A Bethany Beach house gets a makeover

May 17th, 2012

For 20 years, the Burns family made awesome memories here in their cedar-sided beach house on stilts. They learned to fly kites and ride boogie boards and even met future spouses. Most summer weekends, Kevin and Nancy Burns and their three kids couldn’t wait to hear the crunch of gravel in their driveway as they pulled in after a three-hour trip, first from Potomac, and then Bethesda.

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On the (Old) Road to New York

May 17th, 2012

This 18th-century estate in New York’s Westchester County includes a centuries-old milestone used to direct stagecoach drivers and once had its own baseball team.
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If Kids Can Play, Will Mom Shop?

May 16th, 2012

In their bid to keep shoppers from deserting to the Internet, more malls are adding sprawling play spaces.
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Equestrian Estate in Pennsylvania

May 15th, 2012

This 135-acre equestrian compound has been in the same family for more than a century. It includes four homes, pastures, horse stables and plenty of land for generations to come.
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Is Now the Time to Buy Your First House?

May 14th, 2012

Yes, says RBC Global’s Eric Lascelles, who believes homes are more affordable than they’ve been in quite a while. No, says economic consultant A. Gary Shilling, who contends that home prices have 20% or more to drop before they hit bottom.
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An Extreme Kayaker Brings His Work Home

May 11th, 2012

Perched on a bluff above the Columbia River Gorge, the 3,500-square-foot contemporary has a view of the changing river waters in an area that’s known as a mecca for outdoor sports.
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Mount Sharon, a classical garden in Virginia

May 10th, 2012

Orange, Va. — Those who think making gardens in the classical tradition is a lost art should meet the landscape architect Charles Stick. Better yet, they should take in his work at Mount Sharon, a private estate that this weekend will offer a rare glimpse into the rarified world of high design in the Colonial Revival style.

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Green designer Topher Paterno gives advice on eco-friendly living

May 10th, 2012

Topher Paterno moved to Northwest Washington last May after living in California for nearly 18 years.

Despite having a thriving West Coast career as a designer, builder and teacher, being the founder of the LA Box Collective (a group of furniture makers committed to environmentally conscious design and production) and living just two blocks from the beach, he says it was an easy choice.

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A Modern ‘Traditional’ in Sag Harbor

May 10th, 2012

This ‘traditional-style’ home in Sag Harbor, N.Y., conceals a decidedly modern streak—it was built recently.
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A Cheery Midcentury

May 9th, 2012

This home in Bel Air mixes ‘Mad Men’ chic with ‘eclectic modern.’
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