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VOLUME 16, ISSUE NO. 4

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Designer Alan Tanksley conceives a Boston pied-à-terre so inviting that its owners may never leave.

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126 Set in Stone

In coastal Maine, native plantings and local granite are graced with a touch of Japanese sensibility to deliver a contemplative landscape.

136 Makover Magic

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VOLUME 16, ISSUE NO. 4

The Good Life 192 The Scene A look back at a host of design-related events.

194 On the Market Exceptional properties for sale in our region.

200 Last Look Designer Ally Maloney travels to Istanbul to put the finishing touches on a sixty-five-foot yacht.

Special Marketing Sections 83 Great Landscapes & Outdoor Living

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157 Inspired: Before and After

Here & There 25 Special Spaces These three inspirational outbuildings are made for moments when “accessory” feels a lot like “necessity.”

36 Smith on Style Get guest-ready with simple entry updates.

40 Inspired Interiors A nineteenth-century, antiques-filled home in Boston’s Back Bay belies the age of its latest stewards.

48 Outside Interest Design professionals adapt a city rooftop, a suburban backyard, and a paved-over urban lot for open-air living.

58 Things We Love As the weather warms, party on the porch with these luxe accessories.

66 Artistry YoAhn Han uses watercolor, synthetic paper, and an X-ACTO knife to create dreamy scenes with an underlying tension.

72 Past Perfect Inside these walls, the nature of the Bauhaus movement is crystal clear.

40 In Every Issue 18 Editor’s Note 188 Design Dispatches 198 Resources 199 Advertiser Index

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For our spring issue, I keep coming back to this homeowner’s quote: “We’re the keepers of the story,” says Dana Arndt, of her and her husband’s role as current owners of the midcentury modern glass home we feature on page 72.

I love this, both in reference to the historic landmark in Swampscott, Massachusetts, and because it aptly describes the approach taken by the design team and homeowners of Natleh (page 144), a Lake Sunapee, New Hampshire, vacation home built in the early 1900s. As only the second owners of the glass house, the Arndts connected with the late-architect’s widow, who, in turn, wrote to me, offering insight for our article. The new homeowners of Natleh, the third caretakers of this charming lakeside getaway, made sure to keep the original log cabin intact while making renovations to best accommodate a large, active family. Today, the new family enjoys many of the same pastimes as the lucky occupants did 100 years ago. Similarly, the Arndts were fastidious about preserving their home’s original design but updated the landscape to restore the view it celebrates.

As story keepers, we homeowners honor the past and learn lessons from it, all while living firmly in the now. With that in mind, I’m thrilled to wholeheartedly welcome spring (and spring cleaning), but I will remember, as every good New Englander does, that despite what the calendar says, winter ain’t over till it’s over. So, before you start cleaning out closets and stowing snow boots, be mindful of what you discard and don’t forget lessons from seasons past.

Last August, we were already thinking about this spring. TOP TO BOTTOM: Writer and producer Tovah Martin, homeowner Dana Arndt, and photographer Kindra Clineff on the grounds of the Swampscott glass house; on the set of our “Makeover Magic” feature in Jamaica Plain with publicist Cheryl Savitt and photographer Jared Kuzia; producer Karin Lidbeck Brent works her magic in JP.

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minimalist interior accentuates the lush surroundings visible through its six-foot-square window and twelve-foot-wide sliding door; a cantilevered deck stretches toward the lake. On approach, the open door is visible; when closed, it blends into the siding, with its steel steps the only hint to its location. Built on the footprint of an old pumphouse, the shed uses the existing electrical service for lighting and wifi; a woodburning stove set on a glass hearth provides heat.

a solitary escape conducive to yoga, meditation, and other personal pursuits—which, with the advent of the pandemic, would also include Zoom calls.

Visual interruptions were intentionally minimized: “The design is in what’s not there,” Frechette explains. Aside from the bell-shaped pendants above and curved wooden wall hooks, the room holds only a woodburning stove, set on a glass hearth so as not to break the rhythm of the floor.

Heaton likewise gauged the grooves of the pine walls to allow switch plates to disappear. “There are so few details,” the architect says, “the details we did do had to count.”

INNER PEACE The seemingly windowless shed tucked among the cedars ringing Lake Champlain fades into the landscape, as anonymous outbuildings often do. “If you were to walk by it, you’d wonder what it was,” says designer Mika Frechette. But open the door hidden amid the vertical siding, and you can feel reality shift: the interior is clean and bright, with wide openings framing the woodlands and lake, and the walls and ceiling wrapped in channel rustic pine. Working with architect Joan Heaton, Frechette envisioned the small building as

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THREE-POINT LANDING Perched at the water’s edge in Osterville, Massachusetts, this renovated boathouse offers much more than a place to store the oars. Designer Michele Chagnon-Holbrook’s goal was to create a self-sufficient dockside haven where her client’s active family could enjoy watersports and casual entertaining with nary a need to hike back to the main

house. “We tried to keep the look of a boathouse,” she says. “You don’t really know what it is until you open those doors and go in.” The twenty-two-foot-square interior includes a simple but well-equipped kitchen, a bathroom, and a living area that offers mainland comforts without sacrificing practicality: the seating area’s deep cushions

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THE BIG REVEAL Planted in a Green Mountain meadow, this Vermont guesthouse reflects a contemporary take on simple vernacular farmhouses that is both fresh and familiar. Narrow clapboard siding and a gabled metal roof fulfill traditional expectations, while elongated windows and a steel sunshade acknowledge contemporary trends. But once inside the front door, it’s the spectacular mountain view—framed in floor-

This 1,800-square-foot Green Mountain guesthouse takes its shape from modest Shaker buildings in a way that celebrates the surrounding scenery instead of competing with it. “The idea was to put a very simple structure on the land,” says architect Ashar Nelson, who designed the guesthouse as the first structure on what would become a family retreat.

to-ceiling glass opposite the entry—that proves irresistible. “There are literally nose prints on the glass,” says architect Ashar Nelson. The orientation of the 1,800-square-foot structure may celebrate the mountains, but the scenery inside is equally inspiring. Steel rafters support the fir-clad ceiling of the great room, where a loft at one end provides open-air access to two second-floor bedrooms situated above a first-

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gestures, like the powder-coated steel sunscreen that shades the patio beneath the south gable, bring the guesthouse’s traditional form forward in time. The space inside is more complex, with a loft linking the upstairs bedrooms to an open-plan great room. The house is designed to engage with nature, with access to the outdoors on each side.

floor suite that boasts its own private patio. An energy-efficient design that includes twelve-inch-thick exterior walls plays into the guesthouse’s elegantly restrained interior, with windows framed by simple fir jamb extensions rather than tacked-on casings. “The aesthetic delight is what most people pick up on first, but it’s really pretty high performance,” says Nelson.

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“Look underfoot for inspiration. Peacock Pavers’ collection of concrete tiles blurs the lines between indoors and out—and is used in both.”

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DRIVE RIGHT IN It started with the idea for a simple carport, seating area, and a water feature to mask noise from the bike path that runs behind the Somerville, Massachusetts, property.

As landscape architect Rob Gilmore

developed the plan, the open-air structure morphed into an enclosed garage-slash-social annex with sliding barn doors, clerestory windows, and distinctive gabion siding. “I wasn’t sure if we could put rocks up the side

A driveway of gray pavers leads to the 350-square-foot garage where the owners can tandem park two cars.

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of the building, but it worked beautifully,” Gilmore says of his idea to attach the industrialinspired wire cages filled with stones. Architect Sarah Walker, who came on board to bring Gilmore’s concept to fruition, adds, “The carport looks like it grew out of the earth.”

When the crew tore up the asphalt, which covered the entire yard, Gilmore discovered major

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Rob Gilmore’s initial carport design progressed, it became a fully enclosed building. “The lifted roof makes it feel like a place that wants to host you,” architect Sarah Walker says. Turner Steel Co. fabricated the Corten steel planter, which Gilmore filled with hoogendorn holly. RIGHT: The gabion walls on the carport are made from river rocks that were excavated on site.

drainage issues. “We removed seventy tons of clay soil and incorporated dry wells, water-loving shrubs, and permeable pavers throughout the site,” he says.

A gabion wall with a wood-plank benchtop ties to the carport and the deck, which boasts built-in seating and a recirculating fountain. The terrace connects the house to the carport and the tiny patch of grass.

“The husband wanted a lawn, and the wife didn’t, so we compromised,” Gilmore says.

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BACKYARD VACATION Spurred by a renovation that opened the kitchen to the yard with large steelframed doors and windows, the owners of this Newton, Massachusetts, home decided to go all-in—or rather all-out.

Landscape architect Stephanie Hubbard reimagined the run-down backyard, turning it into a multi-terraced Shangri-la.

“The grade change provided opportunities to craft distinct, dynamic spaces,” she says.

The house hugs a bluestone terrace anchored by an outdoor-kitchen island wrapped in black granite. A stretch of steel with an integrated limestone firepit eases the transition to an intimate ipe-clad spa nestled between bold swathes of native grass. Ipe boards roll down to meet bluestone pavers that surround the pool, where a recessed planter of ground

cover softens the hardscape.

Architect Kent Duckham helped create the focal point at the end of the pool: a white-cedar-plank wall and a pergola with retractable canvas canopies screen a cabana that houses a half bath and storage. “Now they have a great view and an easy flow from indoors to out,” Hubbard says.

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ABOVE: “The goal was to connect indoor and out,” landscape architect Stephanie Hubbard says of this backyard redesign, which includes a spa nestled into two blackenedsteel planters. RIGHT: Each bay of the pergola is topped with its own motorized canvas canopy for shade.

Hubbard planted bamboo at the back of the property to provide screening from the neighbors.

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STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN When it comes to the success of a roof deck, it’s all about easy access.

“A comfortable set of stairs makes all the difference in how much a roof deck is used,” architect Colin Flavin says. “It should enable the roof to be just one more floor of the house.”

Usability was not the only factor that Flavin and architect Howard CLOCKWISE FROM ABOVE:

“Sometimes you want an open rail, but here the design—solid boards with thin gaps between them—makes you feel comfortably contained,” architect Colin Flavin says about the guardrails. LED pendant lights with red cords balance minimalism with color in the stairwell that leads to the roof deck. To enable proper drainage, adjustable pedestals hold the ipe deck sections above a waterproof membrane that sits on the sloped roof.

Raley considered when designing the white-oak switchback stair in this modern rowhouse in historic Charlestown, Massachusetts. They used the vertical passageway to illuminate the home’s core, too. “It’s a beautiful lightwell with an eight-by-eight-foot

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skylight that brings light from the roof to the ground level,” Raley says.

Sunlight (or moonlight) leads one up three stories to the roof deck, where the views are worth the trip.

Within the horizontal cedar fencing that encloses the 655-square-foot outdoor space, designer Erica Darnall created a lounge environment with low-slung sofas and a linear fire table.

She tucked a dining area behind glowing, oversized floor lamps. An enviable view of the Bunker Hill Monument completes the space.

“A roof deck is the cherry on top,” Darnall says.

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oAhn Han is obsessed with a plant that smells like death. Amorphophallus titanum, aka titan arum, gets its name from the ancient Greek and means, roughly, amorphous phallus giant. “It’s the largest plant in the world,” Han says of the flower,

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Titan Arum, 60"H x 60"W, ink, acrylic, gouache, Yupo paper on wood panel.

which is native to Sumatra and Java.

As beautiful as it is, its bloom smells like rotten meat, hence its other name, Corpse Flower. Fungi also delight the thirty-threeyear-old artist, particularly cordyceps, a parasitic fungus. “It grows inside insects, Photography courtesy of the artist

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killing the bug that is providing its nutrition,” he explains.

