Author Archive: Christianna McCausland

  1. Gibson Getaway

    by Christianna McCausland | November 9, 2011

    It’s not surprising that this French Tudor gem on secluded Otter Pond in Gibson Island caught the eye of its homeowners as a perfect place for a retreat home for themselves and their grown children. The house, one of the first on the island, has retained all its early 20th century architectural charm, including a [...]

  2. Natural Beauty

    by Christianna McCausland | September 26, 2011

    Drawing inspiration from a sloping property that tumbles down toward the Severn River, landscape architect Eric Groft creates an environment lush with native plants, which feels as if it were a happenstance of nature that developed slowly over time.
    The rich botanical swathes rolling over the slopes of the home at Round Bay on the Severn [...]

  3. Shorely Simple

    by Christianna McCausland | September 26, 2011

    Home on the Chesapeake Bay reflects relaxed coastal style.

  4. Drama Queen

    by Christianna McCausland | September 25, 2011

    It’s impossible to imagine that the kitchen owned by Darshna Dhake and Matthew Rick, now an homage to dramatic, contemporary style, was once a ho-hum suburban room. “It was basically a builder-grade townhouse built in the ‘80s,” Dhake explains. “There was nothing wrong with it, but it lacked personality, which made a person reluctant to [...]

  5. DC Penthouse Decor

    by Christianna McCausland | August 24, 2011

    Old-world style meets contemporary taste in this DC penthouse.

  6. Summer Gardening Tips

    by Christianna McCausland | June 10, 2011

    Keeping your garden happy in the summer heat.

  7. Elegant Cosmopolitan Home Renovation

    by Christianna McCausland | February 4, 2011

    High style, international flair.

  8. The Dining Room’s New Look

    by Christianna McCausland | December 14, 2010

    More casual, more multipurpose, more integrated with the rest of the home, and sometimes not even inside, the dining room isn’t what it used to be. No surprise, then, that the matching dining set overseen by grandmother’s antique china press full of wedding dishes doesn’t seem to jibe with the needs of the modern family. [...]

  9. Three Story Kitchen, Office, Family Room Addition

    by Christianna McCausland | December 14, 2010

    When the owners of a home in the Roland Park vicinity of Baltimore decided they needed more family space near the kitchen, the solution seemed simple enough: build an addition. This particular house, however, had a unique challenge. As it is built on a hillside, the first floor is at ground level from the front [...]

  10. 2010 Residential Architecture Awards

    by Christianna McCausland | October 8, 2010

    The 2010 ChesapeakeHome / AIABaltimore Residential Design Awards.