By Elizabeth Heubeck | Photography by Jay Greene The size and stature of some beach homes occupying prime waterfront real estate appear as if they were built to intimidate. Rare are those beachfront gems that are as inviting as
By Dylan Roche | Photography by Maureen Porto When Wesley Pehlke of Annapolis-based design studio Simply Wesley started working with her clients Rita Cavanaugh and Jerry Kafka—downsizers moving from a large, traditionally-decorated home to a condo across from the Annapolis
By Kymberly Taylor Because the delicate lacecap hydrangea takes some time to mature, it is not immediately as showy as its cousin, the mophead, with its quintessential lush flower balls, or the panicled hydrangea, sporting audacious cones. For this reason,
United States Naval Academy Superintendent Vice Admiral Sean Buck Shares His Wisdom on Leadership By Robert E. Haywood “If you want to know your future, look at your friends.” “Your character is the sum of your habits.”
By Kymberly Taylor Exterior Photography by David Burroughs Interior Photography by Helen Norman “A Chesapeake garden is not a formula or prescribed approach, but an intuitive response to the garden’s surroundings, which are always changing.” – Bob Hruby,
Cloverfields: A Progress Report By Sherri Marsh Johns Photography courtesy of Cloverfields Preservation Foundation and Annapolis Home A team of professionals is collaborating to faithfully restore Cloverfields, a rare example of early 18th-century architecture tucked away on the Eastern
By Christine Fillat & Kymberly Taylor Settled in 1655 and founded in 1868, Eastport may not have a single cobblestone or renowned 18th-century mansion like Annapolis, its neighbor just across the bridge. Nevertheless, Eastport, an independent town until
By Kymberly Taylor Every summer garden needs Gardenia jasminoides to add gloss, beauty, and an exquisite fragrance that drifts upon the air to find you. What’s more, the ancient gardenia, which appears in Greek mythology, adds a certain mood
We invited seven area architects, designers and builders to share with us a recent completed room that is among their favorites. We also asked them to tell us which features about the room they most appreciate. DALE OVERMYER,
BY KYMBERLY TAYLOR | PHOTOGRAPHY BY GEOFFREY HODGDON Every home has its own special voice that pervades long after its owners have gone. The homeowners purchased the 1940s rambler on Gibson Island last year as a second home.