by design.

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