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
Bay Watch A brief shower had passed over the town of Betterton, Maryland, and the clouds had begun to roll out when photographer Stephen…
Ask the Pros Builder
Ask the Pros Builder What are important factors to consider when selecting siding and roofing for a waterfront residence? When selecting materials for a…
Ask the Pros Architecture
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…
Ask the Pros Interior Design
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…
Ask the Pros Interior Design
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…
Rooms With a View Southern Exposure
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….
Rooms With a View Ripple Effect
Rooms With a View Ripple Effect Called upon to design a modern Annapolis home with views of the South River, Katalin Farnady sought to…
Rooms With a View Horizon Line
Rooms With a View Horizon Line “I grew up on the Eastern Shore,” says architect David Jameson. “One of the amazing things there is…
Shore Style Illuminating the Bay
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…
Shore Style Inside Out
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…
Shore Style Fresh Catch
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…
Shore Style: Tribal Style
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…
Shore Style Unburied Treasure
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…
Time Traveling in Chestertown
Time Traveling in Chestertown Strolling the streets of Chestertown is a little like traveling back in time. A visitor might be in the midst…
Rays of Light
Rays of Light The 1992 contemporary house had fallen into disrepair by the time Bethesda architect Jim Rill was called to its sweeping shorefront…
Glass House
Glass House After renting a house on 20 acres overlooking the Tred Avon River, a couple decided to buy the property in Easton, Maryland,…
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…