Ask the Pros: Architecture Describe the challenges and rewards of designing waterfront architecture, specific to the bay. I have found that the rewards far outweigh the challenges when I’m designing […]

Coastal Charm Jamie Merida—soon-to-be featured designer on HGTV’s “House Hunters Renovation” and longtime owner of the Easton design studio and furniture boutique Bountiful—is always up for a remodeling challenge. It […]

Aquatic Art The beauty of deep-water life inspires the sparkling-glass worlds created by Alison Sigethy. In her signature series, Sea Core Bubble Tubes, artful variations on shells, corals, jellyfish and […]

Shell Game The Fun 11 Pendant by the late Danish designer Verner Panton creates an iconic focal point in any space. The light consists of hand-cut mother-of-pearl discs that cascade […]

River Vista We always thought a waterfront home was out of reach,” says Kassie Genovere, co-owner of an Annapolis hair salon for kids. But when her close friends announced they […]

Treasure Trove It’s hardly a surprise that Nambé—known for its sculptural tableware and accessories—would someday introduce pieces that evoke the beauty of undulating sea life. The company has done just […]

Outdoor Oasis Owners of a weekend home perched on the banks of the Miles River near Easton enlisted McHale Landscape Design to improve the views of the water from their […]

Bold Panorama The renovation of a Georgian home in St. Michaels, Maryland, included a new, half-circular conservatory with panoramic Miles River vistas. To accommodate the room’s shape, designer Gerald Smith […]

Scenic Lookout The renovation of a circa-1900 house on the Severn River in Centreville, Maryland, encompassed an update of the screened porch by Joe Ireland. The designer created seating arrangements […]

Watershack Reborn Clients hired architect Todd Ray to overhaul what he calls “a ramshackle, moldy ’50s rambler” in Leonardtown, Maryland, overlooking the Potomac River at its confluence with the Chesapeake […]

Beach Chic Paola Navone is most at home when she’s by the sea. So when the celebrated Italian designer and architect set out to create her Spring/Summer collection for Crate […]

Fresh from a $1 million facelift, Sago Spa & Salon at the Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Golf Resort, Spa and Marina offers a host of rejuvenating treatments based on the […]

On the Dock Wit & Wisdom, the Michael Mina restaurant at the Four Seasons Hotel Baltimore, celebrated the arrival of spring by re-opening its popular outdoor dining venue, Wit on […]

Belmond The Inn at Perry Cabin makes an ideal launching pad in St. Michaels Getaway, Maryland, whether you are combing the area’s antiques shops, embarking on a day sail or […]

Setting Sail  The Wayfarer textile collection makes a nautical statement with its graphic Boats and complementary Wayfarer Crayon striped fabrics. ZigZag C, Slubby Linen and Slubby Basket solids in red […]

Eye on Design TROPICAL GETAWAY The Sanchaya—a luxe resort opening in June on the Indonesian island of Bintan—features sumptuous villas designed by Carl Almeida of P49 Deesign and shown in […]