The prospect of waterfront sunsets lured a couple to purchase a 70-year-old cottage just 20 feet from Edge Creek in St. Michaels, Maryland. The dilapidated structure needed work, so they […]

For more than 20 years, Scott and Margaret Johnson, retired owners of a DC marketing firm, spent weekends and downtime at their waterfront getaway on Kent Island. But after sheltering […]

About 20 years after designing a family room/kitchen addition to a 1930 Colonial-style home on the Magothy River in Annapolis, Hammond Wilson was asked to return. This time around, new […]

  THEN NOW Previous, poorly conceived renovations retained the compartmentalized floor plan while erasing character and layering on historically incompatible architectural detailing. Emerson reconfigured the ground floor, creating an airy, […]

  THEN NOW A French Country aesthetic—complete with ornate cabinetry, terracotta-look floor tile and granite countertops—felt outdated. Embracing classicism, the designer installed clean-lined, ceiling-height custom cabinetry, coupled with honed-marble countertops […]

  THEN NOW The 2,977-square-foot, one-and-a-half-story Cape Cod-style house was too small to accommodate the owners’ growing family. The renovation expanded the home to 4,240 square feet; the second floor […]

  THEN NOW Dilapidated flagstone was laid piecemeal in the back and side yards, flanked by straggly garden plots that wouldn’t grow due to too much shade and the obstructive […]

  THEN NOW The home’s primary bedroom was lined with built-ins that collected dust and made the space feel cluttered. Lacking an overhead light source, the room was dark. The […]

A vintage waterman’s cottage got a new lease on life when the owners tapped Jamie Merida Interiors to overhaul its outdated spaces. The goal was to convert the two-story, 1,600-square-foot […]

Revamped Retreat - Perched in an enviable spot fronting both the expansive waters of Whitehall Bay and the quaint shores of Pleasant Lake, a 15,000-square-foot home in Annapolis lured buyers who […]

Classic Beauty - A commercial builder and his wife, an interior designer, purchased a nondescript spec house while it was still under construction. They had fallen in love with its wooded […]

Perfect Flow - Clients with a weekend retreat on Peachblossom Creek in Easton wished to give their sprawling, classically styled home better access to the surrounding waterfront views. The owners contacted […]

Fresh Look - “We were asked to add curb appeal to a 1970s house in Rockville,” says Mike Winn of Winn Design+Build. “It had recently undergone an interior renovation, but the […]

“The house is almost totally surrounded by water,” says McHale’s Sandra Moffatt, who collaborated with Mike Miller on this Crownsville, Maryland, project. Located on the low-lying tidal ground of Peninsula […]

Walnut Hill Landscape Company A major overhaul breathes new life into a run-down Annapolis property. Click here.     Scapes, Inc. A barren Annapolis yard becomes a luxurious outdoor oasis. […]

A charming home in downtown Annapolis cried out for a total overhaul of its overgrown landscape. The front yard was ragged and uninviting, while the backyard was dominated by a […]