How do you select the best plant material for a project located on or near the bay? When choosing plant material for a waterfront landscape, we first determine how much […]

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 this golden-yellow sunset on […]

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 the foremost […]

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 to the […]

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 in […]

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 the […]

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 artist […]

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 do they […]

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, and Covellite, […]

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 and soft […]

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, often spiritual, […]

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 scone with […]

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 Island, south of […]