Han’s Titan Arum is a lush, sensual representation of the flower rendered in brilliant shades of azure, plum, and peach-flesh. Likewise, Ethereal Cordyceps is, at first glance, a floral abstraction of whites and yellows on a background

of sky-blue and smoky white. Both pieces have a hint of something like a horizon line—a recurring element in the artist’s work—below which the tranquil tone morphs into something more chaotic and menacing.

Han’s work is reminiscent of Japanese woodblock prints, but his materials are water-based paints and Yupo, a synthetic paper with a plastic-y feel. He spills water on the paper first, then adds the paint and “plays” until he likes what he sees. Once the paper dries, Han flips it over, draws his intricate shapes, and

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THAT A RANCID-SMELLING FLOWER AND A KILLER FUNGUS SHOULD INSPIRE MUCH OF HAN’S ART REFLECTS THE MANY GENTLE TENSIONS IN HIS WORK AND HIS LIFE.

cuts them out with an X-ACTO knife.

He uses the cutouts in collage fashion, gluing them to paper mounted on wood panel.

That a rancid-smelling flower and a killer fungus should be the inspiration behind much of Han’s evocative, colorful art reflects just one of the many gentle tensions in both his work and his life as a South Korean living in Brighton, Massachusetts.

Han describes his work as “fictional landscapes” that overlay memories of the farmland, lakes, and mountains that surround his home city of Chuncheon with his current urban surroundings.

“It’s sort of like I have a splayed identity,” he says. “I try to put this kind of yearning feeling that I have into a two-dimensional form.”

Says Kate Kostopoulos, the director of Boston’s Chase Young Gallery, “His work reflects this duality in his cultural identity. There is a sense of a quest for self-discovery, for what it means to be in this two-worlds dynamic.”

In Han’s art, colliding worlds create beautiful things.

EDITOR'S NOTE: YoAhn Han is represented

by Chase Young Gallery, Boston, chaseyounggallery.com. To see more of his work, visit yoahnhan.com.

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colonial. Ultimately, the couple decided to waive the walls and raise their newborn son close to nature.

The Arndts were always drawn to midcentury modern—from afar. Fully conversant in the Bauhaus movement, they hadn’t encountered the right fit until Dana stumbled upon the North Shore listing. Even so, when the couple arrived at the house for the showing, its strong horizontal lines initially didn’t speak to them. “But the minute we walked in, the landscape stepped out, and it was suddenly an expansive vertical space,” says Dana Arndt. “It was an amazing surprise. As soon as you’re

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The masterwork of Martin Bloom (1927–2017), the house was his first project as a newly minted architect and student of Walter Gropius and Josep Lluís Sert at Harvard University.

Commissioned by his sister, Phyllis Patkin, and her husband, Bloom designed the seminal ode to form and function in 1957. Located on a two-acre lot, Bloom’s design features banks of windows facing the wooded backyard so that the landscape would always take centerstage. (The architect ultimately

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TOP TO BOTTOM: The long, lean bedroom faces northeast with a privacy wall silhouetting its own pocket garden; the wooden partition hides closet and storage space and creates a secluded dressing room. Garden designer Barry Archung pruned the existing rhododendrons in the bedroom’s pocket garden and added bamboo and a Dutch yew that he top dressed with polished stones.

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When the Arndts bought the house from Patkin in 2013, the interiors were in pristine condition, but the property needed finessing. For the garden design, they turned to Barry Archung, who bonded with the project immediately. Playing off the black fence and moon gate the Arndts installed, Archung selected foliage rather than flowering plants, inserting variegated and chartreuse creeping jenny, hellebores, hostas, and hakonechloa for color bursts, and going with groupings for impact.

The family is ecstatic with the result.

“People wonder why we don’t have curtains,” Arndt says. “We never want to block the seasons out. It’s the best show on earth; we don’t want to miss a thing.”

Highly cognizant of their role in the continuum of an important house, the couple feels strongly about stewardship.

As Arndt sums it up, “We are the keepers of the story.”

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ounded in 1980, our familyowned and -operated company has built a respected reputation for quality in design and landscape construction within the Greater Boston community. Throughout our years in the business, we have created strong relationships with many of the renowned landscape architects and custom home builders in the area.

Onyx strives to bring your landscape visions to life, and it is our attention to the fine details that puts our crafts-

manship above the rest.

Onyx offers a comprehensive range of services, including landscape construction and excavation, masonry, lighting, mature tree plantings, landscape maintenance, and ornamental plant care. Our team approach, with a multifaceted background in design, management, and construction, paired with our high expectations of craftmanship, is what makes the difference between a good versus great final project outcome.

In addition to our landscape expertise, our diverse background in site work and aggregate production gives us a greater understanding of what happens beneath the surface of the outdoor spaces we create. When you choose Onyx, you don’t just get an experienced company, you also get a full-service team that will be with you throughout your project from start to finish.

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➊ A sparkling pool and expansive bluestone terrace make up the rear landscape, a great entertainment space that overlooks the river below. ➋ The sandy colors in the fieldstone retaining walls provide beautiful contrast to the verdant green plantings. ➌ Nestled into the slope, this custom-built pool house serves as an anchor to the rear landscape. ➍ The wood-burning fireplace creates an inviting ambiance where guests can gather and enjoy the evening.

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Paragon Landscape Construction, Inc.

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aragon Landscape Construction’s award-winning landscapes are widely celebrated for combining sheer beauty with ecologically regenerative installations. The firm’s innovative and highly collaborative construction methods cultivate connections between sites and their environments.

Founded in 1992 by Stephanie and Tim Reid, Paragon has grown to be one of the most trusted and reputable landscape contractors that homeowners have come to rely on for quality work with meticulous

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Specializing in landscape installation and maintenance, Paragon serves clients throughout New England and is committed to the aesthetic integrity of every project and design. The craftsmanship and strict adherence to performance standards allows Paragon to provide superior workmanship in construction, stonework, plantings, seasonal décor, and property maintenance services.

Paragon collaborates with discerning clients and the most prestigious builders and landscape architects to

create New England’s premier landscapes. Each project is successfully completed as the result of an efficient management system, vast resources, and advanced technical knowledge.

With a reputation for executing complex and logistically challenging projects, Paragon has earned loyal relationships over the past 29 years.

Paragon Landscape Construction is SDO and WBE certified in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and is a member of the National Association of Landscape Professionals.

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Paragon Landscape Construction, Inc. 62 Industrial Way Hanover, MA 02339 781-834-1000 paragonlandscape.com

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Pellettieri Associates, Inc.

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ellettieri Associates is a New England–based design/build firm with more than 35 years of experience providing skilled, creative, and comprehensive services to clients throughout the region. From site assessments and master planning to plant selection and perennial gardens, they produce enduring environments for discerning clients and exceptional residential, commercial, and institutional properties.

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winning, licensed landscape architects who consistently maintain the highest standards of achievement.

The Pellettieri difference is that they help your property fit into its surroundings—so that the morning light filters into your master bedroom or shines on the outdoor gathering area just at that perfect moment in the day—allowing you to enjoy the beauty of family and nature. Pellettieri’s passion lies in making these things part of the natural beauty of your home.

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extensive experience in site analysis and conceptual planning prove especially valuable during the earliest stages of site and master planning, as this is when Pellettieri can work to minimize problems associated with grading and drainage impacts, loss of specimen trees, and poor view relationships.

More than three decades of experience in all facets of landscape construction and installation have resulted in one of the most highly qualified design/build firms in New England.

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In dire need of outdoor entertainment space, and a better connection to the interior of the house, the driveway was realigned and a walkway to the front door created. In addition, a screened porch was added along with a porte cohere and a generous stone terrace, complete with a fire element, which round out the exterior improvements.

True peace is the harmony between man and nature.

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Perfection Fence Corp.

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or over twenty-five years, Perfection Fence Corp. has designed, manufactured, and installed the highest quality fencing, unique gates, railings, decorative arbors, and custom pergolas for residential and commercial clients, developers, landscapers, and the leading landscape architectural firms in Massachusetts and throughout the country.

Perfection is recognized for paying close attention to every detail and, most importantly, for getting the project done right the first time.

Our experienced professionals work together creating successful client relationships. Every project is approached with an openness to listen, analyze purpose, and make recommendations to address concerns.

Emerging architectural and building trends created in unique materials are challenges Perfection Fence has mastered in engineering and manufacturing. The creative designs of architects are executed by integrating the properties and characteristics of elements to form the finished product, entirely

controlled in-house.

Perfection Fence, as a team, has a love of and passion for the landscape! Whether traditional styles and materials or creative designs in materials like bronze, stainless steel, exotic woods, synthetic millwork, and other metal fabrications, we welcome the challenge to make it happen!

The needs and expectations of each and every customer are important.

Perfection Fence’s mission is to build our clients’ dreams.

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➊ A creatively designed pergola enhances the home, adding ambiance and intimate space for enjoyment. Cellular vinyl construction eliminates the concern for ongoing maintenance. ➋ The vast openness and sweeping view of this peaceful setting is embraced with a natural red cedar baluster fence that will gracefully age and mellow to blend into the vista. ➌ This cellular vinyl quadruple “X” gate accompanies a baluster fence, grand pillar posts with custom post caps and base trims, creating an inviting entrance to this private yard. ➍ Unique settings are complemented with unique designs. These cellular vinyl gates, with whale motifs, welcome island visitors to the private passageway between the garages.

Creative fencing by Perfection Fence is art in the landscape; it is distinction for your home. We provide individual attention to designs, engineering, and manufacturing to build your dream.

Perfection Fence Corp.

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R. P. Marzilli & Company

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.P. Marzilli & Company builds and maintains the finest residential landscapes. Our skilled team of landscape professionals delivers the highest quality and best value for our clients. Our projects are built on country estates, oceanfront bluffs, suburban gardens, and city courtyards.

Our services include complete site preparation, planting of specimen trees and shrubs, flower and vegetable gardens, lawns and wildflower meadows, irrigation, and landscape

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lighting. We build pools, spas, waterfalls, outdoor kitchens, fireplaces, and sports, recreation, and entertaining areas. Our masonry team builds the structure of the landscape, including walls, driveways and auto courts, patios and terraces, and steps and walkways, as well as wine cellars and other architectural stonework. Our horticulture team maintains fine gardens, lawns, trees, and seasonal flowers in containers or planting beds. We prepare your property for special events and manage the

landscape to meet any client’s needs and the inevitable change of seasons. We are dedicated to the daily beauty and longterm integrity of the landscape.

Most important, we build trusted relationships with landscape architects and designers, architects, contractors, and homeowners. Our greatest recognition comes from the many clients who enjoy and admire their outdoor living areas all year long.

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Sudbury Design Group

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udbury Design Group has long been recognized as one of the leading landscape architectural firms in the region, working with discerning residential and commercial clients in the Greater Boston area, and throughout New England, for more than 60 years. We strive to produce spaces that balance form and function and create a harmony between homes and their surroundings, all while keeping the client’s

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lifestyle and budget in mind.

Our experienced staff of awardwinning landscape architects and designers will be available to you from the project’s initial consultation to its completion, ensuring that we always have a clear understanding of your goals and budget requirements.

Through careful planning, site analysis, concept development, design, and drawings, we’ll transform your property into a stunning landscape that is

designed exclusively for you.

Whether it’s a small garden landscape, a patio or pool design, or a large-scale construction project, Sudbury Design Group will work with you every step of the way to ensure that the end product exceeds your expectations, is completed on time and on budget, and adds value to your home.

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➊ An island retreat that features dining and seating terraces leading to a pool and cabana area, all overlooking the surrounding bay. ➋ Nestled on the slope of Lake Sunapee, this naturalistic spa was carved from large boulders and integrated with oversized flat fieldstone pavers. ➌ A formal corridor is created with this medallion brick walkway and overhead pergola. ➍ This open-air pool pavilion boasts all the amenities for entertaining, including a bar, outdoor kitchen, and dining pergola.

