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Enchanted Cottage on Brewer Creek

  Enchanted Cottage on Brewer Creek By Scott Sowers  |  Photography by Steven Whitsitt This waterfront design story starts with a low-key cottage in a rolling community called The Downs in Annapolis. The problem? A leaky swimming pool the homeowners

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Getaway On Assawoman Bay

  Getaway On Assawoman Bay By Kymberly Taylor  |  Photography by Geoffrey Hodgdon Every home-to-be begins with a conversation. And, for a couple building a getaway in Dewey Beach, Delaware, it was: “Should we even buy this lot?” The homeowners

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A High Note on The South River

  A High Note on The South River By Tom Levine  |  Photography by Marta Hansen When a Washington area couple Sandy and Bob Cohn decided to reside in Annapolis full time, they knew that their small, outdated weekend house

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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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