Dream Home: Owner of Frederick Douglass property incorporates Baltimore history, African-American artwork to continue abolitionist's legacy
When Doreen Harwood thought about redoing the combination family room-sunroom that's long been the hub of her Columbia home, she knew she wanted it to exude
Annie and Neal Goldman discoved when they closed on their new home in 2012 that they were buying more than a pretty four-bedroom house in Homeland. They learned the house, built in 1920, was used as a filming location for "The Wire," HBO's critically-acclaimed television show that chronicled Baltimore's drug trade and other societal problems. It appeared in several episodes during seasons three and four as the home of Tommy Carcetti, who rises from Baltimore City Councilman to mayor to governor,
Hidden behind Vincent Peranio and Dolores Deluxe's home is a lush garden that looks like it belongs to an Italian villa and not downtown Baltimore.
A Columbia widow wanted to update her Oakland Mills home with better views of the outdoors and more natural light inside. And fresh colors. And new furniture. She made it her own.
Landlocked in their Pikesville home, David and Jennifer Landsman couldn't escape onto the water as easily as they wished, so they acquired an aging Middle Rover cottage and converted it into the weekend getaway of their dreams.
Michael Wright and Seth Barkman recently finished their new home above the furniture store they opened in Fells Point.
When Paola and Matt Treese decided to update their Columbia home, they knew they wanted it to match the lifestyle of the family they'd become: a busy one, focused on two active sons, and with growing need for useful storage space.
When the Laraine and Bob Hards, married nearly 55 years, decided to downsize last year from their longtime Columbia home to a senior community nearby in Ellicott City, they wanted to use their own furnishings — though fewer of them. But they also wanted to freshen the look for their new digs.
While many people buy new houses because they are ready to live in, literally turn the key, move in and live your life, the Billy and Faryn Carr wanted to make their new space their own for their young family and embarked on a minor renovation and repainting before they even moved in.
Couple turns colonial home on the the Broadneck Peninsula near Annapolis into a light-filled, child-friendly space where they can live, work, entertain and grow as a family.
When Rebecca Bell Echols met her future husband, his Clipper Mill townhome had "a tremendous amount of Ikea." After their engagement, they created a shared space that combines their styles for a look that's "sophisticated classic meets modern."
Hands down, Tammie Francis' favorite room in her Odenton townhouse is one that has only three walls
Jim Klausmeyer adores things old, vintage and collectible, and he's been gathering them for a decade. Now he lives surrounded by those objects.
Instead of downsizing, empty nesters Paula and Dennis remade their Reisterstown home to suit a lifestyle in which barely a week passes without entertaining.
After the death of her husband, Beth Gansky created a warm, welcoming space in Pikesville to bring together two families under one roof.
As a newly drafted rookie in the summer of 2013, Ravens defensive tackle Brandon Williams was too busy learning plays and practicing to spend a lot of time searching for a house. When he heard then-teammate Ray Rice telling other players he was selling a townhome in Pikesville, Williams decided to check it out.
On a quiet, tree-lined street in Northeast Baltimore, one particular home possesses a dual personality, proving that it is possible to satisfy the completely opposite design tastes of both its owners.
In August 2014, Cara and Luis Medeiros purchased a summer home on Gibson Island in Anne Arundel County and decided to restore the structure to what the original designer envisioned.
Jenny Wohl tells the story of sitting on her condo balcony in Baltimore's Village of Cross Keys not long after she purchased it. She was drinking her coffee that warm June morning, mulling over her art collection, when the reality of what she had done hit her.
One thing you don't see every day among Federal Hill's beautifully renovated, traditional brick rowhouses is a front door painted cotton candy pink.
After living in Rye, N.Y., for many years and raising three children there, Geoff and Betsy Wadsworth wanted to retire in a city with a harbor on the Intracoastal Waterway. The couple, both 72, have not been disappointed with their decision to purchase a home in the East Baltimore neighborhood of Butchers Hill.
When Frank and Sandy Gurchik decided on a completely clutter-free lifestyle in their 830-square-foot condo, they discovered the feeling of total liberation.
The journey from a ranch-style house in the suburbs of Kansas City, Kan., to a three-story rowhouse in Baltimore was a move worth taking for MaryAnn and David James.