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ZEN Associates, Inc.

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e understand that the unique role of the landscape architect is to design in detail the client’s program, which often includes landscape structures, ornamental plantings, finely crafted masonry, and the artistic details unique to each client. We work closely with clients and their architects and builders to explore options, share ideas, and develop creative

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design solutions for the interior and exterior spaces in which we live.

Whether it be residential estates and gardens, rooftop terraces, botanical gardens, or coastal getaways, we never lose focus of our client’s program and goals. We design and build intelligently and collaboratively with a focus on detail, schedule, and process to create projects that are timeless with uncompromising detail.

ZEN Associates, Inc., is a Design + Build firm that has provided landscape architecture, interior design, and construction services for over 30 years. We have offices in Boston and Washington, D.C., with a staff of professionals passionate about what we do. Our projects extend throughout New England and along the East Coast.

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➊ While creating an outdoor rooftop garden high above the city, we addressed various challenges including a harsh climate, difficult access, and privacy. ➋ A family oceanside retreat where we incorporated a more contemporary design with traditional Cape Cod architecture. ➌ This small pocket garden is defined with layers of wood, stone, and plantings creating an intimate space to gather. This is one of several outdoor rooms at this waterfront property. ➍ A unique fountain in the background is just one example of successful design incorporating multiple spaces to gather and create memorable moments with family and friends.

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We expect this. It inspires us to do our best work.

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a Blade of Grass, LLC

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t a Blade of Grass, our team is inspired on a daily basis. We offer a wide variety of services, including awardwinning design, installation, and maintenance throughout the Greater Boston area. We proudly craft unique landscapes that appreciate the needs of both the client and their property. a Blade of Grass was founded upon the devotion to creating high-caliber gardens, while lending a fresh perspective to landscape design. More than 25

years later, we have earned our reputation for precisely that. We maintain several client relationships that were formed by our two founders and have endured through our expansion to over 100 employees. We feel that this speaks volumes to the quality of our services and company values.

At a Blade of Grass, we simply love the work we do. We provide our clientele opportunities to get closer to nature in their daily lives—which has proven more crucial than ever over this last year.

This Wayland property’s amazing view is enhanced by the seasonal plantings and the inviting patio spaces. It’s a wonderful place to sit back and enjoy the sunset while relaxing around the firepit.

Celebrating over 26 years of creating and maintaining properties throughout Boston and the MetroWest area. a Blade of Grass, LLC 9 Old County Road Sudbury, MA 01776 508-358-4500 abladeofgrass.com

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Botanica Fine Gardens

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ow more than ever, we understand the value of having access to fresh fruits and vegetables from a trusted source.

Botanica Fine Gardens, R.P. Marzilli & Company’s organic vegetable, fruit, and flower division, cultivates custom home gardens, bringing beauty to your landscape and fresh fare to your table. Botanica’s skilled team of landscape professionals makes gardening the simple, personal joy it was meant to be.

Our team of Organic Land Care Accredited Professionals is committed to using organic practices for natural fertilization, soil amendments, and microbial food sources. We offer a full range of gardening services, including vegetable, fruit tree, and cuttinggarden plans, installation, and yearround maintenance. We proudly serve the Southeastern New England area, including Greater Boston, Eastern Massachusetts, Cape Cod, and Rhode Island.

Raised garden beds are a beautiful and practical complement to this outdoor dining area.

Vegetables, herbs, and fruits for healthy meals.

Flowers for your table’s centerpiece. All grown in your home garden with expert planning and care.

Botanica Fine Gardens 774-277-2575 botanicafinegardens.com

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Hilarie Holdsworth Design

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ilarie Holdsworth Design is an award-winning firm that has served the New England area for more than 20 years. As principal, Hilarie is uniquely qualified in creating custom residential and select public landscapes, drawing on her background in art and illustration. We work closely with our clients through a highly efficient, creative, and robust process, to create bespoke environments that strengthen the connections between home and landscape. We are considerate of the ecological responsibility

and sustainability of our designs, and carefully select plants and building materials to reflect sensitivity to the natural landscape. We partner with a team of talented and specialized landscape contractors dedicated to excellent workmanship. We oversee, coordinate, and manage all aspects of our projects’ implementation, and carefully guide each project with a client’s wishes and budget firmly in mind. All projects large and small share a design philosophy intended to create beautiful, functional, and inspiring spaces.

Well-crafted stonework and a lush planting scheme combine to create a stunning pool-side garden at this historic coastal home.

Hilarie Holdsworth Design 19 R. Walker St. Gloucester, MA 01930 978-281-2009 hilarieholdsworthdesign.com

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successful landscape is the culmination of thoughtful design and precise implementation.

Every landscape project begins with a vision to transform the environment around us. Our own success is defined by being a valued member of the team that achieves this vision, implementing the most creative design with skilled craftsmanship and maintaining it from installation through maturity.

At MSC, our staff of managers, masons, horticulturists, and landscape professionals collaborate with the area’s most talented designers and

home builders to create and maintain properties cherished by our clients.

From city courtyards to rural estates, our ability to coordinate and complete a project’s site, masonry, and landscape work results in an intimate knowledge of each properties’ intricacies and every client’s goals.

MSC approaches each property with a meticulous attention to detail and a desire to help transform the landscape. The results produce enduring relationships and compliments from our clients and contemporaries that represent our greatest achievement.

Built into a Vermont hillside, this project has panoramic views of the surrounding mountains.

The work we build is a result of our passion for the field and appreciation of the craft Michael S. Coffin, LLC 85 Main St. Hopkinton, MA 01748 508-293-4244 michaelscoffin.com

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Soake® Pools

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ou’ve been dreaming about owning a pool or a hot tub for years, but you just haven’t taken the plunge yet... a plunge pool is the perfect hybrid! Soake® Pools are revolutionary, space-saving pools that combine the best of a pool and a hot tub, install in just days, and provide year-round enjoyment. The 7’x13’ size allows the pools to fit perfectly into small spaces, but they can hold their own as the focal point or gathering place in an expansive backyard.

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Our concrete pools are precast, and interior tiling of the pools is done in a controlled environment before they are delivered, minimizing onsite work and resulting in a faster project. Redesigning your outdoor living space? Plunge pools round out any luxury patio design and complement outdoor spaces with fire pits and kitchens. Excellent customer service is important to us, and it is always our priority! Delivery is available throughout the United States.

Soake Pools provide a year-round outdoor living experience. This backyard renovation included a new patio, a two-sided fireplace, and a Soake Pool.

Soake Pools are revolutionary, space-saving pools.

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his year, creating inviting outdoor retreats for homeowners looking to expand their living area outside was more important than ever.

There’s a reason that many of New England’s leading builders choose TrimBoard to custom design and manufacture freestanding and attached pergolas to create memorable spaces, large and small. Every pergola is designed and manufactured to fit your home’s style—from classic to contemporary.

Whether you’re looking for a pergola to provide deck privacy or shade, a

freestanding pergola over an outdoor kitchen, a connected pergola to add flourish to the pool house, or a smaller unit over a garage with custom trellises—we have done it all.

Most of our pergolas are constructed from structural fiberglass, which is durable, lightweight, low-maintenance, weather-resistant, and can span longer distances than vinyl. We can also work in wood or PVC. We will work directly with you, your contractor, or your designer to create the perfect outdoor oasis for your home.

This seaside pergola in Chatham, MA, provides shade and a welcoming space for entertaining.

Let TrimBoard design the perfect pergola to enhance your home.

We work directly with you, your contractor, or your designer to create a custom outdoor oasis.

TrimBoard, Inc. 983 Page Blvd.

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Walpole Outdoors

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pring is an invitation and an inspiration. As the days grow brighter and warmer, it’s time to welcome guests into your outdoor home and to make the most of the time you share, surrounded by fresh air, sunshine, and elegant design. You can transform your property and create ideal outdoor spaces for dining, entertaining, and relaxation with the craftsmanship, quality, and impeccable style of Walpole Outdoors. Create privacy with handsome perimeter fencing,

share a glass of wine under a shady pergola, and add striking architectural elements to your landscape and home with an arbor, gate, or trellis.

Choose from collections of classical, historical, and contemporary styles, or let Walpole customize your project based on your home’s architecture, your sketches, or an architect’s renderings. Walpole’s designers, artisans, and installers are ready to make your ideal outdoors real and amazing, from consultation to concept to completion.

Schedule your free professional design consultation today.

Phil Mastroianni Corp.

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Situated within a nineteenthcentury building in Boston’s Back Bay neighborhood, the triplex apartment operates more like a townhouse thanks to its own groundlevel entrance. FACING PAGE: Artwork by Doug and Mike Starn, a 1970s French light fixture, and a bench from Stamford Modern make a statement in the sleek entry.

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Designer Alan Tanksley conceives a Boston pied-à-terre so inviting that its owners may never leave.

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Adorned with a Claude Vernard painting, the walnut panels in this sitting area off the entry “float” on top of existing moldings, adding a touch of contemporary to the space. Hickox Williams Architects ups the ante with its sleek stairwell spindles.

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epeat clients are a decorator’s dream, so naturally Manhattan-based interior designer Alan Tanksley was thrilled when one of his most beloved couples wanted to team up for a fourth time.

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CLOCKWISE FROM ABOVE: Builder Adams + Beasley Associates fabricated this custom walnut dining island while designer Alan Tanksley updated the existing kitchen cabinets; the light fixtures are from The Urban Electric Co. In the game room, a must-have space for the homeowners, classico travertine sheaths the fireplace surround. Artwork by Clara Blalock hangs in the breakfast area, which is outfitted with a custom table and banquette with chairs by Richard Wrightman Design.

was well equipped to tackle the pair’s latest real estate coup: a pied-à-terre in Boston’s Back Bay neighborhood. With their four children grown, the empty nesters were spending more time in the city and wanted a place to entertain friends and family. They settled on a recently renovated 3,420-square-foot triplex in a nineteenth-century building, but quickly realized that it would need more than just some new furnishings to tick all the boxes. “We bought the home thinking that we could move right in, but

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Gentleman’s Gray in a highgloss finish adds drama to the third-floor main bath. LEFT: The color also appears in the main suite’s dressing area, which the architects completely reworked.

FACING PAGE: Gentleman’s Gray shows up again in the secondfloor office, which features a geometric rug from Beauvais Carpets.

it just wasn’t going to work for us as is,” explains the client.

It became clear that an architect would need to be consulted, as the growing scope of work included adding a third-floor guest bath, reworking both the office and main dressing room, transforming a second office into a media and game room complete with a bar area, tweaking the kitchen and dining room to allow for more informal gatherings, and modernizing the interior architecture. “It simply didn’t suit them,” says Tanksley of the traditional white envelope.

“This is a joyous, tight-knit family who needs a warm, comfortable space where everyone can put their feet up. They love playing games and having friends over, so the game room was top priority.”

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“IT’S A NICE BLEND OF HIGH STYLE AND COMFORT.” —ARCHITECT BRIGID WILLIAMS

in tandem with project manager Rachael Kraft—the thinking behind the floor plan is that guests could be easily whisked from the entry to the second-floor game room. “By eliminating the more conventional dining and living spaces,” she says, “we were able to create rooms that are more personal and better reflect the couple’s lifestyle.”

To that end, the homeowners’ new empty-nester status gave Tanksley the freedom to put a sleek-and-sexy spin on the interiors. “It’s a modern interpretation of the old private clubs you would find in London,” explains the designer.

“It’s not outwardly retro, but there are both mid-twentieth-century-modern and art deco references.”

One of the most dramatic design decisions born out of the collaboration between designer and architects was installing simple walnut wall panels that “float” over the existing moldings.

