New England Home May-June 2024

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VOLUME 19, ISSUE NO. 5

168 HOMES 168 A Dream Deferred A couple and their design team breathe new life into a storied estate.

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180 Sleeping Beauty It took a special couple to recognize a classic Shinglestyle home’s past charm and awaken its bright future.

194 Guest Sweet A seaside cottage is updated to welcome family and friends in summer and beyond.

204 New Age A 1929 brick colonial in Cambridge is reimagined for the present day.

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86 Special Spaces An early-twentieth-century stone barn is transformed for modern living.

96 Designers at Home Jill Litner Kaplan brings her longtime loves—including Paris, art, and fashion—home to roost.

107 Rooms We Love A storied New England-based design firm takes the tropics by storm.

114 Inspired Interiors A beloved coastal cottage receives a gentle but thorough reinvention to accommodate a family of seven.

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128 Shop Visit

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HERE & THERE 39 Metropolitan Life With a nudge from their designers, a couple who appreciates traditional style branches out in the Back Bay.

52 Good Bones Hansel and Gretel meet Bauhaus in a Chilmark home designed for a family looking beyond New England norms.

68 Things We Love This season is all about curves, color, and chrome.

76 Outside Interest Hydrangeas, moon gates, and hidden pathways abound at this Nantucket vacation home.

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IN EVERY ISSUE 30 Editor’s Letter 258 Resources

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140 In the Studio In Connecticut, a textile and wallcovering company opens up a world of bespoke possibilities.

THE GOOD LIFE 242 On the Market If you’re a collector, bibliophile, or equestrian, your dream home awaits.

248 Design Dispatches Read up on industry news and mark your calendars with these must-attend events.

252 The Scene A look back at a host of design-related events.

264 Last Look Design icon Marian McEvoy releases her first collection of fabrics and wallcoverings with Schumacher.

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ith the return of daylight saving time and the promise of longer days (and sunny evenings!), suddenly there is much to do. Enroll the kids in summer camp, make travel plans, schedule home repairs, ready the garden—everything needs to be done now. In keeping pace with the mounting frenzy of spring, the magazine you’re reading is the apex of three back-to-back-to-back issues. Our office is a buzzing hive of activity, and this past week, thanks to a herculean team effort consisting of two editors, a stylist, a photographer, and our creative director, we squeezed a photo shoot into the mix.

After weeks of planning and one twelve-hour day, six tabletop tableaus came to life. I can’t wait to share them with you in our future issues—they’re a culmination of the camaraderie and creativity that I love most about making a magazine.

Like making a magazine, designing (and maintaining) a home is not a singular effort.

What’s more, you, the homeowner, have a special role. You are both the agent of change and the patron of our industry. The best stories—and the best homes—are those that harness the collaborative power of a design team’s specialized skills, and we’re grateful when you share your spaces with us. When we have the opportunity to tell the story of your home, together we’re giving credence to the art and craft of fine design and all the hands that make it possible.

So, consider this my thanks to you, homeowner and reader, for both championing great design and wanting to read about it. While I’m at it, I’d like to recognize the hardworking team at New England Home for sailing through the hectic spring production cycle with style.

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Contributors Paula M. Bodah, former senior editor at New England Home who now happily works as a contributor and freelance writer, is a born-and-bred Rhode Islander, but she wisely spends the colder months in Sedona, Arizona. Writing about the home featured in Sleeping Beauty (page 180) was a delight, she says, not only because the house is so special but because the design team had such fun collaborating. “It’s a pleasure to talk with people who so clearly admire and respect each other and loved the process of working together.”

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Greg Premru is also a born-and-bred New Englander.

Greg has been photographing our region’s residential and commercial architecture and interiors for more than three decades. He earned his BFA in photography from The Art Institute of Boston and has subsequently lectured about the subject at Boston Architectural College and in panels across the region. If his images in Sleeping Beauty (page 180) feel effortless and immersive, there’s a reason: Greg has shot more than 100 projects for LDa Architecture & Interiors, the architecture firm featured in the story.

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“In previous projects together, this couple gravitated toward a more traditional aesthetic,” says interior designer Michael Forman. “But this time around, they trusted us to push them outside of their comfort zone. They’re a cool young family with great style,

RIGHT: The building’s elevator opens into a redesigned foyer.

Its new two-foot-deep wall (right) separates the entry from the kitchen and dining room and gives the family a much-needed coat closet. BELOW: Sliding glass doors behind a living room sofa conceal a workout area without obstructing any natural light from either space’s abundant windows.

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H&T METROPOLITAN LIFE Interior designer Michael Forman sought to highlight the condo’s molding, some of it original to the early 1900s, by painting it a darker shade than the surrounding walls.

“Doing so can make a space feel more formal, but we balanced it with contemporary elements,” he says. Case in point: the chandelier from Aerin for Visual Comfort & Co. and artwork by François Bonnel.

and we felt their home should reflect that. Juxtaposing this home’s traditional bones with modern touches created a chic and timeless setting that complements their new urban lifestyle.”

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2,800-square-foot condo in a prewar building in Boston’s Back Bay. A renovation fourteen years ago included a sleek kitchen that Forman and the team at Eleven Interiors left as is, but the rest of the home needed updating, starting with the lighting plan.

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The powder room near the kitchen is wrapped in a bluish-black Zak+Fox wallpaper. The graphic reeded-glass-and-steel sliding doors that separate the workout space from the living room act like artwork when they are closed. The Poggenpohl kitchen, installed during a prior renovation, boasts lacquered greige cabinets around the range and light wood cabinetry on the parallel islands.

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H&T METROPOLITAN LIFE The designers clad the breakfast nook banquette in wipeable vinyl and outfitted its base with storage for crayons and construction paper.

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CLOCKWISE FROM ABOVE: The walls, trim, and ceiling in the daughter’s

room are painted a dusty rose. The son’s bedroom is a lesson in contrast with its gray-black wood bed and bright blue molding. The kids’ hallway features an Arte wallcovering; “This time around, we were definitely more adventurous, especially with wallcoverings,” says the husband.

When the couple purchased the condo, the rooms were each lit by sixty or seventy puck lights recessed into the ceiling, something Forman admits he’d never seen before.

Thoughtful task lighting, striking sconces, and graphic chandeliers replaced the head-scratching Lite-Brite effect.

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ABOVE: The husband never has to leave the bedroom when he works from home: the channel-tufted headboard conceals a desktop and workstation.

Artwork by Tim Forbes hangs above the console. RIGHT: The design team gutted the primary bath and gave it some drama with a dual vanity topped in Calacatta Viola marble.

the doors, and the living room is ready for a cocktail party,” says Forman.

In fact, those partygoers might not even realize there are two small kids—and a dog—living in the condo. Off the kitchen, Forman reimagined a long corridor as a kid’s zone. The hallway’s existing builtins provide storage for books and action figures, while one end acts as a cozy TV corner and the other leads to the kids’ bedrooms and baths.

In terms of palette, Forman describes it as being sophisticated without being too safe. Rooms are grounded in warm neutrals with punchy black accents and unexpected moments of color, like the green lacquered table base in the breakfast nook.

The couple appreciates the mix of classic and cool and the nod to where their style has been—and where it might be going.

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H&T GOOD BONES Landscape architect Dan Gordon and landscape designer Peter Stephens played off remnants of existing stone walls when organizing the site and developing what Gordon describes as a casual agrarian style. “We’re tying into the character of the landscape instead of imposing something different on it,” he explains.

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Modern Romance

Hansel and Gretel meet Bauhaus in a Chilmark home designed for a family looking beyond New England norms.

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rchitect Patrick Ahearn is a celebrated classicist known for timeless, coastalinspired dwellings. But his past tells a different story: he was trained as a modernist under Walter Gropius at the storied Cambridge, Massachusetts-based firm The Architects Collaborative. So when potential clients proposed he design a modern family homestead on ten-plus acres of undeveloped farmland on Martha’s Vineyard, RIGHT: In the great room, a New England fieldstone fireplace with a

granite surround echoes the stacked stone walls on the property.

Douglas fir posts and beams add warmth, as does horizontal nickel board. BELOW: An interior glass wall separates the wife’s office from the seating area in the great room. The light-filled workspace has a view of the property’s party barn across the meadow and features a hanging bench slotted into a square bay.

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Two guest suites with cathedral ceilings occupy the wing to the right of the entry; “Windows reach the floor, lending the sense that the room is at grade rather than elevated above the land,” says project architect Colby Mauke.

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he replied, “Let’s give it a shot.” The result is a home that melds storybookstyle silhouettes with Machine Age edge.

The central portion of the house is modeled on a cottage one might find in the Black Forest, complete with steeply pitched roofs. Throughout, black windows with delicate muntins feel reminiscent of industrial metalwork, while chevron shutters are decidedly Old World. The white stucco-like facade

THE HOME MELDS STORYBOOK-STYLE SILHOUETTES WITH MACHINE AGE EDGE. ABOVE: Operable windows in the stair bays let cool air come in around the gardens and hot air dissipate out the top. LEFT: Large bifold doors unite the family room and covered porch, creating an immersive indooroutdoor experience.

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Working with the sloped topography, the team carved out land at the back of the house in order to create a walk-out garden level while still meeting the town’s twenty-four-foot height restriction for gabled roofs. “The house is really nestled into the land, with the back side walking out to a patio and the two-and-ahalf stories above it exposed to the views,” Stephens says.

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“ MY GOAL WAS TO CREATE A ROMANTIC HOUSE WITH LOTS OF GLASS TO CAPITALIZE ON DISTANT WATER VIEWS.” —Architect Patrick Ahearn and tall chamfered chimneys reference modern homes in Belgium and France.

“My goal was to still create a romantic house, but with indoor-outdoor living and lots of glass to capitalize on distant water views,” Ahearn says.

Gabled roof towers, connected to the central cottage by one-story passageways, each boast a blackened-steel stairway encased in a glass bay. Here, at the

ends of the house, is where Ahearn flexes his modernist muscle. “The central portion could be an original structure and these cold, flat-roofed connectors with Bauhaus flavor were maybe added later,” he says.

Entry is into a voluminous great room with a seventeen-foot-high vaulted ceiling, a two-story fieldstone fireplace, Douglas fir post-and-beam detailing, and

dormers that act as clerestory windows, imbuing the space with sunlight. Nature beckons at every turn. “Walls of windows fold away, opening rooms to each other and the exterior deck for true indooroutdoor connections,” Ahearn says.

For instance, bifold doors and windows unite the great room with the back deck, which overlooks Vineyard Sound. The family room opens to the

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back deck, too, as well as to a covered porch with motorized drop-down screens.

Just beyond, granite stairs descend to a lawn, outdoor shower, and the gardenlevel patio.

“The stair towers let light into the ends of the house, so no matter which direction you walk, it’s always toward the light,” architect Patrick Ahearn says. The bays are clad in charcoal-colored weatherproof boards meant to resemble metal, and the exaggerated smokestacks feature classic chimney pots.

“We spent a lot of time talking with the clients to get a meeting of the minds,” Ahearn says. “We dreamed this up together.”

ARCHITECTURE: Patrick Ahearn Architect BUILDER: Rosbeck Builders LANDSCAPE DESIGN: Dan Gordon Landscape

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Hydrangeas, moon gates, and hidden pathways abound at this Nantucket vacation home. Text by TOVAH MARTIN | Photography by SCOTT SHIGLEY

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hen homeowners Mark and Marilyn Wendling hired Nick Fobes and Douglas Hoerr of Hoerr Schaudt Landscape Architects to design this Nantucket property in 2019, they requested a landscape that “felt as comfortable and casual as a sundress.” Having already

designed a Midwest home for the couple, the designers knew exactly how to make that happen. “We just got the band back together,” says Fobes.

After years of summering on Nantucket, the family finally found their ideal property on the outskirts of town but with

To create profusion without confusion, landscape architect Nick Fobes massed groupings of three to five stachys, phlox, lavender, and calamintha, repeating the color blocks on either side of the path leading to a white-painted moon gate. Nikko Blue hydrangeas are prolific throughout the property.

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LEFT: Vertical color is encouraged by a square-pattern lattice on the side of the guest cottage/garage and an arbor for roses above the doors. BELOW: Landscape architect Douglas Hoerr added a double-sided cedar shake fence to provide privacy for the outdoor shower as well as the pool and spa.

“ RATHER THAN DESIGNING FOR THEM, WE DESIGNED WITH THEM.” —Landscape architect Nick Fobes easy access to the beach. Only one obstacle stood in the way of Nantucket nirvana: the original triangular property had no room for a pool and pool house.