Joann Levy's spontaneous and edgy style is a big shift from that of her former house, which she refers to as "conservative, filled with antiques; pretty, but boring."
Remington Nevin can stand midway into the first floor of his home, spread his arms and touch the walls on either side of him. No, he's not a giant. He owns an alley house in Butchers Hill that measures 70 feet deep by just 10.5 feet wide.
Along the South River's Broad Creek inlet, the neighborhood of Broadview Estates is a study in stark architectural contrast.
Zachary Lingeman has always been a fan of traditional furniture, antiques and antique reproductions. It was with that fondness in mind that in June 2014 he purchased his circa 1923 two-story rowhome in Baltimore Reservoir Hill — a historic neighborhood burgeoning in restored turn-of-the-century homes and buildings.
In this high-tech age of virtual experiences, it is not unheard of to buy a house and professionally decorate it, room by room, from over 8,000 miles away — and then be completely pleased when walking into it for the first time.
Patricia Field's bold home decor matches the ex-CIA worker's personality.
Jack and Tracey Santry proved it is possible to go home again when they left their longtime home in Ellicott City and moved back to northern Baltimore County, where they both grew up.
Mary Widomski's decorating scheme for her Ocean Place condo was focused and simple. Her plan was to give the entire space a nautical, Hamptons-style look.
Dr. Regina Anderson and her husband, Dr. Jim Campbell, designed their condo in Baltimore's Ritz-Carlton Residences around one magnificent point — a Steinway & Sons baby grand piano.
Like many couples, Kiriakos and Chrissy Nikoletos had their children in mind when they bought their home, a two-story brick Colonial in Perry Hall.
Jeffrey and Kasha Gutowski became the third owners of their Colonial-style home in Bel Air when they purchased it in July 2009 for $292,000. They decided to renovate one room at a time while taking their time to enjoy life.
The Naylors bought their 3,400-square-foot house in 2004; eight years later, they hired David Sutphen of Southfen Restoration Home Builder to design and manage a restoration project that would clean up the house, while maintaining — and in some cases, uncovering — its historic roots.
Sometimes it takes a long while to find the right home for a family of five — especially when it includes three growing, active children.
An impressive stucco and stone, Mediterranean-inspired home exudes a dignified presence on 2 acres that back to woods in Owings Mills. With an exterior style resembling a European country retreat, its three-level interior encompasses 7,520 square feet of living space.
Bob Kean has been restoring old houses his entire adult life. So when he moved from a large home in Baltimore's Roland Park to a two-story rowhouse on Eastern Avenue in Canton, the change was far more than downsizing his space.
When Peggie Pendergast moved to Maryland from a four-bedroom, Colonial-style home in Syracuse, N.Y., it was for love and practicality.
Federal Hill residents are increasingly breaking from the expected historical restorations, and behind their Federal-style front doors are 20th- and 21st-century modern interiors.
Like so many new waterfront homes found on the banks of eastern Baltimore County's rivers, the Wrights' cottage on the Bird River sits on inherited property.
A boxy, rectangular house built of stucco and clapboard sits at the end of a declining driveway. Nestled into a hillside and surrounded by woods, the home's facade — white except for the lime green door — is like a blank screen, where branches of the tall trees move light and shadow across it.
When Dale and Christi Schmidt moved to Baltimore from Columbus, Ohio, in 2013, they knew city living was the only way to go. All of the other details, such as the neighborhood and furniture, would eventually fall into place.
Lisa Lockwood used to think that house fires happened to other people. That was before Jan. 25, 2013. On that unforgettable day, a wood fireplace insert installed the year before shot flames up the flue, catching the attic on fire. It spread quickly to the rest of her northern Baltimore County home, leaving only a burning pile of rubble.
Most homeowners are familiar with the hassles that a brutally cold and snowy winter can suddenly deliver like a one-two punch.
A funny thing happened to Lynn Ridgely several years ago when she decided to make a few changes to her two-bedroom condominium in a downtown Towson high-rise. It all began with a mattress and snowballed from there.
One would never think that Jeanie Libutti considers her stately Victorian-style home in North Baltimore a downsize. With stone steps leading up to a wraparound porch supported by seven columns, it is easy to imagine the elegance (and space) within.
