Home&Garden

Custom house

A semi-retired couple creates their dream home— complete with his and hers kitchen, a luxurious master suite and a home theater— inside a Butchers Hill townhouse.

Andrew Obeirne and his wife, Patricia Schraeder, have lived all over Maryland during their nine years of marriage, but they knew that when they retired they…MORE

Green Gables

A 1920s Charles Village rowhouse is transformed into an elegant and energy-efficient home for a retired couple seeking an active lifestyle in the heart of the city.

Throughout the four decades they’ve been married, Susan and Rich Walther have lived in 12 homes, including an 1890s Victorian, a 1920s Tudor, a 1960s rambler…MORE

Let There Be Light

An architect renovates a Federal Hill fixer-upper guided by the mantra ‘quality over quantity.’

Some people can do a lot with curtains, paint and mirrors to brighten up a narrow Baltimore rowhouse. Jack Chaffin isn’t one of them. The 37-year-old…MORE

From Raw to Refined

Architect John Mariani created a sleek, comfortable home that remains true to its warehouse roots.

When architect John Mariani set out to find a new home in the city, he was sure of one thing: he wanted a warehouse, not a…MORE

Canton Contemporary

Modifying the builder's plan for this waterfront townhouse produced a sunny and sleek modern home with lots of living, entertaining and storage space.

Steffi and Andy Graham purchased their three-story brick townhouse in the new development Canton North Shores because they loved its location. Perched on a pier that…MORE

Home Rules

Longing to live in an über-contemporary space that has all your friends talking? As Gretchen Cook found out, there are a few things you should know about first...

It was a potholder that finally did me in. Or more precisely, a potholder hook. This after the three-month renovation of my 100-year-old townhouse had stretched…MORE

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