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CONTENTS

38 64 features 56 Kitchen and Bath Showcase

Five homeowners and their designers create rooms that are stylish, functional and fun.

By Debbie Kane

70 A Hilltop Dream House

Working with Jason Aselin of JAD Design Group Inc. in Amherst, Dana and Tom Boucher designed a modified classic Cape perfect for its Bedford site.

By Barbara Coles | Photography by John W. Hession

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84 BY DESIGN

A Home Kitchen for a Professional Chef

24 LETTERS FROM OUR READERS

26 ON THE TOWN 28 FAVORITE FINDS

By Jenny Donelan

92 MASTER OF HIS CRAFT

Carving a New Niche

By Andi Axman

For Kitchens and Baths

32 HOME COOKING Pear(adise)

By Mary Ann Esposito

38 INSPIRATION

Keeping It Casual

By Carrie Sherman

98 HOME RESOURCES 100 MARK YOUR CALENDAR! 103 INDEX OF ADVERTISERS 104 AT HOME IN NEW HAMPSHIRE

46 GARDEN RX

An Artist’s Garden

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By Robin Sweetser

Breakfast Serenade

By Martin Philip Illustration by Carolyn Vibbert

ON THE COVER AND PAGE 38: Entertaining is easy in this kitchen, whose design team included Linda Cloutier Kitchens & Baths in Greenland and Robert W. Gray Construction, LLC in Rye. Lighting is from The Lighting Center at Rockingham Electric in Newington. Photography by John W. Hession

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N I N A’ S T I P S FOR REMODELING YOUR KITCHEN

Tip 1 Maximizing your storage is essential to having a great kitchen. I have seen many kitchens that have no place to put the frying pans, no real pantry and no counter space on either side of the cook top. These are not functioning kitchens. I maintain that all cabinets less than 12 inches wide are useless.

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Tip 2 Lifestyle. The kitchen is the center of our lives. We cook, our children study, and we entertain in the kitchen. This makes the layout essential. How many times have you asked your child to “stop standing there so I can get to the fridge?”

We should be able to easily chat with guests, put chips and dip out on a buffet, and watch TV. We want guests welcome in the kitchen, but on the fringes where they add to the fun but don’t get in the way.

Tip 3 Show your personality. There are endless ways to personalize in all styles and tastes, including backsplash,

stained glass, contrasting stains or paint colors and moldings. Normally I visit a client’s home, view the colors and the styles throughout, and bring that into the kitchen. I can make your new space reflect a calm, playful, practical, elegant, or subtle style. The kitchen is where you spend your time and it should be a showcase for the rest of your home.

Tip 4 Get rid of the clutter. Most people’s countertops are just full of things. You are lucky to have 12 inches of countertop that does not have something on it. This makes it almost impossible to prepare food. In addition, when we entertain in our kitchen it makes us look messy. I will clear off your countertops - and even get rid of that ugly drying rack next to the sink. To entertain in the kitchen, it should look beautiful, clean and tidy.

Tip 5 No Exercise in the kitchen. There are many places we should get exercise, but the kitchen is not one of them.

All items should be close at hand so you can change a pan without taking a step or bending your knees. Most kitchens have pots and pans stored too far away. Good cooking is about timing and everything should be at your fingertips.

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CONTRIBUTORS

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Sharron R. McCarthy Andi Axman ART DI R ECTOR John R. Goodwin PHOTO EDITOR John W. Hession ASSO C IATE EDITOR Kara Steere EDITOR IAL ASSISTANT Rose Z. King PHOTO GR APH ER Morgan Karanasios

PR ESI DENT/PU B LISH ER

Nancy Belluscio is a photographer specializing in architectural and environmental images. Originally from the White Mountains, she and her family now live and work in the Monadnock Region. She may be reached at nancyonsite.com.

Barbara Coles has long reported on life in New Hampshire, first at Nashua radio station WOTW, then at New Hampshire Public Television and most recently at New Hampshire Magazine. She’s now a contributing editor for the magazine and editor of its Bride issues as well as a freelance writer for other publications. She can be reached at barbaracoles@comcast.net.

Jenny Donelan is an editor and writer with a wide variety of interests, and has covered areas that include computer technology, best business practices, pets, skiing and home design. Her articles have appeared in the New York Times, the Boston Globe and numerous other publications.

Mary Ann Esposito is the host of the public television series Ciao Italia, now in its twenty-eighth season, and the author of thirteen cookbooks, including her forthcoming, Ciao Italia: My Lifelong Food Adventures in Italy, to be published in November. She lives in New Hampshire. Visit her website at ciaoitalia.com.

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Nancy Belluscio, Barbara Coles, Jenny Donelan, Mary Ann Esposito, Raya Al-Hashmi, Debbie Kane, Morgan Karanasios, Rob Karosis, Rose Z. King, Martin Philip, Carrie Sherman, Robin Sweetser, Carolyn Vibbert R EGIONAL SALES M ANAGER

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Raya Al-Hashmi founded Raya on Assignment, a photography company in Portsmouth that focuses on visual branding for entrepreneurs and businesses that include international corporations. She can be reached at alhashmi.raya@gmail.com.

Debbie Kane is a writer and editor based on the New Hampshire Seacoast. She writes about home, design, food, spirits and a variety of other subjects for regional publications and clients across New England. She may be reached at debbiekanewriter.com.

Morgan Karanasios is New Hampshire Home’s photographer. While she was a student in Dijon, France, she took photographs throughout Europe and continues to develop her passion for photography.

Rob Karosis has been taking photographs of people, places and things for more than thirty years. His primary focus is architecture, and he is the principal photographer for some of the country’s premier architects and designers.

He lives in South Berwick, Maine, with his wife and three children.

Rose Z. King is New Hampshire Home’s editorial assistant. She received her master’s degree in history of art from the University of Glasgow and is pursuing a PhD specializing in Venetian Renaissance art.

Martin Philip is head bread baker at the King Arthur Flour Bakery in Norwich, Vermont. His new book, Breaking Bread: A Baker’s Journey Home in 75 Recipes, is part narrative, part cookbook, with dozens of photographs and hand-drawn illustrations. He lives in Vermont with his wife, Julie Ness, and their three children.

Carrie Sherman works as a freelance writer/editor. She also writes fiction, and her short stories have been published in the Saint Katherine Review and Yankee magazine. She lives in Kittery Point, Maine, with her husband, Terry, and their dog. She can be reached at carrie.sherman7@gmail.com.

Robin Sweetser writes a gardening column for the Sunday Concord Monitor and is a contributor to the Old Farmer’s Almanac, among other publications. A former Seacoast resident, she now lives and gardens in Hillsborough.

Carolyn Vibbert is a Portsmouth illustrator whose work also appears on packaging for food and wine brands such as Barbara’s, Stone Cellars and Williams Sonoma. She is represented by Freda Scott, and you can see more of her work at fredascottcreative.com.

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Compelling Kitchens

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o put a new twist on a familiar phrase, all paths lead to the kitchen. Enter any home and sooner or later, that’s where you’ll find yourself, gathered with others. Why are we drawn to the kitchen? Well, one reason is the awaiting feast for the senses.

Pretty things catch our eye; mouthwatering aromas waft from the oven; bacon sizzles on the stove; a cup of tea urges us to linger and relax. In the kitchen, we are fed—literally and figuratively. We fill our stomachs with good food and nurture connections to loved ones when we share meals and conversation.

Designing attractive kitchens is an art, as you’ll see in those we share with you in this issue. Janice Page, of PKsurroundings in Exeter, did such a great job renovating a kitchen for a couple with six children that her project was cited for Excellence in Kitchen Design at the New Hampshire Home Design Awards last January [page 58]. Sue Booth, of Vintage Kitchens in Concord, helped her clients create an early-twentieth-century, cottage-style kitchen where lots of cooking could be done and the family could gather [page 60].

In the kitchen

awaits a feast

for the senses.

Deborah Brien, of Riverlight Builders in Norwich, Vermont, worked with Albon Powell, of Crown Point Cabinetry in Claremont, to update a classic 1920s Colonial near the Dartmouth College campus in Hanover [page 62]. Nina Hackel, of Dream Kitchens in Nashua, enlarged a client’s kitchen and was inspired by the nearby river for its design [page 64]. Cheryl Tufts, of 3W Design in Concord, helped a cookbook author update and expand her kitchen, which gets lots of use when grandchildren visit [page 84].

Another homeowner [page 38] says her goal with renovation projects is having “everything you need and nothing you don’t.” Linda Cloutier, of Linda Cloutier Kitchens & Baths in Greenland, helped fine-tune this kitchen’s design.

One kitchen that gets a workout every day is Mary Ann Esposito’s, and for this issue, she shares delicious pear recipes [page 32]—one of her fall favorites.

If you love bread, you’ll love Martin Philip’s new book, Breaking Bread: A Baker’s Journey Home in 75 Recipes. Martin is head bread baker at the King Arthur Flour Bakery in Norwich, Vermont, and writes about cooking at home for his family [page 104].

Tom and Dana Boucher love to cook at their restaurants as well as at the classically beautiful home they built with help from Jason Aselin, of JAD Design Group Inc. in Amherst, atop a hill in Bedford [page 70].

Nearby, in Peterborough, you can visit the lovely fall garden and studio of painter Sue Callihan [page 46]; her space, along with many other artists’ studios, will be open during the Monadnock Art Tour on October 6–8.

Enjoy fall’s beauty!

Editor

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LETTERS FROM OUR READERS

Left: Cobalt-blue cabinets in the dining room provide bar space for entertaining in this award-winning kitchen designed by Janice Page, of PKsurroundings in Exeter.

Right: Hideaki Miyamura uses coils to build the neck of a porcelain jar. In front of him are pieces ready for bisque firing, and beyond them is finished work.

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—Martha Gardner in Hunt Valley, Maryland

We just got the July/August 2018 issue with the article on the Barrett/Kaknes project, At Home on the Atlantic. Thank you and your team, along with writer Barbara Coles, so very much. The article is very well done. We appreciate the coverage so much and the lovely work that New Hampshire Home does!

—Janice Page, of PKsurroundings in Exeter

On location

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been included. Photographer John W. Hession was extremely kind and very patient, and he did a great job explaining adjustments needed with either the camera, lighting or staging. I found it so helpful, informative and educational to receive this constructive feedback and relaying of information.

—Christi Benney, of Vintage Kitchens in Concord

We were so pleased to have photographer John W. Hession come over to Rundlet-May and get some wonderful photos of the interiors and gardens.

And the weather mostly cooperated (cannot always control where the clouds will go, but we tried). As I mentioned, the high quality of your magazine’s layout, articles and photography grabbed my attention right away—and I can tell John works very hard to get just the right angle!

Thank you again for giving RundletMay (and Historic New England) the opportunity.

—Gwendolyn L. Smith, of Historic New England in Portsmouth

Exquisite porcelain

Thank you for the lovely and wellillustrated article on Hideaki Miyamura [Perfection in Porcelain, July/August 2018].

It was a wonderful introduction to his art before the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen Fair at the Mount Sunapee Resort in Newbury.

You produce a lovely and informative publication, which is not easy to do in these days of the Internet.

—Bernie and Sue Pucker, of the Pucker Gallery in Boston, Massachusetts

We just came back yesterday, and I saw the July/August 2018 issue of New Hampshire Home on the table. I was so excited to read your article about me [Perfection in Porcelain], and the layout of images in the article is perfect. Thank you again.

—Hideaki Miyamura in Hampton Falls

We love hearing your thoughts about the stories we’ve published, and we’re always on the lookout for homes and gardens that might interest our readers. Write to us at Editor; New Hampshire Home; 150 Dow Street; Manchester, NH 03101; or e-mail editor@NHHomeMagazine.com. We look forward to hearing from you! september/october 2018

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ON THE TOWN

Celebrating Local Food

In May, students in the Cornucopia Project’s Cool Chefs cooking program prepared and served delicious and healthy lunch options at Peterborough’s 2018 Greenerborough Fair with help from staff and volunteers.

PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF JOYCE CARROLL

Green Building

The American Institute of Architects New Hampshire (AIANH) chapter’s June meeting was held at Alnoba (right photo), a Passive House-certified building and event center in Kensington. In welcoming guests, AIANH Executive Director Bonnie Kastel (left photo, right), was joined by Alnoba project architect Matthew O’Malia (left), of GO Logic, Inc. in Belfast, Maine, and AIANH Board Chair Alyssa Manypenny Murphy, of Manypenny Murphy Architecture in Portsmouth. Attendees toured the building and heard O’Malia speak about Unconventional Passive House: Pushing the Boundaries of Performance in Service of Architecture. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOHN W. HESSION

Movable Art

Gallery owners Bill Stelling (left) and Karina Kelley (right), of Kelley Stelling Contemporary in Manchester, enjoyed Mixtape with Bruce A. Harwood at the Robert M. Larsen Gallery at Sulloway & Hollis in Concord in June. The show was a retrospective of artists who had exhibited at Kelley Stelling during the past nine months.

PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOHN W. HESSION

Hats Off to Homeowners

In May, the Preservation Award at the twentysixth Manchester Historic Association’s (MHA) annual gala was given to Dr. Ralph Ergas (right) for his North Bay Street home. Joining him for the presentation were MHA Board Chair Ed Brouder (left) and Dr. Ergas’ fiancée, Patricia Yankowskas. PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF FRED KFOURY III

Flower Power

Among the floral designers at the Art in Bloom exhibit at The Fells in July were The Fells Executive Director Susan Warren (left) and Mel Leach.

Awesome Kitchens

More than four hundred people took the Palace Theatre’s Kitchen Tour in June, which featured eight homes in Bedford. Tammi Graff (fourth from the left), director of development for the Palace Theatre, thanked some of the designers whose work was featured—from the left, Kacey Graham, of Boehm Graham Interior Design in Bedford; Emily Shakra, of Emily Shakra Staging & Design in Bedford; Leslie Rifkin, of L. Newman Associates/Paul Mansback, Inc. in Manchester; Meghan Collins, of Creative Spaces, LLC in Bedford; and Roz Lockwood, of Roz Lockwood Design in Bedford.

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Noteworthy Gardens

Five extraordinary gardens were open to the public in June on the Garden Conservancy’s Monadnock Area Open Day Tour. Louisa Thoron (left) welcomed Roger Swain, who hosted PBS’s The Victory Garden, and Andi Axman, editor of New Hampshire Home, to her Jaffrey garden.

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mary ann esposito

Pear(adise) This versatile jewel of the fall harvest is delicious in cake, in salad, with cheese—or all by itself.

I

n the endearing Christmas carol “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” the pear tree is immortalized with

the lyrics “on the first day of Christmas,

my true love gave to me a partridge in

a pear tree.”

Pears are one of the oldest cultivated fruits. In The Odyssey, the Greek poet Homer praises the pear as “a gift from the gods.”

The United States is the third-largest pear-producing country in the world with most of the production centered on Oregon and Washington states where PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF PAUL LALLY

ideal growing conditions of rich volcanic soil and abundant water allow pears to thrive. Pioneers who came westward in the early 1800s are credited with introducing the production of pears in the Pacific Northwest, and today, U.S. pears are exported around the world.

With more than three thousand varieties of pears worldwide, northwest

velvety texture and buttery taste. How

juices, such as cider, include Bosc and

pears are said to be similar in taste and

do you know when it is ripe? When

Anjou because they keep their shape.

texture to the French and Belgian types.

the skin begins to wrinkle just a bit at

These varieties are also good for pies

The Anjou pear, also called d’Anjou, is

the stem end and is slightly soft to the

and tarts, as are the smaller Seckel and

said to have originated in Belgium; it is

touch, that is the moment to enjoy the

Forelle pears.

named after the Anjou region in France

fruit—alone, with cheese, or in desserts

and is one of the most popular varieties.

such as pies and cakes. Ralph Waldo

known the world over. In Tuscany, pears

Bartlett, Bosc, Comice, Forelle and Seckel

Emerson put it best when he said,

are added to beef stew. In Sicily, they

pears are other popular varieties.

“There are only ten minutes in the life

are teamed with fava beans. I love pears

of a pear when it is perfect to eat.”

in tarts, and poached, and served with

Pears are harvested in the fall while they are still hard to prevent bruising

Pears for eating include Anjou with

The fruit’s versatility for cooking is

soft cheese. Baked and stuffed with nuts,

and must be kept at room temperature

its mild flavor that goes well with more

they are a welcome cold winter night

to ripen. As they do, their color may

assertive types of cheeses. Bartlett is my

dessert.

change from green to yellow to red,

choice when I want a really juicy eating

as is the case with Anjou and Bartlett.

pear, and Bosc, Asian and Comice are

are available all year long and for pear

great additions to green or fruit salads.

lovers, that is sheer pear(adise)!

There is nothing so satisfying as enjoying a perfectly ripened pear with its

The best part about pears is that they NHH

Pears for poaching in wine or fruit

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Roasted Pear and Apple Stacks

SER V ES 4

Bosc pears stack beautifully in this so-simple-to-make fall dessert flavored with apple cider. Just a few ingredients bring out great flavor.

2 Bosc pears, cut in half lengthwise, cored and thinly sliced 2 Cortland apples, cut in half, cored and thinly sliced 2 tablespoons melted butter 1/4 cup warm honey 2 tablespoons slivered almonds, toasted Lettuce and arugula leaves for garnish NHHomeMagazine.com

1. Preheat the oven to 350ÂşF. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Lay the pear and apple slices in single rows on the parchment. Brush the slices with half of the butter.

2. Roast the slices for about 5–8 minutes, turning once and brushing the other side with butter. Remove the slices just when the edges begin to brown. Allow to cool to being warm (not too hot, not too cold).

3. Stack alternating slices of apple and pear on each of 4 dessert dishes. Drizzle each dish with the honey, and sprinkle with the almonds. Garnish with lettuce and arugala leaves.

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with mary ann esposito

Tuscan Tile-Makers Stew

SER V ES 4 – 6

Beef stew with pears? This Tuscan casserole is called peposo (from the word pepe for “pepper”). Its history goes back to tile makers who prepared a calderone (big pot) of stew and placed it at the mouth of the oven while they made clay tiles. The stew was left to cook for many hours, which resulted in deliciously tender meat in a beautiful sauce made with wine.

1 large carrot, peeled and cut into quarters 1 medium onion, peeled and quartered 1 rib celery, cut in half 3 large sprigs parsley 4 cloves garlic, peeled 4 whole basil leaves 2 tablespoons fresh thyme 2 tablespoons fresh marjoram 1 tablespoon fresh mint 2 tablespoons fresh rosemary needles 4 whole sage leaves 1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil, divided 13/4 pounds stew beef, trimmed of all visible fat and cut into 1-inch cubes 11/2 teaspoons fine sea salt 1 tablespoon coarsely ground black pepper 1 bay leaf 1 cup red wine 2 cups hot beef broth 1 tablespoon whole, green peppercorns in vinegar, drained (optional) Zest of 1 lemon 3 ripe William, Anjou or Bartlett pears

1. In a food processor or with a chef’s knife, combine and mince the carrot, onion, celery, parsley, garlic, basil, thyme, marjoram, mint, rosemary and sage. Set aside.

2. In an oven-proof 10½-inch-by-2½-inch pan, heat 2 tablespoons of the olive oil and stir in the minced vegetables and herbs. Sauté them, stirring occasionally, until they soften—but do not let them brown. Transfer the mixture to a dish and set aside.

3. Preheat the oven to 275°F. Dry the meat with paper towels and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Add the remaining olive oil to the pan 34 | New Hampshire Home

and, when the oil begins to shimmer, add the bay leaf and meat. Sauté the meat, turning to brown.

4. When there isn’t any more liquid in the pan, raise the heat to high, add the wine and allow it to reduce by half. Lower the heat and pour in enough of the beef broth to cover the meat.

5. Return the vegetable mixture to the pan and stir in the peppercorns (if using) and the lemon zest. Cover the pan and bake for 1 hour.

6. Peel and core the pears. Dice 2 of the pears, then cover and set them aside. Purée the

remaining pear in a food processor or blender until it is smooth. Cover and set it aside.

7. Stir the puréed pear into the meat mixture.

Cover the pan and bake for an additional 1½ hours, adding more broth if necessary.

8. Five minutes before the meat is cooked, remove the bay leaf and add the diced pears.

9. Serve the stew in soup bowls accompanied with crusty bread.

Note: This stew can be made ahead and refrigerated for several days.

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Pear Cake

M A K ES O N E 8 - O R 9 - I N CH C A K E

This moist pear cake is best eaten the day it is made. Serve it for breakfast, afternoon tea or dessert.

11/2 cups crushed amaretti or other type cookie crumbs 2 large, ripe Bosc or Bartlett pears, halved, cored and thinly sliced 1/3 cup honey or maple syrup 4 large eggs 11/4 cups sugar 6 tablespoons olive oil 1/3 cup milk 3 cups unbleached all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg Confectioners’ sugar for dusting

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Spray an 8- or 9-inch spring-form pan with butter/ flour spray. Use half the cookie crumbs to coat the pan. Set the pan aside.

2. Combine the pears with the honey or maple syrup in a bowl. Set aside.

3. Using an electric mixer in a large bowl, beat the eggs with the sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the olive oil and, on low speed, the milk. Set aside.

4. In another bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Combine the flour mixture with the egg mixture. Mix well. Stir in the remaining cookie crumbs. Set aside.

5. Using half of the pear slices, make an overlapping layer of pear slices in the base of the spring form pan. Spread the batter over the pears. Make a second overlapping layer of pears on the top of the batter.

6. Bake for 35–40 minutes, or until the cake is nicely browned and a cake skewer comes out clean when inserted in the middle.

7. Remove the cake from the oven and allow to cool. Dust with confectioners’ sugar and cut into wedges to serve.

Recipe courtesy of Mary Ann Esposito

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Insalata di Pera e Pecorino (Pear and Pecorino Cheese Salad) SER V ES 4 This non-traditional Italian salad was inspired by an old Italian saying: “Don’t tell the farmer how good the cheese is with the pears.”

This refers to Pecorino cheese. So, why not combine them in this simple salad?

4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar Salt, to taste 2 cups washed and dried arugula leaves 4 ripe Bosc pears, peeled, cored and cut into ½-inch-thick slices 1/4 pound Pecorino cheese with black peppercorns, cut into thin slices 1/4 cup golden raisins 1/4 cup toasted pine nuts 1. Whisk the olive oil, vinegar and salt in a small bowl and set aside.

2. Place the arugula in a salad bowl and add the pear slices. Pour the dressing over the salad and toss gently. Add the cheese and toss again. Sprinkle on the raisins and pine nuts.

Recipe courtesy of Mary Ann Esposito

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INSPIRATION

The warm whites of this room range from Benjamin Moore & Co.’s Dove White in various finishes to Benjamin Moore & Co.’s White Sand.

The countertops are Cambria Tourquay Quartz. The couch fabric is Sunbrella, and the color is Salt.

Keeping It Casual Entertaining is easy,

thanks to this thoughtfully

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hat is white? What is simple? If

My goal is always, ‘Everything you need and

you’re invited to dinner here,

nothing you don’t.’ I have a lot of opinions.

you enter, feel at home and get to

Plus, my husband and I worked with a great

know people. After a wonderful meal, you help clean up and fill the dishwasher; it all seems

group of people.”

effortless. It feels as if you intuitively know

An intentional kitchen design

designed and

where everything goes. Hey, you’ve had a great

First, the homeowner consulted with design-

time. You may not think about why it works.

er Linda Banks, of Banks Design Associates

kitchen space.

knows her stuff. She’s been schooled on two

longtime fan of Banks’s elegant spare design,

previous houses and has consulted on the

the homeowner sensed she could integrate

homes of many friends. With this house, she

Banks’s ideas with her own.

decorated

But this is all by design. This homeowner

says simply: “I knew exactly what I wanted.

Ltd./Simply Home in Falmouth, Maine. A

“We laid out the kitchen with my signature

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A coffee station, a bar fridge, a wine cooler, glasses and serving platters are all easily accessible in this butler’s pantry.

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INSPIRATION

The homeowner’s “command central,” between the prep sink and range, is a place to chat, cook and direct. Tall twin cabinets provide a dish pantry near the sink as well as a food pantry close to the range and main appliances.

Left: The design team includes, from the left, project manager Jake Sullivan, of Robert W. Gray Construction, LLC, in Rye; Linda Cloutier, of Linda Cloutier Kitchens & Baths, LLC, in Greenland; and Robert Gray III, of Robert W. Gray Construction, LLC.

‘twin’ cabinets,” Banks says. “I am not a fan of kitchens that look like a showroom with lots of little doors dotted all over the place. I prefer as few cabinets as possible. I like it open and happy.

I am not a big fan of upper cabinets, which you have to play hide and seek to find anything. I like open, walk-in, closet-type pantries. This kitchen has a perfect layout—one side of the stove is for the refrigerator and freezer, the other side is the food and dish pantry.

I love the tall units. The most valuable real estate in the kitchen is waist height to eye-level storage.”

