The kids didn’t define this redesign.
When Mike and kristen Graham decided to move from their home in Locust Point to leafy northern Baltimore County, they left behind a lot of things they appreciated: a house with a contemporary interior, a bustling urban life, and easy access to Starbucks. But they had fallen absolutely in love with a house’s wooded lot in Baldwin, which promised a quiet haven for the busy couple—who both work in medical-device sales—and their two young children, now ages 5 and 9. A few things would have to go, though—like the standard-issue, traditional interiors and the ho-hum kitchen.
“It was a perfectly functional kitchen, but it wasn’t to our taste,” Kristen says. Built in 1996, the house featured buildergrade wood cabinets, rose-colored tile, and some questionable space planning.
“We host a lot of parties and the original spacing for people to sit—three barstools—didn’t leave space to gather or room for a family of four.”
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Man With a Plan
The eternal optimism of Thibault Manekin.
SHOWER POWER
Locals let rain gardens soak up the storm.
THE SOFA QUEEN
Stuffed & Tufted’s Samantha Kuczynski relishes being the new face of upholstery.
The Starting Gate
At long last, plans are underway for a new “Home of the Preakness.”
CLEANING UP CITY HALL
Baltimore is the second most corrupt federal jurisdiction in the country. Can a city with our history be reformed?
THE HOMECOMING
For one family, it was time to start living in their house, not just existing there.
SUGAR RUSH
Baltimore gets a fresh batch of home-grown bakeries——and the line forms here.
GAMECHANGER SANDRA GIBSON
Executive Director, SNF Parkway Theatre & Maryland Film Festival
FROM THE GROUND UP
A new build gives a couple a house that finally feels like them.
AFTER GLOW
KEY HIGHWAY