Stories

It All Starts with the Art

By Tom Levine  |  Photography by Geoffrey Hodgdon   When Ernesto Santalla, a Washington, D.C.–based architect and interior designer, signed on to renovate this loft for a globe-trotting couple, he knew that the focus had to be on the couple’s

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Strong Bonds on the Magothy River

By Robert Haywood  |  Photography by David Burroughs On the Magothy River, family compounds are passed down through generations. It’s a tradition, dating back to at least the 1940s, where each compound, composed of multiple homes and outbuildings on a

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Waterfront Oasis on Broadwater

By Robert Haywood Waterfront landscapes often serve as an extension of a home and outdoor living space where family and friends can swim, dine, and relax. For the landscape architect that challenge is to create entertainment and recreational spaces, with

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Straight Up on Dining Out: Worth the Wait, VIN 909

Worth the Wait VIN 909 By Christine Fillat  |  Photography courtesy of VIN 909   It is a cold night in February, mid week, and we are told a table will be available for us in about 30 to 40

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Design Talk: Framing the View

Design Talk Framing the View By Margaret Blunt  |  Photography courtesy of Sew Beautiful   In the world of design, obstacles are merely opportunities in disguise. This maxim is especially true with window coverings. Windows are often perceived as so

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High-Rise, High Tech Kitchen in an Annapolis Penthouse

  High-Rise, High Tech Kitchen in an Annapolis Penthouse By Sarah Hagerty  |  Photography by John Coyle It’s not the sort of kitchen you might expect to find in the home of empty-nesting senior citizens. But these particular senior citizens

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Artful Kitchen on the Shore

  Artful Kitchen on the Shore By Kymberly Taylor  |  Photography by Geoffrey Hodgdon It’s refreshing when people say shocking things, even when a treasured American institution is under attack: the kitchen. “I do not like kitchens. I think they

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Annapolis Design Showhouse

Designers and Artists Join Together to Support the Wellness House
This past December a group of Annapolis interior designers came together to create the Design Collaborative Art Showhouse, dramatically repurposing a 1890s Gothic Revival church in the heart of the historic district. The church had found new life ten years ago when its interior was smartly redesigned into four condominiums, one of which, owned by Marc Schwartz and Nicole Lombardi was used for the showhouse. Conceived by Katalin Fa

Design Talk: Perspectives on the Kitchen

  Design Talk: Perspectives on the Kitchen   In Design Talk, we ask an interior designer and an architect to address how they think about kitchen design, with a special example of their work. They have much to say. Architect

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On the Road

  On the Road By Kymberly Taylor  |  Photography by Geoffrey Hodgdon & Anne Gummerson   On the Road, the classic American novel by Jack Kerouac published in 1957, is the most famous work of the Beat Generation. It begins

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