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INSPIRATION

As for the homeowner, she couldn’t

and glasses in the open pantry, along

ens & Baths in Greenland, and Jake

agree more. And like Banks, she thinks

with the refrigerator and serving plat-

Sullivan, project manager with Robert

the “work triangle” (the imaginary lines

ters. After a meal or party, I can clean

W. Gray Construction, LLC in Rye.

drawn between the stove, sink and

up command central quickly since it’s

refrigerator to determine efficiency for

small. If anyone wants to help clean up,

Lighting choices

kitchen work) is a bit overrated.

and they always do, there’s plenty of

Working with Cindy Milne, a light-

room by the sink and dishwasher.”

ing designer at The Lighting Center at

“Life is more casual now,” the homeowner says. “Entertaining has

The room is wide-open with a large

Rockingham Electric in Newington, the

evolved—whether it’s a pool party or

kitchen island, which can comfortably

homeowner picked out variety of fix-

a book group. We had a pop-up party

accommodate a lot of people. Friends

tures and opted for halogen bulbs. The

the other night—just burgers on the

and family can relax in the living

lighting has a bright, clean look that’s

grill, a salad and dessert. No fuss.

room area or be in the kitchen space.

both dramatic and warm; it also has op-

The home is near the beach, so in the

tions for the precise angle of the light.

“Throughout the house, I have private and public spaces,” she continues.

warmer months, most of the entertain-

“In the kitchen, I call my private space

ing is on the porch or near the pool.

‘command central.’ It has easy access to

To achieve this final design, the

“I like halogen lights both for the quality of light and because they work well on dimmers,” the homeowner

everything I need to keep things run-

homeowner fine-tuned her ideas in

says. “Generally I opt for 40 watts. My

ning smoothly while entertaining. On

consultation with Linda Cloutier, an

electric bill is really low. I must have

its periphery, guests who want to help

award-winning kitchen and bath de-

been a farmer in a previous life, because

can access the bar fridge, wine cooler

signer who owns Linda Cloutier Kitch-

when it’s dark outside, I like it to be dark inside.”

As Milne says, the lighting plan was critical because all the wiring had to be in place before the shiplap siding was installed. In particular, the halogen lights that up-light the high ceiling had to be placed precisely along with the modern low-voltage halogen “art” light. Yet, the under-cabinet lights are dimmable LEDs. For impressive style and to work with the ceiling height, the homeowner chose seeded glass pendent lights, which have soft, rounded edges and an organic feel. To coordinate with the stainless-steel work surfaces, she chose Boston Library sconces, which created task lighting. All these fixtures were from Rockingham Electric.

The technical work Installing the shiplap—which has a textured, old-fashioned New England look—was a careful and innovative process. Sullivan used medium density fiberboard (MDF), a green product.

“Wood shiplap has a lot of expansion and contraction with our changing seasons,” Sullivan says. “The consequent Boston Library sconces provide classic, task, over-the-sink (and stove) lighting.

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kitchen & bath :: Q&A Cheryl Tufts

Where do you find your inspiration?

At the start of each project I feel as if my clients have given me a box of puzzle pieces without a picture to follow.

Through discussions with my clients, listening to their visions and needs, viewing their home and research, I then create that puzzle picture that is uniquely my clients. The end result is a kitchen or bath that meets my clients dreams and budget.

What do you enjoy most about your profession?

After thirty years I am still excited to meet a new client and their family. Viewing a kitchen or bath that needs remodeling, as well as creating a layout and reviewing product options are still challenges. Creating that dream space and seeing it through completion is extremely satisfying.

To see the delight from our clients as they use their new space makes my profession very meaningful.

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INSPIRATION

Clean lines— from the four-paned transom windows to the horizontal lines of shiplap siding— add fine detailing to this room. Pendent lights over the island, under-cabinet lights and track lighting on the beams create a soft, balanced ambience.

substantial. But MDF stays very stable.”

bria Tourquay Quartz and, at the end

haven Cabinetry, which has a lifetime

of the kitchen island, the decorative

warranty—agrees that the Shaker design

and Millwork in Raymond, Sullivan

“X” is painted White Sand by Benjamin

can accommodate a range of styles

designed and manufactured a shiplap

Moore & Co. The homeowner found

from country and contemporary, to

corner system. This system decreased

the coffee table with its “X” motif

retro and transitional.

air penetration and facilitated the

online. It was a chalky white. So, the

addition of dormers. “It’s almost too

homeowner painted it White Dove in

textures, such as the rush seats on the

tight,” Sullivan says. “We also used an

a pearl finish to match the walls. The

island stools. “A bit of black anchors a

outside membrane and foam insula-

couch fabric is Salt by Sunbrella.

room,” the homeowner says. But the

Working with Jackson Lumber

tion. Of course, we have air exchangers

There are touches of black and other

Other design touches denote a sense

media screen with its shiny black, high-

and do humidity control, which keeps

of place. The “X” and shiplap walls ref-

tech surface is not one of those touches.

the house at between 25 percent and 35

erence the rural character of an historic

Rather a “barn-style” door slides over

percent relative humidity inside.”

town. The flooring—by Carlisle Wide

the screen when it’s not in use.

Design details

Plank Floor & Rugs in Stoddard—is the

Above the fireplace is a painting by

color of beach sand. The wood is wide-

Ruth Hamill, of Mays Landing, New

This is a white kitchen. More accurate-

planked wire-brushed white oak. The

Jersey, from her Water’s Edge project.

ly, this kitchen is many shades of white.

finish color is Weekend Cottage.

Hamill’s work—which explores change

The effect is subtle, yet gives the room depth and character. The room is basically Dove White by Benjamin Moore &

In cooler weather, the floors are warm, thanks to radiant-floor heating.

The cabinets are a Shaker design. “I

and transiency—captures some of the homeowner’s own philosophy.

What’s missing? Just the clutter.

Co., applied in a variety of finishes. The

always use a Shaker design, but add

The homeowner is clear that this did

cabinets—manufactured by Brookhaven

contemporary hardware for a modern

not happen overnight or by any secret

Cabinetry—are a shade of white called

look,” says the homeowner. Cloutier—

formula. “Moving is a great cleansing

Lace. The kitchen countertops are Cam-

whose showroom features Brook-

experience,” she says. “Yes, I did cry

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Imagine a kitchen...

when we left that first house where our kids grew up. But they love this new house, and now they have their own places. This is our Zen place.”

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GARDEN Rx

Jim and Sue Callihan’s vegetable garden includes a tapestry of plants that Sue is seen tending. Edible marigolds ‘Tangerine Gem’ and ‘Lemon Gem’ edge the raised beds that are packed with squash, beans, tomatoes, lettuce, kale, carrots, beets and more.

An Artist’s Garden Sue Callihan uses her

painter’s eye to

design her home as well as the surrounding landscape.

ownsizing meant more for Jim and

D

trees. “Before we could even think about gar-

Sue Callihan than simply moving into

dens, we had to cut down about twenty trees

a smaller home. It also offered them

and dig out the bishop’s weed (Aegopodium

year-old, five-bedroom, four-bath, Colonial

extended family—and one that required

they had spent many years restoring into a

everyone’s long-time talents. Sue had

small, two-bedroom, one-bath, turn-of-the-

designed many gardens over the years, and

century cottage on Cunningham Pond in

the couple’s daughter Seana Cullinan was a

Peterborough. When they arrived, there were

landscape designer in Peterborough at that

no gardens whatsoever, and the house was

time (she now has a master’s degree in sus-

surrounded by big white pines, oaks and ash

tainable landscape planning and design from

the chance to create new gardens.

Jim and Sue moved from the two-hundred-

podagraria),” Sue says.

The garden project became one for the

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the Conway School of Landscape Design

Return of the natives

in Massachusetts, and runs a landscape

Since the site is so close to a beautiful

design company in Portland, Maine,

pond, the garden was influenced by a

called Larkspur Design.) Cullinan joined

commitment to sustainable practices,

forces with Jim and Sue to tackle the

knowledge of native plants and

problems with the site and helped with

sensitivity to the ecosystem. “I was

the initial layout of the garden.

extremely motivated to design gardens

“The yard was a non-descript lawn

that would also provide habitat to

with poor drainage and exposed ledge,”

support our struggling native insects,

Cullinan explains. (The house sits on

pollinators, song birds, amphibians

approximately an acre of ledge where

and animals,” Cullinan says. “We were

rain and spring meltwater would flow

conscious of incorporating many native

onto the property and pool on the

plants when we were putting my par-

lawn.) French drains were installed to

ents’ gardens together over the years.”

move water away from the house, and

Plants in the mixed border include a

tons of soil and compost were brought

hedge of dwarf bush honeysuckle (Dier-

in to build up the area over the ledge.

villa lonicera) that is planted along the

“Seana helped us lay out the big,

edge of the driveway. “It is covered in

mixed border as you enter the property,

delicate, yellow, trumpet-shaped blos-

and we hauled in more soil to build a

soms in June and July,” Cullinan says.

berm to raise it above the level of the

“When they are blooming, the hedge is

driveway,” Sue says. “The berm makes

absolutely swarming with thousands of

it feel more enclosed and covers the

native bees, honeybees and butterflies.

ledge.”

It is a banquet for the pollinators!”

Stone paths link the house with Sue Callihan’s new painting studio. Dwarf weeping hornbeam in front of the studio is underplanted with vancouveria, one of her favorite native plants.

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As summer progresses, the foliage turns a deep burgundy, creating good fall color. “The thornless hawthorn (Crataegus crusgalli inermis) is another wonderful tree for the bees,” Sue says.

It is covered in white blossoms in June, and the leaves turn yellow-orange in the fall.

Joe-Pye weed (Eupatorium maculatum ‘Gateway’) is planted at the back of the perennial border, becoming a stately backdrop to the garden by mid-summer. “The great thing about a native plant like Joe-Pye weed is that it provides nectar for countless pollinators while also serving as host plant for dozens of species of moth and butterfly larvae that have adapted to eating the foliage,” Cullinan says.

A welcoming bench on the front porch invites visitors to sit and enjoy the garden. The painting of Four Corners Farm in Wilton is one of Sue Callihan’s landscapes; she is drawn to scenes of rural life.

Gardens wrap this side of the yard, which once was a soggy mess. The berm—edged with silver lambs’ ears and ladies’ mantle, and planted with many native plants such as tall purple Joe-Pye weed—makes the yard feel more enclosed and directs water away from the house.

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Sue Callihan’s new painting studio is just steps from the house. “I find it hard to split my time,” she says. “Now I want to paint all the time!”

You can visit her studio—along with many others—during the Monadnock Art Tour on October 6–8.

epimediums, iris, ligularia, astilbe and

An artist’s home

that border are river birch, viburnums,

ladies’ mantle. “I especially like the yel-

Sue is a well-known artist and painting

bleeding heart, baptisia, cohosh, heu-

low wax bells (Kirengeshoma palmata),”

instructor who donates many of her

chera and bloodroot. Some non-natives

Sue says. “I love to cut them to bring

paintings to support local nonprofits,

growing in the mixed border are

in the house.”

such as Peterborough Players, Monad-

A few of the other native plants in

nock Area Transitional Shelter, End

Monadnock Art Tour: October 6–8 Held during peak foliage season, this tour offers the chance to visit the studios of painters— including Sue Callihan—as well as printmakers, potters, jewelers, sculptors, fiber artists, photographers, woodworkers, glass shapers and others. This free, self-guided tour leads through Chesham, Dublin, Hancock, Harrisville, Jaffrey, Marlborough, Peterborough and Sharon.

Studios are open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day.

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Even though she has been involved in artistic pursuits her whole life—as a landscape designer, interior designer and floral designer—she did not begin painting until she was forty years old.

“I always wanted to be an artist, but no one ever encouraged me,” Sue says.

She started taking classes with Evelien Bachrach at the Sharon Arts Center, eventually substituting for Bachrach when she went on vacation and finally teaching classes of her own there. Sue now offers private classes in her studio at home.

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Stepping stones lead to the hedge of native honeysuckle along the driveway. A clump of river birch with exfoliating bark on the left has been recently underplanted with epimediums, replacing ajuga that was eaten by voles. Bright yellow hakonechloa grass lights up the right side of the path next to the pottery urn.

ing studio where Sue could work and

Work continues

dra hedge is so easy; it looks beautiful

give classes. Stonemason Ron Higgins,

After the Callihans had lived on Cun-

all the time with no care.”

of Ron Higgins Stone & Earthworks

ningham Pond for about five years,

in Peterborough, built a small patio

they rebuilt and enlarged the old front

Inspiration from the garden

outside the studio with a walkway lead-

porch, and once again worked with

In 2006, the Callihans built their raised-

ing to the house. Made with Goshen

Higgins to build stone steps to the new

bed vegetable garden. “We wanted it

stone, the walkway blended in nicely

entryway. “He is such an artist,” Sue

close to the house, but that involved

with some stonework Sue and Jim had

says. “We trusted Ron’s creativity, and

fitting square beds into a curved area.

already done near the house.

his stonework is absolutely beautiful.”

Not so easy to do,” Sue says. “We love

In front of the studio is a dwarf

The Callihans also took out an old

weeping hornbeam (Carpinus betulus

asphalt drive at the front of the house

and grow about twenty different crops,

‘Pendula’) with the delicate ground-

where the land slopes sharply down

including lettuce, potatoes, kale,

cover vancouveria growing underneath.

to the road. “Ron added a series of

carrots, beets, basil, tomatoes, cilantro

“I just love the bright green foliage of

terraced retaining walls to provide

and beans.”

the vancouveria,” Sue says. “It always

planting beds that frame the house and

reminds me of my late friend, Joanie

the walkway,” Sue says. Here they in-

gardens are all organic, and the Calli-

Thibeault, and our trips together to

corporated native sumac and ‘Quickfire’

hans have amended the soil almost

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hydrangeas with stephanandra and

every year with compost and manure.

