If you're thinking condo interiors are doomed to be cookie-cutter and boring, think again.
This is the story of four homeowners who were tired of weeding and fertilizing, shoveling mounds of snow, replacing withering roofs, and cleaning out muck-ridden gutters. Some had beautiful,...
Great design is the common thread in six diverse projects—from an 18th-century urban row house to a sprawling contemporary retreat.
Sequestered in a conference room at CSD Architects in Oriole Park for this year's juried, 25th annual Baltimore magazine/AIA Baltimore 2008 Residential Design Awards, a trio of architect jurors...
It's Baltimore's answer to Green Acres. Eight years ago, Ilene and Phil Spector were living in a wood-and-stone contemporary in suburban Pikesville when they did a complete about-face and moved to a...
This gorgeous galley became the raison d’etre for an Annapolis home rehab.
When a Washington, D.C. couple sought a full-scale renovation for their 20-year-old Annapolis-area weekend home, they originally imagined doing a "surgical renovation"—a nip here, a tuck there, and a...
We uncorked three fabulous wine cellars owned by some of Baltimore’s most particular aficionados.
No expense was spared by a Baltimore investment manager to create the wine cellar of his dreams for his Greenspring Valley home. He started by asking his friend, architect Patrick Jarosinski of PDJ...
Despite the fact that construction was completed four-and-a-half years ago, it's not uncommon for visitors to Joyce Hesselberth and David Plunkert's Cockeysville home to ask when the space will be...
A couple and their home keep alive the spirit of Samuel Owings Jr.
Judy Burch and her husband, Dr. Joseph F. Williams, live in the historic Samuel Owings Jr. house in Owings Mills. Okay, it isn't really a historic house. It is a replica of the home once owned by the...
If you think fall means time to give up on the garden, think again: Here's a short "to do" list.
For starters, Fall is the time to look for disease and infested areas: These may appear on roses, fruit and ornamental trees, and shrubs. Trouble spots are easily detected during fall when foliage is...
Meandering past Judson and Marya Flanagan's charming garden—with its riot of roses, row of espalier pear trees, and herb garden rife with rosemary and lavender—a passerby might think they're in...
As two hummingbirds lap up sugar water from a bright red feeder adjacent to the screened porch of their mid-century Mt. Washington home, Tony and Patsy Perlman marvel at the miracle of nature.
And...
