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Posted Nov 25 at 5:16 PM in by Edie Ravenelle
A Scraggy Neck island house in Bourne had coastal views and good bones, yet neither were being featured well. So, Alissa Hike Harris and Chris Harris, co-owners of Salt Architecture Inc. in Falmouth, launched a renovation to fix the home's impediments. "We opened up water views from a kitchen that had been set back and walled off from the view," explains Alissa, "in addition to enlarging the...
Posted Nov 21 at 2:35 PM in by Sandy Giardi
In the hands of premier builders, architectural designers and landscape professionals, rugged design elements take on a heightened sophistication....
Mudroom with a tack-room feel...
Builder: Merz Construction; architecture: Dewing Schmid Kearns Architects + Planners; photo by Peter Vanderwarker.
Part of an addition to a Carlisle farmhouse, this generous mudroom by Merz Construction abuts an...
Posted Nov 19 at 5:09 PM in by Sandy Giardi
Clarke’s Mobile Showroom puts food trucks to shame when it rolls in to food and wine festivals, design events and charity fundraisers to bring that extra bit of sizzle and delight to culinary-minded guests and gourmets. This 1980s passenger bus turned appliance showroom on wheels is equipped with a fully working world-class Sub-Zero and Wolf kitchen and is the first example of a mobile kitchen in...
Posted Nov 18 at 4:37 PM in by Sandy Giardi
Penthouse Wet Bar & Wine Fridge
Cocktail hour is even more intoxicating when enjoyed by the bold and beautiful wet bar (above) created for a Back Bay penthouse renovation by custom builder Adams & Beasley Associates. The bleached walnut bar, the color of fine bourbon, is bejeweled by a backlit honey onyx backsplash and floating star fire glass shelves that add drama and intrigue.
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Posted Nov 15 at 4:08 PM in by Sandy Giardi
It used to be that Onyx Corporation was thought of as just an excavation company. No longer. These days, the full-service Acton-based landscape contractor is tending to projects as varied as pools and entertainment spaces to orangeries and orchards to reclaimed hardscapes for historic homes.
During autumn, however, “fire features seem to be what people are thinking about,” says Landscape Division...
Posted Nov 14 at 12:25 PM in by Sandy Giardi
Ever since BDG ran a “Successful Women in Building” feature two years ago and dubbed Eleni Kaplan of E.K. Sanford Builders one to watch, we’ve been tracking her career and progress in a highly competitive field.
Eleni Kaplan of E.K. Sanford Builders
In just two years, she’s completed a spec home in Sudbury, a custom build in Sudbury, numerous bathroom and kitchen remodels, and her newest project...
Posted Nov 13 at 1:16 PM in by Sandy Giardi
Like never before, homeowners here in the Northeast are looking to bring their outdoor environments indoors, and yearning for that pared-down, light-filled aesthetic that modern architecture brings. Marvin responds to this growing trend with its new Signature Modern collection, a line of windows and doors that combine “functionality and freedom,” offers Sue Shockley, Marvin Brand Ambassador at...
Posted Nov 7 at 3:42 PM in by Sandy Giardi
Matthew Cunningham, owner of Matthew Cunningham Landscape Design, had been living in downtown Melrose with his partner Cody Thornton, when he knew it was time for a change. Melrose, which lacked privacy and wide-open green spaces, “was killing my soul,” he says earnestly and without a hint of hyberbole. After all, both Thornton and Cunningham were raised in rural environments, and switching to a...
Posted Oct 31 at 3:22 PM in by Sandy Giardi
President and CEO of Subaru of New England, arts advocate, musician and philanthropist Ernie Boch, Jr. gives us the grand tour of his breathtaking garden pavilion, where members of his family are interred and where he plans to be laid to rest one day.
This two-floor sanctuary—hand crafted by the best of best in the New England design and construction community and located in his very own...
Posted Oct 22 at 5:11 PM in by Sandy Giardi
Here at BDG, we are all about the “best of the best,” so we are seriously looking forward to the annual PRISM Awards Gala Oct. 24 at the Marriott Long Wharf. The PRISM Awards, the flagship event of The Builders and Remodelers Association of Greater Boston (BRAGB), recognizes outstanding achievement from the cream of the crop in the home building industry.
Every year the competition is fierce,...
