Archive for August 2005

  1. Waterfront Garden Gallery

    by Chesapeake Home Magazine | August 4, 2005

  2. Waterfront Garden For Both Sides of The Pond

    by Dennis Hockman | August 4, 2005

    Using the landscape to infuse a Mid-Atlantic coastal locale with an old-world European feel.

  3. Picking The Perfect Chandelier

    by Mary Medland | August 4, 2005

    Picking the Perfect Chandelier Eleanor McKay prefers to think of chandeliers as architectural adornments for the home. “When we create a chandelier for a residence, we view it as a piece of jewelry,” says McKay, a founder and partner in Annapolis’s full-service home furnishings company, Niermann Weeks. Today chandeliers are able to fit nicely in virtually any style home,from rustic to high-tech. It is important to bear in mind that a home’s lighting is a small detail that, prop

  4. Cottage Style Gallery

    by Chesapeake Home Magazine | August 3, 2005

  5. Green Screens Photo Gallery

    by Chesapeake Home Magazine | August 3, 2005

  6. A Good Look at Green Screens

    by Peggy Riccio | August 3, 2005

    “One of the first things I learned in designing a green screen is that the function of the screen as well as the plants selected should be thought out in detail. Creating ascreen is a financial investment, because several plants have to be purchased at once in order to create the desired line. It is [...]

  7. Cottage Style

    by Chesapeake Home Magazine | August 3, 2005

    By Pam George
    Janet and Don Walker’s two-bedroom cottage in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware is cozy, comfortable, and quaint there’s nothing stuffy about it. Pastel chenille bedspreads, breezy wicker chairs, and bright floral pillows are as stylish as they are nostalgic. The couple, who purchased the two-cottage parcel in 1976, decided to expand the larger home rather [...]

  8. Caring for Mature Trees

    by Chesapeake Home Magazine | August 2, 2005

    Text Courtesy of the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA)
    Think of tree care as an investment. A healthy tree increases in value with age—paying big dividends, increasing property values, beautifying surroundings, purifying air, saving energy by providing cooling shade from summer’s heat, and protecting from winter’s wind.
    A preventive care program for your landscape plants is like [...]

  9. Is Your Builder or Remodeler Certified?

    by John Martindale | August 2, 2005

    We’ve all heard countless stories about builders and remodelers who have put customers in horrible situations because of their inexperience, bad business practices, financial instability, or unethical behavior. In spite of this reputation, many qualified builders and remodelers exist who are able to deliver great projects, have the required expertise and staying power, and exhibit [...]

  10. Island Tranquility Gallery

    by Chesapeake Home Magazine | August 1, 2005