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Building a Tradition
Boating the waters of the Chester River, one might sail by an unassuming white house, so snug in the landscape it appears to have been there a century.
But the newly constructed Chestertown, Maryland home is a reflection of the taste of its owners, Fred and Wanda Sherriff, who envisioned a traditional expression in the venacular [...]
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Room For A View
A kitchen renovation was a long-time dream for the Scallets. They moved into the 1950’s-contemporary rancher in a neighborhood of “center hall” colonials in Northwest Washington, D.C. in 1983 and left the kitchen untouched. Roberta stayed at home to raise her two sons, while Edward, an attorney, worked. Years later, after the children moved out [...]
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Kitchen Pizzazz In Potomac
Judy Hofheimer of Potomac, Maryland, says it’s only a dream when working with trusted designers. Luckily, that’s just what she and her husband, Ben, received working with Gilday Renovations on the remodel of their 1993 kitchen. With a prior positive experience working with the company on a bed and bath remodel in their home, the [...]
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An Addition For The Family
Nearly two decades of experience have given George Myers, founder and president of GTM Architects in Bethesda, Maryland, the know-how to master home composition for his clients. But when it came to designing his own home, Myers found his decisions to be a bit ambiguous.
“In my business I have the constraints of both the [...]
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Home Gym
Photo courtesy of York Barbell Total Fitness By, Tanyika Lewis Tanyika Lewis is a freelance writer living in White Marsh, Maryland. In addition to ChesapeakeHome magazine, her work has appeared in various trade and consumer publications. Setting Up the Home Gym by Tanyika N. Lewis It’s easy to conjure up alluring reasons to get fit: impressive images of a svelte new body, limitless energy, internal health. However, when it comes to picking up that first weight it’s even easier to con
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Liquid Design
Sanitus per aqua’s is the Latin term for health through water—we know the term by its acronym, spa. Before the selection of modern medicines, soaking in the waters of a spring was all the therapy needed to remedy many ailments. Recognizing water’s healing power, homeowners have incorporated the element into the décor and landscapes [...]
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Foyers
AHH, HOME SWEET HOME. You come in from a demanding day, lured into your living room by a sofa that envelops you with comfort. The kitchen entices with tasty treats to nibble. Then there’s that sanctuary of serenity—the bedroom—and its nearby refuge, the master bath; a place that beckons with its sunken pool that can [...]