After a land swap with their neighbors— “which happens more often than you would think,” according to landscape contractor Gregory Raith—everyone achieved the configuration of their dreams, including the team at Hoerr Schaudt.

While the house and guest cottage were undergoing an extensive renovation by Lindsay Custom Builders, Hoerr Schaudt was orchestrating an elegant approach. By relocating the parking court, the team achieved a flower-filled arrival experience of fairytale proportions populated by masses of longblooming perennials like nepeta, stachys,

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ABOVE: The blossoming Mazus reptans groundcover between the stepping stones tolerates foot traffic on the path leading to the pool house. On either side of the walkway, lady’s mantle spills onto the stones. LEFT: Originally a spec house, the home was renovated throughout and fitted with window boxes. Hydrangeas at the base of the house include an Endless Summer variety salvaged from the original landscape.

alliums, and irises weaving between clouds of hydrangeas in hues that echo the ocean.

That experience further unfolds into a series of adventures encircling the house and threading through outdoor rooms connected by pathways that duck beneath arbors and disappear into secret spaces. Mounds of prolific perennials in harmonious colors elbow each other beside stepping stones, while the hydrangea leitmotif echoes throughout.

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Meanwhile, Fobes delivered his clients’ dream and more. “They trusted us but gave us feedback,” he says. “Rather than designing for them, we designed with them.” Amenities like a spa, outdoor shower, outdoor dining area, and secluded porch are tucked within the plantings.

For privacy, mature privet hedges were preserved. “We live outdoors in summer,” says Mark Wendling. “This design is simple, casual, and natural.” Sundress achieved.

ABOVE: The new pool and pool house are the focal points of a more formal and geometric “room.” The adjacent hydrangea hedge is reflected in the water and accented by a line of maples. LEFT: At sunset, the family slips through a natural-finish moon gate to follow a beach path and join their neighbors in watching the sun sink into the ocean.

EDITOR’S NOTE: For details, see Resources.

ARCHITECTURE: Botticelli & Pohl LANDSCAPE DESIGN: Hoerr Schaudt

Landscape Architects BUILDER: Lindsay Custom Builders LANDSCAPE CONTRACTOR:

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The client called on interior designer Chauncey Boothby, who had decorated the main residence as well as several other projects for the family of six, along with architecture firm Brooks & Falotico CLOCKWISE FROM ABOVE: In the dining area, Eames chairs

surround a table by Richard Wrightman. A wet bar features custom cabinetry, a walnut countertop, and Waterworks hardware. The designers sourced stone for the new chimney to match the barn’s original facade.

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and builders Pelham Homes to transform the structure into “a warm, cozy space,” recalls Brooks & Falotico partner and project manager Chuck Willette.

To that end, high on the client’s wishlist was a wood-burning fireplace for the sitting area, which required sourcing stone for the new chimney to match the original stone facade.

“It was a challenge taking this from a barn to a livable dwelling,” notes builder Joe Fossi. “This is an old estate, and we had to figure out how to get heating, water, and power to the building.

We tore up the existing concrete slab ABOVE: A new fireplace anchors the living area, where a chandelier from Blueprint Lighting hangs above a sofa from Kardiel, a vintage upholstered armchair by Svend Skipper, a vintage wood-frame chair by Jens Risom, and a rug by Merida. LEFT: A new window occupies an original opening and allows light to flood into the workspace, where a custom desk is paired with a chair from Design Within Reach.

“IT WAS A CHALLENGE TAKING THIS FROM A BARN TO A LIVABLE DWELLING.” —Builder Joe Fossi foundation and installed ductwork and insulation under the new slab. And the hayloft area wasn’t structurally sound, so we used steel to reinforce the second floor.”

The second floor is now accessed via a spiral staircase in the center of the barn. “We wanted to preserve some of the barn’s identity, so we kept the rustic stone wall and original window openings in one of the guest rooms,” says Willette.

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The former hayloft houses two bedrooms, one of which features the original stone wall—complemented by a headboard from The London Factory and a lamp from Shoppe Amber Interiors—and curved window openings.

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CLOCKWISE FROM ABOVE: A new spiral staircase leads

to the guest rooms on the second floor, while custom shelving showcases the client’s art and books. A shower in one of the baths is sheathed in tile from Greenwich Tile & Marble. Texture abounds in the barn’s second bedroom, which is enveloped by a Cloth & Clover wallpaper; the bed is from Industry West.

window in the office area downstairs lends a touch of modernity while capturing both light and views. Custom cabinetry and shelving throughout provide storage for everything from books to firewood to entertaining essentials.

For the decor, Boothby leaned into the barn feel upstairs, while the main floor showcases the client’s love of mid-twentieth-century style with both vintage pieces and furnishings inspired by the era. “We incorporated greens and blues mixed with walnut, burnt orange, and pops of marigold,” notes Boothby,

who worked with the client to curate the artwork as well.

The result is a welcoming extension of the property’s main house. “I love restoring old architecture,” says Fossi.

“From the outside you wouldn’t know we did much to the barn, but the inside is completely transformed.”

EDITOR'S NOTE: For details, see Resources.

ARCHITECTURE: Brooks & Falotico INTERIOR DESIGN: Chauncey Boothby

Interiors BUILDER: Pelham Homes

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“My personal style in my own home is a mix of materials,” says designer Jill Litner Kaplan. “It’s a mix of styles and patterns and periods, and it’s evolved over time.” And yet it’s still comfortable: witness the Jonathan Adler sofa.

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ABOVE: In Litner Kaplan’s living room, a graffitied Richard Giglio piece above the fireplace mingles with Louis XVI bergères, and two coffee tables ensure everyone has a place to set their drink.

LEFT: Jill Litner Kaplan in the living room of her West Newton Hill, Massachusetts, home. She bought the drawing of a bust of Athena in Paris when she lived there.

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CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT: On the landing, a duo of Lucite chairs

reupholstered in Osborne & Little tweed are positioned under a Helen Frankenthaler-signed lithograph and a piece by Karel Appel. French ballroom chairs captivate in the dining room; “I bought them from a woman who was easily 110 years old, and she was very reluctant to part with them,” says Litner Kaplan.

In a powder room, the gilt-iron wheat-sheaf mirror reminds the Francophile of a table from Coco Chanel’s Rue Cambon apartment.

“MY PERSONAL STYLE WAS INFLUENCED BY THE FRENCH, WHO HAVE AN ECLECTIC AESTHETIC.” —Interior designer Jill Litner Kaplan Many of those stories begin in France, where Litner Kaplan, a former fashion buyer for Macy’s and Saks Fifth Avenue, lived for nine months and where she returns regularly. “My personal style was influenced by the French, who have an eclectic aesthetic, collecting things from China, from Japan, from Africa,” she says. “You can have a pair, like I do, of Louis XVI bergères that are upholstered in a modern fabric sitting next to something that is midcentury with a contemporary piece of art floating overhead and an African sculpture nearby.”

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The third-floor HQ for Litner Kaplan’s namesake firm and design studio is energizing with its assemblage of treasure. The inlayed drum tables are from Syria; the abstract piece behind the desk is by contemporary artist Doug Groupp.

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Like a museum curator at the Louvre, Litner Kaplan has selected serene backdrops for many of her rooms including Benjamin Moore’s Baby Fawn in the living room and Balboa Mist in the family room’s dining area. “My general approach to paint is that we use very soft, soothing tones of gray, taupe, or greige because I prefer that the fabrics and the artwork and the accessories really pop.

I don’t really want the wall color to tell the story.”

If this home were a tale, it would be a happy one. Litner Kaplan employs shades of pink in many of her interiors, down

RIGHT: Ringing a sculptural Holly Hunt drum table in the kitchen,

Louis Ghost Chairs designed by Philippe Starck for Kartell are highly modern in material but storied in shape. The painting at left is by German expressionist Karl Schrag; the collage at right is by Aaron Wexler. BELOW: In the office’s powder room, a Harlequin wallcovering provides a jolt of design inspiration.

“ I RAISED MY BOYS WITH AN EXPRESSION, WHICH IS ‘REAL MEN WEAR PINK.’ ” —Jill Litner Kaplan to a raspberry sofa purchased from Ann Getty’s estate. She got no complaints from her sons. “I raised my boys with an expression, which is ‘real men wear pink.’ ” But one of Litner Kaplan’s key design philosophies is to never let things collect dust, emotionally speaking. “I personally am always looking for freshness and newness, so I move things around,” she says. “I have the freedom in the context of my own house to take risks.” Oui, oui.

EDITOR’S NOTE: For details, see Resources.

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Rinfret, Ltd., collaborated with de Gournay on the handpainted and appliqued wall panels and embroidery for the bed and settee. BELOW: Florida artist Robin Grubman created the underside of the shell-encrusted bed canopy.

CALLING THE SPACE THE SEASHELL SANCTUARY, THE DESIGN DUO WAS INSPIRED BY THE HISTORIC VIZCAYA ESTATE IN MIAMI.

Cindy Rinfret of Rinfret, Ltd., is no stranger to the Connecticut design scene.

She’s published two collectable tomes with Rizzoli that focus exclusively on the houses that she has created in Greenwich and the surrounding environs over the years. Yet her reach and influence extend far beyond New England’s borders. In 2019, Rinfret designed a soaring blue-and-white living room for the Kips Bay Decorator Show House in Palm Beach, Florida. And this year, she and her collaborator, lead designer (and daughter) Taylor Stebbins, were once again invited to participate in the prestigious fundraiser that draws designers and visitors from across the country.

During its nearly monthlong run, the bedroom that Rinfret and Stebbins created was an oasis of calm in a house where punchy tropical prints and colors were often de rigueur. That’s not to say that the subdued space didn’t represent a sense of place; on the contrary, Rinfret and Stebbins used subtle motifs and a soothing palette that all harkened to its coastal location in an understated elegance.

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inspired by the historic Vizcaya estate in nearby Miami—this writer’s favorite house in America—and grottos throughout Italy, including the sixteenth-century Villa d’Este in Tivoli.

Rinfret, Ltd.’s collaboration with de Gournay led to hand-painted and embroidered wall panels for the room, as well as an embroidered headboard, bedcover, and settee at the foot of the bed.

As for the canopy bed itself, it is arguably the room’s pièce de résistance.

“We worked with local artist Robin Grubman to create the underside of the canopy,” says Stebbins of the shellencrusted piece. “We gave her a blueprint, but Robin ran with it. We sourced many of the shells from the Philippines.

They are nature’s antiques.”

With a room filled with so many eye-catching details, one of Rinfret’s favorite moments might be its most subtle.

“We love the ceiling,” Rinfret says. “It’s one-sixth of a room and often overlooked. We added a molding detail and inset a wood wallcovering from Phillip Jeffries. It makes a big difference in having the space feel complete.”

designers, Cindy Rinfret and Taylor Stebbins.

Kravet fabric covers the cushion of a wicker Justin Van Breda London dog bed. The elegant fabric on the desk chair is by Cowtan & Tout.

Paul Ferrante designed the headboard’s shell sconce.

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Summer by the Sea A beloved coastal cottage receives a gentle but thorough reinvention to accommodate a family of seven.

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A Dutch door allows sea breezes to flow through this compact cottage thanks to an interior redesign featuring a new floor plan that retains classic architectural elements—like porthole windows—and the home’s original footprint.

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coastal Rhode Island vacation home with a long history of change has emerged from its latest makeover with an open floor plan, a spacious new kitchen, and easy flow to outdoor spaces, all tailored to fit a large family content to spend their summers by the sea.

Built in 1910, the 2,400-square-foot house in Little Compton started as a simple, square summer cottage with exposed studs, limewashed walls, and tiny rooms. But 100-plus years and a variety of owners had left a mark.

ABOVE: The entry doubles as a mudroom with a durable brick floor inlaid with pine—a material used throughout the home—for a warm and rustic look.

The round window was left over from a powder room that once occupied this space. LEFT: The design team refaced the original living room fireplace with V-groove paneling and capped it with a reclaimed barnwood mantel that pairs nicely with the owners’ vintage telescope collection.

“When we got there, what caught my eye was how many iterations of this house there had been over the years,” says Wade Paquin of WKP Construction.

“There had been at least six modifications, which is why it ended up so chopped up.”

The current owners tasked Paquin and interior designer Patti Watson of Taste Design with yet another update, this time to provide better access to the recently added pool, bring cohesion to the secondfloor bedrooms, and replace a dark and narrow kitchen that had been shunted to the middle of the house and sat smack in the home’s highest traffic area.

“The kitchen was basically in a hallway that was the main access to the new pool,” says Watson.

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saving armless chairs and a builtin banquette provide seating for seven in the dining area. The bar and leather-upholstered stools were part of the homeowners’ existing antiques collection.

