Jenkins Baer Associates interior designer Cindy Olsen designs her own urban loft.
This old house: I bought and sold several houses over the course of 15 years—I’m over it. I don’t think I ever want a house with a yard again!
Give me shelter: I like the refurbished warehouse look—...
<p>Free spirit meets silver spoon in Sloane Brown’s stunning Canton condo.</p>
Sloane Brown is no stranger to interior design.
When her mother, Clare Bingham Cochran, moved to a lakeside home outside of Boulder, CO, in 1971, Brown and her three younger siblings were given carte...
<p>Nonprofit Second Chance is settling quite nicely into its new home.</p>
Once you visit the new home of Second Chance, one of the area’s best architectural salvage sources, it becomes apparent why its recent move took several months to accomplish—even if it was literally...
Furniture-rehab experts know that for a tattered piece of upholstered furniture, beauty isn’t always skin-deep.
After Eric Dickman’s parents passed away, his memories of the two in their Georgetown home lingered.
“The front door opened into the living room,” recalls Dickman, who currently resides in Federal...
<p>After a slump in the industry, buyers are dipping their toes into pools again.</p>
Sometimes, people just get tired of worrying about the economy, and say “to hell with it.” And that seems to be what’s happening in the pool business: There’s pent-up demand that’s finally driving...
<p>With the right species and a little TLC, your rose garden can be the envy of the ’hood.</p>
Anybody who’s tried to grow roses knows they can be frustrating, plagued by everything from once-a-season blossoms and black spot to beetles, mites, yellowing leaves, and more.
Unless you’re a purist...
Directory listings include firms that have appeared recently in Baltimore, past "Best of Baltimore" winners, and those recommended to us by people whose judgment we trust. However, the listings do...
Just in time for summer, TSP Spices has introduced “the scoop” combo tin ($9.99), featuring the organic spices and recipes needed to make flavorful ice cream. This type of pairing is an effort on the...
Adding a touch of functionality to fashionable design.
Now you can buckle up for safety even when you’re sitting down for breakfast with this Seatbelt Chair, which takes repurposed furniture to a whole new level. It’s handmade using scrap material and...
In a new memoir, a Baltimore couple tackles the challenges of renovating a historic home—and discovering their own hearts in the process.
When most men fall in love, they buy flowers. Ron Tanner bought a wrecked Victorian row house.
In 1999, Tanner, 58, met and fell under the spell of Jill Eicher, 48. Though Tanner wasn’t looking to...
