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Posted Apr 11 at 4:02 PM in by Sandy Giardi
Before a client moved from a city penthouse to an expansive 8,000-square-foot Brookline historic home where they would raise their young family, The Lagassé Group was enlisted to give an 1850s traditional home a glamorous—and substantial—interior renovation. The home had been blessed with a few additions at one other point in time, explains Kevin Lagassé, Executive Vice President of The Lagassé...
Posted Apr 11 at 10:28 AM in by Sandy Giardi
Constructed by Kistler & Knapp Builders and designed by Battle Associates Architects, this stunning Shingle Style home in Wellesley is 10 years old, but it looks as if it could have been completed yesterday. That, of course, is exactly the point of timeless architecture; its design is as alluring today as it will be tomorrow.
This particular home actually extends back beyond 10 years, and...
Posted Apr 11 at 10:05 AM in by Sandy Giardi
Owner and president Marc Kaplan of Sanford Custom Builders doesn’t often play favorites. Still, he can’t conceal his admiration for an exquisite new Shingle Style in Weston, designed by architect Jan Gleysteen of Jan Gleysteen Architects, with whom he recently had the pleasure of working. With an architectural philosophy couched in the classical tradition, Gleysteen prizes symmetry, proportion...
Posted Apr 10 at 12:45 PM in by Anonymous
Pictured Above: Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams' Moira Pendant Light
Spring has finally arrived and Easter is just around the corner. Although home decor and Easter egg hunts have little in common, we came across some stylish products that channel Easter holiday spirit. Check out this "Home Decor Easter Egg Hunt" with some festive products from lucia lighting + design and Mitchell Gold + Bob...
Posted Apr 7 at 3:20 PM in by Sandy Giardi
There’s something about a home on the water that creates both a gravitational and generational pull. Seaside homes, when done well, take on an heirloom quality. They become a destination for family gatherings and, more often than not, the backdrop for memories made.
Groom Construction created just such a home overlooking Marblehead Harbor. Working in concert with the architect and designers, the...
Posted Apr 7 at 10:31 AM in by carly stewart
Who doesn’t love being on the islands?Rock Pond Kitchens’ Paul Lazes can attest to that!His architectural design and renovation company opened its doors to Martha’s Vineyard (in 2000) after 17 years in Manhattan.
Lazes perspective?No kitchen should be without an island.
From a design point of view,kitchen islands are an opportunity to break loose from the norm, experiment and be playful. Rarely...
Posted Apr 6 at 3:50 PM in by Sandy Giardi
S + H Construction and architect Charles Myer + Partners gave a gracious Queen Ann-style Victorian in Brookline the best of both worlds: a fresh, contemporary aesthetic and all of the charm of the original 1880s-1890s home. The initial residence was “a beautifully built house,” says principal Doug Hanna, and it was important that the top-to-bottom renovation carried on that tradition.
While not...
Posted Apr 6 at 1:49 PM in by Jen Harvey
The annual celebration of AD20/21 Art & Design of the 20th & 21st Centuries & The Boston Print Fair is April 6-9th at The Cyclorama in Boston, MA. The show features select New England exhibitors and special programs all weekend long.
The show kicks off at the Gala Preview on Thursday evening. The Gala Preview offers a sneak peek to see and shop the show. All ticket sales will...
Posted Apr 6 at 1:33 PM in by Sandy Giardi
Merz Construction’s recent new build, designed by Dewing Schmid Kearns, is the reason we take Sunday drives. The refined Shingle Style is a vision in craftsmanship and a seamless fit on its picturesque grounds in Concord. By design, the home looks to be born of its idyllic terrain. The roof and eave line were deliberately set low to the ground by the architects to integrate—and ingratiate—the...
Posted Apr 6 at 11:00 AM in by Sandy Giardi
Where most viewed a nondescript structure hidden beneath a sheath of aluminum siding and overgrown foliage, Jon Wardwell of JW Construction saw promise and provenance. Wardwell, an expert on the restoration of turn-of-the-century homes, recognized the stellar but unrealized example of Dutch Colonial architecture. He had recently undertaken another historic preservation in Lexington for the same...
