The Faces of Annapolis 2025
It’s been more than 40 years since Mark T. White, Certified Master Kitchen and Bath Designer (CMKBD), a native Annapolitan, established Kitchen Encounters. In that time, the company has garnered a reputation for creative designs, quality cabinetry, and outstanding customer service. The team of designers are all Certified Kitchen and Bath
Sleek on Beards Creek
Cathy Terranova with Kitchen Encounters was asked to give a traditional kitchen a more modern, sleek look. One significant requirement was to provide a welcoming space for the grandchildren to chat, bake, and munch. Situated on Beards Creek, the kitchen has clear views and lots of light. To echo the water
3 Kitchens and a Chef
A Connecticut native, Chef Justin Moore ventured West after high school to attend the Academy of Art in San Francisco. He later changed schools and enrolled in the California Culinary Academy, an affiliate of Le Cordon Bleu, where chefs were trained using the European education model. In 2011, he co-founded
A Quintet of Quotable Kitchens
There’s no place in the home quite like the kitchen. From it springs a source of daily sustenance. But in most homes, the kitchen means so much more. It’s often a favorite meeting place—even if the gathered crowd must hover around an island or sit on stiff-backed bar stools as
3 Savory Kitchens
When an Annapolis homeowner contacted Mark White, owner of Kitchen Encounters, to help her with her dream kitchen, she already knew the basics of what she wanted. White had designed a kitchen for her previous home in 2003. Having relied on the talents of Interior Concepts and Purple Cherry Architects
Kitchen Couture
Kitchens as beautiful as this don’t just happen. They are master-minded; in this case, many top professionals in Annapolis collaborated. Catherine M. Lowe, ASID was the lead interior designer of both home and well-proportioned kitchen. Lowe notes that there is utility at the center of this kitchen’s beauty. “Some kitchens
Gray & Gorgeous
The current owners of this traditional Annapolis center-hall Colonial had already updated the exterior of their home to suit their more contemporary taste. With that taken care of, it was time to turn their attention to the kitchen. The hardwood Brazilian cherry floors remained, but out went the traditional white
Design Talk: Technology in the Kitchen
Evolving technology is a fact of modern life. And no room in the house has been more impacted by technological change than the kitchen. Innovations only a few generations ago transformed the process of meal preparation from endless hours of physical drudgery to modern convenience. Appliances we now take for
Combining Contemporary Flair With Timeless Design
Situated on historic Eastern Shore farmland, our award winner for Custom Building is this guest “barn” built by Lynbrook of Annapolis. “The story line the homeowners wanted to convey is that these guest quarters were added to an existing barn,” says Lynbrook president Raymond Gauthier. “They wanted a house that
Artful Kitchen on the Shore
It’s refreshing when people say shocking things, even when a treasured American institution is under attack: the kitchen. “I do not like kitchens. I think they are the ugliest rooms in the house. I hate them. I hate being in them,” says a homeowner and artist who lives on the