Restoring a tradition

When Gene and Karen Bartell moved from St. Louis to Baltimore in the summer of 2008, it was a homecoming for the two who had lived and raised a family in Towson and Mount Washington.
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Original on the inside

The Ruzickas' two-story traditional home in the Perry Hall development of Bentley's Ridge bears a striking resemblance to several others on the block.
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Creating a masterpiece

On the side lawn of his cottage, at the end of a long driveway, Harry Richardson gestures broadly to first-time visitors.
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A labor of love

Carroll County couple Nick and Chris Vincent have forged house from a building and general store that dates to 1810.
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Leaving the world behind

Twelve years ago, Ralph and Carolyn Clark decided to downsize.
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Cozy in the country

At the threshold of Susan Skiles' Carroll County home, a sweet aroma wafting from the kitchen almost always greets visitors. She loves to bake, and just about any tasty treat imaginable may pop from her oven at any given time.
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Picture perfect

Artist John Stevens, who often paints old, historic brick and stone structures, wanted an old house that would reflect his love of watercolors while offering retail space to display them.
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Change for the better

Occasionally, major life changes work out so well for people that they find themselves wishing their decisions had been made a lot sooner.
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Country canvas

For most of us, hearth and home is a comforting place to be. When possible, many choose to work from home. For artist Keith Millison, it is the family farmhouse itself that provides inspiration.
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Room for all

For Jim Slayton's and Rob Hradsky, their four adopted children and the reason for their move into a 6,500-square-foot Colonial-style home in Woodstock, Md.
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Clarksville house filled with classic decorations to celebrate Christmas season

The Twelve Days of Christmas, which begin on the 25th of December and end Jan. 6 with the Feast of the Epiphany, hold special meaning for Willa Boze and her daughter, Sharon Williams. In addition to an entire tree decorated with Wedgewood ornaments depicting a partridge in a pear tree, three French hens, two turtle doves and so forth, the home is a showplace of decorative art collections celebrating the season of peace and goodwill.
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A Home for the Holidays

Peggy Poisal's friends are less taken aback at the interior of her home than the casual visitor, whose first reaction tends to be a gasp of wonder, followed by an overwhelming desire to take everything in at one fast turn of the head.
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Urban renewal

Nine years ago, Jay and Nancy Guyther were supervising the construction of their custom-built townhouse in Fells Point while still living in Manhattan. Their initial idea for the 3,600-square-foot residence was to rent it out. But work circumstances changed, and they have been living there since 2001.
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A house to grow in

On the northern Baltimore County street where Jason and Madeline Comoglio reside, all the Cape Cod-style houses are lined side by side. There is no monotony, however, but rather a cozy, train-garden kind of ambience where each owner expresses individuality of exterior trappings as well as varieties of landscaping.
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Clynmalira, a place of history

There's no mistaking a historic estate. A long driveway with old trees off a country road is one indication. The giveaway is the marker bearing the name of the land and home.
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A house with a view

It was not until Tom and Cheryl Atkins steamed off 25 layers of wallpaper in their Butchers Hill home that they discovered, on one of those walls, the exact age of the property they were renovating.
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Scaled to suit

The halls of Charlestown retirement community are wide, lushly carpeted and brightly lit, calling to mind those of five-star hotels. Framed landscapes and still-life prints hang on the walls.
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Surprising depth makes this home

From a street-level view of the Snider home, with its brick front and three gables jutting from a deeply pitched roof, a first impression could easily be that of a cozy little cottage.
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A house to entertain

Two years ago last August, Melissa and Rick Henry decided to sell their Baltimore County townhouse and move to a single-family home.
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Couple adds artistic touches in Queenstown

Eight years ago, Jim and Barbara Hutson moved from Chesapeake, Va., back home to Maryland to be closer to family.
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Lodge-like design provides country comfort

Mike and Anita Mandis were in the process of working with a designer on plans for a French country home to be built on 3 3/4 acres in Sparks when Mike Mandis took a month off from work and motorcycled out West. As a result of the trip, he scrapped all plans for French country, opting instead for a more rustic, lodge-like design.
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All work, then play

Some people yearn for "fixer-uppers" and are not intimidated by the prospect of hard work such as hours spent scraping paint, replacing rotted doors and pulling up old floorboards.
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Design based on floor plans and imagination

These are big houses on tiny lots," Eileen Jacobs says of her two-story, all-brick traditional home in Owings Mills.
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From the outside in

"It's just what we like" is the way Donna Payne modestly handles myriad compliments on her home decor, calling it "Eclectic with Arts & Crafts."
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Thinking big

When Mark Patzschke decided to move, he wanted two things: a new home and lots of room. The 47-year-old information technology director at Maricom Systems found grandeur in a newly constructed, Georgian-style home in the Harford County area of Fallston.
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Living with history in Roland Park

When the Spivaks were house-hunting, they equivocated over one home that struck their fancy. That was until someone else showed serious interest. Then the property became a "must-have."
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