Massachusetts.”

daylilies. Low-growing juniper and

“The soil in the vegetable garden is

having the garden right in the yard,

The vegetable and ornamental

thyme fill in the spaces between the

teeming with worms,” Sue says. “We

double-file viburnum. “It was a seedling

stones. “The bees love the thyme, and

also mulch everything pretty heavily,

that came from my mother’s garden in

it seems to thrive around all of the

which has really helped to improve the

Amherst twenty years ago,” Sue says.

stonework,” Sue says. “The stephanan-

soil over the years.”

Next to the studio is gorgeous

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Although many of her paintings

helped us pick out ground covers,

are landscapes, Sue also does some

shrubs and perennials to suit the site,”

still-life works. “While I have not

Sue says.

done many paintings of my gardens, I

“The property is designed to allow

really love painting produce from the

our guests to have the north side gar-

vegetable garden, especially turnips,

dens and terrace to themselves,” Jim

leeks, radishes, squash and beets,” Sue

says. “Guests have access to the entry, parking, pathways to the pond, outdoor shower and the fire pit on the terrace, yet it is private.”

Even with all the changes the Callihans have made over the years, Sue says their house still has a “campy” feel. “We have tried to maintain a more natural, less formal look in the gardens and try not to let them rule our lives.

Summer is short, and we

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love to spend time swimming, kayaking and hanging out on our porch,” Sue says. “We have a more laissez faire attitude about weeding and dead heading than we used to, and we

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had it to do all over again,

there is not much that we’d change.

painting our own vegetables rather

“As a painter, I have always said

than those from the store.”

Latest projects

there is a fine line between painting and creating gardens and designing a home,” Sue says. “It all comes from

Three years ago, the Callihans tore

the same place. It’s just the medium

off the old, tiny kitchen and attached

and the tools that change.”

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Kitchen

AND

Bath SHOWCASE

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omeowners today want kitchens and

advantage of a beautiful view, or incorporating

baths that are more than stylish.

unique hardware and architectural flourishes.

These spaces need to be functional

Each of the kitchens and baths featured

and designed with real life and real

in this year’s kitchen and bath showcase

family dynamics in mind. Details

beautifully meets its owners’ needs. These

that make a space unique are important, too—

rooms are as practical as they are well

whether it’s top-of-the-line appliances, taking

designed and aesthetically pleasing. ➤

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A MULTI-TASKING KITCHEN FOR A

busy family

Photography by Rob Karosis

weather. The galley area is close to the

family commitments, work and

range top,

multiple community activities,

featuring double ovens as well as pull-

Heather and Eric Campbell of

out shelving for pots and pans (there’s

York, Maine, lead full-throttle lives.

When Heather and Eric built their

also lid storage below the cooktop).

The large, eleven-foot-by-six-foot

home two years ago, they wanted a

island does dual-duty as a secondary

kitchen that could multi-task—whether

prep area, gathering spot and extra

it was Eric cooking the family dinner,

storage. Its walnut countertop adds an

entertaining Heather’s parents or just

organic element, warming the space

having enough space for their young

and providing a nice counterpoint to

sons to ride their scooters around the

the quartz countertops elsewhere in the

kitchen. “We wanted a kitchen where

kitchen. In the island is an-under-the-

everyone could come together and

counter microwave as well as a prep

had plenty of room for Eric to cook,”

sink and warming drawer.

Heather says. “Low maintenance and

On the same wall as the glass-fronted

easy use were important. Clean up

refrigerator is a coffee/tea station,

needed to be simple.”

cleverly hidden behind a flip-top

Heather worked closely with kitchen designer Janice Page, of PKsurround-

pocket door.

This end of the kitchen flows easily

ings in Exeter, and builder Larry Hager,

into the dining room, transitioning to

of York, Maine, to pull the details

a more adult space that includes a wet

together; Rob Freedman, of Kennebunk

bar and glass-fronted top cabinets. A

River Architects in Wells, Maine, was

wine refrigerator frames the wet bar

the architect on the project.

on the left; below is storage for extra

The result: a spacious, bright kitchen

cabinetry to the right of the refrigerator,

What’s more, the renovation received

is close to another prep sink; a panel

the award for Excellence in Kitchen

dishwasher for wine and beer glasses

Design at the New Hampshire Home

is under a cabinet tower on the right.

Design Awards this past January.

Page designed the mullions on the

Page created several work areas

cabinet fronts to mimic the diamond

throughout the kitchen to make the

shapes of the porcelain tile backsplash

space more efficient. “Everything has

behind the bar. Faceted glass knobs and

a specific space so the Campbells can

chrome hardware add contemporary

easily put things away,” she says.

elegance.

The kitchen is a retreat for the

and sink are on one wall, surrounded

Campbells. “When we were designing

by plenty of cabinet storage. The cook-

the space, we had to remember to stay

ing area accesses a screened porch on

true to what was most important to

one side as well as an outdoor patio

us,” Heather says. “That was a good

and pool on the other­—both are areas

lesson. The kitchen is a gathering

the Campbells use frequently in warm

point for everyone. People love it.”

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Below: Heather Campbell (second from the left) thanks members of her design team, who included Rob Freedman, left, of Kennebunk River Architects in Wells, Maine; and Deborah Karpiak (second from right) and Janice Page, of PKsurroundings in Exeter.

beverages. An ice maker, built into the

that meets all the family’s needs.

The thirty-six-inch gas range cooktop

Above: Janice Page, of PKsurroundings in Exeter, designed Heather and Eric Campbell’s kitchen to minimize clutter and create space for a busy family. The walnut-topped island adds warmth as well as seating space and additional storage.

PHOTOGRAPHY BY RAYA AL-HASHMI

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ith six children between them,

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WHAT MAKES THIS KITCHEN UNIQUE Custom cabinetry by Kountry Kraft, designed by Janice Page, of PKsurroundings in Exeter (610) 589-4575 • kountrykraft.com Cabinet hardware by Top Knobs (800) 499-9095 • topknobs.com Plumbing fixtures from Ferguson (800) 222-1785 • ferguson.com Perimeter cabinets are painted Harbor Gray, island is White Dove; both by Benjamin Moore & Co. (800) 724-6802 benjaminmoore.com Kitchen and wet bar backsplash tile is by Portico Fine Tile & Design in Greenland • (603) 964-3383 porticofinetile.com Island chairs are from Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams (855) 730-9999 • mgbwhome.com Range, warming drawer, double ovens and microwave

by Thermador • (800) 735-4328 thermador.com Refrigerator, wine refrigerator and ice maker by Sub-Zero (800) 222-7820 • subzerowolf.com Dishwasher and panel dishwasher

by Fisher & Paykel • (888) 936-7872 fisherpaykel.com Pendant lights and other light fixtures from The Lighthouse in Kennebunk, Maine (800) 368-5187 • lighthousedist.com

Far right: Gray custom cabinetry, including the stove hood, creates a consistent look across the kitchen.

The white subway-tile backsplash adds sparkle.

Near right: Glass-fronted cabinets over the wet bar add a decorative element by repeating the design of the tile backsplash.

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A

nostalgic kitchen

Photography by John W. Hession

WHERE EVERYTHING HAS ITS PLACE

F

rom a whimsical cookie jar to an

does the farm-style sink (the dishwasher,

antique farm sink, the historic

masked by cabinetry, is next to the sink).

charm of Alan and Lorraine Paul’s

A curved cabinet next to the refrigerator

kitchen in their Squam Lake cot-

provides extra storage. On the soapstone

tage evokes a bygone era. “I wanted the

counters sit kitchen tools and memories

house to look like it’d been on the lake

of Lorraine’s childhood, including her

for one hundred years,” Lorraine says.

mother’s Little Red Riding Hood cookie

As the general contractor on her home’s construction, Lorraine had a plan for the kitchen. “Cooking is a big

jar and her grandmother’s bread rising trough.

Instead of installing a center island,

part of my Italian family’s heritage,” she

Lorraine found a rustic farm table

says. “I wanted a kitchen where the fam-

made from reclaimed wood. “Initially, I

ily could gather—a big open space, close

thought it didn’t fit with the rest of the

to the dining room.” Before meeting

kitchen,” Lorraine says, “but the first

with her kitchen designer—Sue Booth,

time I saw my grandkids having fun

of Vintage Kitchens in Concord—

poking their fingers in the knot holes of

Lorraine had identified even the tiniest

the table top, I knew it was special.”

details. “I planned what was going in every drawer,” she says.

She also wanted guests to be able to

Adjacent to the kitchen, the pantry offers additional room for food preparation and storage, including a small

access coffee and beverages, or set the

pass-through window to the kitchen

table without interfering with the

(“When we empty the dishwasher in the

cooking space.

kitchen, we can pass dishes through into

“Lorraine had an amazing vision,” says Booth, who worked closely with Lorraine as well as Paul Bonner, of Bon-

the pantry, then walk around and put them away,” Lorraine says).

Along one wall is a wine refrigerator

ner Builders in Meredith, to execute

and double-drawer dishwasher as well

Lorraine’s wishes (Lorraine discovered

as open shelving to display china and

Booth from an ad in New Hampshire

glassware.

Home magazine).

Lorraine discovered the tall, antique

The warm kitchen combines early-

apron-back sink at a salvage store in

twentieth-century cottage style with

Vermont and had the piece restored.

modern conveniences. Mahogany, glass-

The wall opposite the sink—with hooks

fronted upper cabinets ring the kitchen,

holding Lorraine’s collection of aprons—

adding light to the room, with its fir

adds charm and visually opens up the

ceiling and wainscoting. The refrigerator

room.

and freezer, hidden behind a tall cabinet,

The kitchen perfectly reflects

are directly across from the magnificent,

Lorraine’s tastes. “I love that she fol-

chocolate-colored range, which fea-

lowed her heart, and the space truly

tures both gas and electric ovens as well

expresses her,” Booth says.

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Lorraine agrees: “There’s nothing I’d change. I love being here.”

WHAT MAKES THIS KITCHEN UNIQUE Custom cabinetry by Quality Custom Cabinetry through Vintage Kitchens • (800) 832-6251 vintagekitchens.com Refrigerator and wine refrigerator from Sub-Zero (800) 222-7820 • subzerowolf.com Dishwasher and panel dishwasher by Fisher & Paykel • (888) 936-7872 • fisherpaykel.com Range by Lacanche • (646) 358-4344 frenchranges.com Kitchen sink, Shaw’s Original, and faucet from Rohl (800) 777-9762 • rohlhome.com Pantry sink from Vermont Salvage in White River Junction, Vermont • (802) 295-7616 vermontsalvage.com Pantry faucet from Vintage Tub and Bath (844) 517-0364 • vintagetub.com Pantry wall paint in Lancaster Whitewash, from Benjamin Moore • (800) 724-6802 benjaminmoore.com Soapstone countertops by Atlantic Soapstone Creations • (802) 760-7925 Kitchen and pantry lighting from Schoolhouse Electric and Supply • (503) 230-7113 • schoolhouse.com september/october 2018

Top: Alan and Lorraine Paul’s warm, cottage-style kitchen evokes nostalgic memories of summers on Squam Lake and cooking with family. The mahogany cabinetry—including the stove hood—was designed by Sue Booth, of Vintage Kitchens in Concord.

Left: The pantry, with its vintage feel, provides extra prep space as well as an opportunity to display the family’s well-loved china and glassware.

Above: At the end of the soapstone kitchen counter, sourced in Vermont, a glass-front cabinet contains Lorraine’s collection of cookbooks. A pass-through opening to the pantry makes transferring dishes and other kitchen items back and forth easy.

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A KITCHEN ON

campus

Photography courtesy of Crown Point Cabinetry photography styling courtesy of Phyllis Higgerson of Henhurst Interiors

T

hree generations of Kim

as the refrigerator, dishwasher and

and Bill Chisholm’s family

beverage refrigerator (the refrigera-

attended Dartmouth College,

tors are located on the end of the

including Kim’s father and

kitchen closest to the family room to

two of the couple’s three children.

accommodate quick visits for drinks

A deep love for the Ivy League

without disturbing the cook).

institution led the couple, who

The forty-eight-inch range—

reside year-round in California, to

with two ovens, six burners and a

purchase a 1920s brick Colonial on

griddle—and Italian farm-style sink

edge of the Dartmouth campus for

easily meet cooking needs for large

visits back to New England.

gatherings. Countertops are white

Riverlight Builders, a design/build firm in Norwich, Vermont, was hired

Carrara marble.

