Archive for 2006

  1. A Garden’s Aging Grace Gallery

    by Chesapeake Home Magazine | September 16, 2006

  2. An English Country Manor Gallery

    by Chesapeake Home Magazine | September 16, 2006

  3. Tips For Fall Garden Maintenance Gallery

    by Chesapeake Home Magazine | September 16, 2006

  4. Doctoring Up An Old Bath Gallery

    by Chesapeake Home Magazine | September 16, 2006

  5. Growing Hardy Orchids In The Garden Gallery

    by Chesapeake Home Magazine | September 16, 2006

  6. Mountain Retreats: Contemplating the Landscape Gallery

    by Chesapeake Home Magazine | September 16, 2006

  7. Buying and Building on the Waterfront

    by Andrea Poe | July 20, 2006

    A room with a view, really an outdoor room with a view, to be exact. That’s what Mark DeLaurentis was looking for when he put a gazebo about 50 feet from the shoreline on his waterfront property.
    It wasn’t long before DeLaurentis heard from the local planning and zoning department. “I had no idea that I [...]

  8. Choosing Bamboo for the Garden

    by Peggy Riccio | July 17, 2006

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    Once the bane of gardeners, who searched for methods to eradicate what they saw as an invasive nuisance, bamboo has made a recent comeback into people’s yards; some would even say this oriental grass has become a hot item.

    Gardeners are now interested in planting newly introduced varieties, which offer low-maintenance, evergreen plantings that are deer [...]

  9. Island Dreaming

    by Brandy Keller | July 17, 2006

    More space, more function, more amenities. Homeowners want more of everything, so what’s the best way to get the storage and convenience that you’d like? Perhaps adding an island in your kitchen is the solution.

    Kitchen experts are designing islands that are not only practical for everyday use but also offer artistic elegance that transcends the boundaries [...]

  10. Unconventional Hot Rolled Steel

    by Scott Sowers | July 17, 2006

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    Following in the footsteps of concrete and stainless steel, materials once considered industrial are becoming more accepted for use in our homes. The next wave includes a throwback to the Iron Age—hot rolled steel.

    Also known as black steel, hot rolled steel isn’t shiny like stainless steel and doesn’t get painted like cold rolled steel, which [...]