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October 5, 2008

Desirable Spaces

A bit of Europe in Cockeysville

Taking a motif and running with it, Elizabeth and Charles Atwood custom-built a house that could sit in the French countryside with wood shutters, timbers and flower baskets against the hand-troweled stucco-look exterior, and an interior to match.

September 28, 2008

Desirable Spaces

Nest of a former Oriole

Hall of Famer and former Orioles pitcher Jim Palmer wanted something a bit different when he was looking for new digs in the city a couple of years ago.

September 21, 2008

Desirable Spaces

Windows wrap house in Harford hunt country

The home of Dr. Jed Smalley and his wife, Peggy, at first blush looks like an updated old house on a horse farm in Harford County's hunt country. But a second look reveals a modern house built to seem older than its years.

September 14, 2008

Desirable Spaces

Waterfront house has good flow inside, too

The house that lies on a point that juts into Cattail Creek has panoramic views of the water and the greenery that hugs it. Every room, including the upstairs corridor, looks out to the creek.

September 7, 2008

Desirable Spaces

A contemporary house that gives you space

When they decided to build a home two decades ago, Alfred and Marilyn Biegel had a few requirements in mind.

August 31, 2008

Desirable Spaces

1928 gem in Ten Hills has a woodsy view

More than three decades ago, Susan and Dave Hutton decided that their soon-to-expand family needed a larger house in the city.

August 24, 2008

Desirable Spaces

Bolton Hill townhouse restored to former glory

When Michael Spellman and Frank Vince moved to Baltimore from the Virgin Islands a few years ago, they were looking to exchange island life for city life.

August 17, 2008

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For couple, a house worth waiting for

Marsha and John Wise bought their home six years ago after losing out on another house in the same neighborhood because they had not made an offer quickly enough. The couple had fallen in love with the community of Hunting Ridge, a historic district near Baltimore's western edge known for solid homes in varied architectural styles amid huge trees and rolling terrain.

August 10, 2008

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Revamped house with office space

When Jeanne and Sean St. Martin bought an old house on a hill above Historic Ellicott City's Main Street, they became the owners of a building that had been turned into three apartments and had been rented for decades. They could see the sky through numerous places in the roof.

August 3, 2008

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Ruxton house sits alongside a stream

It's hard to let go, but that's exactly what Dennis A. Fiori and his wife, Margaret R. Burke, are doing with their more than two-acre gardener's delight and historic property in Ruxton. After a few years of commuting, Fiori, the former director of the Maryland Historical Society, has relocated with his family to Boston, where he is president of the Massachusetts Historical Society.

July 27, 2008

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Old and modern in marvelous mix

Mixing old-world antiquities with modern amenities makes this double-wide rowhouse a hidden gem in the heart of Canton.

July 20, 2008

Desirable Spaces

Owings Mills house has a story-filled past

Stories about the white clapboard house at the former Pleasant Grove Farm in Owings Mills abound, including that Confederate soldiers sought food and horses from the anti-slavery family of Richard Scott and that Confederate sympathizers tore down his flagpole because he flew a U.S. flag.

July 13, 2008

Desirable Spaces

Towson dream house had starring TV role

When Marian Matthis first saw the center-hall colonial brick house in West Towson some four years ago, she was seduced by its charm, large rooms and yard.