The “jewelry” in the kitchen,

to renovate the home; the firm’s de-

Brien says, is the sparkling mirrored

signer and co-owner, Deborah Brien,

glass and marble mosaic backsplash

worked with Sydney Wachhorst, of

behind the stove. Hand-assembled in

W Design Interiors in Menlo Park,

Italy, “It was the room’s big splurge,”

California, to update the interior.

she says.

The bright kitchen occupies a

Visually breaking up the space,

space that once encompassed the

the large, multi-functional island—

home’s former kitchen, an old bath-

painted a slate gray—provides stor-

room and hallway. A portion of the

age and informal seating. A micro-

brick home’s original back wall had

wave is tucked behind pocket doors

to be removed so a large structural

in the island and easily accessible to

steel beam could be installed to

the bar sink. The thick, walnut coun-

shore up the new construction. “The

tertop is joined and planed with

kitchen island had to be placed just

shaped edges, a suggestion by Wach-

right,” Brien says, “because we had

horst to break up the expanse of the

to hide the beam by installing a

kitchen and make it feel warmer.

dropped ceiling, which limited location options for the island lighting.”

The room’s beautiful, custom-

In keeping with the home’s New England charm, the Chisholms wanted to reuse its old radiators.

designed cabinetry is by Crown

“The cabinets have a grill front and

Point Cabinetry in Claremont.

look great,” Powell says.

“Since this was an old home, the

Overall, it’s a renovation that

cabinets really changed the kitchen’s

respects the home’s history while

functionality,” says Albon Powell of

creating a space the family can enjoy

Crown Point. The cabinetry creates

for generations to come.

WHAT MAKES THIS KITCHEN UNIQUE Custom cabinetry and hardware from Crown Point Cabinetry • (800) 999-4994 • crown-point.com Farm-style kitchen sink and faucets by Rohl (800) 777-9762 • rohlhome.com Walls are painted Revere Pewter; ceiling and trim are Swiss Coffee; perimeter cabinets are Light Pewter; island cabinets are Charlotte Slate. All paint by Benjamin Moore & Co. (800) 724-6802 • benjaminmoore.com Kitchen backsplash tile is Basic Pattern 02

by SICIS • (877) 839-8900 • sicis.com Stove by Wolf; Sub-Zero refrigerator and beverage refrigerator • (800) 222-7820 • subzerowolf.com Dishwasher from Miele • (800) 999-1360 • mieleusa.com Kitchen stools by Rejuvenation • (888) 401-1900 rejuvenation.com Pendant lights are Amalia globes by Juliska (888) 551-7310 • juliska.com

a seamless look and provides storage while hiding appliances, such

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PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOHN W. HESSION

Left: Set off by its tiled accent wall and bright pendant lighting, Kim and Bill Chisholm’s Hanover kitchen is a cheery gathering spot for friends and family.

The home was renovated by Riverlight Builders in Norwich, Vermont, and Crown Point Cabinetry in Claremont built all the cabinets.

Above: Chris Brien (left), owner of Riverlight Builders, with Albon Powell, a designer at Crown Point Cabinetry.

Below, left: The sparkling glass and marble tile backsplash, above the Wolf range, is the kitchen’s “jewelry,” according to designer Deborah Brien of Riverlight Builders.

Below, right: The seamless cabinetry, designed by Crown Point Cabinetry, and the walnut-topped island provide storage and hide appliances, such as the refrigerator and dishwasher.

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A KITCHEN THAT BRINGS THE

outside in

Photography by Nancy Belluscio

I

t’s not unusual to use the outdoors

The river stone and leathered granite

as inspiration for a home renovation.

are repeated on the wall facing the island,

But it’s not often that you can bring

behind a sleek induction cooktop. The

the outside in. That’s exactly what

stove hood is hidden behind a row of up-

kitchen designer Nina Hackel, president

per cabinets, which provide ample stor-

of Dream Kitchens in Nashua, did for

age; black leathered granite strips hide

Mickey Hudson and Don Henry’s new

the wall outlets. The counter is framed by

kitchen.

the stainless-steel refrigerator on one end

The couple’s home is on a river in

and double ovens on the other. Addition-

southern New Hampshire. “We decided

al storage was created by a new pantry

that the river should be the theme for the

space next to the wall ovens. Henry did

kitchen,” Hackel says.

a lot of research on lighting, and selected

The original kitchen was small and nar-

the LED undercabinet lighting as well as

row. “You couldn’t walk through it, and

the pendant lights and overhead lighting

there was no place to sit,” Hackel says.

system. The overall effect is modern and

She created a larger space by reconfiguring the existing dining room.

streamlined.

Hudson and Henry are thrilled with

One wall was opened up visually by

the results. “Nina was great to work

adding a six-foot-high picture window

with,” Henry says. “She really let us bring

overlooking the river. Now, the couple

in our own ideas and design thoughts.”

can look out the window as they cook.

And the couple loves the views. “It’s

A cathedral ceiling, crossed by natural

really fun to cook in the kitchen and

wooden beams, generates more natu-

have people sit at the island and watch,”

ral light. Natural cherry cabinetry lines

Henry says. “I love being able to look out-

the wall opposite the picture window.

side the window and see the river.”

“People usually think cherry is dark, but this is a high grade of cherry that has less variance,” Hackel says. “It’s a beautiful, rich color.”

The showstoppers are the center island and granite-trimmed walls, which tie in visually with the river view as well as a stone fireplace in the adjacent family room. Topped by leathered black granite, the island has “waterfall” edges, faced on two sides and in the sink with black granite containing split flow river rocks, reminiscent of a river bottom. Thoughtful details include a bump-out on the island to accommodate extra seating and a dishwasher hidden by cherry cabinetry next to the sink.

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WHAT MAKES THIS KITCHEN UNIQUE Custom cabinetry by Dream Kitchens (603) 891-2916 • adreamkitchen.com River stone granite from Key Stone Carvings in Hudson • (603) 598-2640 • keystonecarvings.net Lighting by Tech Lighting • (847) 410-4400 techlighting.com Copper bar stools by Blu Dot • (844) 425-8368 bludot.com Wall ovens, induction cooktop and refrigerator

by Bosch • (800) 944-2904 • bosch-home.com Right: A picture window added during the renovation creates additional backyard views.

This increased natural light, combined with high ceilings accented by natural wood beams, makes the new kitchen and dining areas more inviting.

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PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOHN W. HESSION

Top: River views inspired this dramatic southern New Hampshire kitchen, designed

by Nina Hackel, of Dream Kitchens in Nashua. The renovated space features sleek, cherry cabinetry and an island sided with black granite containing split river rocks.

Inset: Nina Hackel Above: Katelyn Ming, showroom manager for Dream Kitchens, adds finishing touches to the dining area and kitchen.

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BATHROOMS DESIGNED TO HOLD UP

beautifully

Photography by Rob Karosis

T

his active family’s Timberpeg

The second-floor master bathroom

home in Lincoln—near Loon

is both grand and warm, with natural

Mountain ski resort—is rustic yet

oiled fir-paneled walls and exposed

sophisticated, similar in style to

beams. The floor, vanity top and

ski homes found in Colorado and the

accent walls are polished onyx, as is

western United States.

the large walk-in shower (the floor

Designed by Tom Samyn (now

tiles are twelve-inches-by-twelve-

retired) and Amelia Brock, of Samyn-

inches, the wall tiles are four-inches-

D’Elia Architects in Ashland, the

by-four-inches). The honed onyx-tiled

home’s style and warmth extends to

walls add sophistication.

the master bath and its four other

A large double-sink vanity topped

bathrooms. Thanks to a working part-

by two large pieces of book-matched

nership between the homeowner and

onyx and a built-in linen chest pro-

Randy Trainor, of C. Randolph Trainor

vide ample storage. Smaller mosaic

Interiors in Franconia, the bathrooms

tiles surround the spa-like bathtub.

are designed for generations of use

Trainor also created a frame for the

and comfort.

large mirror behind the vanity by

“We live in Massachusetts, so Randy

combining a large onyx rail on the

was my eyes and ears during construc-

outside, a smaller pencil molding on

tion,” the homeowner says. “She

the inside and smaller mosaic tiles in

really understood how things are built,

between. “I wanted to use a very large

which made the design process much

mirror to reflect the outside light,”

easier.” Trainor—who was recom-

Trainor says.

mended by builder Don Lawton, of

That mirror frame is repeated in one

The Lawton Company in Littleton—

of the main-floor guest bathrooms,

helped guide the homeowner through

where onyx tile is used to slightly dif-

the process. “The homeowner wanted

ferent effect. Three walls are covered

the ski house to be bold, but also

in split-face onyx tile, an effect created

subtle and refined,” Trainor says.

by splitting the stone. Set against the

The master bathroom and guest

polished onyx floor, vanity top and

bath reflect that boldness. Both rooms

mirror frame, the tile appears crystal-

are lavishly tiled in multi-toned, red

ized and virtually sparkles in the light.

onyx tile. Lush and luminous, onyx is

“Building a new house can be time

a natural stone that creates dramatic

consuming and stressful, but working

effects in rooms, with shades of red,

with Randy on the bathrooms and

white, soft brown and streaks of gold.

learning about stone was fun and

“I knew I wanted natural stone,” the

creative,” the homeowner says. “The

homeowner says. “The onyx really

look is timeless. I’ll never change it.”

blew Randy and me away. It makes

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a huge statement in the home.”

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Left: The lavishly tiled master bath in this White Mountain ski home reflects a warm, Western style, even down to details like antler horn-shaped candle holders near the tub (detail below left).

Below: The master bathroom is tiled in multitoned red onyx, creating a lush, dramatic effect.

Designer Randy Trainor, of C. Randolph Trainor Interiors in Franconia, fashioned a frame for the large mirror behind the vanity by combining a large onyx rail on the outside, a smaller pencil molding on the inside and smaller mosaic tiles in between.

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WHAT MAKES THIS BATHROOM UNIQUE Custom cabinetry by Littleton Millwork • (603) 444-2677 littletonmillwork.com Red onyx tile is from MS International • (781) 680-0300 msistone.com Onyx slabs and fabrication from Cumar • (617) 389-7818 cumar.com Lights by Hammerton (801) 973-8095 hammerton.com Master bathroom vanity and cabinet paint color is Hawaiian Cinder by Behr • (714) 545-7101 behr.com Faucets and hardware by Rocky Mountain Hardware (888) 788-2013 rockymountainhardware.com

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continued from page 67 Right: Split-face onyx tile has a sparkling effect in this guest bathroom, especially in contrast with the polished onyx floor, vanity top and mirror frame. Lighting is by Hammerton.

Below: A detail (left) of a guest bathroom mirror (right). Designed by Randy Trainor, its mosaic-tiled frame and onyx molding echoes the mirror in the master bathroom.

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Left: This bathroom offered a unique challenge: how to put a flat mirror on a curved wall, a design sleight of hand that Trainor accomplished by creating the mirror frame from pieces of Emperador Dark marble. The walls are split-face Emperador Dark marble; a polished piece of the same marble tops the cherry vanity.

Below: The project team included, from the left, Tom Samyn, retired from SamynD’Elia Architects in Ashland; Shad Lawton, of The Lawton Company in Sugar Hill; Randy Trainor, of C. Randolph Trainor Interiors in Franconia; and Mitch Greaves, of Littleton Millwork Inc. in Littleton.

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A HILLTOP

Dream House

The Bouchers’ New England vernacular home sits above a meadow with a classic red barn and grazing farm animals, a serene view often enjoyed by the family and guests relaxing around a fire pit placed at the edge of the lawn.

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WORKING WITH JASON ASELIN, OF JAD DESIGN GROUP INC. IN AMHERST, DANA AND TOM BOUCHER DESIGNED A MODIFIED CLASSIC CAPE PERFECT FOR ITS BEDFORD SITE.

By Barbara Coles | Photography by John W. Hession

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IT WAS THEIR DOG, MOE. Without him, Dana and Tom

Boucher might never have realized their dream of building a house on a hilltop in Bedford.

The town doesn’t have many hills, so the chances

of finding a hilltop property on the market were slim. Ever slimmer if it had a stunning view.

But one summer day four years ago, Dana found

just that. Moe had extra energy that morning, so she drove him to doggie daycare, taking back roads.

On the way, a sign—“Lot for Sale, Build to Suit”—

caught her eye. It was for an undeveloped hilltop.

Not only that, it had trees as well as a view of a

classic, New England red barn sitting in the middle of a meadow with cows and donkeys grazing nearby.

Dana calls it serendipity. “If I hadn’t been driving

that day,” she says, “this lot would have been gone.”

For Dana (above, holding Moose, an English bulldog puppy) and Tom Boucher, who own several restaurants, the kitchen (left) is an important aspect of their home. Light-filled from a bank of five windows, the kitchen features a farmhouse sink, honed granite countertops, handmade cabinets and coffered ceilings. As a nod to their business as restaurateurs, there’s even a porthole swinging door that opens into the dining room.