“Instead of ripping everything out, we introduced contemporary elements, so both the traditional and modern details can be enjoyed,” says Williams.

But Tanksley and Williams agree that their favorite element is the main bedroom’s new marble-and-bronze fireplace surround, whose unique asymmetric

In the tranquil main bedroom, the walls are upholstered in a Holland & Sherry fabric, and a light fixture from Dennis Miller Associates hangs above the bed. That’s a Robert Rauschenberg painting next to the doorway that leads into the dressing area. A custom screen

by Christophe Côme, sourced from New York’s Cristina Grajales Gallery, separates the bedroom from a sitting area.

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design was crafted to make sense of the existing small square fireplace. “Instead of replacing it, we stretched the stone to center it on the wall,” explains Williams, who can’t say enough about the firm’s first collaboration with Tanksley.

“Because Alan has a history with these clients, he really understood their way of living. It’s a nice blend of high style and comfort.”

And the homeowners concur. In fact, they are so pleased with the outcome that they have decided to put their Weston residence on the market and move into the city full time. “After raising four kids,” says the client, “this place is the perfect adult respite.”

EDITOR’S NOTE: For details, see Resources.

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The interior designer and architects collaborated on this marble-and-bronze fireplace surround in the main bedroom sitting area; it has an asymmetrical design that adds gravitas to the existing small square fireplace, which couldn’t be replaced. A guest room features Wayne Pate’s Poppies Noir wallpaper from Studio Four NYC. Holland & Sherry’s Desert Storm fabric envelops another guest room, where artworks by David Lloyd Brown and a light fixture by French industrial designer Serge Mouille hang.

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For a property on the southern coast of Maine at the convergence of a tidal river and the ocean, Julie Moir Messervy Design Studio used native and other hearty plantings that could withstand salty air and high winds.

Selections near a screened porch work to create privacy while highlighting harbor views. Local boulders set throughout the landscape enhance the natural setting.

SET in STONE

In coastal Maine, native plantings and local granite are graced with a touch of Japanese sensibility to deliver a contemplative landscape.

Text by MEAGHAN O’NEILL | Photography by SUSAN TEARE

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andscape designer Julie Moir Messervy talks about boulders the way that jewelers talk about gems.

She obsesses over where they are from (preferably local), how they are cut (“never, ever blasted”), and the way they are set into the ground.

Each of these details is critical to her vision. So when it came to working on a project on the ragged coast of southern Maine, Messervy found herself happily wedged between a rock and a hard place, so to speak.

At the entry, granite pavers, which can be driven on, were laid to complement the house’s geometric cladding, which is stained cedar, lead-coated copper, and stone veneer. Ferns, mosses, juniper, and a Japanese maple add a lush, visual softness to the space. Coe Studios created the lanterns that rest on custom bases.

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RIGHT: The view from a living area into

the courtyard invites the eye to follow a path of river rocks, with contrasting shape and color, to two boulders set with utmost precision as a focal point. The courtyard’s intentional microclimate permits a secure habitat for specimen trees. BELOW: A view from the magnificent courtyard looks into the same living area with sliding glass walls on either end. “The connection to the garden is very immediate,” says Jana Bryan, senior landscape architect at JMMDS and project lead.

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The clients were looking to build their dream home on a promontory at the nexus of a tidal river and a harbor.

Working from the start alongside sinceretired architect Barbara Freeman, Messervy and the clients chose to site the house both to maximize views and blend into the existing ledge-filled topography. The eventual contemporary dwelling—clad in granite, reverseinstalled lead-coated copper, and stained cedar—cuts a low profile, floating among a blanket of vegetation.

To achieve such a low-slung presence, Messervy, who is principal of Julie Moir Messervy Design Studio in Bellows Falls, Vermont, first considered stones and trees that would blend seamlessly

into the larger landscape. Her plan incorporates massive local-granite boulders that emerge as statuesque compositions throughout the property. Thick graniteplank paths and stairways also intersect with ipe decking, which gracefully trail through mosses and ferns.

The homeowners were intent on keeping many of the existing large oak and other trees and using mainly native plantings as “a way to honor the character of the site,” says Jana Bryan, senior landscape architect and project lead from JMMDS. They were also inspired by japanesque style, which suited Messervy’s approach: she’d previously studied in Kyoto with a master of garden design.

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“We selected boulders throughout that looked like they’d always been there.”

—LANDSCAPE CONTRACTOR TOM DUNN

That sensibility is expressed in a stunning courtyard with views across the property. The contemplative space also creates a protective microclimate perfect for specimen trees including an American persimmon, fullmoon maple, and katsura. The area is punctuated by two enormous granite slabs, carefully posed as a focal point. In an artful stroke, Messervy chose to lay one flat.

“We selected boulders throughout that looked like they’d always been

there,” says landscape contractor Tom Dunn, owner of Stoney Brook Landscaping & Masonry. Many, including those in the courtyard, came from his nearby farm, others from a local quarry.

Placing the boulders with painstaking precision helps them appear to emerge naturally from the ground. How much stone to show, how much to bury, and at which angle they face is an art of extreme exaction the design team was happy to indulge.

LEFT TO RIGHT: A combination of plants, including evergreens, ferns, moss, Enkianthus, and a threadleaf Japanese maple, at the front entry delivers varied texture and a subtly diverse palette; a boulder was delicately set to be welcoming near the front door. The ipe boardwalk floats just inches above the soil to create long linear paths throughout the property; plants, such as rosa rugosa and lowbush blueberry, add subtle color throughout the seasons.

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To soften the cragginess of such hardscaping, Messervy chose a blanket of low-growing perennials, ferns, and mosses, all able to withstand salty air or soil. Few ornamentals were selected, and the limited spring and summer bloomers are mostly white, creating what Bryan calls “a very subtle palette.”

Come fall, however, hues throughout begin to shift, eliciting the magic of New England’s autumnal pleasures, until winter reveals the distinct and beautiful bones of the landscape—its trees and boulders. It’s a delicate yet purposeful approach, with the will of the designers holding hands with Mother Nature. “We’re always trying for a joyful process,” says Messervy of her method. “And this was that.”

EDITOR’S NOTE: For details, see Resources.

LANDSCAPE DESIGN: Julie Moir Messervy,

Jana Bryan, Julie Moir Messervy Design Studio ARCHITECTURE: Barbara Freeman BUILDER: Patrick Gagne, Wright-Ryan

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Working with existing changes in grade, the pool sits higher than the landscape beyond, providing an elevated view of the harbor; local granite coping and ipe decking create the pool’s quiet palette, which is offset by the property’s most colorful gardens, filled with catmint, ferns, viburnum, and lowbush blueberry.

FACING PAGE, TOP TO BOTTOM: Minimal custom bronze railings, which complement the home and gardens, lead the transition from house to pool and through the landscape’s many layers. The outdoor shower, custom built from a granite pillar, is an unfussy, practical structure that inhabits a graceful moment at the pool entry.

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Makeover Magic

A team of design pros reveals the beauty inherent in a petite Boston Tudor Revival, much to the delight of the once-skeptical homeowners.

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Designer Katie Rosenfeld mixed materials and texture to elegant effect in the dining room, pairing luxe white leather B&B Italia chairs with a walnut table designed by Rosenfeld and crafted by Kevin Cradock Builders. A glass-and-brass cylinder light from Roll & Hill strikes a dramatic note. FACING PAGE: An abstract painting by Alabama artist William McLure offers a shot of color in the neutral-toned dining room.

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CLOCKWISE FROM ABOVE: The home’s transformation will be featured in Collected by Sarah Richardson: Colour + Neutral (Simon & Schuster), due out in April. The airy sunroom, once a dark nook wedged behind a brick fireplace in the old living room, now provides a bright sitting area off the dining room.

Lickie the pooch feels right at home in the sunny new kitchen. The hallway was the perfect spot for an enormous work of art the homeowner inherited from her father; it’s all about texture—a white velvet sofa, tweedy ottomans, and a nubby rug—in the adjacent living room.

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Katie Rosenfeld was on her way to an appointment one day

when she got a call from a client who asked if she’d come give an honest assessment of the house she and her husband were eyeing. The couple had their heart set on living in Jamaica Plain, but finding a house for sale in the popular Boston neighborhood was proving difficult. “She asked me to stop everything and go look at it,” Rosenfeld recalls.

The designer could see why her client sought a second opinion. The house, a two-story Tudor-style built in the 1930s, didn’t present the most inspiring first impression. Its brick facade gave it a foreboding appearance. And on the inside, dated details like the arabesque-arched entries to the living and dining rooms, and the dark wainscoting and ceiling beams in both rooms, made its 2,100 square feet feel cramped rather than cozy. Still, Rosenfeld could see the potential. “It had really cute bones,” she says.

“I knew it could be spectacular.”

The couple bought the house—and then, Rosenfeld says, “[The wife] started sobbing.”

Pull up to the house today, and you’ll wonder

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Rosenfeld persuaded the homeowner to let her add some pattern in the form of the Fortuny fabric pillows that top the primary bedroom’s custom Charles H. Beckley bed. FACING PAGE, CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: A daughter’s bathroom

sports a playful Schumacher wallpaper. The Made Goods night table adds a deco touch to a bedroom. Another bedroom gets a handsome mix of subtle patterns in rug and bedding.

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how anyone could have doubted. Rosenfeld, builder Kevin Cradock, and Jannell Zarba, owner of Damiana Design + Project Management, pooled their considerable talents to reimagine things both indoors and out. Among the first decisions: painting the old brick exterior white.

What Cradock describes as “a smudgy-looking house” took on a new freshness immediately.

The front entrance bids welcome with a Dutch door, and the brick steps have been replaced with bluestone stairs flanked with metal railings.

Six-over-one windows were swapped out for twoover-two Pella windows with black frames that give the outside a crisp look and usher more light to the interior.

When it came to the inside, Zarba says, “One of the toughest themes we faced was what to keep and what to get rid of.” The fussy arches between rooms had to go, all agreed. Same with the brick fireplace in what had been the living room. Now, the expansive space holds the dining room as well as a sunny sitting area. The wainscoting and ceiling beams were removed here but left intact and painted white in what is now the living room.

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Landscape architect Terry Kinsler created a series of patios that flow from the side of the house to the back; the backyard dining patio has a bluestone floor, a black-painted cedar fence, and simple plantings of trees and flowers that attract birds. FACING PAGE: Imported hardwood forms the floor of the cozy patio off the kitchen.

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Jannell Zarba, Damiana Design + Project Management INTERIOR DESIGN: Katie Rosenfeld, Katie Rosenfeld and Company BUILDER: Kevin Cradock, Kevin

Cradock Builders LANDSCAPE DESIGN: Terry

Kinsler, Terry Kinsler Landscape Architecture

In a distinct departure from her signature use of bright color, Rosenfeld kept the palette neutral, painting walls and ceilings white. “When you’re used to working with color, you think neutral is going to be easy,” she says. “But I think it’s harder. I created focal points through texture, movement, and geometry.”

In the living room, that translates to a white velvet sofa paired with tweedy ottomans and a ropy rug of wool and sisal. The dining room has so much personality, with its herringbone floor and a walnut table surrounded by white leather chairs, you hardly notice it’s

devoid of color but for the abstract painting over the sideboard.

The quiet palette continues throughout, from the super-efficient kitchen to the second-floor bedrooms.

Builder Cradock confesses he was almost as bowled over by the end result as the grateful homeowners. “I’m not surprised very often by our transformations because we do this a lot,” he says.

“But when this particular one was done, I really thought, ‘Wow!’ ” As for the once-skeptical homeowner, the only tears now are those of joy.

EDITOR’S NOTE: For details, see Resources.

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A Lake Sunapee lodge continues its 100-year tradition as a recreational paradise.