A former guest bedroom transformed into an open kitchen with views of the pool and, from the porthole window in the custom backsplash, the ocean.

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layout that saw Paquin knock down several interior walls and convert the former first-floor guest bedroom—which featured the best water views in the house—into a spacious new kitchen.

“The owners really love the size of the home; they were not looking for an expansion, just an improved floor plan,” she says.

It was also important to the owners

The primary bedroom blends existing elements, like the wood-paneled wall that opens onto the deck, with new built-ins that make up for the room’s lack of closets. The designers added a fireplace to keep the room cozy on cool evenings—and during the occasional winter retreat.

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ceiling was opened up to accommodate the bunk bed, and built-in cabinets provide storage while mitigating the need for bulky furniture. The home’s added second bath fits into a tight space thanks to more custom cabinetry and a trough sink that allows siblings to share while keeping the space below feeling open and airy. The custom vanity in the primary bath resembles a vintage bureau.

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Three boys share this reimagined secondfloor bedroom. When the trio demanded bunk beds to match those in their sisters’ room, interior designer Patti Watson opted for a stowable rope ladder to save space in the tight confines. The room utilizes an antique brass bed and a glass-sided cabinet from the owners’ collection.

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to retain the home’s original charm and character, from design to construction.

“We intentionally didn’t make everything plumb and level,” says Paquin.

Watson’s interior design focuses on traditional elements like V-groove ceilings, barnwood beams, and cherry furnishings while also incorporating the owners’ extensive collection of American antiques and art.

“Working antiques into a useful home for a family of seven was a tough balancing act, but the art and accessories were all well-chosen, and we spent an entire workday observing how the home—and antiques—were used to design a plan that reallocated space to meet the needs of a busy family,” Watson says. Summer never looked sweeter.

The recently added pool, cabana, and carriage house helped drive the need for an interior that allows better access to these oft-used outdoor spaces.

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tonington, Connecticut’s town green took on a whole new glow when Coral opened its doors last spring. Interior designer Lindsey Coral Harper, who brings her keen eye and a serious design pedigree to the coastal community, founded the shop, housed in what locals call the old pharmacy building.

Born and raised in Georgia, Atlanta would have been an obvious place for Harper to start her design career. Instead, she set her sights

ABOVE: Interior designer and shop owner Lindsey Coral Harper operates her firm from her Stonington, Connecticut, shop, Coral. LEFT: A vintage rattan quatrefoil table is topped with handcrafted cutting boards and a garnet-colored-glass match striker based on an antique design.

on New York City and landed her first job at the storied Carleton V showroom.

After that stint, A-list designer Richard Keith Langham snatched her up. “I learned more in six months of working with Keith than in four years at school,”

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INSIDE IS AN AIRY SPACE SWATHED IN BENJAMIN MOORE WHISPERING PEACH, A LONGTIME GO-TO HUE FOR HARPER. ended, I had all this furniture and pieces we had custom made. What do you do with it?” A friend suggested that Harper open a pop-up shop in Watch Hill, Rhode Island, to off-load the whole kit and caboodle. “It was a big success and lots of fun,” she says. So, after a retail pause during Covid, Harper relaunched the shop in Stonington, where she now lives.

The store welcomes shoppers with a crisply tailored navy awning. Inside is an airy space swathed in Benjamin Moore ABOVE: A photograph by Troy House is the focal point of an eclectic wall display featuring art by Mary Maguire and antique ship paintings that Harper bought at auction on Nantucket. The chairs, reupholstered in a cinnabar mohair fabric, exemplify stylish upcycling. RIGHT: Coral’s welcoming facade at 77 Main Street often has its glossy double doors swung open during balmy weather.

she says. A seven-year tenure at the firm prepared Harper to launch her eponymous company.

Harper’s colorful interiors and modern-meets-traditional aesthetic put her on the radar of magazine editors.

Her work has been featured on the pages of House Beautiful, Traditional Home, and Southern Living. She has also participated in show houses up and down the eastern seaboard, most recently the prestigious Kips Bay Decorator Show House New York.

It was actually a show house that launched her career as a shopkeeper.

“In 2017, I did the Southern Living Idea House, which means I had to furnish the entire house,” she explains. “When it

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Whispering Peach (a longtime go-to hue for Harper) and layered with an assortment of furniture and accessories in a style Harper describes as “comfortable coastal.”

While international travel inspires, a crew of local artisans is represented.

Cheese boards from Soundview Millworks, shell boxes from Susan Lloyd, and hand-marbled matchbooks by Shandell’s mingle with antiques and attention-grabbing colored-glass hurricanes, bamboo daybeds, boldly patterned pillows, and statement-making mirrors.

And while Coral buzzes during the summer, Harper ensures it is chock-full year-round, making the shop worth a visit in any season. Coral, Stonington, Conn., lindseycoralharper.com

TOP: The mirror in this vignette can be custom made in a variety of finishes, and the shell boxes are crafted by Susan Lloyd. BOTTOM: The shop’s fabulous finds

include a sofa upholstered in fabric by Alan Campbell for Quadrille, a vintage pencil-reed cocktail table featuring a palm leaf design, and vintage carpet beaters that flank contemporary photography. Harper customized the barstool with the location of her South Carolina wedding, a palm tree, and a burgee flag.

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As she chats in her light-filled Cambridge, Massachusetts, home, abstract paper artist Kelli Nyman laughs when she admits it is hard to explain exactly what to call her innovative artwork.

“Some have called it origami art, others wall sculptures, and still others paper wall art,” says the thirty-eight-year-old. “I think ‘wall art’ covers it, but I’m more interested in creating it than labeling it.”

While Nyman’s art may be based on the traditional craft of origami, it is far more inspired, complex, and multilayered.

Nyman’s pieces, which are typically framed like paintings and designed to hang on a wall, combine the rigid, geometric patterns of origami and the free-form elements of painting. “I start with traditional interlocking origami paper shapes, but then I get inspired and add different colors, shapes, and textures to each piece,” she explains. “It’s that infinite combination, the blending of elements, that intrigues me. It’s almost like I am painting with paper.”

Interestingly, that marriage of the traditional and the artistic is also part of Nyman’s personal history.

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CLOCKWISE FROM RIGHT: Antheia No. 02 (2023), 11"H x 14"W x 1.5"D, paper and acrylic paint on wood panel.

Artist Kelli Nyman. Urban Jungle No. 06 (2023), 20"H x 20"W x 2"D, paper and acrylic paint on wood panel.

“I LIKE CREATING ART THAT IS SPECIALLY RELATED TO THE SPACE IT WILL OCCUPY.” —Artist Kelli Nyman

After earning a bachelor’s degree in design and merchandising from Drexel University, she worked in fashion merchandising and marketing for more than a decade.

In her spare time, Nyman discovered origami and was instantly attracted to its possibilities. “The more I experimented with it, the more I realized I could use it as a starting point to express myself,” she says.

In 2017, Nyman opened an Etsy shop, and her work began selling widely. A large four-panel commission for Washington, D.C.’s Grand Hyatt hotel helped convince her to quit her full-time job and launch her art career. She named her new enterprise Kaleidowall, based on the Greek words kalos (beautiful) and eidos (shape).

In addition to her studio work, she has also completed numerous commissions for residential settings. “It’s so challenging— and fun—to collaborate with homeowners,” she says. “I like creating art that is specially related to the space it will occupy.”

Working out of a Somerville, Massachusetts, studio, Nyman continues to explore her unusual artistic niche by, as she explains, “playing with light, shadows, colors, and textures.” She smiles and adds, “I am so lucky!”

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ou might not immediately recognize the company known as twenty2 Wallpaper + Textiles, but chances are you’ve seen its eye-catching wares adorning some of the chicest houses, hotels, and boutiques. The Naugatuck, Connecticut-based brand has become a go-to source for design cognoscenti looking to expand their ethos into signature collections of textiles and wallcoverings.

“We initially started as a multidisciplinary design firm,” says cofounder Kyra Hartnett, who created twenty2 with her husband,

Robertson Hartnett, in 2001 in Brooklyn, New York. “We were doing branding, graphic design, and commercial and residential interior design.”

(Regarding the company’s name, twenty-two is Robertson’s lucky number, and the couple met when they were both twenty-two years old.)

From the start, the Hartnetts were interested in wall treatments and how they can change a space and tell a story.

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wallpaper had fallen out of favor. But that didn’t deter the duo. “We forecasted that there would be a resurgence of layered personalization,” says Kyra.

“We started exploring how our design vernacular would work in the world of wallpaper.”

In 2003, Kyra and Robertson debuted their first wallpaper collection.

Ten years and numerous accolades later, twenty2 established an in-house printing division and became a private label manufacturer. In 2020, with the introduction of its digital textile printing division, the company had grown into a full-service private label design and print studio for both wallpapers and textiles.

ABOVE: Artist Rebecca Atwood’s designs are printed by twenty2.

LEFT: Compared to traditional screen printing, where different colors of a pattern are applied— often by hand—to a surface via a series of screens, digital printing allows for multiple colors to be applied at once. Seen here: a suzani-inspired pattern by St. Frank.

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twenty2 relocated from Bantam, Connecticut, to Naugatuck in March and now employs fifty-plus people who help designers and artists realize their fabric and wallpaper dreams using the most sophisticated technology. Over time, they’ve collaborated with some names you might recognize, including Kelly Wearstler, Caitlin McGauley, Sarah Von Dreele, and Rebecca Atwood.

“WE FORECASTED THAT THERE WOULD BE A RESURGENCE OF LAYERED PERSONALIZATION.” —Kyra Hartnett

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: The designers review patterns by artist Kelly Ventura. The twenty2 team holds textile standards to the highest caliber. Designs in the works by textile company Virginia Kraft, another one of twenty2’s collaborators.

A certain set of core values has helped the company grow over the past two decades. Regardless of the collaborator, for instance, little ever goes to waste.

“All of the materials that we print on are either recyclable or biodegradable,” says Robertson. Kyra adds: “One of our traits is innovation, whether it’s in our systems or our workflows or the way we relate as a team, and certainly expanding our technology. It’s constant evolution and striving to be at the leading edge.” twenty2 Wallpaper + Textiles, Naugatuck, Conn., twenty2.net

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Welcome to New England Home’s newest special section, Giving Back. Our team believes in more than just exquisite residential design; we believe in making a difference. We understand that you, our readers, are not only looking to partner with top-tier design professionals, but you’re also looking to collaborate with individuals who share your values and strive to be conscious global citizens.

The following pages highlight a select group of professionals and the causes and organizations they support. New England Home will donate to each of these nonprofits, and we invite you to do the same to those that particularly touch your heart. We’ve included a QR code to make donating quick and easy. Thank you for helping us better our communities and for supporting designers who do the same.

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So when Annissa Essaibi George, president of Big Sister Boston and a friend of Murphy’s, invited her to be a part of an initiative called The New Girls Network, she was all in.

“The goal of the program is to engage women business owners across the city in mentoring ambitious young women in Boston,” explains Murphy, who will lead a group of six mentees this year. “We’re not only introducing these girls to our industry as a potential career path, but we’re also teaching them about the experiences of owning a business, the mistakes we made early on, how to understand the financial aspects, and what it takes to run a successful company,” she says.

As someone who credits her own career path to a skill she acquired through a community organization, Murphy considers her work with The New Girls Network to be a fullcircle moment.

“Annissa and I were both raised in Dorchester and chose to stay and raise our families here, and I’m really invested in the city. Women supporting women … that is what it is all about, and I am thrilled to support Annissa in this latest initiative,” concludes Murphy.

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uring the Covid pandemic, while there was a lull in residential construction, the team at Koulopoulos Vona & Company (KVC Builders) dedicated magazine ads to show support for an industry that was experiencing anything but a lull: first responders.

“We used ads to say thank you to nurses, and told them at the end of all this we owed them something, and we wanted to come through,” says Brian Vona, managing partner at KVC. That promise came to fruition in the form of Team Health Heroes, an organization developed by KVC, alongside many of its close partners in the residential construction industry to support first responders in the form of grants, educational funding, and more. The Team consists of KVC, Soderholm Custom Builders, Schumacher Companies, Sudbury Design Group, Yale Appliance, and System 7 Technology Design.

“We really just wanted to show how much respect we have for what nurses and first responders did during the pandemic. We wanted to make sure they knew they were appreciated and not forgotten,” Vona says.

The organization’s most recent event, a golf outing in the fall of 2023, raised more than $350,000 in one day, all of which went to support nurses and nursing programs.

Most of the event attendees were in the residential construction business. “There are so many good people in this industry, and we are just one of many who made this event possible,” notes Vona.

