Stories

Soul and Patina in Washington, D.C.

Soul & Patina in Washington, D.C. by Kymberly Taylor Photography by Stacy Zarin Goldberg     When a couple with a young family purchased a 8,110-square-foot home in a D.C. suburb, they felt the space was overly formal with erratic

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The Run that Led an Arnold Couple Home

The Run that Led an Arnold Couple Home by Walinda P. West Photography by Peak Visuals Photo Styling by Cat and Yvette Guerra, Interior Stylings by Cat   When Jenna Whitney and her husband Mark were living in a congested

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Six Culinary Sanctuaries

    A Design that Shines by Kymberly Taylor photography by David Burroughs     When adventurous homeowners gave designer Sandra Steiner-Houck instructions to create a “one-of-a-kind wow kitchen,” the result was symphonic. Steiner-Houck composed an ultra-modern design using materials,

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Straight Up on Dining Out | InGrano

InGrano A Culinary Safari By Christine Fillat Photography courtesy of InGrano     There are places in Annapolis where you go for a great meal. There are places where you go for a certain cuisine. There are places where you

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The High-Heeled Gardener | Ancient Star of the Garden

Ancient Star of the Garden By Kymberly Taylor     In the soft darkness of late winter, the Star magnolia’s sleeping flower buds catch the eye. Covered in silvery fur that insulates the buds from the cold, Magnolia stellata’s star-shaped

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Annapolis Architects | 2026

Annapolis Architects A-List Architecture Firms 2026 Jonathan Rivera Architecture | Photo: Peak Visuals   Each November, we present this section where we invite highly accomplished architects of the Chesapeake and Annapolis region to feature a home they have designed and

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Keeping Its Charm in Wardour

Keeping Its Charm in Wardour by Dylan Roche Photography by Peak Visuals     When the Childs family sought a home in West Annapolis, they found their opportunity in a nearly 100-year-old house in Wardour. As it was, the house

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A New Chapter by the Bay

A New Chapter by the Bay by Walinda P. West Photography by Stacy Zarin Goldberg     A stately 7,000-square-foot brick home in the Fishing Creek Farm community of Annapolis was the heart of family life for one Annapolis couple

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Historic Home to Boutique Hotel

Historic Home to Boutique Hotel by Robert E. Haywood Photography by Peak Visuals   86 State Circle, known as the Randall House Duplex, is a superior example of the adaptive reuse of a historic building in Annapolis, setting a high

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The Painted Lady on Little Magothy

The Painted Lady on Little Magothy by Kymberly Taylor Photography by Brian Landis     Annapolis is filled with many architectural surprises. Tucked away on the banks of Little Magothy is a contemporary version of a Victorian-era Painted Lady owned

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