Residence
Seventy-Eight
Steps
Set on the water’s edge in the middle of Baltimore’s historic Fells Point neighborhood is my own residence. At five stories tall it is a vertical home of stacked experiments and experiences, some successful, some less so but taken in whole it is an amalgam of treasures that mark an evolution of interests, attitudes and the journeys of my life.
![Dog lying on the floor of the foyer](http://patricksutton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/CH_07_Seventy-Eight-Steps_UPDATES1.jpg)
![Detail of a planter and chair behind](http://patricksutton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/CH_07_Seventy-Eight-Steps_UPDATES2.jpg)
![Writing desk nestled by a stairwell](http://patricksutton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/CH_07_Seventy-Eight-Steps3.jpg)
![Closeup of items on a coffee table, including a plate of blue stones](http://patricksutton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/CH_07_Seventy-Eight-Steps4.jpg)
At the intersection of the familiar and the unknown is where I feel most alive. That dynamic of being challenged yet comforted is how I engage the fullness of life in the spaces I design.
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![Modern dining table and chairs](http://patricksutton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/CH_07_Seventy-Eight-Steps_UPDATES3.jpg)
![Detail of carving on planter](http://patricksutton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/CH_07_Seventy-Eight-Steps_UPDATES4.jpg)
![Kitchen with large windows](http://patricksutton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/CH_07_Seventy-Eight-Steps21.jpg)
![Bedroom looking out over the harbor](http://patricksutton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/CH_07_Seventy-Eight-Steps8.jpg)
![Books and flowers on a nightstand](http://patricksutton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/CH_07_Seventy-Eight-Steps18.jpg)
![Arty portrait over a sofa](http://patricksutton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/CH_07_Seventy-Eight-Steps19.jpg)
![Detail of an ornately carved door](http://patricksutton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/CH_07_Seventy-Eight-Steps9.jpg)
![Closeup of photos on a wall](http://patricksutton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/CH_07_Seventy-Eight-Steps10.jpg)
![Comfortable sofa and interesting decor](http://patricksutton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/CH_07_Seventy-Eight-Steps12.jpg)
![Outdoor porch area that looks out over a harbor](http://patricksutton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/CH_07_Seventy-Eight-Steps13.jpg)
![Outdoor dining area](http://patricksutton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/CH_07_Seventy-Eight-Steps_UPDATES5.jpg)
![Beautiful purple plants in an outdoor planter](http://patricksutton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/CH_07_Seventy-Eight-Steps_UPDATES6.jpg)
![Closeup of silverware and a plate of peaches](http://patricksutton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/CH_07_Seventy-Eight-Steps15.jpg)
![Kitchen prep sink area with glasses and pretty plates](http://patricksutton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/CH_07_Seventy-Eight-Steps26.jpg)