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Charles Myer’s design for an addition to a circa 1910 log cabin on the shore of New Hampshire’s Lake Sunapee is unabashedly modern. The original part of the house is full of historic charm, while the new section has room to accommodate an ever-expanding group of friends and family.

Despite contemporary comforts, activities at the home have changed little over the years.

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hen it comes to houses with sleek new elements that rub elbows with picturesque old elements, Kate Maloney knows how to make the seemingly disparate characteristics fast friends.

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“Put something modern, like a great light fixture, in the old spaces, while using antiques in the new rooms,” divulges the interior designer.

That’s just what happened at a venerable log cabin on New Hampshire’s Lake

Sunapee. Henry Bowles, a U.S. congressman from Massachusetts, built the cabin at the beginning of the twentieth century as a hunting and fishing lodge, says architect Charles Myer. After Bowles died in 1932, his widow, Edna, lived there until she passed

A ten-bulb Double Church Chandelier by Brendan Ravenhill Studio brings a modern vibe to the historic living room. The walking sticks and canes in the basket at the foot of the stairs were left in the home by its original owner, the late Henry Bowles. A doorway behind and to the left of the fireplace leads to the new section of the house.

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New construction meets original construction as you enter the family room from an alcove near the stairwell; a custom Thayer Design Studio rug and Kenneth Raye Workshops coffee table anchor the space. RIGHT: When the home’s boathouse was refurbished, some of its wood paneling was salvaged and applied in a ribbon frieze along the top of the game room wall.

It perfectly matches the antique wood paneling of the staircase.

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“The original log cabin was in excellent condition; it had been well built and cared for,” says architect Charles Myer.

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CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: A new

front entry opens into a mudroom, with steps leading up to three arched openings that overlook a terrace where the family enjoys alfresco dining. The kitchen features Vermont Soapstone Co. counters and NH Woodworks cabinets, while Croft House stools surround the stainless-steel-topped island. Books that belonged to the original owners fill the dining room shelves, and a rice-paper print of a lake trout caught by the homeowners’ son hangs above the fireplace.

away in 1981 at age 97. The current owners, who purchased the home in 2016, are only its third.

The house’s name, given to it by Bowles and inscribed on granite gateposts, is “Natleh,” which means “of nature” in the language of the Ogunquits, the region’s indigenous people. The original part of the structure, constructed of white cedar and sheathed with peeled birch sourced from the surrounding woods, boasts historic elements like deep roof brackets, fieldstone

foundation and fireplace walls, a sweeping covered porch, built-in inglenooks, and screened sleeping porches. Myer designed a two-story addition that replaced a one-story section added by Edna Bowles in the 1970s. It includes a new kitchen and garage as well as new dining, bunk, game, bath, and guest rooms.

“When we added to it, we did not mess with the original part of the house,” explains Myer. “It was in excellent condition; it had been well built and cared

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for.” Adds Maloney, “We honored its historic elements while we made no apologies for the new section.”

The historic and new come together in the family room, which was the home’s original dining room. A dark, wood-lined alcove that still displays Henry Bowles’s hunting trophies leads into the bright, open room. A sophisticated tonal wallcovering acts as a background for a few carefully chosen pieces of contemporary furniture, including a round sofa.

The homeowners have worked with Myer and Maloney on five previous properties, including two primary residences, so the architect and interior designer were familiar with their clients’ style preferences.

But aesthetics aside, there was one driving question behind the project, says Maloney: how many people can we pack in?

“I love the bunk room because that’s what it’s about,” the homeowner points out.

“We can always find room for another

CLOCKWISE FROM ABOVE: In the

main bedroom, Myer chose Benjamin Moore Bayleaf for the old woodwork, paired with a Zoffany fabric wallcovering in the wife’s favorite color. The kids’ bathrooms have stone countertops and Original BTC lantern sconces. A new annex, referred to as “the wine room” by the homeowners, includes a framed 1920s photograph of Henry Bowles’s wife, Edna, in a canoe; the canoe now rests out back. FACING PAGE: NH Woodworks crafted the built-in bunks in the bunkroom, which sleeps eight adults and an infinite number of kids. The leather Lostine pulls on the drawers sport hand-stitched shapes.

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Above a foundation constructed of local fieldstone, the home’s original section features projecting gables that once housed sleeping porches and a semicircular covered porch overlooking the lake. FACING PAGE: The porch, furnished with neutral RH wicker seating and a showstopping Moroccan lighting fixture from Tazi Designs, is the favorite daytime gathering place.

“There is plenty of color and drama in the view,” the designer says.

“The view is the whole show,” says the homeowner.

ARCHITECTURE: Charles Myer, Charles R. Myer & Partners INTERIOR DESIGN: Kate Maloney, Kate Maloney Interior Design BUILDER: Louise Bonfiglio,

McGray & Nichols LANDSCAPE DESIGN: Charles R.

Myer & Partners

person.” In that same vein, Myer redesigned the home’s boathouse to include a small kitchen and additional guest quarters for friends and family who might extend their stay.

But the real sweet spot is the large lakeside porch, furnished with wicker seating and a swing conducive to lazy afternoons spent curled up with a book.

The homeowner says the family enjoys entire days outdoors. “The view is the whole show,” says the wife.

As it turns out, they are continuing a tradition that began 100 years ago, as Edna Bowles’s diaries and photos attest.

The front lawn has always been used for badminton and ball games. The current family still spends hours boating, water skiing (once called “aquaplaning”), swimming, and playing card games. Kids still jump off the same wide dock. And in a fitting tribute, Edna’s green canoes still rest in the boathouse.

EDITOR’S NOTE: For details, see Resources.

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Catherine Truman Architects “An antique house with low ceilings is transformed into a soaring, light-filled space with exposed beams.”

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The Challenge This old farmhouse was a rabbit warren of small spaces with low ceilings. The existing kitchen was a small galley kitchen while the larger formal dining space went mostly unused.

The Goal To create a lighter, brighter living space, which reflected a more casual living style, but while also keeping the character of the older house.

The Solution We removed the ceiling to reveal a vaulted space above, and combined the existing dining room with the smaller kitchen to make one large family kitchen and dining space.

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The Goal Make the space work better for a family of five plus their dog, improve storage, and open the space into the next room for more natural light.

The Challenge The space needed to be better designed, which included opening a wall into the next room, with two steps down from the kitchen. The eat-in kitchen had a large table, and the existing upper cabinets had no doors.

The Summary The new large island provides plenty of working area for baking and other projects, increased storage, a second oven, plus seating for everyone. New blue/gray wood flooring was installed in the adjoining dining room and light gray flooring in the kitchen. A custom walnut beam was designed for the expanded opening to match the new corner shelving units near the stove.

In addition, more storage and a mudroom with areas for each child was built adjacent to the kitchen.

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This 2020 PRISM Award-winning kitchen was the first phase in converting a twenty-one-room, 1930s estate overlooking Cotuit Bay for year-round use.

Typical of many Cape Cod waterfront properties, the home had been used primarily in warmer months, year after year, without a significant update. Converting the house for year-round use required a teardown of the original kitchen and building a modern kitchen, laundry, and walk-in pantry in its place.

Longfellow’s architectural and kitchen designers worked with the homeowner to incorporate unique material selections and custom features, including a breakfast nook with built-in banquette seating and a built-in china cabinet wall. The Quartzite kitchen island top is three inches thick and capped at one end by a walnut butcher-block countertop with an inset hammered-zinc prep sink. The kitchen’s interior wall includes seven feet of refrigeration with custom panel overlays. All custom cabinetry and millwork for the project is maple hardwood with a Summerfield-style drawer.

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The Goal To transform the dark, tired apartment into a lightfilled unit that takes advantage of roofscape vistas to the south and views of the river and MIT to the north.

The Challenges The unit was to have a modern aesthetic, no door casing, flush baseboard, and continuous flooring with no thresholds throughout. The 1960s building’s construction and the building-mandated construction schedule of 150 days presented unique challenges. Without a service elevator, supplies were transported, and debris removed, by crane. Ceilings were low. Plumbing locations were fixed. The steel windows were drafty.

Payne|Bouchier Fine Builders 173 Norfolk Ave. Boston, MA 02119 617-445-4323 paynebouchier.com

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The Solutions In collaboration with NADAAA Architects and our clients, and through the careful planning and wellcoordinated scheduling by Payne|Bouchier’s project manager, the construction schedule was met. As a result of NADAAA’s tireless research, we found attractive plumbing fixtures that functioned well in the space. Our shop sourced highly figured, quarter-sawn white ash veneers and solid stock. With these materials we fabricated door/jamb assemblies and slick cabinetwork.

Shallow recessed lighting from Lucifer Lighting allowed the ceiling to be raised to eight feet. Cabinetbased lighting accents were added to enhance lighting arrays. Our wood shop produced the baseboard, and with gentle modifications to the concrete slab, it allowed for the installation of the flush baseboard with a continuous quirk detail. Insulation and sound baffling were added at the steel windows. When the interior doors are open, the flush head jambs at the ceilings contribute to the sense of continuity that is further established by the uninterrupted flooring. The crisp, modern detailing is a lovely backdrop for NADAAA’s clever use of dollops of color throughout.

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The Goal This oceanside retreat was dated and dark when initially purchased by its new owners, who fell in love with the expansive rooms but needed help filling them with furnishings and accessories that did not consume the space entirely and were placed with purpose.

The Challenge Situated on top of a cliff above a harbor, this home was designed to take advantage of spectacular views from every vantage point, including a lush golf course from the rear of the home. One of the downfalls was the overpowering sun in the summer.

The Solution Emily Pinney tackled the oversaturation of sunlight by sourcing furnishings that were designed to withstand direct sunlight. Motorized window treatments and solar shades of a dark color were selected to blend in with the natural mahogany window trim.

As the sun approaches the house, the shades can be timed to lower to keep the cool air in and the glaring sun out. The palette for the home’s interior mimics that of the harbor and ties in the view.

Pinney Designs 453 1/2 Common Street Belmont, Massachusetts 02478 617-500-0147 pinneydesigns.com

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The Goals This space is used as a guest bath and powder room in the client’s traditional New England cape-style home. The main goal of the project was to update and streamline the room, infuse color and personality, and, of course, ensure that it is functional for a young family with children, guests, and a new four-legged friend (hence the hand-held shower!).

van der Kieft Designs 781-366-4217 vanderkieftdesigns.com

Snow and Jones 85 Accord Park Drive Norwell, MA 02061-1605 781-878-3312 snowandjones.com

The Elements The owners lean towards all things classic, so we wanted to stay true to their aesthetic while sourcing all of the materials. Once the wallpaper was selected, we had it vinyl coated to protect it from moisture coming from the shower. We added paneling to protect it further (mostly from little hands!) and then got to work on the tile, vanity, and plumbing fixtures. We worked with Snow and Jones to source the vanity and plumbing elements. We instantly fell in love with this handsome vanity with drawer storage and clean lines.

We had it custom painted to match the Sister Parish wallpaper. We chose the single-handle Artifacts faucet to make a statement. The faucet and other plumbing elements have an oil-rubbed-bronze finish to play off tones in the wallpaper, and we peppered in some brass elements to keep it all young and fresh.

Mixing large hexagon tiles with penny tiles completed the look to create this fun, updated, classic, and, of course, functional project.

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The Goal Our client sought to create a complete backyard entertaining space centered around a swimming pool while incorporating an outdoor kitchen, dining, seating, and lounging terraces as well as a fire element.

The client desired a style that was clean-lined and sleek yet still casual.

The Challenge The existing site already had all the elements on the client’s wish list; however, the layout was scattered, segmenting the yard, and most elements were nearing the end of their lifespan. Part of our challenge was also to maximize space since the yard is relatively small for all the design components on the wish list.