Each year, Team Health Heroes’ efforts rotate to support a different sector, including firefighters and EMTs. Details of the organization’s 2024 event will be released later this year. In the meantime, donations are accepted at teamhealthheroes.com.

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atthew Cunningham, founding principal of Matthew Cunningham Landscape Design, has been involved with The Boston Society of Landscape Architects since 1996.

“Part of the goal of the BSLA is to support landscape architects through the life of their career through continuing education and professional development, and that’s certainly been my experience,” he says.

Cunningham’s current focus is on helping the BSLA grow through fundraising. “I helped revive a fundraising campaign called Circle of Support that secured critical financial resources for the organization,” he explains. “I led an effort that we called ‘The Cunningham Challenge,’ where I wrote an open letter to the BSLA community and created a call to action to secure donations—both financial donations and volunteer time. It’s helped revive donor support throughout the whole organization.”

Cunningham’s efforts, and the efforts of the BSLA, are felt beyond the profession. “The BSLA uses landscape architecture as a lens to help combat pressures related to climate change, and for designing our communities, and for managing social inequalities through educational and academic community outreach programs,” he says.

“Frankly, our residential landscapes are the living fabric of our cities and towns. They’re worth investing in, and I think the creation of beautiful places to relax and enjoy nature is a community resource.”

To support the Boston Society of Landscape Architects’ Circle of Support, visit bslanow.org/circleofsupport

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ach year, Mid-Cape Home Centers supports hundreds of organizations in the Cape Cod community but concentrates the bulk of its efforts on a charity chosen through a team vote.

This year, the vote was unanimous: Mid-Cape chose to continue its partnership with Tommy’s Place, a local organization dedicated to providing dream vacations for children battling cancer and their families. This decision comes on the heels of a successful year where Mid-Cape raised more than $48,000 for the organization.

“During that first year, we heard a lot of stories about what these children endure, and the light that Tommy’s Place brings to their families. It was so heartwarming, and we all got very invested in it,” explains Mid-Cape’s Crystal Pieschel. ”Because of the success of our fundraising and how much the organization meant to us, we decided we wanted to stay with Tommy’s Place for another year.”

Tommy’s Place, founded by Falmouth resident Tim O’Connell, emerged from O’Connell’s experience of offering his Martha’s Vineyard home to a young boy fighting cancer and his family. Tommy’s Place has since expanded to include two transformed inns located in Falmouth, MA, and Centerville, MA, and aims to operate all fifty-two weeks of the year. During their weeklong stay, families are encouraged to invite anyone who forms part of their support network, and are offered fully-stocked pantries and visits to local attractions.

Despite its growth in recent years, Tommy’s Place’s ambition stretches far beyond the confines of its current homes. To help support the organization’s efforts, visit tinyurl.com/Midcapedonate.

Tommy’s Place Foundation, Inc. 90 Shore Ave. Quincy, MA 02169 617-249-4462 tommysplace.org

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Jason Harris, Parterre in support of

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rookline is known as one of Boston’s most affluent neighborhoods, but it’s also one in which a portion of the population lives in public housing, a disparity that can create opportunity gaps in its public schools. Jason Harris, one of the owners of Parterre Garden Services, first learned of this issue through his wife, a longtime Brookline teacher. “My wife had seen the challenge firsthand,” Harris explains, “And she had always supported Steps to Success, a local organization that offers educational support to kids in public housing in order to close the opportunity gap.”

After donating to the organization for years, Harris became a board member in 2016, to help the program with its fundraising efforts. Over that time he has helped Steps to Success raise money to extend its services, which include after-school programs, college readiness, parent support, and more, to even the youngest of Brookline’s students. “We used to start with kids in fourth grade, but now are aiming to support children as early as kindergarten,” he says.

Children in the program have access to its services until the age of twenty-five.

“What I love about this program is that it really works,” Harris says. “There are a lot of things in life that don’t work, and a lot of tough problems in the world, and this organization has figured out a way to rally around these kids and address some very complicated challenges. Today Steps’ kids achieve at a similar level as their cohort, in terms of going to college and achieving academic and life success.”

To learn more about Steps to Success or to support the organization, visit stepstosuccessbrookline.org.

Steps to Success, Inc. Tax ID: 47-1641692 P.O. Box 470421 Brookline, MA 02447 617-713-5310 stepstosuccessbrookline.org

Parterre Garden Services 2 Republic Rd. North Billerica, MA 01862 617-492-2230 parterregarden.com

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ayne | Bouchier’s dedication to the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute began when an employee came to work at the firm shortly after losing her husband to cancer. In the twenty years since, that employee, Lee Reid, has become the company’s CEO, and has shepherded a number of other close friends and family members through the halls of Dana-Farber. Luckily oftentimes with more positive results.

“My daughter has the BRCA-1 gene, so she had preventative surgeries and care at Dana-Farber in her early thirties,” Reid explains. “They were wonderful. The Farber has been a very important part of my life.”

While Reid’s experience was paramount in forming the company’s commitment to the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, it’s a place that’s touched the lives of many at the firm in some way. The company and its staff now make regular memorial and tribute donations in the name of Reid’s late husband, as well as other friends and family who have experienced the disease.

“It’s remarkable what they do at Dana-Farber,” Reid says.

“There’s so much really interesting, innovative research going on; it’s truly one of the best cancer hospitals in the country.”

To support the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, visit dana-farber.org/how-you-can-help/

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute & The Jimmy Fund 10 Brookline Place West Brookline, MA 02445-7226 617-632-6099 dana-farber.org

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

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Mike Coutu, Sudbury Design Group in support of

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ike Coutu of Sudbury Design Group got involved with Household Goods after his daughter, who served on the board, saw a need for his expertise.

The Acton-based organization, which provides a full range of donated furniture and household items free of charge to those in need, required more room to house the 60,000plus items they distribute each year.

Coutu, an expert in site planning, stepped up to help optimize the facility, an experience that inspired him to become a board member himself. His entire team at Sudbury Design Group now contributes to the organization’s mission.

Household Goods constantly needs donated items to provide to clients. One of the biggest struggles with furnishing homes for thousands of people is providing 4,000 to 5,000 beds each year. To help meet this need, Sudbury Design Group’s carpentry team built more than 200 bed frames over a two-week period. Household Goods needs to keep up with the demand for beds, so Coutu’s team will do it again.

It’s not just beds that are in high demand. The need for Household Goods’ services has grown significantly, with the organization serving 2,870 homes in 2023—the highest number in its history, and a number that’s only expected to grow in coming years.

For those interested in supporting Household Goods, the organization welcomes donations of goods, funds, and time.

To learn more or contribute, visit their website or follow them on social media.

Household Goods 530 Main St. Acton, MA 01720 978-635-1710 householdgoods.org

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Jim Youngblood, Youngblood Builders in support of

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eb Youngblood, the CEO of Mothers’ Milk Bank Northeast and wife of Youngblood Builders’ Jim Youngblood, leads a nonprofit organization committed to providing safe, pasteurized donor milk to medically fragile babies, like those in hospital NICUs. “Preterm babies can only safely digest human milk, so they rely on us when there is no maternal milk supply available,” Youngblood explains. “Babies under thirty-two weeks are at the highest risk if given anything other than human milk, due to the risk of necrotizing enterocolitis, as their digestive systems cannot handle anything else. We exist because the babies need us to exist.”

The lack of maternal milk supply is a common issue when babies are born prematurely because the mother’s body is not yet ready, making donor milk the only safe alternative.

The demand for the services provided by the Newton-based organization is significant. “We support approximately 100 hospitals throughout the Northeast. Last year, we served around 17,000 babies across the region,” Youngblood reports. This amounts to roughly 1.5 million feedings, provided by the network’s approximately 1,000 donors.

Despite the extensive impact of Mothers’ Milk Bank Northeast, the need for its services continues to rise.

“Demand is increasing every year, and we aim to expand our capacity to meet this growing need,” Youngblood explains. “We need more stakeholders to support the milk bank, which will enable us to grow and, most importantly, help the babies grow.”

If you’re interested in supporting Mothers’ Milk Bank Northeast, whether through financial donations or as a milk donor, please visit milkbankne.org.

Mothers’ Milk Bank Northeast 377 Elliot St. Newton Upper Falls, MA 02464 617-527-6263 milkbankne.org

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A couple and their design team breathe new life into a storied estate.

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A paneled archway across from the front door welcomes visitors into the living room of this house west of Boston; French doors from Lepage Millwork line the rear, affording views of a marble garden pool installed by the Olmsted Brothers nearly 120 years ago. FACING PAGE: The entry radiates Hollywood glamour, its masonry door surround crowned by a discreet wall dormer—a hallmark of French country design.

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architecture and Italian-style garden in front echoes the 1906 mansion that once occupied the site. BELOW: Thick paneled archways separate the main rooms (and, in some cases, hide closets).

“I think it’s a gracious way to make a transition to a new space,” says architectural designer Todd Paratore. FACING PAGE: In a nod to the owners’ informal lifestyle, the kitchen is open to the living room, with just an unobtrusive arch dividing them.

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he suburban Boston estate had seen better days.

An Italianate mansion that once dominated the site was long gone, replaced by a 1950s ranch house. The formal gardens designed by the Olmsted Brothers nearly a century earlier were in a state of ruin. But for the man who grew up next door, the place still held a magical allure.

Learning the property was for sale, the gentleman and his wife purchased it twenty-five years ago, hoping to replace the ranch with a new house befitting the estate’s storied past. But that would have to wait until the couple’s finances caught up with their dreams.

In need of space after the arrival of their fourth child, the pair augmented the shingled ranch with two stucco wings designed in the French country

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ABOVE: The living room, like the rest of the house, was furnished using the owners’ existing pieces.

RIGHT: The dining room is painted Benjamin Moore Elephant Gray and is illuminated by cove lighting in the recessed ceiling and a Visual Comfort & Co. chandelier. The butler’s pantry is visible at rear.

FACING PAGE: The recessed oak shelving in the library repeats a paneling motif used throughout the house.

Green paint wraps the walls and ceiling, which interior designer Nina Seed describes as a very British approach.

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“We wanted it to fit our style of living, which is very casual.”

—THE HOMEOWNER

ABOVE: The window-lined breakfast bay brings the outdoors in, while floating shelves and a Visual Comfort & Co. chandelier preserve the view; a duplicate bay off the library serves as the wife’s office. FACING PAGE, CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: Ivy frames a round porthole window.

A similar window reappears in the butler’s pantry, which features a quartzite counter and backsplash. White rhino marble tops the kitchen cabinets, which alternate between white paint and oak and are paired with a sinuous plaster vent hood.

style they envisioned for their future home. The marriage of Pasadena and Provence was not an auspicious one.

“It was very funny looking,” concedes architectural designer Todd Paratore (formerly of TJP Design Group, now with Vance Stein Architecture|Interiors), who assisted architect John Margolis on the design. Seventeen years after moving in, the family demolished the ranch and started building a new two-story house designed by Paratore, which builder David Malmquist skillfully merged with the existing wings.

Blessed with creamy stucco walls, stout masonry trim, and ebony French doors that open to the front and rear gardens, the new home’s glamorous visage carries through to the interior, where paneled walls and passageways conspire with French oak floors and generous expanses of stone to give the house a venerable old-world appearance.

“The clients wanted the house to feel like it was always there,” says Paratore.

At the same time, he adds, “they didn’t want the house to be grandiose.”

The wife concurs. “We wanted it

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to fit our style of living, which is very casual,” she says.

To help bridge the formality of the architecture and the family’s easygoing lifestyle, interior designer Nina Seed stuck to a serene, neutral palette that was light on pattern but not visual interest. “Layering and texture is everything in these neutral spaces—it’s not about the color and patina,” says Seed, who managed the assignment using the couple’s existing furnishings.

Color does come into play in some secondary spaces, as well as the library, whose dusty green walls and ceiling

“Layering and texture is everything in these neutral spaces.”

—INTERIOR DESIGNER NINA SEED

offer cozy contrast to the airy living room next door. An understated archway is all that separates the latter from the kitchen, which pairs cool painted cabinets with warm paneled oak and forgoes upper cabinets for open shelves to keep dishes and cookware in easy reach. A second island doubles as a serving station for the window-wrapped breakfast bay, which surrounds diners in greenery and views of the garden relics out back.

“We tried to take our cues from the TOP: The home’s black, white, and gray palette

is reflected in the basement bathroom, which features flooring from Cement Tile Shop and walls painted Benjamin Moore Wrought Iron. BOTTOM: The sultry laundry room is bathed in Benjamin Moore Hale Navy. “It makes even me want to do laundry,” says Seed with a laugh. FACING PAGE: In the primary bath, marble cascades down the sides of the vanity top; pillowed Carrara marble floors lead to a balcony.

