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The Floral Factor
Get a head start on spring. Bring the outdoors in with floral decor.
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Face To Face With Walter Schamu, FAIA
Walter G. Schamu, FAIA is the president and founder of SMG (Schamu Machowski Greco) Architects and is respected throughout the region for his expertise in historic architecture. The firm works with residential, commercial, educational, religious, hospitality, club, and senior living clients with a focus on historic preservation.
Walter is the founder of the Baltimore Architecture Foundation [...]
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Pocket Guide to Bamboos
By Ted Jordan Meredith
Bamboo is rapidly becoming a favorite “green” material of home and garden professionals thanks to its quickly renewing growth rate. It is appreciated for its simplistic beauty as well as for more practical characteristics, like screening and erosion control.
In his 2001 book, Bamboo for Gardens, award-winning writer Ted Jordan Meredith thoroughly explores [...] -
Garden Bouquets and Beyond: Creating Wreaths, Garlands, and More in Every Garden Season
By Suzy Bales
Flower lovers know that achieving the perfect floral arrangement is no easy task — an endeavor made more challenging when using only fresh flowers from one’s own garden. In Suzy Bales’ latest book, Garden Bouquets and Beyond: Creating Wreaths, Garlands, and More In Every Garden Season, she shares ways to reap the [...] -
Cocktails Celebrating Design
New honor for up-and-coming interior designers.
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7 Tips for Cooking Green
Cooking with energy efficiency in mind.
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The Secrets of French Design
By Betty Lou Phillips
From treating windows in a cozy boudoir to arranging art in a finely crafted sitting room, Betty Lou Phillips’ The Secrets of French Design helps any modern decorator add old-world French appeal. Phillips, an award-winning author on this subject as well as an esteemed member of the American Society of Interior Designers, [...] -
The American Porch
By Michael Dolan
Michael Dolan has written for the Washington City Paper, the Washington Post, and the Washington Times as well as several other publications. In his first book, The American Porch: An Informal History of an Informal Place, Dolan relays the interesting history of the porch by tracing its origins through countries such as ancient [...] -
Found Style: Vintage Ideas For Modern Living
By David and Amy Butler
In Found Style: Vintage Ideas For Modern Living, authors David and Amy Butler portray how people really decorate their homes—with a diverse mix of objects and furniture. The 200 vivid photographs in their book show how readers can incorporate secondhand, modern, and vintage objects and ideas into one space. This book [...] -
Modern Fan
Revolutionary new table top fan technology.