The Elements We worked to create individualized outdoor rooms while also creating a cohesive feel. The spa, which is constructed of solid slabs of bluestone, was integrated into the pool. A breakout firepit area is made more intimate with a simple boxwood hedge perimeter.

We constructed a complete outdoor kitchen and bar under a pavilion roof structure flanked with symmetrical pergolas, creating dining and seating terraces.

Sudbury Design Group 740 Boston Post Road Sudbury, MA 01776 749 Main Street – Unit F Osterville, MA 02655 978-443-3638 sudburydesign.com

The Turning Point Throughout our design process, the idea of a deck reconfiguration structured the layout and alignment of the firepit, pool, and pavilion. Working with the centerline on the existing architecture, our deck landing with mirrored staircases provides symmetry and a balanced flow.

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The Starting Point A young, well-travelled family was looking to update the great room in a more stylish vibe to match their global aesthetic. They desired a space with color, vibrant art, and custom furnishings that was easy to use and maintain and gave off a youthful energy.

The Challenge They desired a cozy and comfortable hang-out space within a large, open great room that included a casual eat-in area and the kitchen. We had to take into consideration the overall furnishings, color palette, sight lines, and flow of the room to make it a cohesive whole.

The Essentials We designed the room to reflect the personal style of the clients, which is globally inspired. It is a multilayered space with a variety of materials, patterns, textures, and finishes. The casegoods were all custom designed by Vani Sayeed Studios and fabricated in steel and stone. The area rug was inspired by a classic Richard Ginori dinnerware pattern and custom made for the space. The drapery and other textiles are luxurious yet comfortable, with bold color and patterns, making this an inviting spot.

Vani Sayeed Studios, LLC 1121 Washington Street, #2 Newton, MA 02465 617-618-9543 vanisayeedstudios.com

The Summary This project was a collaboration between client and designer based on a mutual love of world travel and art, ranging from the paintings of Johannes Vermeer to the architecture of the Hagia Sophia to the bold images of Cy Twombly. Vani Sayeed Studios had the privilege of working with this family to create a welcoming and comfortable gathering area in their great room that reflects their personal aesthetic.

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The Goal The aim was to create inviting outdoor rooms that worked with the site and took advantage of the beautiful views to the adjacent conservation land.

The Challenges The house sits on the top of a hill, which is great for the views it offers, but a definite challenge in terms of creating livable outdoor space. There was a fifteen-foot difference from the grade at the back of the house to the back lawn area.

The Solutions Grading was critical to the project’s success. We set the upper grade as the main activity area, with patio spaces for dining and for sitting around the firepit. A more contemplative patio space was set into the hillside, which keeps it slightly hidden from above, while keeping the view out open. Plant selection was key to making the spaces work. We kept the vertical elements to a minimum, with only a few trees to provide canopy by the upper patios. Low shrubs and abundant perennial beds served to define the patio areas and stabilize the steep hillside, while preserving the long views out to the conservation land.

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Carrara Countertops Had Seen Better Days The beautiful white Carrara marble countertops installed in our client’s Martha’s Vineyard home had suffered through the daily abuse typical of a wellloved New England kitchen. Our goal was to restore the counters to their original high-gloss surface.

Assessing the Damage The stone had multiple types of damage, including staining and severe etching due to acidic food and drink products along with surface scratches. Our team at Boston Stone Restoration honed (wetsanded) the stone surface to eliminate all of the stains and etching using diamond impregnated pads. This process is called diamond honing.

Carefree Countertops, Once and for All After Boston Stone Restoration removed the stains and etches, we applied MORE™ AntiEtch™, an innovative, durable, ultra-low-visibility coating that protects and prevents the toughest stains and caustic solutions from coming in contact with the stone surface. Then we finished the stone with the stunning glossy, reflective shine the client requested. Needless to say, the homeowners were very happy with the results.

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Boston Stone Restoration Boston Stone Restoration 265 Franklin St., Suite 1702 Boston, MA 02110 781-793-0700 71 Elm St. #9 Foxborough, MA 02035 781-793-0700 100 Independence Dr. Suite 7 #409 Hyannis, MA 02601 617-719-8460 bostonstonerestoration.com M ELIS SA AN D PAU L B U N I S

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I-Kanda Architects The Goal For the gut-renovation of a 2,400-squarefoot Manhattan-style corner unit in a 1915 brick building, the first step was to remove all existing definitions of “rooms” in the main areas. The goal was to transform the formal, compartmentalized layout into one common space with unhindered interactions throughout. This allowed the space to be shaped by the activities occurring within it, rather than vice versa.

The Elements Communal activities such as eating, relaxing, and entertaining naturally gravitate toward the curved, south-facing bay windows of the home. Responding to these activities, circular zones completing the curvature of the bays were inscribed into a dropped ceiling. The ceiling itself was sloped to conceal all traces of the HVAC ductwork and structural headers to support the open layout.

Only the mahogany inlay on the floors reveals where the original square rooms once were.

In the new floor plan, cooking becomes a group affair surrounding a central chimney that was previously a major hindrance in the original closed-off kitchen. Suspended around this brick centerpiece is a twelvefoot-long floating island with an eroded carve-out to accommodate seating.

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Leslie Saul & Associates, Inc. The Challenge Our challenge was to take a standard 1970s faux historic colonial with low ceilings and expand it to meet the needs of a family of five and their large extended family. The front of the house had to meet the approval of the Sudbury historic commission, but the back could express more design freedom.

The Backstory We debated whether to tear down the existing house.

The concept of making separate additions, each from a relevant New England architectural style, made us happy to save the original house.

The Elements On the far left, the great room has soaring ceilings and lots of light from the back, but the saltbox roof style minimizes its large mass from the street. The middle octagonal sunroom is in the Victorian style, in keeping with the Victorian’s love of indoor gardens. The entertainment pavilion on the far right is in a modern style and true to our current design preferences. Its multiangled roofline and large glass facade is dramatic inside and out. White paint ties it all together. Out of many, one (e pluribus unum). It’s an American dream home.

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The Challenge Transform a 230-foot super yacht anchored an ocean away into a luxurious, comfortable home for a growing family in the middle of a pandemic, in four weeks.

Our mission was to outfit all of the staterooms, salons, and exterior decks in a coastal vibe with new furnishings, accessories, bedding, upholstery, tableware, and finishes, while the vessel was anchored in the Mediterranean. Once the yacht arrived in Maine, we had two and a half days to complete the installation.

The Solution We worked closely with the onboard crew via Zoom calls, texts, and videos. We made selections from sources that could meet our deadlines and kept custom furnishings to a minimum. Tradespeople took virtual tours of the interiors, so they were prepared to complete work within our tight time frame. To streamline the design, I kept the nautical palette simple with blues, white, and the occasional burnt orange and marigold. Area rugs, gorgeous pillows, luxurious bedding, and well-placed art and accessories gave the yacht a much-needed refresh that reflected an elegant, coastal aesthetic. The owners were amazed with the results.

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The Goal To create a cozy, elegant master bedroom for suburban empty nesters who love to read. Well-traveled, the clients wanted the space to have a modern feeling, vibrant color, antique accents, and a mix of patterns with a worldly feel.

Must-Haves A cozy nook for reading. A makeup table that doubles as a desk. An upholstered bed. Lighting with “bling.” A mix of patterns to reflect a global feeling in the wife’s favorite color, blue.

The Summary A mix of patterns balanced with solids in the same hue opened the space. The upholstered blue-velvet platform bed with nailhead detail added a level of comfort. Customizing a chaise with modern brass legs and a wrought iron table with an antique mirrored top allowed us to incorporate their wishes with the correct scale in mind.

A custom woven patterned wool rug from India added to the worldly feeling. The chintz draperies in a modern floral fit well with the contemporary and antique elements in the room. A crystal flush mount and metallic lamps and side table satisfied the “bling” factor.

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The Goal The goal for this newly purchased beach house was to completely transform an older 90s house into an updated and tranquil beachfront getaway. The owner loves gray and white, so we pushed all elements to take on these colors in different hues throughout the entire home.

The Challenge When installing new insulation in the home, we came across an existing very wet fireplace wall in the living room. We were able to solve the damaging water issue by relining the existing stone veneer chimney and by rebuilding the entire interior wall to ensure a dry house.

The Must-Haves The client dreamed of a relaxed, yet newly designed, living room with gray, white, and blue modern finishes.

We were able to embrace these requests and create a design-driven fireplace surround with the latest slate slabs in the tile market, as well as build a custom mantel and select complementary furnishings. We were thrilled to work with this new home buyer and transform this older-looking home into a freshly designed beachfront residence.

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Peregrine Design/Build The Goal Our homeowners raised their family in the rural Vermont suburbs and dreamed of one day living the “city” life. They found a place with sweeping views of Lake Champlain and the Adirondack Mountains beyond, but the dated interiors were not what they had in mind for their empty nest. They consulted with Peregrine Design/Build to upgrade the condominium to complement the spectacular views and their new lifestyle.

The Challenge Building inside a high-rise had its own unique challenges. One of the trickier ones was bringing the quartz countertop slabs up to the eighth floor by crane.

With the building located on the waterfront, there was always a high-wind potential, not to mention the heavily trafficked street.

The Must-Haves A home office was a necessity, but the clients also requested a thirty-six-inch Wolf dual-fuel range, with a chimney-style hood. They had walnut cabinetry in their prior home and wanted to continue that look in the dining and kitchen areas with the custom-built pieces.

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Rebel Builders, LLC The Challenge As big entertainers with a growing family, the homeowners needed to modify their cramped kitchen to fit their lifestyle. As two working parents, they also wanted a home gym to fit exercise into their lives more easily and a private home office for Ryan. With a new baby on the way, they wanted to get the work done fast.

The Solution After completing the design in-house and finalizing details, Rebel’s construction team got to work in the New England winter, right after Christmas. We were able to pour a new foundation, despite ground freeze, thanks to an insulated foundation technology called ICF. We removed the tiny kitchen and extended the home’s footprint on both the basement and main levels. On the main floor, we created an expansive kitchen with radiant floors, tons of skylights, custom cabinets, and an enormous kitchen island perfect for food prep and gathering. We even included a replicated booth from the clients’ favorite diner!

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The Starting Point The Tudor: You either love it, or you hate it! Greater Boston has numerous suburbs full of 1930s-era Tudors, and while most are solidly built, the floor plan is dated, and the interiors tend to be dark. This Chestnut Hill Tudor home is situated at the end of a cul-de-sac, on a small lot with expansive views of a golf course and Back Bay in the distance. The living space was choppy, and the kitchen was cramped and old. The plan was to open up the space and create a glass wall and several tiered decks overlooking the golf course.

The Goal We wanted to create an element of surprise as the house unfolds from the front door and blossoms into a light-filled dining/kitchen/family room. To achieve this, we had to remove a small room on the house’s left side and build a large addition with a ten-foot ceiling height. A steel wind frame was fabricated to support this addition and allow for one large open space. The kitchen with rift oak cabinetry blends seamlessly into this modern design.

The Summary The addition also houses a newly created primary bedBEFORE room, spacious bathroom, and closet. A deck off of the primary bedroom cantilevers above the first-floor deck, offering the owners a private outdoor respite with distant views of the city. The home now has ample open space for entertaining and intimate rooms for family gatherings or work. This old Tudor is now ready to move forward into the twenty-first century!

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The Challenge The biggest challenge for this project was using every inch of the space, making sure it was as functional and comfortable as possible. Pastiche had their work cut out for them: fitting four teenaged children, two adults, and two large dogs in this one-bedroom loft cottage.

To ensure each child had their own space, Pastiche, in collaboration with JD Sullivan Builders, designed custom bunks with curtains, individual lights, cubbies, and USBs.