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A curvaceous MTI tub beckons from the other side of the primary bath. FACING PAGE: “To me, this feels like a really fabulous European retreat,” says Seed, who layered the primary suite with neutral patterns and textures for visual interest and incorporated antiques the couple had collected over the years.

landscape elements that were left,” says the wife, who tasked landscape architect Dan Gordon with knitting the new house into the old gardens. Emerald shrubs and groundcovers (bereft of all but white flowers) embrace the front auto court, where guests arrive after ascending a long sweeping driveway.

“When you drive up there now,”

Malmquist muses, “you think the house has been there for quite a long time.”

EDITOR’S NOTE: For details, see Resources.

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Everything to the left of the front entrance is new, constructed to blend seamlessly with the old part of the 1904 Shingle-style house.

Tree hydrangeas are among the landscape plan’s unusual species. FACING PAGE: The foyer’s existing fireplace was rebuilt with a surround of Calacatta Viola marble. A new staircase in a style that bridges traditional and contemporary connects the home’s three stories.

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Sleeping Beauty

It took a special couple to recognize a classic Shingle-style home’s past charm and awaken its bright future.

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Sherwin-Williams’s moody Still Water paint in semigloss gives the living room a warm, enveloping feel. Designer Erin Gates mixed traditional pieces like the homeowners’ own antique chest with more modern details such as the Visual Comfort & Co. chandelier with its milky handblown glass disks. She added shots of chartreuse, in the Kelly Wearstler drapery fabric and a toss pillow, to play off the artwork.

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e all like to believe we have a soulmate, that one person who sees us for who we really are, appreciates us, and maybe even helps us become a better version of ourselves. Sometimes, it seems, the same holds true for houses and homeowners. It takes the right person to come along and see the inner beauty and magnificent potential in a home.

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“I like the push-pull of the modern and the traditional. I feel like we struck a perfect balance here.”

—Interior designer Erin Gates

LEFT: Drama reigns in the dining room, where the walls wear Schumacher’s Brindille gold-accented wallpaper in a peacock-blue hue and the ceiling glows with Schumacher’s Brushed Plaid in Aged Silver. Chairs covered in sagecolored velvet encourage lingering around the Keith Fritz dining table. BELOW: The mudroom holds covered and open cabinetry to keep everything a family of five needs in its place.

That’s how it was for this suburban Boston home built back in 1904. Where some prospective buyers might have seen just an old house that needed a fair amount of repair, one couple valued its gracious Victorian past and saw its possibilities as the perfect present-day family dwelling.

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ABOVE: The light-filled family room is painted in Benjamin Moore’s Dove Wing, a luminous white with silvery undertones. Accents of blue and brass add warmth. RIGHT: A wet bar and game table sit at one end of the family room.

FACING PAGE: Gates used the same Calacatta Borghini marble for the kitchen’s backsplash and counters. The stainless-steel hood’s brass strapping is echoed in the Lawson-Fenning stools. “They’re the perfect touch of modern,” says Gates about the brass-framed stools with vinyl seats.

All they needed was a team of design professionals who shared their imagination and had the expertise to make it happen. They found it in architect Treff LaFleche, builder Jim Youngblood, and interior designer Erin Gates.

No one would suspect that the house, with its twin gables flanking a cedar-shingled roof, is anything but a well-cared-for early twentiethcentury house. In fact, almost the entire left side is brand-new, designed and built to mesh seamlessly with the existing house. The older section underwent extensive renovations. “We dug down, supporting the center and the right-hand gable and put a new foundation under the house,” Youngblood explains.

While the footprint of the older side remained basically the same, everything was taken down to the studs and rebuilt. LaFleche appreciated his clients’ preference for rebuilding rather than starting over. “So much of our heritage is being torn down because the cost of updating can be

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ABOVE: Cerused-oak cabinetry sits against the primary bath’s wall of Statuario marble. LEFT: “The wife fell madly in love with this tub,” says Gates about the primary bath’s polished nickel tub, which was shipped over from England. FACING PAGE, TOP TO BOTTOM: A V-groove ceiling, upholstered bed, and a bench of sumptuous blue velvet lend a cozy warmth to the primary bedroom. A to-die-for dressing room organizes clothes, shoes, and accessories along the walls and in the voluminous center island.

too great,” he says. “My clients understood the meaning of being good stewards to an old home.”

In the older part of the house, rooms maintain the smaller scale of the original spaces, and architectural details, including the living room’s handsome leaded-glass windows, were restored or replaced with an eye toward authenticity.

Here, Gates used rich, warm colors and a blend of antiques and transitional pieces to bridge the centuries. “I like the push-pull of the modern and the traditional,” the designer says. “I feel like we struck a perfect balance here.”

The new side of the house leans a bit more twenty-first century, with an open floor plan and a lighter, neutral palette. Architectural details such as coffered ceilings and moldings that carry through from the other side keep the transition smooth. “We tried to expand the house in a way

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ABOVE: Rusty tones join neutrals and blues to add character to the study.

The coppery velvet sofa and a swivel chair face off across a natural bananabark coffee table from Made Goods. RIGHT: Schumacher’s Acanthus Stripe grasscloth makes a bold statement in the powder room. FACING PAGE: The pool house, a new addition to the property, was designed to mimic the style of the main house. “The program is more enclosed, more private, more nested in the backyard,” landscape architect Craig Halvorson notes.

that reflects how it might have been had it been designed back in the beginning of the twentieth century in anticipation of how a twenty-firstcentury family might use it,” LaFleche says.

Landscape architects Craig Halvorson and Ricardo Austrich achieved the same balance of traditional and contemporary in the yard. Front plantings have a bit more structure and formality, while the backyard is private, relaxed, and ready for play.

As is so often true in matters of the heart, all this old house needed was to be seen through loving eyes.

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The family room leads to the covered porch in the backyard, where the landscape plan includes a sizable swath of lawn for the homeowners’ three children to play. Low dwarf ginkgo shrubs provide year-round interest without blocking light from the house.

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Nestled into the lush natural vegetation of its coastal location, “the home evokes time and tradition within its setting,” says interior designer Terri Ricci. Cedar shingles weathered silver-gray by sun and salt air reinforce the low-key vibe of a beach house, which sits at the end of a stepping-stone path. FACING PAGE: The entry hall sets a quiet stage with shiplap walls painted white, a backdrop for a modern live-edge desk and wood-andmetal chair.

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A seaside cottage is updated to welcome family and friends in summer and beyond.

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ith an expanse of open porch meant for lazy summer afternoons taking in ocean views and cool breezes, a pitcher of lemonade at the ready, this cottage speaks to traditional New England understatement. “It’s an elegant house, simply but beautifully detailed, reminiscent of a beach shack,” says architect Thomas A. Kligerman, who designed the one-story structure in 2008.

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Part of a larger property, the 2,250-square-foot, three-bedroom house is used as guest quarters, explains interior designer Terri Ricci, who worked with Kligerman on the initial plan. Since then, she has regularly collaborated with the owners to update the space to meet their changing needs.

Laid out in an L-shape, the house, built by J.G. Early, has two wings. One features that idyllic porch running along

its facade. Inside, under a vaulted ceiling of white painted-wood slats framed by stained fir beams, is the open living, dining, and kitchen spaces.

The other leg of the L is to the rear and houses the bedroom suites and a changing room connected to an outdoor shower. The bedrooms, accessed via a second porch that runs along one side of the wing, required occupants to step outdoors to go from the public to the

changing room, a twig-and-driftwood mirror lends a dramatic finish to the teak walls and vanity. An arflex sofa and vintage Hans J. Wegner chairs harmonize with traditional architectural elements such as the multipaned windows and brick fireplace in the living room. An antique bench is set against white shiplap walls in the kitchen where an open door leads to the ocean-facing porch.

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To lighten the palette in the kitchen, Martha’s Vineyard Construction Company bleached dark walnut cabinets to a soft wood tone and replaced heavy granite countertops with white marble. FACING PAGE: Vintage Eskild Pontoppidan dining chairs surround the Stillmade walnut dining table. Bone Simple Design’s custom jute-and-cord barrel pendants bring in another modern element.

private spaces. As the family matured and more guests began occupying the house during the offseason, the design team was asked to enclose the porch to make it more practical for year-round use.

At the same time, Ricci outlined an updated plan for the kitchen. The clients wanted the space to be lighter, brighter,

and more inviting as a gathering place.

“We kept the same footprint, but we softened the tones,” says the designer.

Martha’s Vineyard Construction Company was tapped to strip and bleach dark-stained walnut cabinets. Seating was added at the island, and heavy granite countertops were replaced with

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“ It’s an elegant house, simply but beautifully detailed, reminiscent of a beach shack.”

—ARCHITECT THOMAS A. KLIGERMAN

Nothing says summer by the sea like an open porch with an ocean view. Shaded by shrub pines and furnished with a porch swing and vintage oak rope chairs, it is a favorite spot for quiet contemplation.

FACING PAGE: Though the rear porch was enclosed with floor-to-ceiling windows, it retains an outdoor sensibility with exterior shingles and outdoor sconces on the wall and bluestone flooring.

honed white Calacatta marble. Plaster applied to the ceiling and exhaust hood increased texture. The walnut Stillmade dining table was surrounded by vintage midcentury modern chairs.

The living room is a carefully curated balance of old and new. “We purposely mixed an Italian modern linen sofa and modern lantern-style wall sconces with classic Hans J. Wegner chairs and an

antique metal pie cabinet,” says Ricci.

The result is a comfortable, sophisticated setting with a sense of history—real or imagined. Floor-to-ceiling doublehung windows, much like those used on historic southern manses, “give the house a summer feel year-round,” says Ricci.

Similar classic-style windows were used to enclose the rear porch, creating

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ABOVE: The primary bedroom is cozy and calm; whitewashed wood planks add visual interest to the vaulted ceiling, and the corner windows are treated with soft off-white curtains and taupe-gray shades. RIGHT: A guest room has a custom painted headboard with a hinged extension that envelopes the nightstand. FACING PAGE: An antique English desk and chair are set against a window in a corner of the primary bedroom.

a protected corridor that maintains an outdoor sensibility thanks to an interior wall still sheathed in exterior shingles and a bluestone floor impervious to wet and sandy feet. The windows, which are left open as weather permits, assure there is plenty of natural light.

“How people use a house and its spaces changes with time and how the family grows,” says Ricci. And while the cottage will no doubt continue to be adapted to the evolving needs of her clients, she says, “In this latest iteration, this house has found itself.”

EDITOR’S NOTE: For details, see Resources.

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Kligerman Architecture & Design INTERIOR DESIGN: Terri Ricci Interiors BUILDERS: J.G Early Contractor and Builder and Martha’s Vineyard Construction Company

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“How people use a house and its spaces changes with time and how the family grows.”

—INTERIOR DESIGNER TERRI RICCI

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A 1929 brick colonial in Cambridge is reimagined for the present day.

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One of the client requests was to transform the existing single-story entry into a more dramatic double-height space; a striking new staircase extends into the attic, where the wife’s new “treetop office” is located. FACING PAGE: A Giffin Design light fixture illuminates a Poliform table, B&B Italia chairs, and a rug from Steven King Decorative Carpets in the dining area; artwork by Lalla Essaydi hangs in a walnut niche.

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here are various schools of thought on how to approach historic renovations, and in the case of this 1929 two-story brick colonial in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Hisel Flynn Architects opted to celebrate the new as opposed to merely trying to mimic the original details.

“Our goal was to maintain the classic colonial character of the house and keep its scale intact, while at the same time ensuring that any interventions be clearly legible as modern instead of a mush of old and new,” says architect Katie Flynn, who designed the symmetrical second-floor additions perched atop the residence’s existing first-floor wings. These additions— which contain an office on one side and the primary suite on the other—feature

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television room, the client, a vegan, only agreed to the leather chairs because they are vintage. The modern additions sit atop existing wings and feature curved cedar walls and cantilevered roofs that shade new balconies.

For the main floor plan, architect Katie Flynn moved the more practical spaces to the core of the home and left the perimeter open to maximize light and views throughout.

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“THE PERIMETER OF THE FIRST FLOOR IS LIKE A RACETRACK, WITH LIGHT STREAMING INTO THE CORE.” —ARCHITECT KATIE FLYNN

LEFT: Sliding glass pocket doors separate the television room from the living area, which features a fireplace, a pendant from SkLO Studio, and a sofa from B&B Italia.

ABOVE: Northe Woodworking is responsible for all the millwork in the home, including the kitchen cabinetry; the countertops are quartz, and the pendants are from Foscarini. “The triple slider opens all the way and provides optimal access to the yard,” explains Flynn.