Billy Hicks' house is an unimposing framed Colonial with a center bay gable built of stone at the end of the long, tree-lined family driveway. Small and compact, it was originally a garage, renovated over the years for several members of the Hicks family at various stages of their lives.
While the fire destroyed a large portion of the home's interior, the memories of good times spent there with family and friends would remain unscathed. She would rebuild, saving as much of the home's original features as possible.
Smack in the middle of an upscale Ellicott City housing development is a surprise. A sign at the head of a long driveway signals what lies ahead: "Burleigh Circa 1810."
Megan McSally and her fiance, Joe Marino, had one very important reason for purchasing their 4,800-square foot Colonial-style home on 1 full acre in West Friendship — the two have a combined seven children.
After renting a unit in the Harborview community for four years, Bryan Lucas was determined to take his time finding the perfect house in Baltimore to make his own.
Bright hues are the focal point of Sanja and Zeljko Vujaskovic's interior design
Fe T. Reyes-Dollete is an ardent collector of decorative arts, a traveler and a member of a ballroom dancing group. The Towson home she shares with her husband, Rudy Dollete, is the ideal venue for all three pursuits.
In the heart of Otterbein, just a few blocks west of Baltimore's busy Inner Harbor, sits a three-story brick home on a quiet street of similar structures where tranquillity rules.
Dream home: This Ritz-Carlton condo focuses on art and a view
Cindi and Chad Seitz traded in city life for a two-acre property in Baltimore County
The white beaux arts-style building in Baltimore's Mount Vernon neighborhood, known simply as 700 Washington Place, is considered by many one of the city's most elegant addresses.
Instead of moving to the suburbs, Ann and Dominic Wiker are raising their children in the neighborhood they loved as young adults
Matt Nickasch's home is anything but typical — he lives in the tower of a repurposed grain silo in Locust Point. His condo on the 18th floor is marked as a "bin" instead of a unit, a nod to industrial days long gone.
The story is a familiar one for many Maryland homeowners living along eastern Baltimore County's shoreline: The appeal, initially, is in having a summer vacation cottage. That is, until the inhabitants realize that with a bit of remodeling and updating, they can live in their dream home on the water all year long.
To this seasoned interior designer from New York City, there was no reason not to create everything in her style — one she calls "country French in an eclectic, sophisticated approach."
Tim Nelson and Kathy Edin fell in love with their Butchers Hill rowhome, and the city
Just east of Highlandtown in Baltimore's Greektown neighborhood, the exteriors of the two-story brick rowhouses all look pretty much alike. It's the creative details — a painted front door, window trim or stained glass transoms — with which the owners state their individuality.
MICA professor and husband have artsy space
What would compel a person to buy the same house twice? For Reggie Sajauskas, the answer can be found in her 1918 traditional clapboard home in Catonsville, one she would not walk away from a second time.
In a clearing off of a wooded lane in Stevenson is a white stucco, Tuscan-style villa with ornate cast-iron window boxes spilling summer vines, looking like the subject of an impressionist painting.
Wayne and Wende Allen found a second home, their vacation escape, in a convenient location — 24 miles from their Harford County home.
Jennifer Etheridge has more than a city view from her 12th floor condo at 414 Water St. She is in the heart of downtown Baltimore's business district — any more of a cosmopolitan feel would have her perched on top of City Hall, whose dome she sees from her bedroom window.
A funny thing happened to Joe and Morgan Horvath on their way to a community art show in Reservoir Hill a few years ago.
Keith Kratz turned a former White Hall general store into a home for himself as well as commercial space for his successful landscaping business, Outdoor Expressions
Davis family embraces city living in its renovated alley home
Annapolis officials know that local homeowners who restore and preserve their historic properties play a vital role in the city's architectural legacy.
Ron Tanner and Jill Eicher made it their mission to save the home from further destruction and restore it to its 1897 glory. Tanner even documented the process in his book "From Animal House to Our House: A Love Story."
In the usual course of life's events, most people go to school. Very few people, however, buy a schoolhouse and call it home.
Nicolas Jabko did little to improve upon activist Jean Hepner's restoration
When a home has been the center of a happy childhood, it can often come to represent a happy and hopeful future. This is certainly the case with Mike and Jocelyn Szymanowski's Canton rowhouse.