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Putting research into action

With that in mind, he designed a modified

Dana and Tom bought the land, and began to cre-

classic Cape with steep, gabled roof pitches; dor-

ate the home they had dreamed about. Dana had

mers; porches; white-on-white trim and clap-

a three-ring notebook bulging with ideas for each

board; and rich detailing, such as corbel arched

element of the house-to-be, right down to the

brackets under a subtly curved roof over the entry.

hardware for the cabinets. Her vision had been in-

The horizontal aspect of the house, which al-

formed by her training as an artist, her experience

lows it to hug the hill, borrows from the Shingle

at a high-end furniture company, and her love of

style. “I really don’t like to see a tall house on a

texture, color and other aspects of design. “It’s

hill,” Aselin says. “It seems pretentious and insen-

my passion,” she says. “It’s fun for me.” She had

sitive to the topography.”

just finished designing the interior of the Copper

Unusual for a Cape is the number of windows

Door in Bedford, one of several restaurants that

on the front, but the beautiful view they display

the couple owns.

dictated the need. The windows—Shingle-style

Perusing Dana’s notebook, the home’s architectural designer—Jason Aselin, of JAD Design Group Inc. in Amherst—found that he and Dana

six-over-one double-hung with transoms—create a light-filled living room.

had similar design sensibilities. Both loved New

Design accented by color

England vernacular homes that were, as Aselin

The many windows throughout the house con-

puts it, “timeless, interesting and well-crafted

tinue the open, airy look, which is enhanced by

without being overly trendy.”

woodwork and walls that are white as well as

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Above, left: The kitchen banquette, surrounded by windows, has a handmade trestle table as its centerpiece. The floral arrangement is by Apotheca Flowers in Goffstown.

Above, right: Neutral fabrics were used on the furniture so the living room’s architectural elements and artwork could stand out.

Moose, then fourteen weeks old, naps on the rug.

Left: A double-sided fireplace separates the kitchen area from the step-down living room, where four large windows frame the hilltop view.

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Above, left: The welcoming entry has granite steps and a cobble landing. Container plants are by Bedford Fields Home & Garden Center in Bedford.

Above, center: A herringbone brick veneer floor along with a curvilinear chest and mirror add warmth and pattern to the vestibule. The floral arrangement is by Apotheca Flowers in Goffstown.

Above, right: In the hallway near the dining room is a bar with a refrigerator and sink that accommodates the entertaining the Bouchers like to do. With the door closed, it appears to be a closet.

Right and far right: The dining room has a large round table and upholstered chairs to provide a comfortable space for conversation while entertaining. Accents in the room are provided by the artwork—paintings of farm animals done by artist friends— and a built-in cabinet that holds a treasured collection of Astier de Villatte plates.

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furniture fabrics and carpets that are gray, white and beige. “I wanted the whole house to have a neutral feel, so the artwork and architectural elements would pop,” Dana says.

Her plan, reminiscent of Swedish design, worked. The artworks, mostly bright paintings of farm animals done by artist friends, attract the eye.

As do the architectural elements, especially the coffered ceilings, the inset cabinetry and the switchback stair. All this was handcrafted by Larry Tighe, of Tighe Cabinetry in Mont Vernon.

“The lines are clean and simple,” Tighe says. “It has a Shaker feel. It harkens back to an older look.”

Tighe adds that older look was strengthened by Roland Cere, of R. Cere Quality Painting in Manchester, who hand-painted the elements Tighe created, including the kitchen cabinets and the V-groove paneled walls in the vestibule. Adding warmth and pattern to the room is a herringbone brick floor, and a curvilinear chest and mirror.

The vestibule flows into a generous hallway.

Off that is a dining room with a large, round table with a cherry top and black base; six cushioned chairs upholstered in a gray-and-white geometric fabric; and an antiqued brass chandelier. No carpet—instead six-inch-wide plank white oak crafted in Amish country was installed by Goedecke Flooring & Design in Bedford. “I wanted to have an informal room where you can sit and see everyone because you’re sitting in a circle,” Dana says. “It’s important to me that it’s not stuffy. It’s almost like a kitchen table.”

Adding a punch of color is a built-in cabinet with a plate rack that holds Dana’s collection of Astier de Villatte plates, cast from antique French molds, which is like a piece of artwork to her.

The dining room is one of the few rooms with a window treatment and is the only room that has a double-swing hinged door with a porthole window—a signature for the home of a restaurateur.

Behind the door is a butler’s pantry. Notable is the wallpaper, which is used, sparingly, in other rooms. “To me, having a passion for art, I appreciate textile design,” Dana says. “I could spend hours looking at wallpaper books; it’s like Christmas for me.”

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The cool gray and white tones of the guest bathroom contrast with the color of Dana Boucher’s art studio in the next room. The floral arrangement is by Apotheca Flowers in Goffstown.

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The mahogany-topped cabinets and lighted

A double-sided fireplace with a Jet Mist granite

glass shelves that line the room provide con-

surround divides the kitchen and the step-down

siderable storage space, enough to allow the

living room. The fireplace is gas, not wood—

kitchen design to eliminate some upper cabinets.

something that Aselin has grudgingly grown to

That, in turn, allows for a bank of five windows

like. “I’m a Yankee at heart; I like real wood,” he

over the farmhouse sink and a Jet Mist honed

says. “But I’ve become a bit of an advocate for gas

granite countertop with the look of soapstone

fireplaces because they can be used every day.”

without the maintenance. There are yet more

With the fireplace as a focal point, the living

windows framing the banquette (called a “booth”

room and kitchen area creates a perfect setup for

in this restaurant family) that has a Tighe-made

the entertaining Dana and Tom like to do. And

trestle table as its centerpiece.

one element, usually unseen, adds some fun:

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The master bathroom has a large shower at one end and a bathtub at the other.

The motif of a neutral palette accented by brightly colored artwork is continued here.

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What looks like a closet in the adjacent hallway is actually a wet bar. Opening the doors reveals mahogany-topped cabinets with a sink and small refrigerator. Above are glass shelves that are backed by a striking, large-patterned wallpaper.

Areas that work Walk down the hallway, and you’ll find what Dana calls her “busy center.” (It’s one of three rooms—the mudroom and laundry room being the other two—that were done later. The design of those rooms, and the dining-room plate rack, was a collaboration with Whitney Nelson of Capital Kitchen & Bath in Concord.) The busy center is just seven-feet-by-five-feet, so the challenge was to make the best of the space. “We created small nooks to display art and hide office supplies,” Nelson says. They also added a large message center with a painted cork board. And again, a wallpaper accent was added.

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There is also wallpaper—a bold flower print—

The home’s builder—Kevin Doherty of Kevin

in the mudroom. It is definitely “not your typi-

Doherty Builder Inc.—thought Dana was taking

cal close-the-door-and-hide-the-mess” kind of

too much of a risk by wanting a Dutch door in the

mudroom, Nelson says. Instead, it is a welcoming

kitchen. His company is well known for energy-

space with extensive cabinetry with bold, brass

efficient building. The Boucher home is another

hardware; a bench stained to match the wallpa-

example of his attention to the insulation enve-

per; and a rugged slate floor. The use of decorative

lope and air sealing, but he was worried about

warm brass mesh in the cabinet doors “harmo-

heat loss with a divided door. But his protesta-

nizes with the hardware on the cabinets and adds

tions didn’t persuade his clients. Saying “this is

another level of texture to the space,” Nelson says.

one time form comes before function,” Dana got

Upstairs is an “airy and whimsical” laundry room that Nelson says “should make anyone want

her Dutch door—with a pull-down screen.

to do laundry.” Indeed, it is elegantly wallpapered

Outdoor design

(even the ceiling) and accented with painted cabi-

Outside, the property, which had been owned by

netry that’s a beautiful match. Tucked away are a

Doherty, had all the charms and challenges of a

drop-down drying rack, ironing board and a pass-

hilltop. The biggest challenge, Doherty says, was

through from the master closet for dirty clothes.

building the driveway: “You have to make it as

“If laundry is part of your life,” Dana says, “let’s

safe and logical as is practical.”

have fun with it. Make it a happy place. I’m comfortable with taking risks.”

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Facing page, top: The master bedroom has walls of windows that allow the pastoral view to be present in the room. Moose relaxes on the bench.

Facing page, bottom: At the top of the stair is a bright, comfortable place to relax. The flooring, a random-width white oak that is used throughout the house, provides the “older look” the Bouchers wanted.

Above: Dana Boucher calls this room her “busy center,” and its design was collaboration with Whitney Nelson of Capital Kitchen & Bath in Concord. The room is just seven-feet-by-fivefeet, and nooks display art and hide office supplies.

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of The Dubay Group Inc. in Windham. His goal was to make the outdoor spaces an extension of the home. “They are designed as rooms or en-

The goal of landscape architect Randy Knowles, of The Dubay Group in Windham, was to make the outdoor spaces an extension of the home.

tertainment spaces that build on each other,” Knowles says.

The Dutch door in the kitchen opens to a small porch, which steps down to a fieldstone patio that is surrounded by a landscaped slope of native plants. Steppingstones lead from the patio to a fire pit at the far end of the front lawn. “The fire pit was pushed to the front of the slope to take advantage of the views to the neighboring farm and hills,” Knowles says. Plantings were kept low to preserve the views.

The hardscape—done by Greg Rousseau, of GPR Masonry in Bedford—includes an entry path that is flanked by reclaimed granite hitching posts and a decorative wood fence at the guest parking area. The path is a mix of materials—brick in a running bond pattern with a soldier course edge

Top: The view down the hillside from the Bouchers’ front door includes a New England red barn sitting in the middle of a meadow.

Above: A fieldstone patio off the kitchen and living room acts as another space for entertaining. A landscaped slope of native plants surrounds the patio.

Container plants are by Bedford Fields Home & Garden Center in Bedford.

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that ends in a cobble landing and granite steps at

Happy at home

the front door.

To have things function well was the Bouchers’ aim

The front-yard plantings are meant to remind

from the start. Now—thanks to the team of what

of a country house or Cape Cod retreat. “Hydran-

Dana calls “rock stars”—she and Tom happily have

geas, roses, evergreens and grasses soften the front

3,600 square feet of exactly what they wanted,

of the house and line the walks,” Knowles says.

every space thought out, every space used (no

“The transition from manicured lawn to meadow

parlors and such “for when the Queen comes to

along the top of the slope is done using ornamen-

visit,” says Aselin), with a décor that’s a rich blend of

tal grasses and low, evergreen ground cover.”

antique and new, with a touch of whimsy.

Because of the placement of the house on the

What makes the whole team happy is what

highest point of the hill, it was a challenge to

they see as an unforgettable collaboration that pro-

maintain a buffer between neighbors to the side

duced an amazing house. As Aselin says, “It was an

and rear. Native evergreens and deciduous shrubs

absolute blast.”

Tom and Dana Boucher (right) enjoy an evening on the patio with Amy Sullivan, owner of Sullivan Framing in Bedford, and Randy Knowles, now of The Dubay Group in Windham, who designed the Bouchers’ landscape, yard and patio.

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were added to create an understory and screen the yard, which includes a large, flat lawn.

Also outside, you see a small area with a high, white fence. That’s for the dogs, Moose and Brady—though not for Moe, who has since passed away. Inside that enclosure is specially made artificial turf and a pet door to what Dana calls “the dog zone.” It’s a room off the mudroom just for the dogs, with their beds, food and a tiled shower. “It’s so convenient to have a ‘zone’ designed specifically for the dogs,” Dana says.

“With our lifestyle, we need that convenience. We need things to function well.”

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Sullivan Framing (603) 471-1888 • sullivanframing.com

The Dubay Group Inc. (603) 458-6462 • thedubaygroup.com Tighe Cabinetry (603) 673-7289

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Patti and Paul Dann recently replaced their 1970s galley kitchen with a bigger, brighter and better equipped version, thanks to help from Cheryl Tufts, of 3W design in Concord.

A Home Kitchen for a Professional Chef Patti Dann,

owner of vegan bakery Café

Indigo, recently installed the

kitchen of her

dreams at home.

Y

ou might expect that the chef of an

daughters, she prepared meals in a small,

award-winning vegan bakery and café

1970s-era galley kitchen. In fact, husband

would have a state-of-the-art kitchen in

and wife (he is also an accomplished cook)

her home, but until recently, this was not the

often cooked together, despite the tight

case for Patti Dann, owner of Café Indigo.

quarters.

