Stories

High-Tech on the Potomac

High-Tech on the Potomac By Walinda P. West  |  Photography by Robert Radifera Styling by Charlotte Safavi     As Ronal Butler was sketching out his dream home in his head, he knew that the view would be the star

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The High-Heeled Gardener | The Morning Glory’s Divine Timing

The Morning Glory’s Divine Timing By Kymberly Taylor   The gorgeous morning glory Ipomoea purpurea grows in full sun and prefers poor, unfertilized soil. You would never know that this fragile beauty springs from such humble ground. Velvet deep-throated blossoms

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Buyer Beware

Buyer Beware Ten Things to Look for When Buying a Home By Dylan Roche   Captain’s Houses in Centreville, Maryland on the Corsica River.     It’s a situation nobody wants: You finally land a contract on the home of your

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Can this Living Room be Saved?

Six Design Tips to Elevate Your Space By Dylan Roche Has your living room become a living hell or just tired and dated? If so, you may not need to do a full renovation or redesign to get a fresh

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Mystique on the South River

Mystique on the South River By Kymberly Taylor | Photography by Erik Kvalsvik     Many people, when building a home, start by finding an architect and then interview builders and interior designers to assemble their A-team. This is not the

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Blue Water Wanderers

Blue Water Wanderers By Kymberly Taylor     Four Annapolis sailors splashed off in 2019, planning to sail around the world on a 54-foot Hylas named Rover. Who are these brave souls? None other than long-time friends Brian Regan, Paula

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Big Vision, Small Footprint

Big Vision, Small Footprint By Dylan Roche | Photography by Steve Buchanan     Sometimes home design can be hampered by restrictions and restraints that loom as potential deal breakers. But when the right creative minds collaborate in the design

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Calm in Easton

Calm in Easton By Dylan Roche | Photography by Jennifer Hughes     Blurring the boundary between the floor and the wall—that’s how architect Anne Decker of Anne Decker Architects describes the effect achieved by bleaching the original pine floor

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Savor Easton

Savor Easton By Dylan Roche     Easton’s origins go back more than 300 years, when, in 1710, it was established as a site for the Talbot County courthouse, then a part of the British colony known as the Province

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Straight Up on Dining Out | Bas Rouge: Stolen Moments

Bas Rouge: Stolen Moments By Christine Fillat     Destination dining is a guilty pleasure, supplying cherished stolen moments on a lazy summer day. Imagine lunch. A small town on the eastern shore. Maybe you are on your way to

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