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The Sculptural Stair

  Design Talk The Sculptural Stair By Leo Wilson  |  Photography courtesy of Hammond-Wilson Almost every great building I’ve ever been in has a great stair. The stair can really set the tone for everything else that unfolds architecturally. There

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Lures Bar and Grille

Straight Up on Dining Out Lures Bar and Grille Casual but Inventive Dining By Christine Fillat There is a certain joy that accompanies a visit to an eating establishment where you know you will be well served. Lures of Crownsville

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Haute Waters: Two Poolscapes By Master Designers

Over The Edge Pool Design By Christine Fillat  |  Photography courtesy of Walnut Hill Landscape Company   Perhaps the most romantic pool is one that seems to spill off into the horizon, out into the sea. What could be more

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Nantucket on the Bay

  Nantucket on the Bay By Tom Levine  |  Exterior Photography by Geoffrey Hodgdon Interior Photography Courtesy of Purple Cherry Architects The community of Bay Ridge enjoys an enviable geography. Just south of Annapolis, it is surrounded by Lake Ogleton

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The Foyer

Design Talk The Foyer The Unofficial Introduction to Your Home By Katalin Farnady  |  Photography by Geoffrey Hogdgon The foyer does it all. It is the first room anyone steps into when entering your home and is a place to welcome

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Ocean to Table At Fiola Mare

Straight Up on Dining Out Ocean to Table At Fiola Mare By Kymberly Taylor  |  Photography by Greg Powers Dining at a five-star restaurant should be an adventure and exquisite culinary experience—both are found at Fiola Mare in Georgetown. We arrived

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Architectural Poetry

Architectural Poetry A St. John’s Alumnus Designs a Jewel By Tom Levine  |  Photography by Ken Wyner   Travis Price is answering questions that most architects haven’t even thought to ask. When he designed a house for Margaret and Terry Lenzner

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The Peacock Room

  The Peacock Room At the Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution By Robert Haywood   Rarely does an entire domestic interior find its way into a fine art museum. So why the Peacock Room, the lavishly designed dinning room

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Passion Project: A Yacht Named Broadwater

Passion Project A Yacht Named Broadwater By Kymberly Taylor  |  Photography by Billy Black   When life flies out of control and then accelerates, some of us panic. Others drink heavily. And there are those who, at the moment of

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Park Tavern: A Fine Place for Beer

Straight Up on Dining Out Park Tavern A Fine Place for Beer Story by Christine Fillat Park Tavern opened this past October as a welcome oasis in Severna Park, an area littered with strip malls and fast food joints. With

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