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The Design The design team also reworked the space under the stairs to make it accessible from the kitchen and finished it so it is now a functional storage space. All the custom work by JD Sullivan Builders, including the storage benches and incorporating the “secret” door under the stairs, was what really made this project come together.

Pastiche was also careful with the design of the space as scale was extremely important when dealing with such a small footprint. Given that this is a summer beach cottage, all the fabrics and finishes had to be durable enough to withstand wear and tear.

In renovating the kitchen with Water-Mark Custom Cabinetry, the design team was able to use the space in a way that maximized storage and function while adhering to the same basic footprint.

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The Transformation Something as simple as dropping a bar-top island to counter height can open a whole room and encourage people into the space. By constantly balancing doing too much with keeping it simple, the design team exceeded the objectives they set out to accomplish.

Excellent team collaboration between Pastiche of Cape Cod and JD Sullivan Builders made this project a complete success, transforming this ordinary cottage into a vibrant, functional space.

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EDITOR’S NOTE: These events were compiled during the evolving COVID-19 crisis and are subject to postponement or cancellation. We encourage you to call or visit the websites to confirm event details. ‹‹ American Stories at the Shelburne Museum ONGOING

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Unleash your inner artist with Concord Art online classes, many of which begin in March.

The Currier Museum of Art presents a myriad of ways to connect with, view, and create art through a series of online events and content.

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Wander this thirty-acre outdoor sculpture park featuring largescale artwork and installations in Lincoln, Massachusetts.

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We’re heading into spring with the hope of connecting with our colleagues in person in the not-sodistant future. For now, we have plenty of industry news to share.

Interior designer Donna Elle has partnered with her daughter, Katie Williams, to expand Elle’s business to include e-design. The new venture, Design ID, was created to help people achieve that coveted designer look. The team will use its expertise to create room layouts and suggest furnishings while the client does the legwork of purchasing the items and enlisting contractors.

The virtual design business was in the works long before the pandemic hit—how’s that for timing?

If you’re looking for some decorrelated entertainment, join interior designer Katie Rosenfeld on Instagram as she renovates her new Wellesley, Massachusetts, home.

Each weekly installment takes viewers through the details of Rosenfeld’s decision-making process.

Matthew Cunningham Landscape Design welcomed Mike Rettenmeier to the team as a project manager. With a background in campus master planning, and commercial, multi-family, and institutional site design, Rettenmeier will be involved in all aspects of the MCLD business.

SV Design has also added to its team. The architecture, interiors, and landscape firm welcomed interior designers Kim McOwan and Jennifer Greene to its residential interiors department. And designer Marissa Gudiel brings a wealth of knowledge in design and historic preservation to the firm’s residential architecture arm.

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Tour one of Newport, Rhode Island’s grandest homes with a virtual experience highlighting the art and architecture of the Beaux Arts-style mansion.

Grab your friends and organize a group virtual visit to Boston’s ICA via Zoom. These real-time tours are led by a museum educator.

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Design Influencers Connect MARCH 1–2 AND APRIL 5–6

The Design Influencers Conference makes its digital debut in 2021 with free networking and content for design industry professionals. designinfluencersconference. com

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The 8th Annual Boston Design Week will feature 80-plus virtual and outdoor events. Enjoy guest speakers, panel discussions, virtual exhibitions, and more.

This Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens online class teaches you how to select fruit trees for your landscape as well as specifics on planting and growing.

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continues to attract leaders in high-end design. Maybe it’s time to call it the SOWA Design District? Most recently, the famed bespoke kitchen design firm Christopher Peacock moved into 520 Harrison Avenue. The multi-floored showroom spans 2,700 square feet and features complete kitchens, baths, and dressing rooms.

Style maven Donna Garlough launched Monroe in Charlestown, Massachusetts, just in time for holiday shopping. The boutique hosts a beautiful mix of home furnishings and accessories, including new and vintage pieces. You may even find Garlough’s dog, Charlie, taking a nap when you visit.

Congratulations to winners of the prestigious AIA Vermont Excellence in Architecture Design Awards, including Birdseye, Maclay Architects, Watershed Studio Architecture, and McLeod Kredell Architects.

Several of our friends in New England celebrate significant anniversaries this year. Happy tenth anniversary to b Architecture Studio, based in Winchester and Osterville, Massachusetts.

Chris Brown, the founder of the awardwinning firm, credits the business’s success to his team’s shared commitment to listen, communicate, and create.

Mid-Cape Home Centers recently marked an impressive 125 years in business. The company that started as a single lumberyard on Cape Cod has expanded to six locations serving the Cape, islands, and South Shore.

Finally, joyeux anniversaire to Ligne Roset, celebrating 160 years in business. From its humble beginning making wooden umbrellas, the French company has grown to an internationally renowned manufacturer of luxe designer furnishings.

—Edited by Lynda Simonton Do you have news to share with New England Home? Email Lynda Simonton at lsimonton@nehomemag.com.

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Gary Rousseau of Herrick & White

The Builders and Remodelers Association of Greater Boston (BRAGB) hosted its annual PRISM Awards gala via an online atrium and auditorium in November.

The atrium’s virtual tables and the virtual rows within the auditorium aimed to create the same connection and discussion that partygoers would have enjoyed at an in-person event. Attendees mingled during the reception by moving among the atrium’s tables where they could video chat with other guests. Later in the evening, the rows of the auditorium were opened for the awards ceremony.

Guests were able to continue to socialize with others in their rows and collectively congratulate the 2020 PRISM Awards recipients.

For a complete list of the winners, visit prism-awards.org /2020-prism-winners.

Beth Jenness, Rachel DiGiovanni, Michele Chagnon-Holbrook, and Shannon Heritage of Casabella Interiors

Jonathan Fox of Hutker Architects

Joe and Jennifer Dabenigno of Dab’s Interiors

Sean Cote of Koncerted

Alex Rabe of ZeroEnergy Design Aaron Stallings and Amy Clark of TSP Smart Spaces

Mark Haddad of Interiology Design Co.

Peter Feinmann of Feinmann David Boronkay of Slocum Hall Design Group

Joanne Powell, Chris Bailow, Jan Gleysteen, and Aaron Peabody of Jan Gleysteen Architects

Scott Palmer (left) from BRAGB presents an award to Jack Stevenson of Mid-Cape Home Centers

Photography by Keitaro Yoshioka and (bottom row) Scott Palmer

The Yacht Project Film Premiere

Deanna Chandonnet and Diana James

Photography by Grace Perry Productions

Cheryl Laundry, Donna King, Grace Perry, Diana James, Deanna Chandonnet, and Kristy Karademos

Living Swell, a boutique and interior design company in Marblehead, Massachusetts, premiered its six-minute documentary, The Yacht Project, in December at Three Cod Tavern. The short film, a partnership with Grace Perry Productions, shares one of the firm’s most recent projects: designing the interior of a super yacht.

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Love at First Sight Luxury properties that celebrate the great outdoors. BY MARIA LAPIANA

8 BEDROOMS 10 FULL BATHS 4 PARTIAL BATHS 21,848 SQ. FT. $25,000,000

BEAUTY ON THE BAY This home’s pedigree is well established: renowned architect Robert A.M. Stern designed the Shingle-style gem. “Seapoint” sits on a ten-acre parcel at the tip of a peninsula that juts out into Buzzards Bay in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, and it has everything you’d expect including impeccably drawn lines, incomparable construction details, and the finest materials. When listing agent Robert Kinlin found himself searching for words to capture the uniqueness of the place, he kept coming back to “soothing.” It is that, and more. Elevated to take advantage of 270-degree water views, the structure is very much integrated into its wide-open site, yet there’s a sense

of quiet and solitude within. Craftsmanship abounds—from traditional millwork and a stone-anddriftwood fireplace, to bull’s-eye glass windows and hand-finished flooring. There’s a wine cellar, bowling lanes, a billiards room, an exercise room, and an infinity pool and patio that overlook the bay. Add a spacious guesthouse and deep-water dock to that list of amenities. As testament to this home’s singular appeal, a photo of it graces the cover of Designs for Living, a book featuring fifteen Stern-designed residences.

It’s extraordinary to be sure; one of Kinlin’s favorite features is a walking path that runs the entire perimeter of the property and allows you to take it all in.

CONTACT: Robert B. Kinlin, Robert Paul Properties, Osterville, Mass., 508-648-2739, robertpaul.com. MLS# 22005861

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GREEN MOUNTAIN ESTATE Sited on a rise on 171 acres of woods and meadows, this homestead is pretty, pastoral, and pretty perfect, says listing agent Shelly Jungwirth, for anyone with a desire to enjoy the outdoors to the fullest. Inspired by the homeowners’ love of English architecture, the sprawling wood-and-stone family haven in Craftsbury, Vermont, shares an intimate relationship with the land that surrounds it.

Head-turning details fill the thoughtfully designed home—from a massive pub and four fireplaces, to the large compass

rose inlaid on the great-room floor. The outdoor living spaces include a veranda with stone fireplace and built-in benches, a pool and patio, bocce court, fountain, shooting range, and fishing pond. The property boasts a three-bedroom guesthouse, a barn, and a serene chapel with endless possibilities. Multiple decks off the back of the house, some screened and some at ground level, offer access to the outdoors from nearly every room. Described by Jungwirth as “a soulful place,” the estate is minutes from the historic

town of Craftsbury and the Craftsbury Outdoor Center, which means skiing and rowing plus miles of biking, hiking, and running trails are at your doorstep.

CONTACT: Shelly Jungwirth, Four Seasons

Sotheby’s International Realty, Stowe, Vt., 802-473-6824, fourseasonssir.com.

MLS# 4803410

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4 BEDROOMS 5 FULL BATHS 1 PARTIAL BATH 6,870 SQ. FT. $8,500,000

STORIED PAST “Overlook,” as this home is called, is a faithful interpretation of the Arts & Crafts style championed by California architects Greene and Greene. It was specifically modeled on the brothers’ iconic Gamble House in Pasadena, which was commissioned by this homeowner’s own greatgrandparents. Overlook sits on a park-like, twenty-three-acre private lot overlooking Camden Harbor and the islands of Penobscot Bay. The homeowners respectfully adapted the architectural style to make it more suitable for modern living in New England—Maine in particular. A view from the entry hall straight through to the outside makes the indoor-outdoor connection immediately apparent. Arts & Crafts interiors tend to be dark, so the homeowners opted to use lighter woods and wall colors, and they reduced the overhangs to allow for more natural light. The wellplanned public and private spaces showcase classic details like mortise-and-tenon joinery and stained glass. Six fireplaces, a home theater, sauna, exercise room, and Photography by Brian Vanden Brink

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wine cellar give the space a cozy feeling, while outdoors, the vibe is expansive and celebratory. Stonewalls and boulders surround a vanishing-edge pool with a beach entry and pebbled bottom. There’s a separate guesthouse and greenhouse. A forest of virgin white pine trees, to which the homeowners added 5,000 trees, plants, and shrubs plus hundreds of annuals, provides the backdrop for the landscape.

Striking water features were designed as a haven for wildlife.

