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Posted Jan 8 at 2:23 PM in by Andrea Mingels
For over twenty years, the Pantone Color Institute has declared a fresh, vibrant shade as the Color of the Year. Every year, the Institute’s color experts travel the world, analyzing trends and searching for global color inspiration in all areas of design before choosing a shade to honor. This year, the Pantone Color Institute decided to name 19-4052 Classic Blue as the color of 2020.
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Posted Jan 6 at 3:12 PM in by Sandy Giardi
Did your holiday festivities leave a mark on your surfaces and countertops? We all love a house full of family and friends, but we can do without the etch marks, scratches, nicks and ring marks that often accompany a great party. Don’t live with less-than-perfect surfaces beyond January; Boston Stone Restoration can return your countertops to their pre-merriment glory. Take a look at what they...
Posted Jan 3 at 1:37 PM in by Sandy Giardi
A traditional oceanfront home, located right on the coast in Marblehead is going ultramodern within.
Groom Construction has been hard at work renovating a neo-Georgian oceanside home in Marblehead for owners who are leaving South Boston for a more spacious environment in which to raise their twin girls. That is, if you can call it a renovation. Both Residential Project Manager Tim Dougherty of...
Posted Jan 1 at 3:54 PM in by Sandy Giardi
What better day than the first of the year to reflect on the instant appeal of the homes and scenes crafted, designed or treated by top Boston professionals. We know that generally we shouldn't rush to judgment, but there is something to be said for captivating first glances and that sense of promise. From timeless homes high on street presence, to grand entrances (whether a lake house or the...
Posted Dec 31 at 12:18 PM in by Kathleen Parente
2019 marked another year full of incredible projects and spectacular inspiration. We were fortunate to once again feature the industry’s top professionals and tradespeople and to be welcomed into exquisite homes across New England— viewing works in progress and final masterpieces. We share a glimpse into this greatness with the top nine projects our readers loved most this past year on BDG's...
Posted Dec 31 at 10:59 AM in by Sandy Giardi
The wine cellar: it’s where all great New Year’s celebrations begin and end. As we prepare to usher in not only a new year but a new decade, we raise a glass to five extraordinary designs. Cheers!
Wine Vault
This wine room, complete with zinc walls and stainless steel dowels, calls to mind a bank vault.
Architecture by MGa | Marcus Gleysteen Architects; construction superintendent: Wayne Caruso...
Posted Dec 30 at 10:12 PM in by Edie Ravenelle
If what makes a house an exceptional home pivots on customized, well-executed and beautiful design—not extravagant square footage—then Cape Cod’s Longfellow Design Build has it down. “So many of our customers are looking to build their second home on the Cape to accommodate kids who are in college, or married and starting their own young families,” says Longfellow’s Owner Mark Bogosian, “but that...
Posted Dec 27 at 5:29 PM in by Sandy Giardi
Though Systems Design & Integration, Inc. has designed and installed audio video systems in businesses and residences for over 10 years now, performing work in Boston, Cape Cod and the New England area, it recently debuted a new home technology showroom and experience center in Needham. This sophisticated high tech firm shares a sleek showroom space with Newton Kitchens & Design on...
Posted Dec 26 at 4:37 PM in by Edie Ravenelle
When Snow and Jones, Inc. was asked to support the plumbing for CCALS’ (Compassionate Care ALS) new Retreat Center in Falmouth, they were honored but not surprised. In business since 1952 as a family owned plumbing and heating supply company, they are a fixture in the community, and it wasn’t the first time they’d donated their expertise. “We have eight locations on the South Shore and Cape Cod...
Posted Dec 24 at 9:58 AM in by Sandy Giardi
Isabella Stewart Gardner created her Boston museum in the Back Bay Fens in 1899 because America didn’t have anything like it—and there is nothing like it. The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is hands down one of Boston’s treasures and completely captivating this time of year.
Pictured left to right: Andrea Mingels, Kathleen Parente, Sandy Giardi, Maureen Lampert, Julie Kelly, Rob Silsby; front l...
