Ask the Pros: Landscape
How do you select the best plant material for a project located on or near the bay? When choosing plant material for a waterfront…
Bay Watch
A brief shower had passed over the town of Betterton, Maryland, and the clouds had begun to roll out when photographer Stephen Cherry captured…
Ask the Pros: Builder
What are important factors to consider when selecting siding and roofing for a waterfront residence? When selecting materials for a waterfront residence, durability is…
Ask the Pros: Architecture
When renovating an older home, how do you make an addition look as though it’s always been there? For an addition to feel integral…
Ask the Pros: Interior Design
How should homeowners infuse color throughout their interiors without going overboard? For most homeowners, incorporating color to tie rooms together is a delicate balance, especially…
Ask the Pros: Interior Design
What are your preferred methods for integrating a waterfront setting into a home’s interiors? The rivers, bays, and creeks of the Eastern Shore form…
Rooms With a View: Southern Exposure
Views of Easton’s scenic Peach Blossom Creek first attracted a couple looking to build a bay-area vacation home. Working with architect Scott L. Rand…
Rooms With a View: Ripple Effect
Called upon to design a modern Annapolis home with views of the South River, Katalin Farnady sought to create a seamless dialog between the…
Rooms With a View: Horizon Line
“I grew up on the Eastern Shore,” says architect David Jameson. “One of the amazing things there is the way the horizon plays an…
Shore Style: Illuminating the Bay
In a tech-savvy world where GPS has made paper maps obsolete, Joseph Tarella has found a way to keep cartography alive. The New York-based…
Shore Style: Inside Out
Window walls—sliding glass systems that completely open a room to the outdoors—add a sense of drama to any home on the water. Not only…
Shore Style: Fresh Catch
TILE TIME Koi Fish is a delicate, hand-cut addition to Sara Baldwin’s Delft Collection of mosaics for New Ravenna. Shown in Lapis Lazuli, Iolite,…
Shore Style: Tribal Style
The main pattern in Zinc Textile’s new Kuba Cay collection was inspired by a traditional Congolese tribal cloth. The geometric motif created with jute…
Shore Style: Unburied Treasure
The Lure of Sea Glass is as seductive as its subject. Local author Richard LaMotte’s latest book on sea glass delves into the emotional,…
Time Traveling in Chestertown
Strolling the streets of Chestertown is a little like traveling back in time. A visitor might be in the midst of ordering a cranberry-orange…
Rays of Light
The 1992 contemporary house had fallen into disrepair by the time Bethesda architect Jim Rill was called to its sweeping shorefront on Maryland’s Gibson…
Glass House
After renting a house on 20 acres overlooking the Tred Avon River, a couple decided to buy the property in Easton, Maryland, and replace…
Fresh Start
In their search for a waterfront property near Annapolis on which to build their retirement home, Skip and Debbie McKenzie brought along a secret…