Chevy Chase Village and the surrounding sections along Connecticut Avenue are full of stately Colonial Revival homes from the early 1900s, shaded by a tree canopy the town takes seriously. Exterior changes often run into the historic district review board, so most of the real transformation happens indoors, kitchens, bathrooms, and finished basements that don't touch the street facing look of the house.
Because these homes were built well before central air or modern plumbing runs were standard, opening up a bathroom or kitchen usually means rerouting old pipe and wire before anything cosmetic starts. Painting jobs here also skew toward matching historic trim colors precisely, since a lot of these blocks have an unspoken standard for what belongs on a Chevy Chase porch.