By Kymberly Taylor | Photography courtesy of TTR Sotheby’s International Realty Historic Annapolis is full of significant architecture. However, there are many once-famous properties privately owned and virtually forgotten. One of these is Holly Beach Farm, a “Chesapeake treasure” and
By Tom Levine | Photography by Pete Albert If there is an iconic rural American building, it is surely the barn. Barns speak to us on an emotional level. They evoke a feeling for our agrarian past with a simplicity
By Deborah Goode, CID You ask, “What’s the difference between interior design and home staging?” Although these two professions seem to have similarities, they are, in reality, worlds apart. An interior designer’s role is to create a home that
A Severn River Family Builds a Second Home in Lighthouse Point By Sarah Hagerty | Photography by Carmel Brantley Annapolis-based Lisa Publicover designed her client’s main residence on the Severn River in Crownsville in 2009. In the fall of 2015,
By Robert Haywood | Photography by Geoffrey Hodgdon Lunch. This short word holds the promise of a lovely afternoon when the setting is the Chesapeake Bay. To celebrate the completion of a project for a home on Mill Creek, interior
By Gina Fitzsimmons | Photography by Geoffrey Hodgdon Watermelon Salad • 6 cups cubed watermelon • 4 cups arugula • 1 cup of chopped feta cheese • ½ cup toasted sliced almonds • ½ cup black beans Dressing •
By Raymond Gauthier If you wish to impart architectural interest and beauty to your space, consider custom built-ins. There are many styles and materials to complement any interior design, from traditional to contemporary, gothic to postmodern. When you enter a
By Kymberly Taylor | Photography by Geoffrey Hodgdon Dividing Creek on the Magothy River narrows to an enchanting estuary called Buckingham Cove. And here is where Carol and Peter Sowa live, hidden away with just a few neighbors. Every home
By Tom Levine & Kymberly Taylor | Photography by Mitch Allen & Anice Hoachlander Why does a bird build a nest that is round? Why do our homes rely on rectangular forms? These questions arise when considering Dean and Cassidy
By Sharon Lee Tegler Today’s pool houses are no longer utilitarian structures where you toss your towel before taking a dip. They are mini-retreats designed to echo the architecture of the primary home, joy, the voices of family life.