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curved cedar walls and cantilevered roofs that shelter dual balconies. “The curved walls help the house to smooth itself into its surroundings,” notes Flynn.

Inside, Flynn overhauled the previous “rabbit warren” of spaces and conceived a plan that better serves the family of four. In addition to the new primary suite and office, there are two equally sized bedrooms for the clients’ teenagers on the second floor, an office in the attic, and a walk-out basement with increased headroom that accommodates a

gym, a hangout space for the kids, a mudroom, and a guest room.

Back on the main level, central placement of the kitchen, fireplace, stairs, and powder room frees up the perimeter for optimal circulation and additional natural light. “The perimeter of the first floor is like a racetrack, with light streaming into the core,” explains the architect. These core elements are separated from the perimeter using curved plaster walls—a nod to the shape of the new exterior wings—and custom millwork.

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“The builder did a masterful job creating these curved plaster walls,” says Flynn. “To keep the home from feeling like an Italian hospital, we added white-oak flooring.”

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Nightstands from Cappellini and pendants from A-N-D flank the bed in the primary suite; the artwork is by Richard Serra. The primary bath features flooring from Stone Source and a tub from MTI. A wallpaper from Eskayel envelops the powder room.

“This project took so much precision on the builder’s part,” explains Flynn, referring to the team at Adams + Beasley Associates. According to the firm’s Laura Burnes, “It requires a great deal of planning and craftsmanship to achieve a clean, effortless look. It’s the intersections of materials that make a modern building sing.”

To complement the sleek envelope, the owners tapped Rachel Reid to furnish the interiors. “The client is vegan, so we couldn’t bring leather, silk,

wool, fur, and down into the home,” says Reid.

“I enjoyed the challenge. It was interesting to think about a project in this way.”

Reid took to heart all of her clients’ requests, including the desire for handmade elements such as tile and handblown lighting. “We wanted the lighting and furniture to have the same feel as the curved walls, so we chose items that are rounded and allow for a nice flow,” says the designer, who kept color to a minimum. “Since there are clear

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The owners took advantage of the renovation to make the house as sustainable as possible, opting for solar panels, Tesla backup batteries, and electric heat pumps, among other things. “We were able to achieve a much more airtight building than a 1920s brick colonial would normally allow for,” says Laura Burnes of Adams + Beasley Associates. FACING PAGE: The kitchen is in the former primary bedroom, while the bedroom has been relocated to the new second-floor addition directly above.

views throughout the main floor, we needed to maintain a cohesive palette from room to room. The client is an art historian and enjoys collecting, so the only place we brought in color is through the artwork. The background recedes, and the artwork is given the loudest voice.”

The resulting home, both inside and out, manages to focus on the now with-

out discounting the then. “So often,” says Flynn, “clients will ask for a historic shell and modern interiors.

But in this case, we were all so excited about expressing traditional and modern elements on both the interior and exterior. It has all the glory of a classic colonial, plus a modern, presentday intervention.”

ARCHITECTURE: Hisel Flynn

Architects INTERIOR DESIGN: Reid Design BUILDER: Adams + Beasley Associates LANDSCAPE DESIGN: WOLA

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hirty years ago a small idea grew into reality when friends Jim Douthit and Heather Lashbrook Jones started a Blade of Grass. By cultivating relationships and gardens the company has grown into what it is today, a full-service landscape design, installation, and maintenance firm specializing in tailored solutions for their clients.

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s owner and principal designer Ann Henderson has been practicing the Art of Inside for over 3 decades.

With degrees in Art History and Interior Design, Ann understands the fundamental, timeless doctrines of superior design, hallmarks of her firm.

Each project involves a collaborative exploration of our clients’ distinct values, lifestyles, and aesthetic preferences, ensuring a personalized and tailored experience. Whether curating an inherited collection or choosing decor that will become one, our attention to our clients’ preferences ensures the creation of bespoke spaces that reflect their individuality and style. Powerfully, color and texture impart meaning and association and we use them with confidence.

As full-service designers, we take pride in our curated network of longstanding, trusted connections, and resources. Their talents and ours provide an unparalleled

process from schematic to the Grand Reveal.

A design process as artful as the design? No matter the scope, that is our commitment.

ANN HENDERSON

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What Makes Us Unique

Personalized Interiors That Celebrate Your Story Designed as a coastal retreat for a family of seven, this newly built summer home captures the homeowners’ vibrant personalities and an easygoing beachside lifestyle.

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t Blakely Interior Design, our highly personal approach to design creates a closeness to home that goes far beyond aesthetics. From concept to completion, we expertly guide our clients through their design journey, transforming their lives with beautiful homes that embody their unique personalities and lifestyles.

Whether a city-view penthouse renovation or a new construction summer house by the shore, our client-acclaimed signature process ensures that each project results in a tailor-made home that weaves our clients’ experiences throughout each space.

Based in Rhode Island, with projects spanning across New England and beyond, our full-service firm specializes in custom private residences that effortlessly celebrate your story of home. Marked by passion, precision, and a profoundly per-

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sonalized experience, each project is curated to our clients’ individualism, resulting in an intentionally designed house that they’re proud to call home.

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What Makes Us Unique

We Value and Restore the Things You Love

Manzi Appraisers & Restoration 20 Park Plaza, #400-14 Boston, MA 02116 617-948-2577 manziappraisers.com

DAVID J. MANZI

Richard Artschwager (American, 1923–2013) Chair/Chair, Vitra, Switzerland. Signed and numbered.

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one-of-a-kind business in the art appraisal and restoration industry, Manzi Appraisers & Restoration is dedicated to reviving beloved pieces, whispering back their stories, and ensuring they can be cherished for generations to come.

Fueled by passion for the things we love, we focus on what we do best: meticulous appraisals and expert restorations for everything from paintings to furniture. Our clients have entrusted us with their precious keepsakes, each with

its own unique history waiting to be rediscovered.

Our ability to serve a diverse customer base with our extensive range of services has made us a go-to source for collectors, art dealers, museums, and insurance companies who value quality and expertise. So, whether you have a dusty painting in the attic or a family heirloom yearning for some TLC, don’t hesitate to reach out. We’d love to hear your story!

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The Challenges of Change

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ome renovations are challenging. There are so many layout, structural, historic, and energy considerations to navigate. As a design-forward residential renovation firm, we love creating spaces that express your style and warm your heart. But many other factors play a role in dictating the design’s structure, building methods, and performance, and therefore need to be incorporated into the home’s design. We at Refined Renovations have the experience, approach, team, and passion to handle all the challenges of change.

We streamline the overall renovation process, starting with your goals. We then render design options, suggest and source custom cabinetry and fixtures, and even curate and install your interiors. Our in-house build team manages our valued subcontractors, installs our gorgeous

interiors, and ensures all the design details are executed properly. Each team member adds exceptional value to the project—not only with their individual skills, but also by working together as an accomplished team. Our approach takes us from refining conceptual designs to arranging the dining chairs in time for a celebratory drink.

Refined Renovations 16 Upton Drive, Suite 1 Wilmington, MA 01810 184 Worcester Street Wellesley, MA 02481 978-809-3221 refinedren.com JIM BUHRER

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Easing the Process of Building Beautiful Homes The expansive brick fireplace, structural lumber of the exposed floor above, and custom built-ins give this one-of-a-kind kitchen its charming character.

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hen a house is just right for the homeowners— beautiful and functional—it makes their lives better every day. As one of the Greater Boston area’s premier residential renovation and custom home building companies, our business is working with design professionals and customers to create beautiful homes that elevate the human experience.

Our projects come in on schedule and on budget because our experienced team manages the heck out of them. Our craftsmanship and technical expertise create houses that are gorgeous and technically correct. Throughout the process, our clients are well-informed and in control, and our team is motivated by how great it will be for our customers to live in their new spaces.

In the end, we are creating environments that will make people feel better every day. What could be better than that?

SARAH LAWSON

S+H Construction Sarah Lawson, President 45 Brighton St. Belmont, MA 02478 617-583-5826 shconstruction.com @S_H_Construction

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Clients Love Working With Our Team!

We provide a refreshing and professional experience, achieving your design goals and creating a client journey filled with joyful moments.

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altwater Home is a female-founded, family-run business that was created out of a passion for comfortable and inspiring spaces. With a love of salt air, sandy toes, nature, water, and earthy tones, our team works to create a coastal design for everyday living.

Our mission is to create a memorable brand experience for our clients during all stages of the design process.

Integrating our brand into all aspects of what we do inspires the team and our clients, culminating in spaces that reflect the lifestyle and passions of our clients.

At Saltwater Home, we’ll walk you through the decisionmaking process so you feel confident that you are making the right design choices. We combine comfort with func-

tionality, so you don’t need to compromise performance.

We help you design complete spaces that you are proud to entertain friends and family in that feel like home.

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Crafting Eclectic Spaces The use of vintage furniture combined with modern and local finds complement this 1930s cottage revival.

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t Stephanie King Design we approach each project with a tailored process that provides our clients with an individualized home design that is both bespoke in style and uniquely theirs. The studio guides each client through the design process, cultivating an environment that incorporates customized furniture pieces and beautiful finishes. We pride ourselves on sourcing both vintage and modern items to blur the lines of home and art. Our architectural and contractor collaborations bring together a love of functional aesthetics that allows for comfortable living, ultimately giving our projects beauty and inspiration.

STEPHANIE KING

Stephanie King Design 711 Main Street Bolton, MA 01740 978-634-1751 stephaniekingdesign.com

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Beyond Imagination If you’re a collector, bibliophile, or an equestrian, your dream home awaits.

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6 BEDROOMS 7 FULL BATHROOMS 2 PARTIAL BATHROOMS 10,000 SQ. FT. 31.43 ACRES $12,500,000

ARTIST’S RETREAT With its dramatic curves and angles, it makes sense that Lee Pond Estate in Westwood, Massachusetts, was designed and built for a renowned sculptor and his family. The home sits on a historic piece of land lined with specimen trees that create meandering walkways, ideal for garnering artistic inspiration. “Lee Pond is the best of what New England does,” says Ruth Kennedy Sudduth, vice chair for

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LandVest Boston. “It’s superb site quality set into an old estate that’s combined with a sleek, new, contemporary home.” RBL Architects led the design of that home. Completed in 2016, the two-story structure features a guest wing, basement gym, home theater, and wine cellar. Meichi Peng designed the interiors with an emphasis on materials—floor-to-ceiling marble and glass, porcelain tile, Venetian plaster, and variegated ceilings—that reflect the home’s ample natural light. And, also befitting a house designed for an artist, there’s no shortage of space to exhibit artwork. But even though it has a high-gloss

vibe, the residence is also inviting. “This is really a house that’s meant to be lived in,” says Sudduth. “The kitchen is made for gathering, and the pizza oven on the patio is meant for parties. It can suit multiple generations or a single family. A lot of that has to do with the skill of the designers and the character of the folks who built it.”

CONTACT: Jay Boyle, LandVest, Boston, landvest.com, 617-723-1800, MLS# MA3617

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THE GENTLEMAN FARMER Ipswich, Massachusetts, is dotted with estates that let the imagination run wild, and this one is no exception. An equestrian’s dream, the property keeps the focus on nature, whether it’s among the trees, on the tennis courts, in the pastures, or on adjacent Castle Neck River. The main house features historic bones that celebrate high

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ceilings, exposed beams, and tons of woodwork while forgoing a modern-day open floor plan in favor of dedicated rooms. (Six additional dwellings, an indoor riding arena, and an eleven-stall stable offer countless opportunities for a family compound or income properties.)

“The main house is a 1911 Tudor Revival that’s been beautifully and extensively renovated to feel original,” says Nicole Monahan, a broker for LandVest. “The foyer is impressive with wood floors and paneling, a fireplace with a seating area, and a breathtaking staircase at the rear. It really makes for a grand entry.” With a fully updated kitchen and remodeled baths, intricately carved mantel pieces, and en suite bedrooms, the

residence remains true to its roots but also boasts thoughtful upgrades like paned-glass French doors that draw one out to various porticos, patios, and porches. “The home is gracious without being overwhelmingly large, and it’s sited beautifully at ninetyeight feet above sea level,” Monahan says.

“The entry to the driveway is at sea level, however, so you wind through the property up to the higher elevation—it’s incredible.”