CONTACT: Brian Wickenden, Legacy Properties

Sotheby's International Realty, Camden, Maine, 207-230-1003, legacysir.com. MLS# 1461381

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Resources |

A GUIDE TO THE PROFESSIONALS

IN THIS ISSUE’S FEATURED HOMES

DESIGN INTERVENTION INNER PEACE PAGES 25–26 Architecture: Joan Heaton, Joan Heaton Architects, Bristol, Vt., 802-453-7120, joanheatonarchitects.com Interior design: Mika Frechette, Stoneledge Farm + Home, North Ferrisburgh, Vt., 914-629-9250, stoneledgefarmhome.com Builder: Silver Maple Construction, New Haven, Vt., 802-989-7677, silvermapleconstruction.com Landscape design: Wagner Hodgson Landscape Architecture, Burlington, Vt., 802-864-0010, wagnerhodgson.com THREE-POINT LANDING PAGES 28–30 Interior design: Michele Chagnon-Holbrook, Casabella Interiors, East Sandwich, Mass., 508-888-8688, casabellainteriors.com Builder: E.B. Norris & Son Builders, Osterville, Mass., 508-428-1165, ebnorris.com Cabinetry: Total Interiors Construction Services Group, Sandwich, Mass., 508-563-2500, totalinteriorsgroup.com Audio/video installation: Technical Operations and Development (TOAD), Plymouth, Mass., 866-316-8623, toadallyawesome.us THE BIG REVEAL PAGES 32–34 Architecture: Ashar Nelson, Vermont Integrated Architecture, Middlebury, Vt., 802-989-7249, vermontintegratedarchitecture.com Interior design: Kate Nelson Interiors, Weybridge, Vt., 802-233-6727, katenelsoninteriors.com Builder: Smith & McClain, Middlebury, Vt., 802-453-3001, smithmcclain.com Landscape design: Raycroft Meyer Landscape Architecture, Bristol, Vt., 802-453-5762, raycroft-meyer.com Landscape contractor: Colby Hill Landscape Company, Lincoln, Vt., 802-363-9958, colbyhilllandscape.com Metalwork: Nop’s Metalworks, Middlebury, Vt., 802-382-9300, nopsmetalworks.com Interior millwork: Stark Mountain Woodworking, New Haven, Vt., 802-453-5549, starkmountain.com IN WITH THE OLD PAGES 40–46 Interior design: Kristen Rivoli, Kristen Rivoli Interior Design, Winchester, Mass., 781-729-0405, kr-id.com Builder: Payne Bouchier | Fine Builders, Boston, 617-445-4323, paynebouchier.com Decorative painter: Lynda Stevens, Lynda Stevens Custom Painting, Swampscott, Mass., 781-598-5051 ALFRESCO ESCAPES DRIVE RIGHT IN PAGES 48–50 Architecture: Sarah Walker, (project begun while with) aMorton Design, Somerville, Mass., 617-894-0285, amortondesign.com

Builder: Ian Harper, Harper Elm, Boylston, Mass., 508-527-6002, harperelm.com Landscape design: Rob Gilmore, Gilmore Landscape Architecture, Arlington, Mass., 617-270-6396, gilmorela.com

BACKYARD VACATION PAGE 52 Architecture: Kent Duckham, Duckham Architecture & Interiors, Needham, Mass., 781-449-4109, kentduckham.com Interior design: Lindsay Bentis, Thread by Lindsay Bentis, Newton, Mass., 617-686-1012, threadartanddesign.com Builder: Steve Overstreet, S.J. Overstreet Construction, Stoughton, Mass., 781-818-6285, sjoconstruction.com Landscape design: Stephanie Hubbard, SiteCreative Landscape Architecture, Boston, 617-390-5663, site-creative.com Landscape contractor: Robert Hanss, Chestnut Hill, Mass., 617-730-8250, roberthanss.com STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN PAGE 54 Architecture: Colin Flavin, Howard Raley, Flavin Architects, Boston, 617-227-6717, flavinarchitects.com Interior design: Erica Darnall, Erica Darnall Design, Lincoln, Mass., 857-205-5198, ericadarnalldesign.com Builder: Arthur Massaro, Columbia Contracting Corporation, Natick, Mass., 508-655-4070, columbiacon.com PEOPLE IN GLASS HOUSES PAGES 72–78 Landscape design: Barry Archung, Fine Gardens, Marblehead, Mass.

Landscape contractors: Stephen Martin, Martin Landscape Service, Marblehead, Mass., 781-631-4324, martinlandscape.com; Tim Lyons, Plants & Pleasantrees, Byfield, Mass., 978-423-1109 Fence contractor: Rick Nardella, Boston Fence and Vinyl, Beverly, Mass., 978-212-9307, bostonfenceandvinyl.com Landscape lighting: Lenny Wollerscheid, Masscoast Landscape and Irrigation, Swampscott, Mass., 781-593-3293, masscoastlandscape.com Upholstery: John DiSanto, John’s Upholstering, Wakefield, Mass., 781-246-1524, johnsupholstering.com SWEET ESCAPE PAGES 114–125 Architecture: Brigid Williams, Patrick Hickox, Rachael Kraft, Hickox Williams Architects, Boston, 617-542-1080, hickoxwilliams.com Interior design: Alan Tanksley, New York City, N.Y., 212-481-8454, alantanksley.com Builder: Eric Adams, Adams + Beasley Associates, Carlisle, Mass., 978-254-5641, adamsbeasley.com Interior millwork and cabinetry: Endeavour Craftsmen, Rockland, Maine, 207-594-4470, endeavourcraftsmen.com Audio/video design: System 7, Boston,

978-887-1200, systemseven.com Window treatments: Eliot Wright Workroom, Boston, 617-542-3605, ewworkroom.com Metalwork: Tresfort Metal Works, Somerville, Mass., 617-627-9973, tresfortmetal.com Stonework: Cumar, Everett, Mass., 617-389-7818, cumar.com SET IN STONE PAGES 126–135 Interior design: Nadine Cole, Cole Design, Kittery, Maine, 207-653-0083, coleinteriordesign.com Builder: Patrick Gagne, Wright-Ryan Construction, Portland, Maine, 207-773-3625, wright-ryan.com Landscape design: Julie Moir Messervy, Jana Bryan, Julie Moir Messervy Design Studio, Bellows Falls, Vt., 802-242-8200, jmmds.com Landscape contractor, hardscaping, and masonry: Tom Dunn, Stoney Brook Landscaping & Masonry, Cape Neddick, Maine, 207-351-8007, stoneybrooklandscaping.com Plants: Select Horticulture, Lancaster, Mass., 978-365-6677, selecthorticulture.com MAKEOVER MAGIC PAGES 136–143 Architectural design: Jannell Zarba, Damiana Design + Project Management, Rowley, Mass., 617-480-4034, damianadesignpm.com Interior design: Katie Rosenfeld, Katie Rosenfeld and Company, Wellesley, Mass., 781-235-2450, katierosenfelddesign.com Builder: Kevin Cradock, Kevin Cradock Builders, Jamaica Plain, Mass., 617-524-2405, cradockbuilders.com Landscape design: Terry Kinsler, Terry Kinsler Landscape Architecture, Boston, 857-241-0093, kinsler-landarch.com Landscape construction: Michael S. Coffin, MSC & Company, Hopkinton, Mass., 508-293-4244, michaelscoffin.com NEW AND OLD IN HARMONY PAGES 144–155 Architecture: Charles Myer, Charles R. Myer & Partners, Cambridge, Mass., 617-876-9062, charlesmyer.com Interior design: Kate Maloney, KMID, Somerville, Mass., 617-764-1054, katemaloneyid.com Builder: Louise Bonfiglio, McGray & Nichols, New London, N.H., 603-526-2877, mcgray-nichols.com Landscape design: Charles R. Myer & Partners, Cambridge, Mass., 617-876-9062, charlesmyer.com Landscape contractor: Pete Moulton, Moulton Lawn & Landscaping, Wilmot, N.H., 603-526-7982 Landscape approvals: Greg Grigsby, Pellettieri Associates, Warner, N.H., 888-826-2275, pellettieriassoc.com Interior millwork and cabinetry: NH Woodworks, Milford, N.H., 978-350-0123, nhwoodworks.com Wallcovering installation: Sarah Smyth, John J. Smyth, Ltd., Medford, Mass., 781-396-5990

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Ad Index a Blade of Grass 104, 174 Acorn Deck House Company 35 A.J. Rose Carpets & Flooring 64 Bannon Custom Builders 45 Baystate Outdoor Personia 82 Benchmark Builders, Inc. 55 Boston Architectural College 191 Boston Design Week 187 Boston Stone Restoration 175 Botanica Fine Gardens 105 California Closets 24 Catherine Truman Architects 158–159 Christopher Pagliaro Architects 47 Christopher Peacock 10–11 Circa Lighting 31 Clarke Distribution Corporation 61 Crown Point Cabinetry 21 Crown Select 81 Cumar, Inc. 69 Daher Interior Design 1 Dan Gordon Landscape Architects 84–85 Designer Bath/Salem Plumbing Supply 71 Designer Draperies of Boston 38 Divine Design Center 12–13 Downsview Kitchens 17 EM NARI CotY Awards 199 FBN Construction Co., LLC outside back cover

Flavin Architects 112 Frank Webb Home 156 Hammerton inside front cover Hawthorn Builders 73 Hebrew Senior Living 195 Herrick & White Architectural Woodworkers 65 Hilarie Holdsworth Design 106 Humble Linens 193 Hutker Architects 29 I-Kanda Architects 176 J. Grady Home 113 Janine Dowling Design, Inc. 75 JD Sullivan Builders 184–186 Jennifer Palumbo, Inc. 49 Kistler and Knapp Builders, Inc. 111 Kitchen Views at National Lumber 160–161 Kristen Rivoli Interior Design 59 KVC Builders 2–3 LaBarge Homes 20 Landry & Arcari Rugs and Carpeting 43 LDa Architecture & Interiors 51 Leslie Fine Interiors, Inc. 4–5 Leslie Saul & Associates, Inc. 177 Light New England 189 Living Swell 178 Longfellow Design Build 162–163 LW Interiors 179 Matthew Cunningham Landscape Design, LLC 57

McGray & Nichols 63 Michael S. Coffin Landscape Construction 107 MoistureShield 88–89 Monique’s Bath Showroom 190 Monogram 27 Murdough Design 193 Oak Hill Architects, Inc. 189 Onyx Corporation 90–91 Paragon Landscape Construction 92–93 Pastiche of Cape Cod 184–186 Paul F. Weber Architect, LLC 77 Payne | Bouchier Fine Builders 164–165 PBF Homes 180 Pellettieri Associates, Inc. 94–95 Peregrine Design/Build 181 Perfection Fence 96–97 Pinney Designs 166–167 PRG Rugs 39 Rebel Builders 182 Robin Gannon Interiors, LLC 14 Roche Bobois 8–9 R.P. Marzilli & Company, Inc. 98–99 Sea-Dar Construction 23 Shope Reno Wharton 56 Showroom 33 Siegel Associates 191 Snow and Jones 168–169 Soake Pools 108 Sudbury Design Group, Inc. 100–101, 170–171

System 7 Wolfers inside back cover Taste Design, Inc. 53 The Granite Place 79 The MacDowell Company, Inc. 86–87 The Tilery at Tree’s Place 22 TMS Architects 6–7 TrimBoard, Inc. 109 Vani Sayeed Interiors 172–173 Walpole Outdoors 110 Wayne Towle Master Finishing & Restoration 19 Webb Place Development 183 WORKS by JD 67 Yankee Barn Homes 80 Youngblood Builders, Inc. 41 ZEN Associates, Inc. 102–103

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SHIP SHAPE hen it comes to imagining the interiors of yachts, designer Ally Maloney says the process is similar to conceptualizing a vacation home. “You aren’t trying to accommodate the needs of everyday life but instead create an escape—a space with a level of elegance but an even greater level of comfort,” she says. Attendees of the 2019 Newport International Boat Show think Maloney hit the mark with Jessica, a sixty-five-foot Vicem yacht that she helped design.

Jessica won the People’s Choice award when it debuted at the show. It wasn’t the first yacht

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Maloney had designed for her Massachusetts-based client, but it was the first time she was summoned to a shipyard in Istanbul, Turkey. That’s where Jessica, which sleeps seven plus a captain, was built and where Maloney finalized the interior selections.

The Rhode Island-based designer got her start working with a naval architect, but no matter how many boats are under her belt, they all have one thing in common: “There’s never enough storage space,” she says with a laugh.

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