Urban chic? Contemporary sleek? Cottage neat? You name it, we've seen it.
Throughout 2008, Desirable Spaces took a peek inside homes for sale in the Baltimore region. We looked at waterfront estates, city rowhouses, rural farmhouses and urban condos, to name a few.
Each of the houses we featured weekly was special in its own way. Some so special that we wanted to move in ourselves. Alas, that was not to be. Still, many of them remain for sale, so we can dream. Here are 10 of our favorites.
1038 WHITEHALL COVE, ANNAPOLIS
Favorite feature: Crawl space. The homeowner dug out the space beneath the contemporary house to create a bright lower level with a fireplace and bedroom. A basement has never had it so good.
Size: 4 bedrooms, 4 baths; 6,000 square feet
List price: $1,998,000
Update: Still on the market
105 CHARLCOTE ROAD, GUILFORD
Favorite feature: Windows. The house, designed by noted architect Laurence Hall Fowler, has 113 windows. We wouldn't want to clean them, but the light-drenched rooms might almost make it worthwhile.
Size: 7 bedrooms, 4 1/2 baths; 6,468 square feet
List price: $1,495,000
Update: Off the market, expected back in spring
3026 SHEPPERD ROAD, MONKTON
Favorite feature: Indoor pool. With four skylights and a temperature kept year-round in the 80s, the pool area in this home inspires visions of a tropical paradise. It even has a waterfall.
Size: 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms; 4,675 square feet
List price: $869,907
Update: Sold
1613 ALICEANNA ST., FELLS POINT
Favorite feature: Urban design. The four-level townhouse is sleek urban contemporary, down to the floating steel staircase, floor-to-ceiling windows and Brazilian hardwood floors. The city views top it all off.
Size: 3 bedrooms, 3 1/2 baths; 3,300 square feet
List price: $1,075,000
Update: Off the market
1202 MALVERN AVE., RUXTON
Favorite feature: Landscaping. This 2-acre gardener's delight was lovingly tended by the homeowner, who used his travels to Europe as inspiration for the plantings. An added bonus is a stream that runs alongside the house.
Size: 6 bedrooms, 5 1/2 baths
List price: Reduced to $1,300,000
Update: Still on the market
701 W. LAKE AVE., NORTH ROLAND PARK
Favorite feature: Antique staircase. According to legend, the stairs, around which the house was built, were moved from the Mount Vernon townhouse of Jerome Bonaparte, brother of Napoleon.