CONTACT: Nicole Monahan, LandVest, Ipswich, Mass., landvest.com, 617-680-6895, MLS# MA4291

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3 BEDROOMS 3 FULL BATHROOMS 1 PARTIAL BATHROOM 3,675 SQ. FT. 1.9 ACRES $6,950,000

LITERARY HERO Catch up with your favorite protagonist in this Newport, Rhode Island, mini manse that has character to spare. Built in 2003, every detail of the English country-style home is designed to replicate the ancestral halls of a manor built during the Gilded Age, but, at just under 4,000 square feet, in a comparably diminutive footprint. With vaulted ceilings, arched doorways, brilliant

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wood finishes, and two libraries, the residence is made for the period-drama devotee.

Listing agent Kimberly Doherty says, “I see a potential homeowner who is looking for a finely crafted, beautifully proportioned, elegant home for entertaining. It has all the attributes of a brand-new house—and all the grand elements of a mansion—while still maintaining a livable scale.” Slightly eccentric in its decor, the home’s ornate dining room, curved antechambers, and grand staircase reflect an era of refined formality. It even has domestic quarters in a nod to its English country style. Situated off Bellevue Avenue, the

structure reflects the architectural integrity of its surrounds—homes to which New York society would retire after the social season closed. “It doesn’t have to be just a summer visitor who comes to Newport, though,” says Doherty. “This place is for someone who wants to enjoy being in their home year-round—and in one that’s on a beautiful, quiet street.”

CONTACT: Kimberly Doherty, Lila Delman/ Compass, Newport, R.I., compass.com, 401-848-2101, MLS# 1353183 Photography by Todor Tsvetkov for Lila Delman/Compass

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70+ Events – Most Free

Don’t miss the Boston Design Week Awards Friday, May 3 5:30-8:30pm at Boston Architectural College BostonDesignWeek2024.eventbrite.com Lifetime Achievement Award: Jim & Susan M-Geough, The M-Geough Company Producers’ Choice Award: Artists for Humanity Plus Other Awards Presented at the Event Produced by: Fusco & Four/Ventures, LLC Sponsored by:

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Annual Kitchen Tour & Tasting Fundraiser

MAY 4

MAY 11

Visit a mix of kitchens and other first-floor rooms in seven beautiful homes. The tour benefits the Wellesley Hills Junior Women’s Club.

Burn some calories touring beautiful coastal homes, then indulge in tastings from area chefs and bakers.

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Newton House Tour

Summit

MAY 19

MAY 20–22

Celebrate the diversity of Newton’s residences during a self-guided tour showcasing examples of historic and modern architectural styles.

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42nd Festival of Historic Houses

›› 35th Annual Garden Tour JUNE 7–8

JUNE 8

Stroll through six beautiful private gardens during this popular Concord Museum event.

This self-guided tour, presented by the Providence Preservation Society, explores homes and gardens in the historic Mount Hope neighborhood.

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JUNE 8–9

Private gardens, large and small, are open for self-guided tours during this annual event.

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‹‹ Tour Bill Noble’s Garden

JUNE 21–23

The historic Rosecliff mansion is the backdrop for this year’s show, featuring flowers and designs we can enjoy in our own homes.

Tour the two-acre property inspired by the gardens at the nearby Cornish Artist’s Colony.

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JUNE 30

As we go to press, daylight saving has begun, and the buildingand-design community is bracing for the spring rush.

We are happy to report that Poggenpohl is back in Boston with a new 3,500-square-foot showroom in the iconic Saunders Building at 13 Park Plaza. The space features unique kitchen environments, from bold and modern to inviting and traditional, all reflecting the 130-year-old company’s impeccable quality and innovation.

SV Design, an architecture and interior design firm with offices in Beverly and Chatham, Massachusetts, has some exciting news.

Stefano Basso, Jennifer Hocherman, and Paul Muldoon have all been promoted to the role of principal. The trio’s tenure at the firm totals more than thirty-five years, so these seasoned professionals are well-poised for their new leadership positions.

Makkas Workroom is on the move, opening a new space in Sudbury, Massachusetts. The location is double the size of the company’s former Framingham facility, allowing it to offer more interactive experiences, including one-on-one project planning meetings, special events, and mentorship programs. We can’t wait to see what Manny Makkas and his team of expert craftspeople create next.

One of Maine’s most iconic designers, Angela Adams, is back with a retail location in Portland.

The new shop, located at 40 Free Street in the heart of the Arts District, showcases Adams’s latest rug and accessory collections alongside many of the timeless classics that launched her into the national spotlight.

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Several significant anniversaries must be noted. Three cheers for Doug Gates and the team at Showroom, which is celebrating its twentieth anniversary.

In an industry where new shops and showrooms often have the shelf life of a Hollywood marriage, this luxury brand deserves a champagne toast!

SimpleHome, a Westwood, Massachusetts-based smart home technology company, marks its fiftieth anniversary, celebrating decades of innovation and commitment to the luxury design community. “We’ve spent fifty years understanding what people need and how to make it hassle-free,” says Brad Smith, founder and chief performance officer. “Our focus has always been on reliability and ease of use.

At simpleHome, we are truly committed to keeping it simple and reliable while still providing the fun and luxury you expect in a quality home.”

Further north, Stephanie Saltonstall and Andrea Checovich of Summer House Furnishings in Rye, New Hampshire, celebrate twenty-five years of doing business on the Seacoast with a year of festivities, including parties and giveaways.

Last but certainly not least, WrightRyan marks forty years in business with Building for Generations, an anniversary celebration of its 1984 founding by Tom Wright and John Ryan. The anniversary also marks a change in leadership. Alan Sparn, who has served as the firm’s chief

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operating officer since 2022, will succeed Ryan as president beginning June 30. Ryan will transition to chair of the board of directors. “For forty years, Wright-Ryan has been building Maine’s great spaces— built environments where Maine’s people have lived, worked, learned, and thrived for generations. What an honor it is to celebrate this milestone with the community that made it all possible,” says Ryan.

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

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LUXU HOME DE SIGN SUMMIT ™

May 20-22, 2024

Chatham Bars Inn | Chatham, MA

Announcing Our 2024 Keynote Speakers!

Stan Dixon, AIA—President and founder of Atlanta-based firm D. Stanley Dixon Architect, Stan Dixon is one of a highly influential group of Southern-based architects and designers who are revolutionizing the design world with their work.

Brian Sawyer, FASLA, and John Berson, AIA—Brian and John are cofounders of New York City-based interdisciplinary firm Sawyer | Berson, practicing architecture, landscape architecture, and interior design.

Scott Lesnick—Scott Lesnick is a sought-after global keynote speaker and author who shows leaders at all levels how to be resilient, connect with all generations, grow business and productivity, and successfully navigate change.

For more information, visit luxuryhomedesignsummit.com

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January-February Networking Event at DOCA Boston

Anna Gilfoy and Alyssa Andress of Salt Architecture

Umut and Fatma Yilmaz of Lazzoni Furniture

DOCA Boston and New England Home hosted a lively networking event to fete the magazine’s JanuaryFebruary issue. Festivities took place at the kitchen designer’s new Brookline showroom, where top industry professionals enjoyed chef demonstrations, culinary creations, and handcrafted cocktails.

Leslie Fine of Leslie Fine Interiors and Manny Makkas of Makkas Workroom

Julie Dalton of Platt Builders, Chandon Georgian of 111works, and Kevin Cradock of Kevin Cradock Builders

Isabella Wolfsdorf, Maeve Kelley, and Nicholas Marchio of Catalano Architects

J.B. Clancy of ART Architects, New England Home’s Jenna Talbott, Gerry Korchmar of DOCA Boston, and New England Home’s Kathy Bush-Dutton

Doreen Le May Madden of Lux Lighting Design and Julia Hodges of RELYCO

Kelsey Drago and Julio Lugo of Cumar

Jeff Capello of Concept Building, David Boronkay of Slocum Hall Design Group, Jessica Tolman of Briar Design, and Leana Taft of Slocum Hall Design Group

Sachin Baidya and Hasan Jafri of Dover Rug & Home

Emma Winkler and MaryKate Farnham of LeBlanc Jones Landscape Architects

New England Home’s Lynda Simonton and Jenna Talbott (first and third from left) with Jeff and Natasha Soderbergh of Jeff Soderbergh Sustainable Furnishings & Fine Art

Jill Adler of DiscoverTile and Jason Nunes of Cabot House Furniture

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The 35th Annual Garden Tour Friday, June 7 and Saturday June 8, 2024 Join us for a day of beauty, nature, and discovery as you visit six private gardens throughout Concord.

All proceeds support the Concord Museum’s vital education initiatives.

Tickets on sale at concordmuseum.org

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Poggenpohl Showroom Grand Opening Poggenpohl debuted its new luxury kitchen showroom in Boston’s Back Bay earlier this year.

Design aficionados gathered to explore the latest in German-made kitchen solutions, raising a glass to craftsmanship and innovation.

Design Consultant Paola Grassi and Grégory-Fritz Laplanche of Ligne Roset

Lucy Le Pera of Roche Bobois and Patrick Hickox of Hickox Williams Architects

New England Home’s Kathy Bush-Dutton, Guillermo Langle of Cosentino, Marcia Speer of Poggenpohl, and Helena García of Cosentino

Brigg Klein of Poggenpohl and Paul Shaffer of Miele

Sheryl Burgarino, Anne Marie Diamond, Brigg Klein, Marcia Speer, and Janine Flamer of Poggenpohl

Photography by Matt Stone

Nantucket by Design Panel & Brunch at The Colony Hotel

Marla Mullen Sanford of MARLA Design Group and Bill Richards of Gary McBournie

Editor Clinton Smith, Stacey Stuart of Nantucket Historical Association, and Kathleen Hay of Kathleen Hay Designs

New England Home’s Joyce Leavitt and Kathy Bush-Dutton with Honey Collins of Honey Collins Interiors

Michael Mitchell of Mitchell Hill, Marybeth Gilmartin of Compass, and Olivia Charney of Olivia Charney Interior Design

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The Nantucket Historical Association hosted a panel and champagne brunch at The Colony Hotel in Palm Beach, Florida, to celebrate the road to Nantucket by Design. Guests sipped champagne, mingled, and heard from The Colony’s Sarah Wetenhall, designers Christina Coniglio and Mimi McMakin, and photographer Nick Mele.

Donald Dallaire and David Handy of Handy & Dallaire Events (first and third from left) with Zachary Cohen of Island Kitchen, and Kelley Cohen of White Elephant Resorts

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NANTUCKET BY DESIGN

JULY 15-18

BENEFITING THE NANTUCKET HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION Celebrate the Art of Craftsmanship with design panels, cocktail parties, book signings, and more. Register today to join the confirmed list of speakers below.

Aerin Lauder

Jesse Carrier

Mary McDonald

Andrew Kotchen

Joy Moyler

Meg Braff

Brian Sawyer

Keita Turner

Melanie Millner

Caitlin Parsons

Ken Fulk

Michelle Holland

Darren Henault

Kevin Paulsen

Miles Redd

David Kaihoi

Kit Kemp

Nina Farmer

Ed Hollander

Laura Doyle

Sarah Wetenhall

Gary McBournie

Mara Miller

Victoria Hagan

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IFDA Bubbles & Boards The New England chapter of the International Furnishings and Design Association popped the champagne and indulged in delicious charcuterie at their Valentine’s Day-themed Bubbles & Boards networking event.

Jacqueline Richie of Ethan Allen and David Sutton of Ailanthus on Harrison flank a guest

Lisa Hillson of Lisa Hillson Interiors and Vani Sayeed of Vani Sayeed Studios

Rachel Purewal, Isabelle Yabe, and Brigit Hourigan of LeBlanc Design

Nick and Niki Vercollone of Highline Construction

Tiffany LeBlanc of LeBlanc Design, John Trifone of Minotti, and Larissa Cook of FBN Construction

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Join us for a lively cocktail party and awards ceremony celebrating the creativity and innovation of emerging talent in the residential design industry, and make sure to bid on five exquisite, one-of-a-kind custom rugs designed by the winners. Auction proceeds benefit Barakat, a nonprofit organization dedicated to transforming the lives of girls and women in South Asia through education and empowerment.

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Resources A GUIDE TO THE PROFESSIONALS IN THIS ISSUE’S FEATURED HOMES

COMFORT ZONE PAGES 39–50 Interior design: Michael Forman, Michael Ferzoco, Eleven Interiors, Boston, Mass., 617-423-1114, eleveninteriors.com Builder: Adam Komarowski, Future of Construction, Weymouth, Mass.