Patti operated the vegan restaurant for

Patti says she and her husband knew they

more than seven years, earning rave reviews

would remodel the kitchen from the day they

for specialties such as her vegan take on a

moved into their split-level house more than

Reuben sandwich or her signature carrot

twenty years ago. But there were children

cake. Yet in the home she shared in Hopkin-

to raise and, eventually, a business to run.

ton with her husband, Paul, and their three

Patti opened Café Indigo in 2007, after a

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surprise success creating a vegan carrot

porch and the interior living/dining

was essential, Patti says, especially

cake for one daughter’s wedding. She

area.

because the rooms needed to be re-

had already been cooking vegan for

“The first-floor rooms were very

configured and opened up (the double

years, because the girls had become

closed off,” Tufts says. “We were able to

ovens are now where a door used to be,

vegetarians and then vegan. “For our

open the space both in the interior and

for example). Because the new design is

family, everything revolves around

out into their large screened porch to

relatively open concept, the remodeled

meals,” Patti says. “We eat together,

take advantage of the beautiful wooded

kitchen needed to harmonize with the

and I didn’t want to be making three or

exterior.

rest of the family furnishings—many

four different items for dinner.” So she

“I learned a lot about vegan diets.

experimented with new vegan recipes

It was a reward to create a space for a

and converting old recipes to vegan

great couple who truly love to cook and

counterparts.

spend time in their kitchen.”

Patti closed the retail side of Café Indigo in 2014 in order to spend more

Having a professional kitchen designer help plan and execute the project

of them antiques—in the living and dining area.

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time with her grandchildren. These days, her famous carrot cake and other baked goods are made in Café Indigo’s production facility in New York, and can be found at Whole Foods and other specialty grocery stores across the country.

Patti now does a lot of cooking for and with her grandchildren, the results of which appear in her new cookbook, Vegan Kids in the Kitchen, which features kid-friendly dishes, such as apple crisp, fruit salad and bean burgers. Because of her new home kitchen, which was finished earlier this year, cooking with grandkids has become even more fun.

A bright new space The Danns had a reason other than being busy for waiting to remodel their kitchen: they wanted to do it right.

Paul’s mother had double ovens, and Patti knew she wanted them, too (the tiny galley kitchen had a single oven).

Patti also wanted a center island and a cooktop—not to mention room to move. It was pretty evident that a kitchen redo was going to involve a lot more than just replacing countertops and cabinet fronts.

Eventually, with the help of kitchen designer and general contractor Cheryl Tufts, of 3W design in Concord, the couple arrived at a plan that opened up the downstairs space, including the addition of French doors between the NHHomeMagazine.com

Former Concord restaurateur and now cookbook author Patti Dann relishes preparing meals in her newly renovated kitchen.

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Patti Dann’s Vegan Recipes for Kids

Apple Crisp

SER V ES 6 – 8

1/3 cup vegan spread (such as Earth Balance) plus 1 teaspoon, divided

7 apples

1/3 cup white sugar ¾ cup flour, plus 1 teaspoon, divided

½ teaspoon cinnamon 3 tablespoons water ¾ cup cut oats ¾ cup brown sugar

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Using 1 teaspoon of vegan spread, grease a pie plate or an 8-inch-by-8-inch pan, and set aside.

2. Wash the apples, and with the help of an adult, cut the apples into quarters and remove the seeds. Chop the apples and place them in a mixing bowl. Add the white sugar, 1 teaspoon flour and cinnamon, and gently mix to coat the apples. Transfer the apple mixture to a pie plate. Sprinkle the water over the apples.

3. Mix together the remaining vegan spread, flour, oats and brown sugar until they are crumbly. Spread the topping over the apples.

4. With the help of an adult, bake for 50 minutes. Turn the oven off and let the apple crisp cool in the oven for 30 minutes.

Recipes courtesy of Vegan Kids in the Kitchen

Bean and Sweet Potato Burgers 1 medium sweet potato* 1 carrot 2 fifteen-ounce cans black beans

M A K ES 8 B U RG ER S

½ cup peas 1 teaspoon onion powder 1 teaspoon garlic powder ½ teaspoon paprika

* This recipe needs a sweet potato that is already cooked and cooled.

Ask an adult to help with that while you get everything else ready.

You can add the potato at the end.

1. Wash and peel the carrot. Carefully, grate the carrot and place in a mixing bowl. Rinse the black beans and add them to the bowl. Add the peas, onion powder, garlic powder and paprika.

Use your hands to mix everything together. This helps to mash some of the beans.

2. Add the cooled sweet potato and mix some more.

3. Form into burgers and, with the help of an adult, place in a frying pan over medium heat. Cook until browned on each side.

Recipes courtesy of Vegan Kids in the Kitchen

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Patti Dann’s Vegan Recipes for Kids

Blueberry Muffins

M A K ES 12

1 lemon 1¼ cups soy milk 1 tablespoon lemon juice ½ teaspoon vanilla 2 cups flour ½ cup sugar

1 teaspoon baking powder ½ teaspoon baking soda ½ teaspoon sea salt ¼ cup vegan spread (such as Earth Balance) 1 cup blueberries

1. Preheat the oven to 400°F. Place muffin cups in a muffin pan and set aside. Wash the lemon and carefully use a zester to get ½ teaspoon of fresh lemon zest.

2. Mix together the soy milk, lemon juice, lemon zest and vanilla, and set aside. This will curdle and thicken—and that’s OK. 3. Combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt and vegan spread in another mixing bowl. Add the soy milk mixture, and stir until everything is mixed in. It’s okay for the batter to be a little lumpy. Carefully stir in the blueberries.

4. Put 1/3 cup of batter into each muffin cup. With the help of an adult, place the muffin pan in the oven and bake for 20–25 minutes.

Recipes courtesy of Vegan Kids in the Kitchen

Lasagna Roll-Ups 1 package tofu 1 teaspoon garlic powder 1 teaspoon onion salt 1 tablespoon olive oil 1½ tablespoons nutritional yeast

SER V ES 4 – 5

1 24-ounce jar of pasta sauce 9 lasagna noodles, cooked according to directions on the package and cooled

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. To make the ricotta, crumble the tofu into a mixing bowl. Add the garlic powder, onion salt, olive oil and nutritional yeast. Stir until the seasonings are mixed in.

2. Measure out 1 cup of pasta sauce and pour into the bottom of a 9-inch-by-9-inch baking dish.

3. Place a noodle on a cutting board. Spread 1–2 tablespoons of ricotta mixture on the noodle. Roll up and place in the baking dish. Repeat with the other noodles. Pour 1 cup of pasta sauce over the noodles.

4. With the help of an adult, place the baking dish in the oven and bake for 20 minutes. Cool before serving.

Recipes courtesy of Vegan Kids in the Kitchen

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about wood floors in the kitchen,” Patti says. “But it has worked out very well.”

The wood floors were also in keeping with her desired aesthetic: “I wanted a nice, clean look,” she says.

To that end, the feel of the new kitchen is comfortably between modern and traditional, with off-white cabinetry (from Candlelight Cabinetry in Lockport, New York) and paintwork as well as stainless-steel appliances (from Baron’s Major Brands in Concord), such as the refrigerator and dishwasher.

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Patti says the renovation went smoothly: “We knew what we were getting into.” The only major hiccup occurred when it became clear the house’s vintage electrical system was

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“We also ate out a lot,” Patti says.

Cooking vegan with kids Patti wasted no time putting the new kitchen to use. “This kitchen gets used. It’s what I do,” Patti says.

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baller,” she says). Patti included many of those favorites in her new cookbook, which is designed to allow kids to do almost all the preparation themselves, with a bit of help from a grown-up. These kid-friendly recipes are tasty, but they are also fun.

Fun is an important ingredient for Patti when it comes to cooking and especially cooking vegan. Patti recommends taking a moderate (instead of a strict) line in terms of your veganism. “You have to do what works for you,” she says. “If you are craving ice cream, go have it. You have to do it at your own speed, in your own way.”

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MASTER OF HIS CRAFT

Carving a New Niche Accomplished furniture maker David Lamb was commissioned to make a frieze from local wood.

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hen it comes to making fine furniture, David Lamb has extraordinary talents.

He discovered his passion at age

fifteen and became an apprentice of master cabinetmaker Alejandro de la Cruz, who lived and worked down the road from Canterbury Shaker Village where Lamb grew up. Since 1986, Lamb has lived and worked at that very same home and shop, and in the intervening years, has made pieces for celebrities (including Harrison Ford and Ivan Lendl) as well as many private collectors. Lamb’s work has been commissioned by clients nationwide; one homeowner, a client since 1994, has nearly thirty of his pieces.

In 1992, Lamb became a founding member of the New Hampshire Furniture Masters, and from 2010 to 2014, he was New Hampshire’s fifth artist laureate. He is inspired by eighteenth- and nineteenth-century furniture design; he’s also known for the exquisite craftsmanship of his pieces, which include secretaries, tables, breakfronts, chairs, highboys, desks and sofas. Lamb works with a variety of woods, including mahogany, maple and cherry, and many of his pieces feature intricate carvings of leaves, vines and flowers.

In 2011, Lamb was commissioned by Colin and Paula Cabot to carve a frieze for the timber-frame addition to their

In his Canterbury shop, David Lamb works on a sample carving for the frieze. “This is a preliminary study before committing to the actual panel,” he says. “The level of detail is what I planned to do for all the panels.”

1875 farmhouse at Sanborn Mills Farm

Cabots’ purchase, had been owned by

opera house in Milwaukee before

in Loudon; Lamb began the project

the original family since the 1770s.

moving to New Hampshire in 1997—

in 2013. The addition was built for meetings at the farm, which, until the

For their commission to Lamb, the couple—who built a classically inspired

wanted to include a classical allegory at Sanborn Mills Farm: a nonprofit

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dedicated to reviving and sustaining

NHH: What was the first step?

NHH: What material did you use

traditional crafts, such as blacksmith-

DL: I began by composing sketches that

for the frieze?

ing, timber framing and using draft

were two inches or three inches high

DL: Paula and Colin wanted me to

animals (such as horses and oxen) on

and a foot long, which is how I work

use pine from the farm, but I needed

a working farm.

when I’m designing furniture. I really

thoroughly dry wood. So I found some

like the scale of things when working

dry, local pine that had no knots—for

Hampshire Furniture Masters’ Auction

small. Once we figured out what would

which one pays a premium. Softwood

shortly after we moved here,” Colin

be represented on each panel, I used a

is easy to carve and it holds detail, but

says. “His work stood out, and we felt

photocopier to enlarge the drawings to

one needs to use exceptionally sharp

a carved frieze was more appropriate to

full size and taped them to the space

tools. The challenge is not to tear or

our farm than a piece of his furniture.”

to see how they’d look once they were

collapse the somewhat delicate wood

in position.

as you’re carving.

“We first saw David’s work at a New

And so began Lamb’s commission to create a frieze telling the story about the Triumph of Craft—“because that it what his work is,” Colin says. “Our farm also celebrates the triumph of craft, with our skilled workers in the woodshop, forge and garden who strive to use materials off the land for everything they do.”

New Hampshire Home [NHH]: How did

this commission unfold?

David Lamb [DL]: In telling the story of

the Triumph of Craft, Colin and Paula decided that the north side of the room would show the farm’s blacksmith shop, grist mill and sawmill. The south side of the room would represent the house, gardens and orchards.

On both sides, the story begins in the wilderness. On the south side, the viewer is looking at the forest floor and the subject matter is more intimate, with details such as individual flowers, mice, a salamander and fungi on a stump. On the north side are mountains and forest.

NHH: What was your inspiration

for representing the stories?

DL: The nineteenth-century engravings

of White Mountain artists and their romantic views of the mountains guided my approach. I had to have a broad landscape for each panel, which are each about ten inches tall and six feet long. I was piecing together elements to create the story, which Colin and Paula gave me carte blanche to interpret.

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David Lamb’s carved frieze (at the base of the ceiling and illuminated in this photo) wraps around the addition Colin and Paula Cabot built to their house at Sanborn Mills Farm.

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NHH: How was this project different

DL: It certainly is a different skill.

NHH: Do you prefer carving to work-

from others?

Thankfully, my training has been

ing on machines to make furniture?

DL: It’s not often I have a project that’s

diverse and through my apprentice-

DL: I like carving very much. Carving

just carving—usually carving is a

ship with Mr. de la Cruz and my formal

is very relaxing and deliberate, but you

component of a piece, like a table I was

schooling at Boston University’s Pro-

can’t make mistakes and cover them

commissioned to do after the frieze. My

gram in Artisanry, I learned to under-

up. Carving can also be very contem-

first piece of architectural carving, made

stand the value of having many skills.

plative. For example, when I’m do-

around 1980, was a mantel piece that

That means being able to offer more to

ing machine work, I’ll play rock and

had Corinthian columns with acanthus

my clients and having new avenues of

roll music. When I’m carving, I like a

leaves on the capitals. This was a huge

artistic expression. It is a rare breed of

quieter environment—I’ll play classical

step for me as a craftsman.

furniture maker who also carves. Carv-

music or no music at all. I like going

ing is pure art, as there is no technical

out to our gardens with a sketch book

necessity for it.

to draw an iris, a crabapple blossom or

NHH: How is carving different from

other ways of working with wood?

a morning glory. Later, they might appear in my work.

