Archive for August 2008

  1. Comparing The Colonial

    by Jennifer K. Dansicker | August 13, 2008

    In this month’s Real Estates we look at the Colonial–the single most popular architectural style in the United States.

    The name of the style reflects the late 19th-century fascination with homes built by the early English and Dutch settlers, a trend that intensified through the World War I and II era before peaking in the mid-1950s.
    Several [...]

  2. Canal Street Malt House

    by Jennifer K. Dansicker | August 13, 2008

    Historic Baltimore malt warehouse renovated for loft living.

  3. Living Light

    by Christianna McCausland | August 13, 2008

    Architects rarely get to occupy the spaces they design, so when Amy and John Cooney purchased a rowhome in the Fells Point neighborhood of Baltimore City it was a chance for the young couple to flex their design muscles. Long-time advocates for city living, the Cooneys wanted to create a new paradigm for how the [...]

  4. Brilliant Transformation

    by Kelli Rosen | August 13, 2008

    When Robin Wood, a former non-profit executive, and husband Dr. James (Jimmy) Wood, chief of orthopedic surgery at Harbor Hospital, purchased their Poplar Hill home back in 1996, they knew a major renovation was inevitable. We wanted this house to be more of a reflection of who we are,” says Robin. “We wanted a better [...]

  5. Otterbein Eclectic

    by Mary Medland | August 13, 2008

    Years of collecting, thoughtful renovations, and additions to the décor come together in this well-honed urban gem.

  6. Metropolitan Pied-A-Terre

    by Annliese Scott | August 13, 2008

    An expedient collaboration between architect and interior designer friends results in a small but brilliant Adams-Morgan jewel.

  7. Face to Face With Justine Sancho

    by Jennifer K. Dansicker | August 13, 2008

    Justine Sancho, owner and principal designer of Justine Sancho Interior Design, Ltd., in Potomac, Maryland has established a reputation for excellence over the last 28 years. She started her full service interior design company in 1981 and has the distinction of being one of the first inductees into the Washington Design Center’s Interior Design Hall [...]

  8. Canal Street Malt House Gallery

    by Chesapeake Home Magazine | August 12, 2008

  9. Au Naturale Gallery

    by Chesapeake Home Magazine | August 11, 2008

  10. Brilliant Transformation Gallery

    by Chesapeake Home Magazine | August 11, 2008