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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,...
Posted Oct 18 at 3:18 PM in by Sandy Giardi
The National Association of Landscape Professionals has recognized full-service landscape professionals R.P. Marzilli & Co., Inc. with two Gold Awards of Excellence. The NALP’s annual award celebrates exceptional landscape, lawn care and interior plantscape design projects from across the United States, and a double distinction is unprecedented. R.P. Marzilli & Co. received Gold Awards...
Posted Oct 10 at 8:52 AM in by Sandy Giardi
The Boston International Fine Art Show, one of autumn’s foremost cultural events, returns to The Cyclorama at the Boston Center for the Arts Oct. 24-27. Now in its 23rd installment, the Boston International Fine Art Show features a collection of historic, modern and contemporary fine art representing 50 galleries—from the U.S. and abroad. The exhibition and sale displays the work of Old Masters,...
Posted Oct 8 at 2:47 PM in by Kathleen Parente
There’s no better way to welcome in the brisk autumn air than with seasonal floral designs. Adding warm autumn tones is a quick and easy way to decorate your home and welcome guests for gatherings and holidays.
We turn to landscape professionals, a Blade of Grass, for the freshest designs in outdoor door decor and these "pumpkin spice" inspired urns.
Photography provided by a Blade of GrassA...
Posted Sep 26 at 10:44 AM in by Edie Ravenelle
If your roof could talk it might just ask for a cupola. Why? Because a custom cupola and weather vane can bring eye-catching ornamental "bling" to your home, not to mention timeless appeal.
Cupola is an Italian word from the Renaissance, a time when ornamentation defined building design.
Kim and Mike Roderick, new owners as of May 2019 of Cape Cod Cupola, are all about expounding on the merits of...
Posted Sep 24 at 5:07 PM in by Sandy Giardi
A Manhattan homeowner first fell in love with Crown Point Cabinetry at NYC’s Home Show. It was there that she met Tedd LeBlanc of Crown Point Design/Sales and caught sight of the cabinetry that would complete the vision of her town house’s upcoming kitchen renovation. Her dream kitchen wouldn’t come to fruition until eight years later, but when it did it would include Crown Point Cabinetry.
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