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Top: David Lamb’s concept sketch shows what he planned to carve. His carvings are, at most, a halfinch deep.

Second from the top: This panel is based on the drawing above. On the left, Toby, the Cabots’ chocolate Labrador retriever, eyes the pies cooling on the windowsill.

Daylilies grow near the farmhouse porch, and the farm’s garden is shown in the background. On the right, a wagon takes finished goods to town.

Third from the top: This panel shows the area where wildlife and wild plants live. Note the hornets’ nest on the left; the bulrushes and wetland plants in the center; and the irises and elm tree on the right.

Bottom: Lamb says, “I find the road leading to Sanborn Mills Farm magical.” Sheep graze in the pasture on the left while cows do the same on the right. The barn with the cupola is in the distance.

NHH: How about the human figures

and animals in this frieze—what inspired them?

DL: I usually don’t do people or animals

in my work, so for this project, I looked at books of old engravings to find a horse

Furniture conservator and architectural finisher Mark Adams (right) shows Lamb how he plans to enhance light and shadows on Lamb’s panels as well as emphasize the carvings’ depth.

drawing a carriage or a turkey fanning its tail. One of the panels shows maple sugaring, and I found a photo of a Canterbury Shaker sugar house from the late 1800s that I used as a model. I created a scene with a workhorse pulling a sled with a big gathering tank for sap in it. continued on page 97 NHHomeMagazine.com

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One-of-a-Kind Furniture Mark your calendar for September 22, when you can meet David Lamb and other New Hampshire Furniture Masters at the group’s annual fundraiser: The Master’s Piece.

The evening features a silent auction of the masters’ work along with a dance performance, live music, artisanal foods, craft beer, a signature cocktail and more.

At his Canterbury shop, David Lamb references his concept drawing for a panel and shows Colin Cabot the carving he did on the sample board [see photo on page 92].

Tickets are $75 in advance and $90 at the door, and may be ordered online at furnituremasters.org.

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Top: David Lamb says he took artistic “liberties with the seasons by showing early spring and summer” in this panel. On the left, sap buckets hang from maple trees and oxen pull a sap tank. On the right, oxen pull a wagon loaded with hay.

Center: Lamb shows the transition from the rugged mountains and wilderness of northern New Hampshire to the rolling landscape of the central part of the state, where Sanborn Mills Farm is. Elm trees surround the water to the left, while fir trees grow at the base of the mountains.

Bottom: This panel gives a close-up view of the wilderness.

On the root of the tree stump to the left is a newt, who is being observed by a mouse on a nearby log. Wild plants include jack-in-the-pulpit, fiddlehead ferns and trillium. continued from page 95

flour and pies. I also love the panels that

NHH: What was your favorite panel

show the water-powered gristmill and

to carve?

sawmill.

DL: The first panel I drew is the one

Ford’s and Ivan Lendl’s projects.

Mark was working on a big restoration at the Park Avenue Armory in New York City when I was doing the Cabots’

showing the approach to the farm. The

NHH: The panels seem to have a lot of

frieze, so we had to wait a year for him

road is so magical, the way it comes out

depth. How did you achieve that?

to add his magic touch. In his studio,

of a forest and then into the farm. My

DL: It’s tricky, because I can only carve

he re-created the same light conditions

panel shows the sheep grazing in the

to a maximum depth of half an inch

that are at the farm, so he could take

foreground, and you can see the cupola

with the material we chose, while

the panels there to work. His goal was

of the barn in the distance. There’s a dog

at the same time illustrating three

to make the panels look like there was

in the field keeping an eye on things.

perspectives—up close, mid-range and

little or no added color or effects on

I wanted to create the sense that the

in the distance. To add depth and tone

them, which he was very successful

viewer is approaching something special.

to the panels with a process similar to

in doing.

Another panel shows another dog—

bleaching, I brought Mark Adams into

Toby, the Cabots’ chocolate Labrador

the project. He is a furniture conserva-

retriever—on the front porch looking

tor and architectural finisher, and his

at a pie on a windowsill. I had fun with

work helped the frieze a great deal. In

that one. That panel has a woman

fact, Mark has partnered with me many

working in a garden, and a wagon from

times over the years. He helped with

Sanborn Mills Farm going to town with

design and finish work on Harrison

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MARK YOUR CALENDAR!

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The Chi of Clouds Opening Reception

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Solstice Sunset is an oil on canvas painted by Daryl D. Johnson this year.

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This giant street fair features more than fifty restaurants cooking an incredible array of seafood and non-seafood delicacies under a sea of tents. There is continuous entertainment on two stages, scores of crafts, displays, culinary demonstrations, lobsterroll eating competition, fireworks, a sky-diving demonstration and a children’s entertainment area. Sponsored by Service Credit Union, which makes the three-day festival free for all military ID cardholders, including National Guard and Reserve.

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SEP TEM B ER 8

Maine Open Lighthouse Day

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SEP TEM B ER 8

Auburn Day and Duck Race

Enjoy a fun-filled day for the whole family with a celebration for the town of Auburn featuring the famous duck race; the Salmon Falls apple pie contest; a “Pretty Chicken Contest”; a 5K; New Hampshire artisans, crafters and vendors; children’s activities; and food. Proceeds benefit the Auburn Historical Association and other local nonprofits.

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SEP TEM B ER 8 – 9

Laudholm Nature Crafts Festival

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This event brings many of New England’s finest craftspeople and artisans, selected by jury, to exhibit their wares for thousands of browsers.

Music and food round out the two-day festival. The Wells Reserve at Laudholm is a National Estuarine Research Reserve with its headquarters listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Canterbury Artisan Festival

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Masters’ Pieces

New Hampshire Furniture Masters present the group’s annual fundraiser with a silent auction of the masters’ work along with a dance performance, live music, artisanal foods, craft beer, a signature cocktail and more. 5:30–9 p.m. Tickets are $75 in advance and $90 at the door.

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Bid on New Hampshire Furniture Master Jeffrey Roberts’s tea table on September 22.

october O C TO B ER 6

New Hampshire Fall Festival

This traditional New England country fair is complete with demonstrations from craftspeople; heritage breed and farm animal exhibits; farm animal and livestock demonstrations; presentations on heirloom seeds and food preservation tips; fiber arts; demonstrations and exhibits on historic crafts and industries; coopering; candle-making workshop in the Horticultural Center; garden tours; and demonstrations. This year, the festival welcomes Northeast Seacoast Unit, Herb Society of America, making sachets and tussie mussies; the NH Wheelmen, antique bicycle demonstration; Seacoast Modern Quilt NHHomeMagazine.com

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MARK YOUR CALENDAR! Guild’s exhibit of newly-made quilts; and Slow Food Seacoast with an heirloom seed share.

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Mount Sunapee Duck Drop

There’s a new event that’s part of this weekend’s Fall Festival and Pig Roast: from the chair lift, rubber ducks will be dropped and aimed at targets going up Mount Sunapee. The afternoon is full of fun and prizes, including a chance to win $1,000,000. Proceeds benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central New Hampshire. Noon–5 p.m.; awards presented at 4:30 p.m.

Mount Sunapee Resort nhduckdrop.com O C TO B ER 6 – 8

Monadnock Art Tour

Held during peak foliage season, this tour offers the chance to visit the studios of painters, printmakers, potters, jewelers, sculptors, fiber artists, photographers, woodworkers, glass shapers and others. This free, self-guided tour leads through Chesham, Dublin, Hancock, Harrisville, Jaffrey, Marlborough, Peterborough and Sharon.

10 a.m.–5 p.m. monadnockart.org/art-tour O C TO B ER 6 – 8

Parade of Homes

The Parade of Homes is a self-guided tour, hosted by the Lakes Region Builders & Remodelers Association, that showcases a variety of architectural styles and designs as well as innovative products and furnishings. 10 a.m.–4 p.m. daily. lakesregionparadeofhomes.com O C TO B ER 12

Sketch to Canvas and Artists in Residence at the Grand Hotels in the White Mountains of New Hampshire

The first in this two-part show, Sketch to Canvas features on-site sketches made by artists, along with their corresponding finished paintings. Artists

S A M Y N –D ’ E L I A

O C TO B ER 1 0

Accelerating Solar Energy in the Disinformation Age, Cause for Optimism Many people think that solar energy is not viable for northern New England as a reliable energy source. But others are recognizing that modern, clean technology is cost effective and reliable.

Hundreds of households, businesses and nonprofits in our area have significantly reduced their fossil fuel consumption by investing in solar, often combined with heat pumps, battery storage, electric vehicle chargers and LED lighting. ReVision Energy co-founder Phil Coupe talks about the energy challenges facing society, the tremendous potential of clean energy, and real-world examples of progress that are showing us the path to an economically and environmentally sustainable future. 7 p.m. Admission is $7.

McLane Center • 84 Silk Farm Road in Concord • (603) 224-9909 • nhaudubon.org in Residence features six hotels and paintings by the artists of nearby scenes. Featured hotels are The Waumbek in Jefferson, Gray’s Inn in Jackson, Iron Mountain House in Jackson, Wilson Cottages in Jackson, Crawford House in Crawford Notch and Second Glen House in Pinkham Notch. Opening reception October 12.

The Museum of White Mountain Art in Jackson (603) 383-4060 • jacksonhistory.org

ongoing

Walking Tours of Portsmouth

O C TO B ER 20 –21

Deerfield Arts Tour

Fifteen artists and craftspeople working in a variety of media in ten Deerfield studios show their work.

This is a free, self-guided tour that includes a nopurchase-necessary raffle. Please bring a friend (or two!) and enjoy the day. See the website for more information and a map. 10 a.m. –4 p.m. deerfieldartstour.beadbush.com

A R C H I T E C T S , P. A .

Portsmouth Historical Society offers four walking tours through October: daily Historic Downtown Tour; Historic Preservation Tour with local historian Richard M. Candee, author of Building Portsmouth; and, every fourth Sunday, Portsmouth Women featuring the untold stories of navigators, preachers, artists, authors, tavern keepers and madams who defied stereotypes and shaped Portsmouth.

Discover Portsmouth • 10 Middle Street in Portsmouth • (603) 436-8433 • portsmouthhistory.org

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AT HOME IN NEW HAMPSHIRE

Breakfast Serenade D

ish towel on my shoulder, spatula

Our children are ten, thirteen and fifteen years old. With long school

in hand, I walk to the base of

days, after-school commit-

the steps. “Breeeakfast!,” I yell, bouncing a vocal bank shot

ments and college around the corner, our time

off the stairwell and hallway doors.

as a family unit

I wait. I perk up

seems

scarce.

remember

my ears to sense a

I

the

bed spring creak or

random advice:

the bump of a foot

“Enjoy it, it goes

on the floor. I hear

by so quickly!”

nothing. Take two:

My response in

a deep breath—my

the early years,

ribs expand, my

while pushing a

jaw opens—and,

stroller on two

as though singing

hours of sleep,

over an orchestra,

was something

projecting all the

like,

way to the cheap

hope so.” As is

seats in the rafters,

“God,

I

the case with

I call: “Breeeeeeeeeeeeakfast!!!” The ring wakes a banjo on the

many lessons, here I am, *almost* ready to pass along

wall. “IIIIIIIIIIII want breakfast!,” it hums, in C modal tuning.

the advice.

This is my Tuesday aria. In a work week bent to fit days

But, amid the rushing around, sword fights, triumphal

as a professional baker as well as additional work as a writer

marches and lamentations, we do find moments to pause.

and cookbook author, it’s one of two mornings I’m not at the

And when we do, food is our gathering place. Some morn-

oven or shaping baguettes. On Tuesday, to the accompani-

ings I make French toast, or grits with milk, and maple syrup.

ment of the steam kettle and sputtering pancakes, I holler

With a few extra minutes, I can quickly assemble pancakes or

wake-up songs.

“power waffles”—a whole-grain waffle with grated apples and

Families with children, pets and busy lives recognize the operatic potential of the morning routine. As characters

smushed bananas. Holiday mornings allow time for biscuits, or scones, with bacon and eggs.

descend and enter the kitchen, they play the jester, dramatic

As the kids have grown, I do feel some sadness over the

heroine or she-warrioress, depending on the day. Sleepy greet-

lessening of purpose in our roles. My wife and I have lost our

ings beget ensembles, and action erupts on musical themes:

jobs as director, costumer, vocal coach and fight choreogra-

“Do you have track todayyyyyyyyyy?” “I haven’t seeeeeeeeeeeeen

pher. But, I also realize that perhaps we’re moving on to the

your pants.” “Pass the syyyyyyyyyyyrup!!!!!????” Scenas and

long-running part that will define our careers. We are the

arias, full cadenzas and high-note finales—all options as tea

audience. We watch. We clap and cheer. We holler “Brava!” or

is poured, pancakes are plated and clocks tick toward car-

“Encore!” We cry at the sad parts; we celebrate with the good.

pool deadlines.

And we make pancakes, and wait for the next act to start.

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