Like more and more homeowners these days, Ron Brown and his fiancee, Susan Powers, have discovered their ideal living space hidden within the same walls they have been calling home for quite some time.
The Weiss family's brick contemporary rancher, built in 1973, sits on the banks of Lake Ogleton, which opens out to the Chesapeake Bay.
Just how long can it take to find the perfect, not run-of-the-mill rowhouse with a nontypical layout among hundreds for sale in the Southeast Baltimore neighborhood of Canton? For Chrissie Davis, a 39-year old health care consultant with Huron Consulting Group, the search took more than two years.
Laura Mooney's second Canton home since 2003 is a symbol of her newfound liberation.
Marianne Fishman's three-story townhouse in Butchers Hill is an elegant reflection of her life's work as an interior designer while also giving credence to the design company she owns – Row House Interiors.
Sue and Tom Graham found their dream home, a traditional Maryland shore-style home on one acre at the edge of Seneca Creek in the Baltimore County area of Bowleys Quarters.
Brian Dermitt completely renovated the space and added a contemporary touch
Deb Moriarty downsized after her husband died and her daughter went to college
City homebuyer program helps couple purchase Johnston Square property
For the Condons, their new home is all about the view of the wildlife, weather and water
When Gunther and Linda Than moved into their one-bedroom unit in Canton's Anchorage Tower condominiums, they really downsized.
Log cabin in Howard County is dream home for collector
Side-by-side town houses were joined to create the perfect home for vast, authentic collections of colonial furniture and décor.
A row house gets another floor, a rooftop deck and a dramatic, floating steel staircase.
A former country kid finds happiness in a row house in Canton.
Pasadena couple's dream home is redesigned bi-level rancher
Dream home in Towson has undergone many transformations
Eastern Shore's Kent Island is real estate find
Baltimore real estate find is historic bachelor's pad on Henderson's Wharf
Baltimore real estate: Southern-style with just a touch of glam
Baltimore real estate: Carriage house is converted to stylish space for home and office
Jodi and Brian Fader knocked down walls to open up the views in their Inner Harbor condo
Baltimore real estate: Middle River home is dream realized
Baltimore real estate: Painted jewel in Cedarcroft is dream home
One of the featured homes belongs to Myrna Poirier, who has created a colorful, contemporary space in a 200-year-old mariner's house.
Complete overhaul creates space for clever, creative touches
Dream home: Cottage is educated choice for former Goucher president
Pikesville development takes care of maintenance while they take care of each other
Inner Harbor development provides comforts from the past
With nurturing and love, couple turns sprawling Victorian into cozy city retreat
Love of the land leads to 10-year farmhouse renovations
East Baltimore residence's interior is functional with flair
Couple finds home in Catonsville with a place for everything
Baltimore real estate: Canton Cove waterfront condo keeps bachelor firmly planted
Mark Rucci and Randall Franklin's Anne Arundel County home features a storybook setting of statues and silver.
The exterior says 1970s, but the interior shows style of another era
Harford pastor and his wife enjoy tranquil living on bucolic acreage
Kent County waterfront home is example of historic proportions
Tiny beach house that dates to 1950s 'is what it is'
One-story bungalows are situated on property in the middle of Anne Arundel's Marley Creek
Ocean City's Rick Meehan enjoys water views, amenities of Harbor Island
Downsizing after the departure of their sons, a couple finds a compromise in a Roland Park townhouse
Steve Appel, owner of Nouveau Contemporary, and his family share a beach house that's original in style
After multiple moves, couple finds a place that really fits
Interior decorator helps couple configure new home without a lot of new furnishings
Couple's historic property would be perfect setting for a Currier & Ives print
With two apartments, downsized living doesn't have to be small
Couple summons up a little glam and glitter amid bucolic setting
After nearly two decades, couple still enjoys Ocean City lifestyle
Owner took 15 years to transform tiny space into perfect oasis
Urban chic: Former military man finds new station at Silo Point in Baltimore
Bill Allen's beachfront home in North Ocean City is the coastal living and entertaining space he's always wanted
Empty-nesters fly the coop, moving from countryside to cityside harbor condominium
Family's Arundel estate originated with a king's obligation