You've heard of green roofs, green cars—even green car washes. But green kitchens?
Polly Bart wants me to take a whiff.
I'm sitting in a kitchen, and no, there's no stew simmering on the stove or tray of cookies in the oven. In fact, I don't smell much of anything. And that's a...
We go in search of 10 very different emporiums you might have overlooked.
All summer you gardened. And you mowed.
Then came fall, and there was the raking (and a little more mowing). Now winter is finally upon us, and with it, a chance to take a deep breath and evaluate...
The Choptank River home of Easton's Jamie Merida showcases the keen eye that has propelled this self-made design and decor expert to national renown.
When Jamie Merida opened his home décor store in Easton, his father gave him some business advice. "He said to make sure I named it something people could pronounce," says Merida with a laugh. "And...
Artist Elaine Hamilton's home reflects a lifetime of globetrotting adventure.
Elaine Hamilton O'Neal has bunked in a variety of places in her lifetime. She owned a 42-room chateau in France before downsizing to one with just 18 rooms. She and her husband, William O'Neal, lived...
10 favorite personal services that come to your home!
So you say you need an extra 8.7 hours in your average day just to get halfway down your to-do list? And that most of the personal services you need are hanging out the "closed" sign just when you're...
High-end refrigerators come in endless styles—including nearly invisible—and can do just about anything (except carpool the kids).
When Vicki and Charles Spira set out to renovate their Pikesville kitchen, the goal was not to create a dramatic room for stirring up extravagant meals, but rather to ensure that the kitchen would...
One of the region's reigning green gurus, Rob Brennan, on how to make an environmentally friendly home.
You could say that Rob Brennan was interested in green architecture before it was cool. Even before Sarah Susanka's iconic book, The Not So Big House, changed the way Americans thought about the...
In projects large and small, these designers are known for their signature use of fabrics.
Textile designer Mark Pollack likes to tell the story of an interior designer who, while working on a restaurant, wanted to use one of his more expensive floral fabrics to upholster the seats and...
Primers on drying herbs and forcing paperwhites for the holidays.
Q: I love to decorate my home for the holidays, and forcing paperwhites is something I'd like to try. Does it take a lot of time and effort?
A: Paperwhites are hybridized narcissus. They are...
Angie Moore had always envisioned retiring to a horse farm, but as a single mom raising four children in a modest home in Linthicum, her dream was a distant one. Then ironically, one of the darkest...