Interior design: Chauncey Boothby,

Primary bedroom, living room, and breakfast nook millwork: Gloucester Design,

J&J Studios, Norwalk, Conn., 203-353-0703, jjstudio.us

Gloucester, Mass., 978-879-7893 Upholstery: Kevin McMahon, Furniture Concepts, Malden, Mass., 781-324-8668, furniture-concepts.com Window coverings: Mary Kaye Glover, 617-821-0270 Stonework: Cumar, Everett, Mass., 617-389-7818, cumar.com Wallpaper installation: Rozemir Alves, RZA Paperhanging Services, Millbury, Mass., 617-388-9716 Painter: John Speridakos, Cosmos Painting, 781-760-3339, cosmospainting.com Artwork: Susan Lanoue, Lanoue Gallery, 617-262-4400, lanouegallery.com; Julie Mussafer, Jules Place, 617-542-0644, julesplace.com MODERN ROMANCE PAGES 52–64 Architecture: Patrick Ahearn, Colby Mauke, Patrick Ahearn Architect, Boston, 617-266-1710; Edgartown, Mass., 508-939-9312, patrickahearn.com Builder: Rosbeck Builders, Edgartown, Mass., 508-693-6300, rosbeckbuilders.com Landscape design: Dan Gordon, Dan Gordon Landscape Architects, Wellesley, Mass., 781-237-5751, dangordon.com Cabinetry: Triple Crown Cabinet & Millwork, Sandwich, Mass., 508-833-6500, triplecrowncabinetandmillwork.com Landscape contractor: Donaroma’s Edgartown, Edgartown, Mass., 508-627-3036, donaromas.com DRESSED FOR SUMMER PAGES 76–82 Architecture: Lisa Botticelli, Botticelli & Pohl, Boston, Nantucket, Mass., 508-228-5455, botticelliandpohl.com Interior design: Bob Klingel, Interior Elements, Chicago, Ill., 312-771-7229 Builder: Erik Johnson, Lindsay Custom Builders, Nantucket, Mass., lindsaycustombuildersinc.com Landscape design: Doug Hoerr, Nick Fobes, Hoerr Schaudt Landscape Architects, Chicago, Ill., 312-492-6501, hoerrschaudt.com Landscape contractor: Greg Raith, Gregory Raith Landscaping, Nantucket, Mass., 508-325-1729 Swimming pool: Viola Associates, Hyannis, Mass., 508-771-3457, violaassociates.com Masonry: Neil Paterson Landscaping, Nantucket, Mass., 508-228-3494 HUB OF ACTIVITY PAGES 86–94 Architecture: Brooks & Falotico, New Canaan, Conn., 203-966-8440, brooksandfalotico.com

Chauncey Boothby Interiors, Rowayton, Conn., chaunceyboothby.com Builder: Joe Fossi, Pelham Homes, Ridgefield, Conn., 203-438-9938, pelhamhomesllc.com

Window coverings: Colleen Inman, Made

by Hand, Holliston, Mass., 508-380-7571, made-by-hand.biz Audio/video: Roy Spittle Associates, Gloucester, Mass., 978-283-2299, royspittleelectric.com

Upholstery and window coverings:

FRENCH DRESSING PAGES 96–104 Interior design: Jill Litner Kaplan Interiors, West Newton, Mass., 617-558-7751, jilllitnerkaplaninteriors.com Upholstery: Nunzio’s Upholstering, Medford, Mass., 781-396-7224 Window coverings: Window Expressions

by Laura, Seabrook, N.H. Masonry: Venades Masonry, Sterling, Mass., 781-839-0204, venadesmasonry.com Garden installation: Phil Mastroianni Corp.

Landscaping, Waltham, Mass., 617-527-8445, pmclandscapeco.com ISLAND IDYLL PAGES 107–111 Interior design: Cindy Rinfret, Taylor

Stebbins, Rinfret, Ltd., Greenwich, Conn., 203-622-0000, rinfretltd.com SUMMER BY THE SEA PAGES 114–126 Interior design: Taste Design, Middletown, R.I., Westport, Conn., 401-423-3639, tastedesigninc.com Builder: WKP Construction, Newport, R.I., 401-619-3909, wkpconstruction.com Interior millwork: Herrick & White, Cumberland, R.I., 401-658-0440, herrick-white.com A DREAM DEFERRED PAGES 168–179 Architectural design: Todd Paratore (formerly of TJP Design Group, Essex, Mass.), Vance Stein Architecture | Interiors, Beverly, Mass., 978-835-9066 Interior design: Nina Seed, Nina Seed Interiors, Westwood, Mass., 781-366-4556, ninaseedinteriors.com Builder: David Malmquist, Malmquist Builders, Eliot, Maine, 978-998-0241, malmquistbuilders.com Landscape design: Dan Gordon, Dan Gordon Landscape Architects, Wellesley, Mass., 781-237-5751, dangordon.com Interior millwork: Endeavour Craftsmen, Rockland, Maine, 207-594-4470, endeavourcraftsmen.com; Mottl Builders, Reading, Mass., 781-942-8880, mottlcabinets.com Landscape contractor, hardscape, garden installation: R.P. Marzilli & Company,

Medway, Mass., 508-533-8700, rpmarzilli.com Stonework, masonry, and hardscape:

K.T. Fenton Masonry, Sudbury, Mass., 978-579-9999, ktfenton.com Swimming pool: Gunite Construction, Essex, Mass., 978-468-3385, guniteconstruction.com

SLEEPING BEAUTY PAGES 180–193 Architecture: Treff LaFleche, LDa Architecture & Interiors, Boston, 617-621-1455, lda-architects.com Interior design: Erin Gates, Erin Gates Design, Wellesley, Mass., 781-779-6701, eringatesdesign.com Builder: Jim Youngblood, Youngblood Builders, Waltham, Mass., 617-964-9900, youngbloodbuilders.com Landscape design: Craig Halvorson, Craig Halvorson Inceptions, Brookline, Mass., 617-872-0106; Ricardo R. Austrich, BSC Group, Boston, 617-896-4300, bscgroup.com Cabinetry: Architectural Kitchens, Wellesley, Mass., 781-239-9750, architecturalkitchens.com Landscape contractor: Michael S. Coffin, Hopkinton, Mass., 508-293-4244, michaelscoffin.com Floral design: Jennifer Figge, Figge Floral Studio, Boston, Sun Valley, Idaho, 917-403-2586 GUEST SWEET PAGES 194–203 Architecture: Thomas A. Kligerman, Alexander R. Eng, Kligerman Architecture & Design, New York, N.Y., 212-268-0128, kligermanad.com Interior design: Terri Ricci, Terri Ricci Interiors, Norwalk, Conn., 203-642-3202, terriricci.com Builder: J.G. Early Contractor and Builder, Vineyard Haven, Mass., 508-693-6177, jgemv.com Renovation builder: Martha’s Vineyard Construction Company, Edgartown, Mass., 508-693-2300, marthasvineyardconstruction.com NEW AGE PAGES 204–213 Architecture: Katie Flynn, Hisel Flynn Architects, Lexington, Mass., 617-588-9764, hiselflynn.com Interior design: Rachel Reid, Reid Design, New York, N.Y., 781-771-0781, reiddesigninc.com Builder: Adams + Beasley Associates, Carlisle, Mass., 978-254-5641, adamsbeasley.com Landscape design: Kathryn Ostermier, WOLA, Northampton, Mass., 413-278-2383, wo-la.net Interior millwork: Les Williams, Chris Morrison, Northe Woodworking, Lewiston, Maine, 207-212-9969, northewoodworking.com Landscape contractor: Scott Rossi, Bespoke Companies, Belmont, Mass., 978-502-6927, bespokecompanies.com

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Advertiser Index 111works 232

Kenneth Vona and Son Construction

PRO New England/PRO Awards 260

a Blade of Grass 233

inside back cover

Providence Preservation Society 263

Acampora Interiors 166

Kevin Cradock Builders, Inc. 57

R.P. Marzilli & Company, Inc. 133

Acorn Deck House Company 103

Kistler and Knapp Builders, Inc. 147

Red House 245

Adolfo Perez Architect 35

KVC Builders 2–3, 152–153

Refined Renovations 237

Ann Henderson Interiors 234

LaBarge Homes 34

Rob Bramhall Architects 115

Bannon Custom Builders 117

Landry & Arcari Rugs and Carpeting 77

Robin Gannon Interiors, LLC 55

Blakely Interior Design 235

Lazzoni 14–15

Roche Bobois 8–9

Boston Architectural College 84

LDa Architecture & Interiors 101

Rosbeck Builders Corp. 69

Boston Design Week 247

League of N.H. Craftsmen 247

S+H Construction 238

Boston Stone Restoration 243

LeBlanc Jones Landscape Architects, Inc. 45

Saltwater Home 239

Leslie Fine Interiors, Inc. 4–5

Shope Reno Wharton 214

Little Greene Paint Company 109

Siegel Structural Engineers 241

Living Swell 73

simpleHome 119

Longfellow Design Build 32

Snow and Jones 226–227

Lux Lighting Design 220–221

SoWa Art + Design District 36–37

Maine Woodworks 241

SR Fine Home Builders 127

Makkas Workroom 111

Stephanie King Designs 240

Malmquist Builders, LLC 249

Stone Showcase 121

Manzi Appraisers & Restoration 236

Sudbury Design Group, Inc. 16–17,

California Closets 49 Carpenter & MacNeille 75 Catherine Truman Architects 22 Christopher Pagliaro Architects 148 Clarke Distribution Corporation 83 Concept Building 85 Concord Museum 253 Crown Point Cabinetry 33 Crown Select 66 Cumar 38 Dell Anno Boston 10–11 Designer Bath/Salem Plumbing Supply 61 Designer Draperies of Boston 91,

Matthew Cunningham Landscape Design, LLC 20–21, 154–155

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Meg McSherry Interiors 89

System 7 Technology Design/Wolfers

Mellowes & Paladino Architects 141

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Mid-Cape Home Centers 156–157

DOCA Boston 18–19

Minotti 28–29

Dover Rug & Home 65

Monique’s Bath Showroom 143

Downsview Kitchens 41

My Estate Concierge 145

Ecoshel 99

Nantucket Historical Association/ Nantucket by Design 255

Elms Interior Design 12–13 Farrow & Ball, Inc. 97 FBN Construction Co., LLC outside

Sea-Dar Construction 81

Neena’s Lighting 63 Newburyport Kitchen Tour 256

SV Design, Siemasko + Verbridge 123 inside front cover

Taste Design 135 The Cabot 260 The MacDowell Company, Inc. 1 TimberTech 31 TMS Architects 6–7 TruexCullins Architecture + Interior Design 243 TSP Smart Spaces 112 Vani Sayeed Interiors 228–229

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NS Builders, LLC 222–223

Feinmann, Inc. 47

Oak Hill Architects, Inc. 27

Fifthroom.com 249

Oasis Shower Doors/Specialty Glass 146

Group Design Build 216–217

Ogunquit Playhouse 263

Hammer Architects 51

Onyx Corporation 224–225

Woodbury Supply Company, Inc./Marvin Design Gallery 93

Hammerton 87

Palmer Industries 125

Youngblood Builders, Inc. 164–165

Hancock Appliances 107

Paragon Landscape Construction 139

ZEN Associates, Inc. 230–231

Historic Newton 261

Parterre Garden Services 113, 158–159

Hutker Architects 43

Patrick Ahearn Architect, LLC 67

Institute of Classical Architecture & Art (Bulfinch Awards) 253

Paul F. Weber Architect, LLC 131

Janine Dowling Design, Inc. 129

Pinney Designs 79

Jean Brooks Landscapes 218–219

Platt Builders 137

Jennifer Palumbo, Inc. 95 Jill Litner Kaplan Interiors 25

Polhemus Savery DaSilva Architects Builders 71

K. Powers & Company 250

PRG Rugs 105

Payne|Bouchier Fine Builders 160–161

VETTii 59 Wellesley Kitchen & Home Tour 259 Westbury & South Shore Painting 245

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Last Look |

BY ERIKA AYN FINCH

CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT:

Designer Marian McEvoy at home in Hudson Valley.

McEvoy’s collection for Schumacher includes the Bow-Wow-Wow wallpaper, Thistle Vine fabric, and Polka Dot Jungle fabric.

Maven Marian Design icon Marian McEvoy (her highlight reel includes former editor of Women’s Wear Daily and W in Paris, founding editor of Elle Decor, and former editor in chief of House Beautiful) recently released her first collection of fabrics and wallcoverings with textile powerhouse Schumacher. Everything from the exotic flowers at Jardin Majorelle in Marrakech to the forest

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around McEvoy’s Hudson Valley colonial home inspired patterns that bloom with whimsy and an unmistakable reverence for nature. McEvoy enthusiasts take note: the Bow-Wow-Wow wallpaper is available in the designer’s signature red, black, and white colorway—and it was photographed in her own powder room. Schumacher, Boston Design Center, schumacher.com

Portrait by Paul Costello

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